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Nigeria is partnering with the Republic of Russia to advance its socio-economic development in the fields of space technology, agriculture, Science, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The Permanent Secretary of Innovation, Science and Technology In Nigeria, Mrs Esuabana Nko Asanye, announced the joint initiative to continuously strengthen the bilateral relationships between the two countries in these […]

SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from California’s central coast today (Jan. 24). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink craft is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base today, during a 3.5-hour window that opens at 9:07 a.m. EST (1407 GMT; 6:07 a.m. local time). SpaceX will

SpaceX made some history during Tuesday’s (Jan. 21) Starlink satellite launch from California. On that mission, a Falcon 9 rocket sent 27 Starlink broadband craft to low Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base. About eight minutes after liftoff, the Falcon 9‘s first stage returned to Earth as planned, acing its landing on a drone

The Artemis Accords has just gained its 53rd member nation, bolstering NASA’s efforts to establish peaceful and cooperative international space exploration. Finland joined NASA’s Artemis Accords on Jan. 21 through a signing ceremony that took place on the sidelines of the Winter Satellite Workshop 2025 in Espoo, Finland. The signing makes the Nordic country the

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from California’s central coast today (Jan. 21). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 27 Starlink craft lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base today at 10:45 a.m. EST (1545 GMT; 7:45 a.m. local time). The Falcon 9’s first stage returned to Earth about eight minutes after liftoff

The space shuttle and International Space Station are set to launch onto dollar coins in celebration of the advancements made by two states. The United States Mint has released the designs of the Florida and Texas entries in the American Innovation $1 Coin Program. The coins are among the four to be released in 2025,

German launch startup Rocket Factory Augsburg has taken a step towards a first launch by gaining a first-ever license to vertically launch an orbital rocket from mainland Europe. Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) is working towards a first launch of its RFA ONE rocket from SaxaVord Spaceport on the Shetland Islands off the coast of Scotland.

An international group of researchers is calling on the United Nations to include the protection of Earth’s orbit in the U.N.’s sustainable development goals. The researchers — led by experts from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the University of Plymouth in the U.K. and the University of Texas at Austin — think that adding space to

One of the most photographed objects in the night sky is the Ring Nebula, wreckage of a bygone sun-like star about 2,000 light-years from Earth. Its striking, smoke-ring-like appearance has both awed and puzzled astronomers, who have long debated whether this remnant truly takes on a ring shape or if its appearance is merely an

Astronomers are sounding alarm bells as the world’s most precious sky-observing location faces a risk of being blinded by light pollution due to a planned renewable energy project. The U.S. energy company AES Energy wants to build a large renewable hydrogen manufacturing complex in Chile, only a few kilometers from the summit of Mount Paranal,