Ghana Space News

New methods will allow for better tests of Einstein’s general theory of relativity using LIGO data

Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity describes how the fabric of space and time, or spacetime, is curved in response to mass. Our sun, for example, warps space around us such that planet Earth rolls around the sun like a marble tossed into a funnel (Earth does not fall into the sun...

Data from Juno suggest lightning on Jupiter pulses in ways similar to lightning on Earth

A team of space scientists affiliated with several institutions in Czechia, Japan and the U.S. has found evidence of lightning pulses on Jupiter that are similar to those found on Earth. In their study, reported in the journal Nature Communications, the group examined years of data from the Juno...

South Korea to conduct satellite launch as North Korea pushes to fire its 1st military spy satellite

South Korea was set to launch its first commercial-grade satellite Wednesday as rival North Korea pushed plans forward to place its first military spy satellite into orbit. The South Korean satellite will be launched by a domestically made rocket under the country’s space development program...

Juno Spacecraft Recovering Memory After 47th Flyby of Jupiter

Data received from Juno indicates the first four of 90 images taken by the spacecraft’s JunoCam outreach camera during its most recent flyby of Jupiter (Perijove 47) were degraded: two were unusable and two had a high level of image noise. The JunoCam team believes the loss of these images is due to...

Ghana’s Galaxy Aerospace builds elevator to space

Buduburam, Ghana – Victor Tagborloh, Co- founder and CEO of Galaxy Aerospace Ghana has announced the beginning of the space elevator project that will enable them to take Ghana to space by 2030. “We are starting our journey of creating the space elevator to orbit this May. And this marks the...

Galaxy Aerospace Ghana and Science Journalism Ghana Join Forces to Boost Science Journalism in Ghana

– Galaxy Aerospace Ghana (GAG), a leading aerospace company based in Ghana, and Science Journalism Ghana (SJG), a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing science journalism, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate and promote science and technology in Ghana. The...

A retired astronaut, a wealthy adventurer and two Saudis set for Sunday launch to space station

Peggy Whitson, America’s most experienced astronaut with 665 days in space and 10 spacewalks over three stays aboard the International Space Station, is poised to build on her legacy as one of the consensus “GOATs” — greatest of all time — in the American space program...

Webb Captures Stellar Gymnastics in the Cartwheel Galaxy

The space telescope’s powerful infrared gaze provides a new view of how the galaxy has changed over billions of years. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has peered into the chaos of the Cartwheel Galaxy, revealing new details about star formation and the galaxy’s central black hole. Webb’s powerful...

NASA’s Spitzer, TESS Find Potentially Volcano-Covered Earth-Size World

The gravitational tug of a neighboring planet may heat the world’s interior, creating the right conditions for volcanic activity on the surface. Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size exoplanet, or world beyond our solar system, that may be carpeted with volcanoes. Called LP 791-18 d, the planet...