South African satellite and space innovators in the Western Cape university town stand out in a recent Nasa report.
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The Vera C Rubin Observatory, boasting the world’s largest digital camera, has begun displaying its first images of the cosmos.
For the first time, the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered an exoplanet not previously known.
SpaceX’s massive Starship spacecraft has exploded into a dramatic fireball during testing in Texas.
IBM plans to have a practical quantum computer by 2029, and has laid out the detailed steps it will take to get there.
There are mounting concerns about the impact of Starlink and other satellite services on radioastronomy in South Africa.
The Big Bang is often described as the explosive birth of the universe. But what if this was not the beginning at all?
Astronomers working with South Africa’s SKA telescope are pushing authorities to ensure that any licensing agreement with Elon Musk’s Starlink will protect their groundbreaking observations.
Elon Musk has said he foresees SpaceX making its first uncrewed voyage to the red planet at the end of next year.
Africa has established the continent’s first space agency to boost Earth observation and data sharing.