The role of intellectual property in space
Over the past decade there has been a transition from government to private enterprise conducting space-related activities.
Several companies, such as Blue Origin, have publicly announced plans to establish a permanent human...
Japan-Europe Mercury mission BepiColombo to launch on October 19
Japan’s space agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), has announced the BepiColombo mission to the planet Mercury will be launched on October 19 from French Guiana, at 22:45 local time.
The...
Updates on GLXP teams from Israel, India and Japan
Former Google Lunar X-Prize team SpaceIL have announced a launch and landing date via social media and other outlets. If all goes to plan, then Israel will be the fourth country...
ISRO successfully conducts flight test of crew escape system
ISRO carried out a major technology demonstration today (July 05, 2018), the first in a series of tests to qualify a Crew Escape System, which is a critical technology relevant for...
A detailed look at Japan’s Hayabusa2 asteroid exploration mission
The Hayabusa missions, both designed, launched and operated by JAXA, are known as sample-return missions, in which a spacecraft will rendezvous with an astronomical body, then collect samples before returning those...
Indian lab discovers large exoplanet around a Sun-like star
The scientific team, led by Prof Abhijit Chakraborty of Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad, have found a sub-Saturn or super-Neptune size planet (mass of about 27 Earth Mass and size of...
UN & China invite applications to conduct experiments on-board China’s Space Station
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and China's Manned Space Agency (CMSA) have invited applications from United Nations Member States to conduct experiments on-board China's Space Station (CSS).
In...
Putin, Abe conduct live video chat with the International Space Station
On 26 May 2018, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe jointly conducted a live video call with two crew members of the International Space Station (ISS).
The call...
China launches lunar orbiter, commencing Chang’e 4 moon mission
At 5:28 a.m. on 21 May 2018, China launched its lunar relay satellite known as Queqiao, along with 2 other microsatellites. The three satellites will orbit the moon, marking the commencement...
Australia’s Parkes telescope helps in search for extraterrestrial life
Breakthrough Listen, a part of Breakthrough Initiatives, has officially commenced a survey of millions of stars located in the plane of the Milky Way, using the CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope ("Parkes")...
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