Space Debris

Airtel Africa, the continent’s second-largest telecoms operator, is exploring a Starlink-led expansion strategy that could change how mobile internet is delivered in Kenya and 14 other African markets.  The telco is in late-stage discussions with SpaceX to integrate Starlink’s direct-to-cell technology into its network, its chief executive, Sunil Taldar, said…

Russian aircraft, drones and missiles have violated NATO airspace dozens of times since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022. Individually, many of these incidents appear minor: a drone crash here, a brief fighter incursion there, a missile discovered only after the fact. But taken together, I believe…

A small but mighty piece of lab equipment, about the size of a cellphone, has arrived at the International Space Station after launching with NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission. NASA aims to use the off-the-shelf device, called a microplate reader, to conduct vital biological research in space and get real-time access…

Walking into ANŪT founder Goya Gallagher’s apartment in Zamalek feels like stepping into a hubbub of colour and conversation. The space is beautifully curated, with hand-thrown bowls artfully arranged on the dining table, hand-embroidered cushions perched on the sofas, and colourful hand-blown glasses lining the kitchen counter. I’m ushered in…

Across Southeast Europe, cases of criminal prosecutions, coordinated disinformation campaigns, and online harassment against individuals and civic groups are becoming widespread. Over the past two months, digital attacks in the region have overwhelmingly targeted environmental activists, anti-corruption institutions and independent media, BIRN’s monitoring of Western Balkan countries, Turkey and Hungary…

A false-color image of the United Kingdom acquired by the European Space Agency's Sentinel-3A satellite. Credit: ESA TAMPA, Fla. — A long-awaited cap on liability for U.K. launch operators came into force Feb. 18, aiming to make the country’s fledgling rocket sector more competitive as it struggles to get off…

The first Zhuque-3 on the pad at Jiuquan ahead of a debut launch attempt in December 2025. Credit: Landspace HELSINKI — Chinese commercial launch firm Landspace is targeting Q2 for a second orbital launch and booster recovery attempt and aiming for a reuse test in Q4. The attempt follows Landspace’s…

“We’re out of airspace now. We can do whatever we want,” Jean-Paul Thorbjornsen tells me from the pilot’s seat of his Aston Martin helicopter. As we fly over suburbs outside Melbourne, Australia, it’s becoming clear that doing whatever he wants is Thorbjornsen’s MO.  Upper-middle-class homes give way to vineyards, and…

Artist's illustration of an electromagnetic mass driver launching a payload from the surface of the moon. (Image credit: General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems) Last week, SpaceX founder Elon Musk advised workers at the newly acquired company xAI that he wants to set up a factory on the moon to build artificial…

By Amofin Beulah Adeoye The ballot box possesses no mechanism for interpreting frustration; it computes only participation. In the quiet, hollowed-out spaces of tired societies, a dangerous misunderstanding persists—a whisper that stepping back from the threshold of the polling booth is a form of protest, a dignified refusal to validate…