Space Debris

February 09, (THEWILL) – The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has disowned online posters indicating his interest in running for office of the Governor of Delta State in 2027 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). A statement issued on Sunday, through Voke Oshasha,…

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Caltech scientists are developing laser-driven lightsails that could push spacecraft beyond our solar system. Their research focuses on understanding how ultrathin materials respond to radiation pressure, a critical step toward creating stable, high-speed space probes. The idea of using ultrathin sails to travel through interstellar space might sound like science…

The Ogun state government has strongly condemned the alleged attack by singer Portable on officials of the Planning and Development Permit Authority (OGPDPA). The incident occurred when OGPDPA officials visited Portable’s Odogwu bar and restaurant to seal the property due to a lack of approved permits and insufficient air space.…

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Roscosmos boss Yury Borisov has been fired from the Russian space agency by executive order of the country's president, Vladimir Putin. According to The Moscow Times, Borisov will be replaced by Dmitry Bakanov, who headed the state-backed satellite communications company, Gonets. A Kremlin spokesperson said that there were "no complaints"…

Google has rolled out a pair of Gemini updates for Workspace users that improves Gmail Q&A (inserting responses) and Imagen 3 (people generation). Gmail Q&A is how Google brought the Gemini side panel found on desktop web to the mobile Android and iOS apps. At launch, Gmail Q&A let users…

Spire and OroraTech will build a constellation of cubesats called WildFireSat for the Canadian government to track wildfires. Credit: CSA WASHINGTON — The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) awarded a contract Feb. 7 to Spire Global, partnered with OroraTech, to develop a constellation of cubesats to monitor wildfires. CSA and other…

Solar Orbiter has revealed that tiny, hair-like jets in the Sun’s coronal holes are responsible for both fast and slow solar wind. Scientists have now confirmed that these fleeting bursts of energy propel charged particles into space, finally shedding light on a long-standing mystery about the Sun’s power...Read More