Space news
Sector news aggregated from reference outlets, always linking to the original source.
August 23, 2026
MeerKAT has detected a record-breaking hydroxyl megamaser from a merging galaxy more than 8 billion light-years away, opening a new way to study the early universe. Using South Africa’s MeerKAT…
August 17, 2026
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JOHANNESBURG — The European Union has sanctioned the head of a Roscosmos subsidiary developing a synthetic aperture radar satellite system for the Russian military. The sanctions are part of what…
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August 11, 2026
For over six decades, spacecraft from around the world have depended on South Africa for mission-critical communications. Here’s why the […] The post The Quiet Giant of Global Space Operations…
August 7, 2026
AAC Clyde Space’s subsidiary AAC Omnisys has delivered the first pre-production Band 1 feed system to South Africa for installation […] The post AAC Clyde Space Delivers First SKAO Band 1…
July 28, 2026
JOHANNESBURG — The European Space Agency is moving ahead with plans to examine the feasibility of repurposing Lunar Link, a communications system developed for NASA’s now-paused Gateway space…
July 27, 2026
The CEO of the South African National Space Agency believes Africa’s greatest challenge is not accessing space, but building the […] The post Beyond Satellites: Humbulani Mudau’s Blueprint for…