Articles on Space satellites

Displaying all articles


In sea of satellite images, experts’ eyes still needed


Africa and space: the continent starts to look skyward

Many do not associate Africa with the high-tech sphere of "space". However, in recent years, many countries on the continent have woken up to the potential and usefulness of space technology.
Progress M27-M will meet the same fate as the European Space Agency’s Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle which broke up on re-entry back in 2008 after a sucesful supply mission to the International Space Station. NASA/ESA/Bill Moede and Jesse Carpenter

A Russian spacecraft is heading for a fiery demise

After a failed mission to restock the International Space Station, the Russian Progress M-27M spacecraft is set to burn up as it spins back to Earth.

Space treaties are a challenge to launching small satellites in orbit


Australia’s part in 50 years of space exploration with NASA

A bit of national pride and a lot of science has sent India to Mars. EPA/PIYAL ADHIKARY

Indian Mars mission beats neighbours, sniffs for methane

Last Tuesday the Indian space agency launched a mission to Mars. Its goal is to place a satellite into orbit around that planet. The probe is currently in Earth orbit (although not quite high enough yet…

Top contributors