News Major new satellite factory breaks ground in South Korea South Korean aerospace and technology company Hanwha Systems has broken ground on a 11,500-sq-m satellite factory on Jeju Island about 100km offshore in the East China Sea. According to The…
Innovation Michigan researchers make breakthrough in designing origami-style modules Researchers from the University of Michigan have found a way to better use the principles of origami to design structures that are relatively easy to transport, deploy and reconfigure. The…
News Budget tightening threatens funding for US mega telescopes The governing board of America’s National Science Foundation (NSF) has set a $1.6bn ceiling on its contribution to the cost of building giant telescopes. The decision means that one of…
News Russia claims it’s planning to put a reactor on the Moon with China Russia’s space agency Roscosmos has again floated the idea of putting a nuclear reactor on the Moon. Its director general Yuri Borisov said it could be attempted between 2033 and…
News Norway joins the space age with Europe’s first spaceport Europe’s first spaceport opened last week on the remote Norwegian island of Andøya following an 18-month construction period, High North News reports. The facility, which is 300km inside the Arctic…
News Nasa and Berkeley to build 36-acre space centre near San Francisco Nasa and the University of California at Berkeley are to collaborate on the development of a 36-acre site in San Jose for research into aviation and space exploration. The 1.4…
News Snøhetta’s French planetarium inspired by the continuous movement of the heavens Norwegian architect Snøhetta has announced the opening of the Orionis planetarium and observatory in the city of Douai, northern France. The design is based on the domes of the projection…
News Galaxy-inspired design for Smithsonian’s Bezos Learning Centre Chicago architect Perkins & Will has won a design competition for the Bezos Learning Center, a new facility at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC. Located…
News Scientists beam solar energy from space to Earth for first time The prototype of an orbital solar power station launched in January has beamed power collected in space to Earth for the first time. The Space Solar Power Demonstrator (SSPD) is…
News Secrets of the universe: India approves $320m gravitational wave detector The government of India has approved the construction of a $320m observatory to detect gravitational waves from space to help answer fundamental questions about the universe, the SciTechDaily website reports.…
News China starts second phase of asteroid defence radar Construction has begun on the second phase of China’s “compound eye”, a radar system that scans space in search of asteroids on a collision course with the Earth. It is…
News South Korea to work on building Thailand’s first spaceport The Republic of Korea and Thailand have agreed to work together on a Thai spaceport. The Yonhap news agency reports that Korea’s Ministry of Science has signed a deal with…
News Hong Kong space firm aims to build $1bn spaceport in Djibouti Hong Kong Aerospace Technology Group (HKATG) has signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a $1bn spaceport in Djibouti. The signatories were HKATG, the Djibouti government, and Belgian software developer…
News China mulls putting a reactor on the Moon China’s Moon base, to be built at the satellite’s south pole by 2028, could be powered by nuclear energy, reports South China Morning Post. The project was revealed by Wu…
Innovation European Space Agency to probe solar power from space It’s a small step, but it could start an incredible journey. Today, the ministerial council of the European Space Agency (ESA) said it would proceed with a feasibility study into…