Latest two Galileo satellites join the fleet
An artist’s impression of a Galileo satellite in orbit 23,222 kilometres above the Earth. Credit: ESA/P. Carril Following…
Work progressing on second-generation Galileo satellites
A simulated view of second-generation Galileo satellites from two different manufacturers: Airbus Defence and Space (foreground) and Thales…
China’s GPS rival, BeiDou, is getting an upgrade as Beijing eyes global adoption
China is upgrading the BeiDou satellite navigation system – its home-grown alternative to the US-run Global Positioning System…
China has big ambitions in space and the Arctic. Should the West be worried?
In 2003, a decade after the humiliation of the Yinhe incident – when a Chinese container ship was…
What you’ll find in Southwest Research Institute’s rare books vault
Tucked inside a small climate-controlled vault in Southwest Research Institute’s library are hundreds of books you’d be hard…
Think Voyager was alone? Humanity has sent more missions to the outer solar system than you think!
The outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, have long fascinated astronomers and the public alike. These gas…