The UK Space Agency has announced a collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme’s International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO), reinforcing the UK’s leadership in tackling one of the most urgent climate challenges: methane emissions.
Together, the UK Space Agency and JAXA have led the global Earth observation (EO) community through shared purpose, technical excellence, and strategic alignment.
The UK Space Agency has launched the Accelerating Investment Export Pathway, a new pilot programme designed to help early-stage space businesses prepare for international growth and become export-ready.
The United Kingdom has concluded its tenure as Chair of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS), marking a transformative year for the global Earth observation (EO) community.
Blue Skies Space, a UK-based company, is gearing up to launch its first science satellite, Mauve, aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-15 in November 2025. This innovative small satellite will observe stars in the near-ultraviolet and visible spectrum, providing valuable new insights into stellar activity and its impact on surrounding planetary systems.
The MANTIS satellite, funded by the UK Space Agency through the European Space Agency’s InCubed programme, has completed its mission and deorbit, following a highly productive operational phase.
Comet Lemmon is paying our inner Solar System a visit and may reach naked-eye visibility in the coming week.
Thanks to funding from the UK Space Agency, more than 100 Scouts had the rare opportunity to host a live Q&A session with a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station, gaining first-hand insight into life in orbit.
The UK played host to space experts from across the NATO alliance to address the technical and regulatory challenges in developing dual-use space technology, for both civil and military use.
To understand more about atmospheric ablation, the UK Space Agency commissioned studies led by Durham University, University of Southampton, and Belstead Ltd to investigate the potential impacts of satellite re-entry and fill critical knowledge gaps, reinforcing the UK’s leadership in space sustainability.