In the battle against dengue fever, those on the front line now have a new way to predict where and when the mosquito-borne disease will strike, thanks to funding from the UK Space Agency’s International Partnership Programme.
It's not every day I attend a workshop where satellites, bananas, livestock, and ethics are central to the conversation.
New satellite-driven tech is being used to improve dam safety in Peru.
My dissertation used Earth observation satellite data. But I didn’t know how to code.
The International Charter: Space and Major Disasters, better known as the Disaster Charter, was formed on 20 October 2000 by the European Space Agency (ESA), French Space Agency (CNES) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), with the UK joining in …
Today marks 43 years since the European Space Agency (ESA) was established. Happy birthday ESA!
On 23 July, 55 years ago, US president John F. Kennedy’s gave a historic press conference about the unprecedented capabilities of the previously launched Telstar satellite. His speech was, for the first time, transmitted via the satellite from the United …
This week, we're celebrating World Space Week (#WSW16). Today we're focussing on our Space for Smarter Government Programme. SSGP is an exciting and challenging programme operating to educate and inspire public sector to the multiple uses of satellite applications and …
This week, we're celebrating World Space Week (#WSW16). Today we're focussing on our International Partnership Programme. The aim of the programme is to open opportunities for the UK space sector to share expertise in real-world satellite technology and services overseas …
This week the Open University released the second in a series of excellent primers on microgravity – this time, looking at how the evocatively nicknamed Vomit Comet – AKA parabolic flights – can help scientists understand how planets form.