JAXA ferries a bevy of instruments to tiny asteroid The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hyabusa II mission reached the tiny Ryugu asteroid in late September 2018, where the breadbox-sized probe released two miniscule “hopper” rovers, MINERVA-IIA and MINERVA-IIB, and captured incredible
Ever wonder what the weather will be like tomorrow? Of course you do! You want to know what to wear and whether you should dust off your old umbrella in case it rains. This is the weather that occurs in
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) has joined an international network of instruments observing the Sun with the recent installation of a CALLISTO radio spectrometer. Developed in part by highly skilled SANSA engineers, the new instrument will expand the
An invisible force protects life on Earth from dangerous space weather, allowed humans to navigate to new lands in the past, and helps you find the nearest pizza place in the present. SANSA’s geomagnetic surveys and magnetically clean environment help
It was a not-so-dark but very stormy Halloween when a geomagnetic storm damaged the South African power grid on October 29 in 2003, causing significant damage to transformers. While the storm did not catch scientists and engineers by surprise as
One does not simply walk into a science career, as Dr Lerato Shikwambana can attest. His career has been about taking the opportunities that were presented to him, like the eruption of a volcano in South America that reached across
SpaceX makes history. Twice! In what seemed like science fiction until it happened, a billionaire built the most powerful rocket in existence, put a car he built on top of it, and launched it into space. The South African born tech
SANSA outreach teaches thousands of learners the joys of space SANSA CEO, Dr Val Munsami says the Science Advancement Programme reached about 18 000 learners in schools across the country in 2017. SANSA visits school learners to teach them about space
What’s happening in Space Science in South Africa and around the world? Space for National Development Week 12 - 15 March 2018 A dialogue with Government and its entities on the value of space science and technology for the national development agenda.
Four researchers huddle against the cold winds and encroaching darkness of the Karoo night, working with sophisticated cameras and near-real-time data feeds. The cameras are trained upwards and to the north, where a distant thunderstorm pummels the Highveld in silent