Don't Look Up! We got you!
Friday, November 6, 2026 (UTC)
Space Awareness
with Marcus Adeyemi

Africa's satellites: 69 launched by 18 countries, with ownership concentrated in a few

Space in Africa says seven countries own 47 of them; North Africa leads, and most are for Earth observation.

Allen Telescope Array begins four-year anti-solar point surveyRhea CastellanosVoyager Technologies completes acceptance testing for Griffin-1 lunar landerRhea CastellanosVera C. Rubin Observatory releases ComCam image on second test anniversaryMarcus AdeyemiWho slowed Ukraine's Starshield? The conflicting accounts, and how service came backIngrid SolbergRussian military satellite Kosmos 2612 shadows a US-operated radar satellite in low orbitDana WhitfieldJames Webb identifies host galaxy for fast radio burst FRB 20240304BMarcus AdeyemiNASA publishes multi-telescope composite image of galaxy NGC 1385Marcus AdeyemiINPE Prodes satellite system records 3,335 sq km Amazon deforestation over 12 monthsMarcus AdeyemiMusk says US government, not SpaceX, sets Starshield limits in UkraineIngrid SolbergRussia shows ground terminals for Rassvet, its rival to StarlinkDana WhitfieldFCC approves 15,000 low-orbit Starlink Mobile satellitesRhea CastellanosDead Soviet weather satellite Meteor 2-7 breaks apart in orbit, againMarcus AdeyemiA week of solar storms brings a shockwave, a G2 watch and auroras over southern EnglandRhea CastellanosPentagon's Project Meridian puts outer space among the domains in a push for autonomous warfareMarcus AdeyemiNASA publishes Hubble image of galaxy cluster resembling a smiling faceRhea CastellanosJames Webb Space Telescope used for nebula imaging and high redshift universe surveyMarcus AdeyemiResearch team secures three years of James Webb Space Telescope observing timeRhea CastellanosGemini North and James Webb telescopes publish new nebula imageryMarcus AdeyemiAir Force Secretary says US has deployed space control weaponsDana Whitfield