The United Nations General Assembly backed a move toward world maps that show continents in their correct relative sizes, supporting an Africa-led campaign to reduce use of the Mercator projection. The resolution passed on September 4 with 164 countries voting in favor, 1 against and 6 abstaining. Togo led the proposal with support from the…
Nairobi — The United States was the lone country to reject an African-led campaign to change how the world is depicted on maps, as 164 countries backed a United Nations resolution promoting more geographically accurate projections. The vote at the UN General Assembly on Friday put Washington at odds with the overwhelming majority of member…
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the weekend adopted a resolution promoting the wider use of equal-area world maps, including the Equal Earth projection, in a move aimed at addressing long-standing distortions in the representation of Africa and other equatorial regions. The resolution, titled: “Correct the Map: Rebalancing Global Cartographic Representation and Promoting Equitable…
U.S.A F-35 Lightning II Mobix Labs, Inc. (Nasdaq: MOBX) today announced it has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent to acquire Special Project Delivery LLC (“SPD”), a strategic infrastructure platform building sovereign U.S. supply chains for rare earth elements, critical minerals, and energy storage. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260514342224/en/…
USA Rare Earth has announced plans to buy Brazilian rare earths miner Serra Verde in a deal worth $2.8 billion in cash and shares, as it seeks to challenge China’s dominance of the supply chain. The Oklahoma-headquartered company said it will pay $300 million in cash and $126.9 million in its own newly issued stock…
Conceptual Diagram of the project. Under this Space Strategy Fund initiative, spectrometers will be newly developed and demonstrated in orbit. In the future, the project envisions the establishment of a satellite constellation capable of observations at different times of the day. Axelspace Corporation, Meisei Electric Co., Ltd., ANA HOLDINGS INC., and JIJ Inc. are pleased…
The snap was taken aboard the Orion capsule by its commander, Reid Wiseman, as the crew head towards the Moon.
Across much of Africa, motorcycles are not leisure vehicles. They are workhorses. They carry commuters, schoolchildren, goods, medicines and deliveries. For millions of people, they provide the most affordable and accessible form of transport, while also creating livelihoods for riders and small businesses. In many places, they fill the gap left by limited public transport….
Nairobi — The period from 2015 to 2025 has been the hottest 11-year stretch on record, with Earth’s climate system increasingly out of balance due to rising greenhouse gas emissions, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a report released Monday. The UN weather agency’s flagship State of the Global Climate 2025 report found that…
Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket takes off, in Kourou, French Guiana, July 9, 2024. European Space Agency ESA | Via Reuters A new layer of critical infrastructure is emerging above our heads. Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — which NASA defines as the stretch of space at an altitude of 2,000 km or less — is rapidly evolving from…
