Amazon founder Jeff Bezos speaking on a panel at Italian Tech Week 2025 in Turin, Italy. Remo Casilli/Reuters Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicted on Friday that gigawatt-scale data centres will be built in space within the next 10-20 years and that continuously available solar energy meant they would eventually outperform those based on Earth. Speaking…
Africa’s ability to realize the national security, communications, development, and disaster mitigation benefits from satellites and other space technology relies on optimizing opportunities for collaboration. March 2024 ushered in a new era of Africa’s relationship with the space domain. That month, a severed submarine cable caused internet outages across 13 West African countries. Businesses, banks,…
A new study by researchers at the University of California San Diego has found signs of accelerated aging in human stem cells that spent just over a month in space. The research provides further insight into the dramatic physiological and psychological changes that astronauts can experience during extended space travel. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile…
Before Pedro Matos joined the World Food Programme (WFP) for 17 years, he said his job in space engineering just “wasn’t enough”. Ahead of donning a beige WFP vest and boots to face hurricanes, wars and refugee camps, the Portuguese scientist worked with satellite imagery and cartography, creating maps to support humanitarian missions, until he…
Using satellite data, the CSIR studies the effects of climate change on coastal systems. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has welcomed the official integration of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) and Africa programme into the African Space Agency (AfSA). It says it’s a pivotal moment for space science, environmental…
NewsFeed Astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary and the United States returned to Earth early Tuesday after the 20-day SpaceX Axiom Mission 4 to the International Space Station. They parachuted into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California. Published On 15 Jul 202515 Jul 2025
Since its 2021 launch, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revolutionized our understanding of the early universe. Now, for the first time, Webb has made its own groundbreaking discovery: an exoplanet never before observed. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Oakley Meta Smart Glasses! Webb directly imaged a young gas giant planet,…
Good news for space enthusiasts! NASA Plus, the agency’s streaming service that launched in November 2023, will soon make its live programming available on Netflix. This content will remain ad-free. Read: Honor unveils the world’s thinnest foldable, the Magic V5 Subscribers to Netflix will gain access to a range of live NASA Plus programming, including…
Space technologies are no longer a distant frontier but a critical foundation for daily life and global development, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said on Wednesday. Addressing delegates at a UN forum on peaceful uses of outer space, Amina Mohammed urged greater international cooperation as the world becomes increasingly reliant on satellites for everything from disaster…
