Moving Towards a Ghana Space Agency
In January 2016, Ghana will become the 6th African country to have a national space agency when the Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute becomes the Ghana Space Agency (GhSA).…
Three-phase development Plan of the Emerging Ghana Space Program
In 2009, Ghana’s Minister of Environment, Science, and Technology (MEST), the Hon. Ms. Sherry Ayittey, released an initial three-phase development plan for 2011-2015, establishing a Ghana Space Agency that will…
Malawi Ratifies the Pelindaba Treaty
As of 1 July 2009, the African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (Pelindaba Treaty) is one ratification away from entering into force. The Treaty will enter into force on the date of…
9 years on, Libya still not free of chemical weapons
Syria's regime says it will need at least a year to dismantle its chemical weapons arsenal, but if Libya's experience is anything to go by, this is a hopelessly optimistic…
Reanalysis of 1883 Observations Suggests a Billion-Ton Comet Buzzed Earth
On 12 August 1883 at 8:00 a.m., Mexico’s Zacatecas Observatory's boss Jose A. Bonilla was preparing to study the Sun’s corona when he observed an amazing phenomenon. He saw several…
Russian Meteor Explosion vs. Hiroshima Bomb
On February 15 at 3:20:26 UTC, a supersonic flying space rock, roughly the size of a van or a small truck, entered Earth’s atmosphere, exploded at 24,140 meters over Russia’s…
OPCW Provides Somalia Assistance to Begin CWC Implementation
The OPCW organised a special 2-day induction programme on 12 and 13 September 2013 for a group of senior government representatives from the Federal Republic of Somalia to assist country’s…
Somalia Becomes 189th State Party To The Chemical Weapons Convention
On 28 June 2013 the Chemical Weapons Convention entered into force for Somalia, making it the 189th State Party to the treaty. Somalia had earlier deposited its instrument of ratification…
Building the World’s First Automated Space Debris Tracker
Since the launch of Sputnik I in 1957, more than 6,000 spacecraft have been successfully sent into Earth orbit. Each launch – whether successful or not – contributes to the…
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