When Space Objects Arrived Uninvited On the morning of 30 December 2024, residents of Mukuku village in Makueni County, Kenya woke to find a large metal object that had fallen from the sky. A partially burnt metallic fragment descended at approximately 3:00 pm local time, and the loud bang

What Is Space Situational Awareness? Space Situational Awareness, commonly referred to as SSA, is the continuous knowledge and understanding of the space environment. It covers the detection, tracking, and characterisation of artificial orbital objects, natural bodies, and environmental conditions that affect the safety and sustainability of space operations. SSA is

It has nothing to do with rain or sunshine, but it can disrupt your GPS, interfere with your radio communications, and degrade the satellite-dependent technologies you rely on every day. Wait — Weather in Space? When most people hear "space weather," they picture rain, sunshine, or temperature. Completely