China has forged nearly two-dozen pacts with African nations in its bid to surpass the U.S. in space. Investments in ...

Yet the size estimates of many asteroids are based on visible light observations, based on the sunlight reflected off of the space rocks. These measurements, while hugely valuable, can be imprecise.

Rocket Lab signs a major deal with Japan's iQPS for four satellite launches, boosting its role in global space missions.

On the outskirts of Cairo, a cutting-edge space lab was supposed to be the first in Africa to produce homegrown satellites.