Scientists have detected ‘very high’ energy gamma rays from a star system in which a recurrent nova outburst took place.

Tracking satellites and space junk and conducting scientific research will be the main tasks of the new astronomical observatory that will be built in Bezmiechowa, Podkarpacie. With a growing number of satellites, the observatory is expected to help avoid collisions and ensure space safety.

We want to improve the chances of Polish companies in obtaining funds from the European Space Agency (ESA) that will help them advance in the space supply chain and provide not only individual components, but entire systems for the needs of space missions, President of the Polish Space Agency POLSA Professor Grzegorz Wrochna told PAP.

The Earth becomes more and more flattened, and it rotates so fast that the day becomes shorter. Will anomalies of artificial satellite movement help better understand the changes taking place in the oceans, glaciers, atmosphere, the Earth's crust and under the surface of the Earth?

Next gen flash storage modules for space missions with a large memory capacity, data security and rapid processing will be developed the Polish company SYDERAL for the European Space Agency (ESA).

Engineers from Łukasiewicz Research Institute – PIAP are among the five finalists in the competition organized by ESA and ESRIC. Its participants will test the robotic system for raw material reconnaissance on the Moon.

An important part of the Hard Capture System (HCS) that ensures the safety of astronauts has been developed in Poland. The purpose of the system is to provide a rigid connection between structures in order to allow for a pressurized passageway between two spacecrafts, SENER Polska reports. Its engineers developed the technology.

The phenomenon of fast radio bursts is one of the greatest mysteries of modern astrophysics. Until now it has been believed that their source is magnetars. The latest discovery, in which dr Marcin Gawroński from the NCU Institute of Astronomy played a large part, may partially revise this view.

Gamma-ray bursts are among the most energetic processes in the Universe. For years they have been the focus of astrophysics. Scientists expect that lensing of gravitational signals from such events is possible. Researchers from the National Centre for Nuclear Research take part in the search for confirmation of these expectations.