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Polish companies to cooperate with Oman in space programme

SatRevolution will place CubeSat in orbit, operate it for ETCO, create a ground station and will provide training to Oman's businessmen and engineers. SatRevolution

Two Polish companies have sealed partnership with Oman to launch satellite into orbit next year.

Poland, NASA seal cooperation accord

The Polish Space Agency (POLSA) and NASA have signed a cooperation agreement paving the way for Polish participation in the exploration of the Moon, Mars and other celestial bodies, POLSA told PAP on Tuesday.

Space photographer ‘over the moon’ after NASA names her stunning meteor pic ‘photo of the day’

Marzena Rogozińska captured the incredible shot on 13th August in Busko-Zdroj as the spectacular meteor shower lit up the sky as the Earth passed through the trail left by Comet Swift-Tuttle, a huge behemoth that swings by Earth every 133 years.

Amateur space snapper ‘over the moon’ after his breathtaking astrophoto is chosen by NASA

Titled ‘A Northern Winter Night’ the stunning photograph by Łukasz Żak from Wołomin shows a 360 degree panorama of the snow covered ground with tall trees encircling the nebulae of the northern winter Milky Way.

New app brings Mars exploration closer to life on Earth

The mobile app from Warsaw-based firm Immersion VR presents NASA’s ‘Perseverance’ rover mission and the surface of Mars in an interactive way.

Kraków start-up teams up with US nuclear firm to fly to the moon and extract rare energy isotope

Experts from the Solar System Resources Corporation estimate that 200 tonnes of Helium-3 would be enough to satisfy the annual energy needs of the world’s population.

Warsaw space engineers join ‘planet hunter’ mission to find ‘Earth Twins’

Set to launch in 2026, the European Space Agency’s PLATO mission aims to revolutionise our understanding of how planets formed and planetary systems evolved by hunting down hundreds of alien planets and analysing their radius, mass and age.

Poland holds talks with NASA on space mission projects

The Polish Space Agency (POLSA) is holding talks with NASA on cooperation in building common devices and instruments for space missions and, above all, regarding space exploration, Aleksandra Bukala from POLSA has told PAP.

Pole in science team that detected possible presence of life on Venus

Janusz Pętkowski was part of the scientific group that made headlines around the world.

Warsaw app shows US medical staff how to prepare before dealing with COVID-19 patients

The app from start-up company Immersion was commissioned by the US government and uses digital avatars and videos to guide medical staff step by step, explaining how to properly put on a mask and other specific actions needed before dealing with infected patients.

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Monte Cassino veteran and friend of Wojtek the bear dies aged 95

Ludwik Jaszczur, who was originally from the village of Blizne in Podkarpacie, died on Monday at his home in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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