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News · 31 Oct 2026 Scientists found a new dwarf planet candidate in our solar system. The Rubin Observatory has discovered 2026 ED138, a distant, icy trans-Neptunian object and potential dwarf planet. It is estimated to be 600–1,500 km wide, but scientists have yet to confirm its orbit or whether it is round, which is required for classification as a dwarf planet.
News · 20 Oct 2026 Martian Moons Exploration (MMX), world's first mission liftoff! one of important unexplored bodies in our solar system are one step closer to being studied, with Japan's Mars eXploration Mission set to finally give the rest of the world a scientific answer to Mars’ two moons evolution and how they came to be.
News · 24 Aug 2026 Chang'e 7, China ambitious moon mission is delayed until next year. the most anticipated mission is rescheduled for next year due bad weather.
News · 22 Jul 2026 ESSS and AfAS Forge New Partnership to Advance African Space Science ADDIS ABABA - In a significant move to strengthen scientific collaboration across the continent, the Ethiopian Space Sci...
News · 17 Jun 2026 Valentina Tereshkova: The First Woman In Space; Biography From working in factories as a sewing machine operator to becoming the first woman to travel to space and do it solo, a story of grit and determination.
News · 10 Jun 2026 NASA Announced The Artemis III Mission Crew Despite a recent explosion and setbacks, NASA is committed to “world-changing, inspirational” endeavors, as it announced the Artemis III crews on June 9, 2026.

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Ethiopian Space Science Society Convenes 21st General Assembly, Announces New Leadership

Lealem K. Alula · May 2, 2026 · 2 min read

ESSS Launches Youth Wing and Forges Strategic Space Medicine Partnership with iTena

Lealem K. Alula · Apr 24, 2026 · 2 min read

65th Anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's Space Flight: 'Yuri's Night' Celebrated in Ethiopia!

Seada Maru · Apr 17, 2026 · 6 min read

ESSS and Cross U Sign Historic MoU to Propel Ethiopia’s Space Business Ecosystem

Lealem K. Alula · Apr 17, 2026 · 3 min read

"Hello, World"

Seada Maru · Apr 7, 2026 · 5 min read

Liftoff! Artemis II Successfully Launches, Sending Humans Back Toward the Moon

Kirubel Menberu Alemu · Apr 2, 2026 · 6 min read

From the blog

The Expanding Universe and the Limits of What We Can See

Kidus Yosef · Oct 14, 2026 · 9 min read

Are Scientists on the Brink of Unraveling Dark Matter?

Kidus Yosef · Sep 16, 2026 · 6 min read

Probing the Universe with gravitational waves

Kidus Yosef · Aug 27, 2026 · 9 min read

Starship Flight 12, The V3 Debut: Part 3 of a SpaceX Starship Series

Kirubel Menberu Alemu · Jun 4, 2026 · 6 min read

The Block 2 Flight Campaign and The Explosive Evolution of Starship: Part 2 of a SpaceX Starship Series

Kirubel Menberu Alemu · Jun 2, 2026 · 6 min read

Architectural Evolution and Engineering Paradigms of the SpaceX Starship: Part 1 of a SpaceX Starship Series

Kirubel Menberu Alemu · May 28, 2026 · 5 min read

Artemis Program Overhaul: Strategic Realignments, Rollbacks, and a "Return to Basics" for NASA’s Lunar Ambitions

Kirubel Menberu Alemu · Mar 1, 2026 · 9 min read

Artemis II: Ending the 54-Year Hiatus from the Moon

Kirubel Menberu Alemu · Feb 5, 2026 · 8 min read

From the Ground Up: How the ESSS and Entoto Observatory Reshaped Ethiopian Space Policy

Lealem K. Alula · Dec 29, 2025 · 4 min read · Members only

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