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  • İMECE will be NATO's new eye in space

    İMECE will be NATO's new eye in space

    At the Defense Industry Forum in Ankara as part of the 36th NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government, projects and collaborations worth a total of between $4 and $12 million were announced under the title “Space and Surveillance”. Under this heading, the HALO initiative came to the fore, in which Turkey, Germany, Denmark,…

  • “We serve 69 TV channels via Türksat 6A”

    “We serve 69 TV channels via Türksat 6A”

    Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu made a written statement about Türksat 6A, which was launched into space on July 9, 2024. Noting that the satellite, which was officially put into service on April 21, 2025, continues its mission in the orbit at 42 degrees East, Minister Uraloğlu said: “Türksat 6A, which we produced at a local production…

  • Space travel changes the brains of astronauts

    Space travel changes the brains of astronauts

    Humans have completed their millions of years of evolution by adapting to the Earth's gravity. Research conducted since the beginning of the Space Age has clearly shown how astronauts' muscle and bone structures weaken in space. However, the scientific world is only just discovering the effects of weightlessness on the human brain. Recent studies show…

  • TÜBİTAK sky watching event will be held in Afyonkarahisar

    TÜBİTAK sky watching event will be held in Afyonkarahisar

    Minister Kacır shared a post about the TÜBİTAK sky watching event on his Nsocial account. Stating that they will meet in Afyonkarahisar between August 12 and 15 this year for the TÜBİTAK Sky Observation Event, one of Türkiye's most established astronomy events, Kacır gave the following assessment: “At the event, where we will meet…

  • Free FPV Drone Training for Teens from T3 Foundation

    Free FPV Drone Training for Teens from T3 Foundation

    T3 Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elvan Kuzucu Hıdır shared the details of the new FPV drone technologies training program in his statement on his social media account. According to Hıdır's statement, the program developed by Türkiye's technology team specifically for young people will first be implemented on the Istanbul stage and then spread in waves…

  • Turksat 6A has exceeded a distance of 192 million kilometers in space

    Turksat 6A has exceeded a distance of 192 million kilometers in space

    Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu made statements about Türksat 6A, which was launched into space on July 9, 2024. Uraloğlu reminded that Türksat 6A was put into commercial service on April 21, 2025 in the presence of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after the successful completion of orbital tests: “Türkiye's first domestic and national communications…

  • Turkish scientists have developed a polymer that can extend battery life

    Turkish scientists have developed a polymer that can extend battery life

    YTU Metallurgy Department Lecturer Assoc. Dr. Work was initiated by Ali Can Zaman and his team to develop new generation battery technologies that are long-lasting and can be charged quickly. In this context, scientists reacted acetone and elemental sulfur using a unique polymerization method. The study developed a polymer that can store energy like sulfur…

  • We will be trapped in the sky in 2029: a huge meteorite will pass the Earth

    We will be trapped in the sky in 2029: a huge meteorite will pass the Earth

    The giant meteorite called “99942 Apophis” will fly past Earth at a distance of about 31,600 kilometers. This distance corresponds to a point even closer than the communications satellites in orbit. Richard Binzel, a planetary scientist from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, emphasized that for the first time in human history, the passage of an…

  • The 6th National Arctic Research Expedition begins

    The 6th National Arctic Research Expedition begins

    12 scientists are taking part in the expedition, which will carry out a total of 12 different scientific projects and studies in the fields of oceanography, biology, chemistry, atmospheric dynamics, meteorology, geodesy and satellite systems. The research team, which set out from Istanbul to conduct marine sampling studies in polar ecosystems, first reached Oslo. The…

  • Work on Türksat 7A will begin at the end of the year

    Work on Türksat 7A will begin at the end of the year

    Minister Uraloğlu said that TÜRKSAT, Türkiye's satellite technology, IT and cable services flagship, is a commercial company whose capital is fully publicly owned. Stating that the company operates in three strategic areas: satellite, cable and digital transformation, Uraloğlu stated that the institution plays a crucial role in both protecting rights in space and building Türkiye's…