https://spacewatch.global/tag/university-of-warwick/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:37:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/university-of-warwick/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/08/university-of-warwick-astronomers-detect-tiny-undocumented-and-dangerous-geosynchronous-orbit-debris/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=76119 University of Warwick astronomers have detected some of the faintest GEO debris ever observed - fragments as small as 5cm - re-examining archival data from the Isaac Newton Telescope in La Palma.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/10/nigcomsat-appoints-nkechi-egerton-idehen-as-new-ceo/ Mon, 16 Oct 2023 06:00:41 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=51752 Nkechi Egerton-Idehen has been appointed as the new CEO of the Nigerian Communications Satellite Company (NIGCOMSAT). This appointment comes amidst the Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu's significant reshuffle within the Country's Ministry of Communications, Innovations, and Digital Economy, NIGCOMSAT's parent ministry. As a result, Nkechi Egerton-Idehen will assume her new role immediately, succeeding Engineer Tukur Mohammed Lawal Funtua, who took over as NIGCOMSAT’s CEO in December 2022.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/07/south-african-telescopes-aid-white-dwarf-pulsar-discovery/ Thu, 20 Jul 2023 06:00:19 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=50126 An international team of astronomers, including the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO), the University of Cape Town (UCT), and the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO), have discovered a rare type of white dwarf pulsar. This is a rare type of spinning white dwarf star in a binary star system., and it provides a new understanding of the role of magnetic fields in stellar evolution.]]>