Economy Minister: Hungary can become key player in space industry
Hungary's economic ecosystem, infrastructure and intellectual capital make the country capable of becoming a crucial player in the space industry, the national economy minister said in Martonvasar, on the outskirts of Budapest, on Monday.
Kariko donates Nobel Prize money to alma mater
The Hungarian Nobel Laureate Katalin Kariko will donate her more than half a million dollars in prize money to support outstanding teachers and students at her alma mater, the University of Szeged, in southern Hungary.
HUNOR: astronaut candidates complete isolation training
Four candidates to become astronauts in the Hungarian to Orbit (HUNOR) programme have successfully completed a six-day isolation training session, HUNOR said on Facebook on Friday.
Hungary signs agreement with European Space Agency
Hungary has signed a framework agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) on cooperation in its national research astronaut programme, the foreign ministry's commissioner for space science said on Thursday.
Hungarian students win record number of medals at 2023 student science Olympiad
Hungarian young students last year won more medals than ever before at the international student science Olympiad, the state secretary for public education said on Friday.
Pope Francis names Katalin Kariko as member of Pontifical Academy for Life
Pope Francis has appointed Nobel Laureate Katalin Kariko as an ordinary member of the Pontifical Academy for Life (Pontificia Accademia per la Vita), the Holy See Press Office said on Saturday.
Innovation minister visits CERN, IOB in Switzerland
Heading a delegation, Innovation Minister Janos Csak paid a two-day visit to Switzerland and held talks in the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, in Geneva and at the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology (IOB) in Basel, he told MTI on ...
Hungary to honour Nobel Laureates Kariko, Krausz with commemorative coins
The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) will honour the 2023 Nobel Laureates Katalin Kariko and Ferenc Krausz with commemorative coins, the central bank said on Monday, unveiling its 2024 collector coin issuance.
Hungarian-led intl research team makes discovery in young star’s planet-forming zone
An international research team led by Jozsef Varga of Budapest's Konkoly Thege Astronomy Institute has discovered a three-ringed structure in the planet-formation disk of a young Sun-like star that is similar to the zone where rocky planets formed in our Solar System.
New framework agreement strengthens Cuban-Hungarian science and technology cooperation
On 18 December at the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba, an important framework agreement was signed which will further strengthen the Cuban-Hungarian scientific and technological cooperation.
