Space
Satellite hacking poses growing global threat as cyber defenses weaken, Israeli official warns
An Israeli cyber official warns that rising satellite attacks could disrupt global communications, aviation and shipping as space networks expand rapidly.
NASA announces $10b. contract for lunar cargo lander in push toward eventual long-term moon base
NASA observatory falls out of orbit, burns in atmosphere after 22 years of studying the cosmos
Israel's new IDF Space Division marks major shift in military strategy after Iran war - opinion
Japan launches uncrewed space mission to become first to gather samples from Mars' moon Phobos
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Martian Moons eXploration spacecraft lifted off aboard an H3 rocket before dawn from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan.
US Space Force electromagnetic weapons played key role in Venezuela, Iran operations - report
The US Space Force has also accelerated the deployment of a new jamming system, allowing US personnel to deploy electronic warfare capabilities quickly.
Are US, Israel racing to deploy space-based lasers or orbital weapons first? - analysis
Some have already speculated that Israel could destroy enemy space satellites using the Arrow 3 missile system, given that it already strikes ballistic missiles in space.
On Columbus Day, remember Abraham Zacuto, the Jewish astronomer history forgot - opinion
In 1935, the International Astronomical Union formally adopted the name Zagut for a lunar crater honoring Abraham ben Shmuel Zacuto. Modern astronomy has, literally, written his name on the Moon.
SpaceX's Starship engine failure could cause problem for NASA's 2028 moon mission objectives
A longer delay would pose not only a greater setback to SpaceX's commercial ambitions to rapidly expand its Starlink broadband satellite network, but its pivotal role in NASA's Artemis moon program.
The final frontier: US reveals Space Force has 'on-orbit space control weapons' for first time
Meink declined to say whether the weapons were kinetic, meaning systems designed to physically damage or destroy a target, or non-kinetic systems such as electronic warfare capabilities.
German startup makes history with first orbital space flight launched from European soil
It was Isar's second launch, coming 18 months after the company's first rocket plunged to the ground and exploded in a fiery spectacle shortly after takeoff from the same site.
US, China arm for space warfare, raising stakes in race for military control of orbit
A Reuters review found Chinese military-linked researchers are developing satellites designed to pursue and capture other spacecraft, including American
NASA launches powerful Roman Space Telescope, a spy satellite turned to the stars
The telescope, which will park itself in orbit beyond the moon, is designed to investigate cosmic enigmas such as dark energy and dark matter.
Israel seeking to lead intensifying international race over anti-satellite weaponry - analysis
Space warfare weapons are expected to threaten satellites and thus could also damage photography, communication, or any technology that is fundamentally dependent on space.