Space

Pro-Palestinian hacktivists launched hundreds of cyberattacks on Israeli space sector

Hacktivists launched 237 cyber operations against space-related entities during the Israel-Hamas war, peaking during Operation Rising Lion against Iran.

Cyber attacks on space
 New information regarded as strong evidence Mars had ‘vacation beaches’. Illustration.

NASA rover detects electrical discharges - 'mini-lightning' - on Mars

Satellite in Space.

Israeli start-up Moonshot unveils hypersonic launcher for orbital logistics

 Cosmonauts of the Russian space agency Roscosmos Pyotr Dubrov, Oleg Novitskiy and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei pose for a picture during a training session ahead of their expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) in Star City, Russia March 20, 2021

Baikonur launch pad damaged after Russian Soyuz takes off to International Space Station


European nations commits to 30% rise in space spending to compete with US and China

The European Space Agency asks its 23 member states for over 20 billion euros to fund satellites and research programs.

 Cargo space craft and Earth.

Pentagon advances Golden Dome missile defense with new Space Force contracts

The US government has asked contractor competitors to develop four versions of missile interceptors to address threats at various altitudes and speeds, but those contracts have yet to be awarded.

U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement regarding the Golden Dome missile defense shield in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 20, 2025.

NASA releases images of comet 3I/ATLAS, rejects alien spacecraft 'rumors'

While the comet's precise point of origin remains unclear, the NASA scientists said they believe it hails from a solar system older than our own, which formed about 4.5 billion years ago.

This image of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera, July 21, 2025.

Chinese astronauts begin return to Earth after space debris impact

The threat has prompted calls for rival space powers US and China to collaborate on space debris mitigation and satellite traffic rules, though US law largely bars NASA from working with Beijing.

 Astronauts at the International Space Station.

Roswell, New Mexico, is rife with UFOs, scorpions, and conspiracy theories but few Jews

Stanton T. Friedman, a Jewish nuclear physicist and highly regarded “ufologist," helped popularize the 1947 incident that led to Roswell's intergalactic infamy.

The welcome to Roswell sign includes UFO decor.

Chinese astronauts' return delayed to Earth after debris hits spacecraft

China’s space agency said that the delay was to ensure the astronauts’ safety and health and has not yet announced alternative dates for Dong, Zhongrui, and Jie’s return.

Astronauts Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie attend a see-off ceremony for the Shenzhou-20 spaceflight mission at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center near Jiuquan, Gansu province, China April 24, 2025.

NASA sets record straight with Kim Kardashian after she says lunar landing is fake

What convinced her, she said during the segment, was a video she saw online of an Aldrin interview. She said she interpreted his comments in that interview to mean the moon landing never occurred.

Kim Kardashian uses her phone, on the second day of the wedding festivities of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez, in Venice, Italy, June 27, 2025.

Israel must expand beyond defense in order to win in space - opinion

Indigenous launch capability is rare. A strategic decision can turn it into economic power.

 The Gaia Space Telescope.

Germany, France sign deal for satellite-based early warning system

The system will feature two critical early-warning components: ground-based over-the-horizon radars and a satellite constellation.

Artist’s rendering of a conceptual endo-atmospheric interceptor for Europe’s TWISTER missile defense program, supported by Odin’s Eye satellite data

Israeli scientists propose new way to ‘hear’ the universe’s dark matter

Dark matter is a type of matter that does not emit, absorb, or reflect light, making it invisible to telescopes.

 This is an artist's impression of a runaway supermassive black hole that was ejected from its host galaxy as a result of a tussle between it and two other black holes. As the black hole plows through intergalactic space it compresses gas and forms stars (Illustrative).

Is space the next frontier for digital infrastructure?

When engineers think about where to place the next generation of data centers, space seems almost tailor-made for the challenge

 Cargo space craft and Earth.