Space

Iran's space program advances satellite program, eyes better missile launchers, new facilities

Salarieh said Iran is expected to inaugurate several new facilities in the coming months, including laboratories, satellite control centers, and the Chabahar launch site in the country’s southeast.

A satellite
TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, is shown in this conceptual illustration obtained by Reuters on March 28, 2018.

Scientists identify nearby 'super-Earth' as promising candidate in search for alien life - study

Australian authorities investigate ‘space balls’ that washed ashore in northern Queensland, July 5, 2026.

Not your everyday beach balls: Six mysterious 'space balls' wash up on Australian shore

DELIVERED TO the IDF late last year, the Iron Beam system marks a historic milestone – the world’s first operational laser defense platform capable of neutralizing rockets, drones, and mortars at a fraction of the cost of traditional interceptors.

Israel developing space lasers to attack above the Earth, Katz says


British intelligence agency investigated UFOs, secret documents show

“Logic would indicate that if significant numbers are reporting seeing strange objects in the sky then there may be a basis in fact,” a 1997 Defense Intelligence Staff memo said.

Illustrative image of a UFO

Astronomers spot white dwarf star creating a colorful shockwave

In the shockwave, a red hue represented hydrogen, green represented nitrogen, and blue represented oxygen residing in interstellar space.

The central square image, taken with the MUSE instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope, shows shock waves around the dead star RXJ0528+2838.

NASA returns ISS crew early for first time in history, due to 'serious medical condition'

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman told reporters that the decision was made to return the astronaut because the capability to diagnose and treat them properly is not available on the ISS.

ROSCOSMOS COSMONAUT Alexey Zubritskiy conducts a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS), October 16, 2025.

Ukraine says Chinese satellites may be aiding Russian attacks

The US imposed sanctions on a Chinese company accused of providing satellite imagery of locations in Ukraine to Russia

The launch pad for the Long March-2F Y13 rocket is pictured behind Chinese characters reading "China Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center" before its launch carrying the Shenzhou-13 spacecraft in China's second crewed mission to build its own space station, near Jiuquan, Gansu province, China October 15,

Jupiter's moon Europa less likely to hold life than previously thought, scientists discover

After modeling Europa's conditions, the researchers concluded that its rocky seafloor is likely mechanically too strong to allow for tectonic and volcanic activity.

A VIEW of Jupiter's moon Europa created from images taken by NASA's Galileo spacecraft in the late 1990's, according to NASA, obtained by Reuters May 14, 2018.

Starlink to reconfigure satellites into lower, safer orbit in 2026

This comes after Starlink said in December that one of its satellites experienced an anomaly in space, creating a "small" amount of debris and cutting off communications with the spacecraft.

SPACEX STARLINK 5 satellites are pictured in the sky seen from Svendborg on South Funen, Denmark April 21, 2020.

"Space is for everyone": Jeff Bezos' company makes history again | watch

Michaela Benthaus, a European Space Agency engineer in a wheelchair, became the first person with this disability in space: "I loved the view, microgravity, and the flight upwards."

Blue Origin’s Mission NS-37.

Israel launches national space lab to lower barriers for domestic satellite, space tech development

Backed by NIS 60 million, Israel’s new Access to Space lab will offer discounted launch, testing, and in‑orbit services to accelerate space innovation.

Satellite in Space.

Russia plans a nuclear power plant on Moon within a decade

Russia plans to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon by 2036 to support its lunar space program and a joint research station with China, as global space competition intensifies.

An AI generated illustrative image of a nuclear power plant on the surface of the Moon, with the Earth seen in the background.

Rocket crashes in Brazil's first commercial launch, Innospace shares tumble

The rocket began its vertical trajectory as planned after liftoff at 10:13 p.m. local time (0113 GMT), but fell to the ground after something went wrong 30 seconds into its flight.

A general view of Alcantara space center in Alcantara, Maranhao State, Brazil September 14, 2018.