Space

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.

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THE IRON Dome fires an interceptor missile as rockets are launched from Gaza, near Sderot in August 2018.

Israel plans development of space weapons capable of striking targets on Earth

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Space is becoming the next battlefield, Iranian UN envoy warns of arms race - report

 A view of Earth, partially hidden by the Moon, photographed through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:40 p.m. EDT (22:40 GMT) April 6, 2026

NASA finds some microbes could survive on moon, raising concerns over unintended life transfer


NASA on the brink of history: Rocket on its way to the moon – final preparations underway

NASA approaches the next phase of its deep space return program. Artemis 2 will be the first crewed mission to the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972 and will serve as a critical test for new technologies.

Spacecraft transfer with rocket to the Moon to the launch pad.

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.