Satellite

Chinese‑built satellite in Iranian hands tracked US bases - report

A new report reveals Iran secretly acquired a Chinese spy satellite, giving it the ability to monitor US military bases in the Middle East during the recent war, including air and naval facilities.

Satellite image shows F-15E, A-10 Thunderbolt, and C-130 Hercules at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, in Al Azraq, Jordan, February 2, 2026.
SATELLITE IMAGE shows the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, in Bushehr Province, Iran, May 26, 2025.

Satellite firm Planet Labs to indefinitely withhold Iran war images

Rujm el-Hiri site in Golan Heights, March 27, 2026.

Israel’s 'Stonehenge’ not alone with near 30 similar sites, satellite imagery reveals - study

Soldiers and an officer in the IDF's Unit 9900

IDF 9900 intel official: We destroyed Iran's base for attacking satellites to keep space supremacy


Iran's satellite program is a growing threat - analysis

Iran's growing confidence in space can be seen in the report that the IRGC is planning on launching not just one, but multiple satellites into space within the next year.

 A first military satellite named Noor is launched into orbit by Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps, in Semnan, Iran April 22, 2020.

Mysterious lights, possibly SpaceX Starlink, spotted in Israel's North

Footage has been shared over social media of what seems to be a trail of lights that can be spotted moving from east to west without making a sound. 

 UFO (illustrative).

China wants to defend the Earth from asteroids using the moon

The new project entails putting three guardian satellites carrying loads of fuel and kinetic weapons into the moon’s orbit around the Earth.

A full moon, known as the "Strawberry Moon" is shown split in half, June 15, 2022.

UK heatwave examined from space by British scientists

Scientists associated with the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO), located at Space Park in Leicester, produced a map of the UK displaying land surface temperature.

 A woman fans herself in the summer heat (Illustrative)

How much of a gamechanger is Russia’s new potential space laser for US, Israel? - analysis

An open-source investigation published last week by The Space Review found that Russia is developing a new laser system in the Greater Caucasus mountain range that will disable foreign satellites.

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds talks with US President Joe Biden via a video link in Sochi, Russia, December 7, 2021.

Russia building new laser weapon to disable foreign satellites - report

Deep in the Greater Caucasus mountain range, Russia is constructing a new laser weapon to be used for "electro-optical warfare."

 Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a ceremony to launch a new large-scale production facility at the plant of Bratskchemsyntez drugmaker owned by Pharmasyntez Group, via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia November 26, 2020

Russian space agency Roscosmos shares images of NATO summit location

Russia accused Ukraine of receiving information from private Western satellite companies through NATO.

 A police officer patrols at the Madrid Fair before a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, June 27, 2022.

NASA launches CAPSTONE to test lunar orbit, tools for 'cosmic GPS'

The CAPSTONE CubeSat will test the near rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO) for the eventual Gateway lunar orbit outpost and innovative navigation technology.

 NASA's CAPSTONE, a microwave oven-sized CubeSat, will fly in cislunar space – the orbital space near and around the Moon (Illustrative).

IAI extends lifespan of VENµS satellite

The satellite, which was originally intended to return to Earth, will instead continue its mission.

VENµS satellite

Iran preparing to conduct test launch of solid-fuel satellite rocket

The US has. in the past, expressed concerns satellite launches could help Iran develop ballistic missiles.

 Test launch of the Zuljanah solid-fuel satellite rocket, February 2021