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Chinese scientists use AI model to crack mystery of moon's far side

Chinese scientists have used AI to determine the chemical make-up of the moon’s far side, offering new insights into one of lunar science’s enduring mysteries. Nearly half the moon’s surface – the far side which permanently faces away from the Earth – had long remained chemically unmapped. But samples from China’s Chang’e-6 mission, combined with advanced technologies, have enabled a team led by the Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics (SITP) to crack the lunar chemical code. Researchers from

NASA's DART test for planetary defense proved it can shift an asteroid's solar orbit

Four years ago, NASA purposely smashed a spacecraft into a small asteroid to see if they could deflect it—a test to prove humanity could protect Earth from threatening space rocks.

WATCH: IDF strikes Hezbollah infrastructure, Radwan Force command centers

The strikes targeted Hezbollah rocket launchers, weapons storage facilities, and military sites, as well as two Hezbollah Radwan Force command centers.

Russia Accused Of Supplying Satellite Imagery To Iran To Target U.S. Military

U.S. officials say Russia has supplied Iran with intelligence on American military locations during the ongoing Middle East war. The assistance may have helped Tehran conduct precise strikes on U.S. assets. The post Russia Accused Of Supplying Satellite Imagery To Iran To Target U.S. Military appeared first on Orbital Today.

Air Force lab awards BlackSky contract worth up to $99 million for large optical satellite payload

Program will test large segmented optical system for future surveillance satellites The post Air Force lab awards BlackSky contract worth up to $99 million for large optical satellite payload appeared first on SpaceNews.

IDF says it can't guarantee it will send alert for missile before sirens sound

Commenting on Friday's short notices, the IDF said that it cannot commit to a specific number of minutes between the warning and the activation of sirens. Meanwhile, satellite images show Iran is attempting to "blind" the United States and its allies by targeting radar systems

How We Analyzed the Strike on the Iranian School

Malachy Browne of our Visual Investigations team describes what satellite imagery and other evidence tell us about who might be responsible for an airstrike on an elementary school in southern Iran. The strike killed at least 175 people, according to health officials and Iranian state media.

Soham murderer Ian Huntley dies after prison attack

Huntley, who was serving a life sentence for murdering two schoolgirls, had been on life support following an attack by another inmate.

The bombing of Tehran — in maps and satellite images

Israeli and US strikes have targeted regime infrastructure and also struck civilian sites. Here are some of the key buildings hit

Rocket Lab: The Neutron Delay Is Real, But So Is The Space Defense Opportunity

Why Every Nation Suddenly Wants Its Own Rocket

When Isar Aerospace rolled its Spectrum rocket to a launchpad at Andøya in Norway in late 2025, it carried the weight of a continent's ambitions. The attempt failed to reach orbit. A German startup, launching from a Nordic country, trying to deliver Europe something it hadn't managed in decades: an orbital launch from European soil using a rocket built outside the established Arianespace ecosystem. The failure barely registered as a setback in the circles that matter. Within weeks, the question

NASA Selected ULA's Centaur V Upper Stage for the SLS Starting With

The formal contract award came on March 6 2026 through a sole-source justification published the following day. This move locks in a proven design already flying on ULA’s Vulcan rocket to power future SLS missions instead of continuing development of Boeing’s more powerful Exploration Upper Stage. The change aligns perfectly with the February 27 architecture overhaul that keeps the rocket in a standardized near-Block 1 configuration for the rest of the decade.

Intel Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake-H" Die Annotated

Intel's recently announced Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake-H" mobile processor die-shot has been annotated by Kurnal Insights. "Panther Lake-H" is a disaggregated processor, just like its predecessor, "Arrow Lake-H," and "Meteor Lake," but Intel has followed a disaggregation plan resembling that of "Lunar Lake," where an SoC tile contains the CPU cores across both the main compute complex and low-power island; the NPU, and the processor's main integrated memory controllers; the Graphics tile c

Soham murderer Ian Huntley taken off life support, BBC understands

The convicted murderer has been in hospital since late February after being hit on the head in prison.

NASA contract confirms selection of ULA's Centaur 5 as new upper stage for the SLS rocket

The upper stage of United launch Alliance’s Vulcan rockets performed successfully across the first four flights of the rocket since 2024. The first launch of a Centaur 5 as part of a Space Launch System rocket would be on the Artemis 4 mission.

Amazon Urges FCC to Deny SpaceX Plan to Launch 1 Million Satellites

Amazon says 'deploying the proposed million-satellite constellation would take centuries' as astronomers and others also call on the FCC to deny SpaceX's orbital data center plan.

NASA selects Centaur for new SLS upper stage

NASA has selected the Centaur upper stage currently used on United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket for future flights of the Space Launch System. The post NASA selects Centaur for new SLS upper stage appeared first on SpaceNews.

Satellite firm pauses imagery after revealing Iran's attacks on US bases

X is testing a new ad format that connects posts with products

An ad test on X promotes Musk's Starlink beneath original content.

Starlink Grounds $5 Standby Mode, Blocks In-Motion Use

For in-motion use, subscribers will need a pricier Roam plan, which starts at $50 per month.