Keywords: Space


France Fighter Jet Crash: One Dead as Search Continues for Missing Crew Member

A military training flight ended in tragedy in northeastern France after a Mirage 2000D fighter jet crashed in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department on Tuesday evening, leaving at least one crew member dead. Rescue teams continued searching on Wednesday morning for the aircraft’s second occupant. The......

Starlink and Starshield highlight the divide between commercial connectivity and military space power

The growing role of satellite technology in modern conflicts has drawn renewed attention to the differences between Starlink, SpaceX’s commercial internet service, and Starshield, its government-focused security and defence programme. The distinction came into focus after US Secretary of State......

Japan prepares Phobos mission to investigate the origins of Mars’ mysterious moon

Japan is preparing to launch a spacecraft to Phobos, one of Mars’ two natural satellites, in a mission designed to investigate the moon’s origins and collect material for analysis on Earth. Japanese Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Yoshihiro Seki said the project......

Morocco and the United States Move to Deepen Defence Cooperation Following Mike Rogers’ Visit

Morocco and the United States have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral defence ties, with discussions in Rabat highlighting military cooperation, defence industry development and emerging security technologies as key areas for future collaboration. The discussions took place on Friday,......

Moroccan Students Join Regional AeroSTAR Programme to Explore Aviation and Space Careers

Moroccan high school students are gaining exposure to the aviation and space industries through an international training initiative developed by Boeing and Amideast, as the aerospace sector faces growing demand for skilled professionals over the coming decades. The first edition of AeroSTAR brought......

Russia aims to build a nuclear power station on the Moon by the mid-2030s

Russia aims to establish a nuclear power unit on the Moon by the middle of the next decade, according to Alexey Likhachev, director general of the state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom. The proposed facility is intended to provide energy for future lunar activities and help support the development......

Blue Origin targets December for New Glenn rocket test launch

Blue Origin plans to resume testing its heavy-lift New Glenn rocket in December, according to company founder Jeff Bezos. Speaking to Fox News, Bezos said the team had made significant progress in restoring the launch infrastructure following an incident earlier this year, expressing confidence in its......

Trump Announces Major Oil, Gas and Mining Exploration Plans for Greenland

US President Donald Trump has announced preparations for what he describes as a large-scale exploration of Greenland’s oil, natural gas and mineral resources, adding a new economic dimension to Washington’s growing strategic focus on the Arctic territory. In a statement published on Truth......

Miniature Human Brains Sent to Space to Study Aging and Neurological Diseases

Scientists are preparing to send miniature human brain models to the International Space Station (ISS) to investigate how spaceflight affects biological aging and to explore potential treatments for diseases associated with the aging process. The experiment involves tiny laboratory-grown brain models......