New satellite photos show an unusual ship tied up at the civilian Guangzhou Shipyard in southern China’s Guangdong Province. It’s a new design. And it is clearly a ship explicitly built for ...

Satellite imagery reveals the development of a sophisticated counter-stealth radar system and a suspected launching point for an anti-ship missile battery. Picture: Maxar Technologies/Chatham ...

Unique among the myriad of items the mission carried is the first satellite made from wood, a palm-sized cube called the LignoStat. Developed by Kyoto University researchers and the Japanese ...

In a first for the world, scientists launched a satellite made from wood into space. As it orbits the planet from some 250 miles away, researchers will study whether wood is sturdy enough for space.

Chinese scientists have reportedly developed a new kind of multi-beam converging microwave weapon. Designed to combine several beams in one location with ultra-precise timing, this weapon could be ...

KYOTO, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The world's first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on Tuesday, in an early test of using timber in lunar and Mars exploration.

The world’s first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on Tuesday, in an early test of using timber in lunar and Mars exploration. LignoSat, developed by ...

Scientists in Japan constructed the first satellite made of wood by blending age-old woodworking techniques with rocket science. transcript 3, 2, 1. ... and liftoff. By John Yoon and Hisako Ueno ...

Join our newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. WASHINGTON — Japan and Poland are set to gain access to the U.S. military’s ...

The world's first wooden satellite, built in Japan, is being flown to the International Space Station on a SpaceX mission. LignoSat will be released into orbit about 400km above the Earth ...