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Chinese scientists claim Star Wars-like laser submarines can blast US satellites

A powerful laser could threaten satellite networks, but there are many reasons to believe this sche…

Michael Peck   


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US satellites could face threat from Russia and China's 'unfriendly' space behavior, warn defense analysts

Russia and China are working on things that could be used to disable US satellites, raising alarms …

Ella Sherman   


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A Chinese firm's answer to Elon Musk's Starlink just launched its first satellites for the thousands-strong network Beijing plans to build

The Thousand Sails Constellation is planned to bring 15,000 satellites into orbit, and is one of th…

Matthew Loh   


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Rare satellite image shows China's only two operational aircraft carriers together at a base in the South China Sea

The carriers were docked at Sanya Naval Base on Hainan Island in the South China Sea earlier this w…

Chris Panella   


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Satellite images show apparent mock-ups of US fifth-gen fighter jets and a runway with blast marks and craters in a Chinese desert

An imagery analyst said that it looked like China might be using this area for some kind of target …

Chris Panella   


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Apple's showdown with its Chinese rival Huawei is here as both companies launch new smartphones on the same day

Huawei's trifold smartphone, the Mate XT, debuted in China on Friday, coinciding with Apple's iPhon…

Katie Balevic   


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A new first-in-class Chinese attack submarine sank at a Wuhan shipyard in a pier-side accident

Satellite images from earlier this year show efforts to salvage the new attack submarine at a shipy…

Chris Panella   


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A secretive, experimental Chinese spacecraft returned to Earth after 8 months. It's still a mystery what it was up to.

China's secret unmanned spacecraft returns to Earth after an eight-month mission, raising questions…

Mikhaila Friel   


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Suspected Chinese spy bases in Cuba are growing, including one near a US naval base: report

Researchers have identified four suspected spy bases in Cuba that they say are likely linked to Chi…

Thibault Spirlet   


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China is building a huge network of satellites that could be used against US troops: intel chief

Maj. Gen. Greg Gagnon, deputy chief of space operations for intelligence, said China had developed …

Tom Porter   


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China is providing satellite intelligence for military purposes to Russia, US warns, says report

US has warned its allies about China's increasing support for Russia's war against Ukraine, includi…

Cameron Manley   


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Satellite photos show how the US Air Force is reclaiming a WWII-era airfield from the jungle to prepare to dodge Chinese missiles

The US Air Force has a plan to spread out to new bases to avoid incoming attacks. Now it's working …

Christopher Woody   


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Almost half of all major Chinese cities are sinking, study says

Parts of the US have also suffered from subsidence, with more than 17,000 square miles of land acro…

Cameron Manley   


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A Chinese firm's answer to SpaceX's Falcon 9 blew up in a giant fireball after it accidentally launched during a test

Tianbing Aerospace Technology said it was testing its rocket engine when the Tianlong-3 left the la…

Matthew Loh   


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China may be developing plans to take out US satellites from the moon, Space Force general says

Concern is growing among US officials about China's rapidly growing military program in space.

Tom Porter   


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A mysterious new Chinese military blimp was spotted by a satellite in a desert military base

The satellite images, taken by private firm BlackSky, show a 100 foot long blimp on a runway at a r…

Tom Porter   


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Congressman presses Elon Musk to provide SpaceX satellite services for US defense forces in Taiwan, report says

A Congressman wrote to Elon Musk saying that withholding Starshield access from US forces in Taiwan…

John L. Dorman,Katherine Tang…   


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China built a mock-up of key area in Taiwan's capital city at a desert training site, satellite images show

The suspected target constructed at a military training site in the desert could highlight China's …

Chris Panella   


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China takes on Elon Musk's Starlink with hundreds of low-orbit satellites

A Chinese company plans to launch the first in a network of 300 very-low-earth-orbit satellites in …

Polly Thompson   


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Elon Musk's SpaceX was the satellite villain of the skies. It's taking a 'money hit' to try and fix the problem.

SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites brighten the night sky enough to interfere with scientific re…

Morgan McFall-Johnsen