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'Phantom Twist' Drone Uses Spin to Evade Detection
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A newly developed "Phantom Twist" drone uses rapid spinning to create motion blur, making it appear as a faint, semi-transparent shape that blends into its surroundings and becomes significantly harder to detect.
Astronomers Spot Faintest Exoplanet ever Seen from Earth after A Decade of Hide-and-Seek
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Astronomers have discovered a faint, elusive planet orbiting a young star after more than a decade of cosmic hide-and-seek.
Iran Unveils Phased Roadmap for 36,000-km Orbit
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The head of the Iranian Space Agency outlined a three-phase roadmap for reaching geostationary orbit at an altitude of 36,000 kilometers, saying the plan includes the development of advanced satellites, orbital transfer vehicles, and heavy-lift launchers.
Iran Physics Olympiad Team Secures Three Golds at IPhO 2026 in Colombia
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The national physics Olympiad team of the Islamic Republic of Iran won three gold and two silver medals at the 56th International Physics Olympiad.
Iran Calls for Binding Treaty to Prevent Weaponization of Outer Space
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran called for the adoption of a legally binding international treaty to prevent the placement of weapons in outer space, warning that growing military space programs and the treatment of space as a battlefield are accelerating the risk of an arms race beyond Earth.
China Launches New Satellite Group into Space
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – China has sent a new satellite group into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi province, state media reported on Sunday.
Iran Launches WhartoCell, Umbilical Cord Cell Therapy for Osteoarthritis
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian knowledge-based cell therapy product made from umbilical cord-derived stem cells has entered clinical use after Iran's Food and Drug Administration authorized it for treating osteoarthritis.
Iranian Scholar's Appointment to Indonesian Journal Reflects Growing Academic Ties
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The University of Palangka Raya has appointed Iranian researcher Hamed Kioumarsi as Editor-in-Chief of its Journal of Biotropical Research and Nature Technology, in a move officials say reflects deepening academic cooperation between Iranian and Indonesian institutions.
US Lifts Block on Anthropic's Claude Mythos 5 AI Model
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The United States on Friday lifted its block on Anthropic's Claude Mythos 5 AI model, allowing the model to be distributed to more than 100 American institutions after determining that sufficient safeguards were in place.
IBM's New Chip Fits 100 Billion Transistors on A Fingernail
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – IBM on Thursday unveiled the first chip created using its latest semiconductor technologies, one that holds nearly 100 billion transistors in a fleck of hardware no bigger than a fingernail.
Aging Stars Experience Thousands of Tiny Kicks When Dying
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A star’s final act may be to give itself one last push. Researchers suggest aging stars experience thousands of tiny kicks as they shed their outer layers, gradually adding up to a final shove strong enough to alter their paths through space and even break apart some binary star sy
Iran Urges Global Condemnation of Attacks on Universities during US-Israeli Aggression
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian minister called on the international scientific community and global organizations to take a clear and decisive stance against US-Israeli strikes on universities, scientists, and research centers, saying academic institutions must never become targets of war.
Astronomers Discover Third Galaxy without Dark Matter
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Astronomers using W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island, have discovered the third known galaxy apparently lacking dark matter, part of a strange linear structure that may have formed during a violent collision between galaxies.
China Launches 8 Satellites aboard Commercial Lijian-1 Rocket
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – China on Monday launched eight satellites into orbit aboard a Lijian-1 carrier rocket, state media reported.
Scientists Discover A Vast Structure Hiding beneath Antarctica's Ice
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – At the world's southernmost reaches, the land is buried under a layer of ice that can reach thousands of meters thick.
Webb Detects Methane on Interstellar Comet
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The James Webb Space Telescope has collected its first mid-infrared chemical fingerprint of an interstellar object during a recent revisit to comet 3I/ATLAS.
Meteor Explodes over Massachusetts, Setting Off Loud Booms
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A meteor crashing toward Earth exploded over the north-eastern United States on Saturday, NASA said, setting off booms that echoed over the region with a blast equivalent to 300 tons of TNT.
Blue Origin Rocket Explodes during Ground Test
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket experienced an anomaly during a ground test known as a hotfire Thursday, the company shared on X.
