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Space Force Guardian recounts satellite jamming in Venezuela, Iran operations

Illustration accompanying article: Space Force Guardian recounts satellite jamming in Venezuela, Iran operations
  • Tech. Sgt. Joshua Lomax recounted jamming enemy satellites to create a protective bubble around U.S. forces capturing Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
  • Hours after the Venezuela operation, Lomax was given 72 hours to redeploy to the Middle East, where the U.S. would soon launch its war against Iran.
  • The Wall Street Journal was granted rare access to a Space Force base in Colorado and spoke exclusively with Guardians who flew the electromagnetic-warfare systems overseas.
  • Space Force electromagnetic-warfare systems play a key role in protecting American troops and degrading enemy satellites around the world, according to the Journal's reporting.
 2026-10-14 · 3 MIN READ

BepiColombo spacecraft separate from cruiser, close in on Mercury

BepiColombo spacecraft separate from cruiser, close in on Mercury
  • The linked European and Japanese spacecraft of the BepiColombo mission separated from their cruiser on Thursday, beginning the final leg of a nearly decade-long voyage to Mercury.
  • Ground controllers at the European Space Agency's control center in Germany waited two hours for radio confirmation of the separation, conducted more than 124 million miles (200 million kilometers) from Earth.
  • Lead project scientist Geraint Jones called the maneuver "a brilliant moment" after confirmation arrived.
  • If all goes well, the conjoined spacecraft will enter orbit around Mercury in November and split from each other in December to map the planet from different altitudes.
  • BepiColombo had 2 million miles (3.3 million kilometers) remaining as of Thursday.
 2026-09-03 · 3 MIN READ
Illustration accompanying article: Hubble images reveal 10-sided cloud formation over Saturn's south pole