Iran Initiates Sareer Satellite Launcher Construction for 36,000 km Orbit
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran has initiated the construction of its Sareer satellite launcher, which is capable of reaching a 36,000-kilometer orbit, according to Ahmad Hosseini Mounes, the spokesman for the Defense Ministry's Space Division.
Construction of Iran's Most Advanced Satellite 'Pars 3' Commences
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Head of Iran’s Space Agency Hossein Salariyeh announced the initiation of the construction phase for the country’s cutting-edge and highly accurate remote sensing satellite “Pars 3”.
Tasnim CEO Expounds on Launch of Space News Section
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – CEO of Tasnim News Agency Majid Gholizadeh highlighted the rationale for establishing a dedicated section at the news agency for reporting space and astronomy news.
Tasnim Launches Space News Section
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Tasnim News Agency of Iran unveiled a new category of news about space sciences and astronomy on Thursday.
Spokesman Underlines Iran’s Progress in Different Fields Related to Space Industry
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Ali Bahadori Jahromi, the spokesman for the Iranian administration, highlighted the progress the country has made in all areas related to the space industry.
Iran’s Soroush II Satellite Carrier Planned to Have 500-Ton Launch Mass
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The launch mass of Iran’s planned Soroush II satellite carrier is going to be over 500 tons, an official said.
Iran First Islamic Country to Have An Observatory: Larijani
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Head of the Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences Mohammad Javad Larijani said Iran is the first Islamic country to possess a very modern observatory.
Iran Benefiting from Khayyam Satellite Services
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran has been enjoying the services provided by the homegrown Khayyam satellite that was launched into orbit in 2022.
Caspian Water Level Lowest in 30 Years
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Satellite images obtained by Tasnim indicate that the Caspian Sea’s water levels have been dropping constantly and reached the lowest in the past 30 years.
Iran's Space Organization to Carry Out 30 Launches in 7th Development Program
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The spokesperson for the Iranian Space Organization has announced the organization's plan, in line with the approval of the Seventh Development Program Commission, to execute 30 launches during the seventh program.
Iran Warns of Caspian Sea’s Shrinking Coastline
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s mission to the UN office in Geneva warned that the Caspian Sea’s water levels have been dropping according to satellite images provided by the Iranian Space Agency.
Iran's Khayyam Satellite Conducts Remote Sensing for Land Use Monitoring
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian Space Agency’s (ISA) spokesperson, Hossein Daliriyan, said on Saturday that the country's Khayyam satellite has commenced remote sensing activities to monitor and map land use changes.
Iran Biggest Producer of Diagnostic, Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals in Region: AEOI official
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A senior official with the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said the country has turned into the biggest producer of diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals across the region.
Farthest Star Ever Found Is A Million Times More Luminous than Sun
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The most distant star ever detected, located behind what NASA describes as "a wrinkle in space-time," is more than twice as hot as the sun and about a million times more luminous.
Asteroid Collisions May Form Metal Asteroids Able to Generate Magnetism
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Yale researchers may have solved a longstanding puzzle as to why certain metallic meteorites show traces of a magnetic field—a finding that may shed light on the formation of magnetic dynamos at the core of planets.
Scientists Solve Mystery of Gravity Hole in Indian Ocean
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – There is a “gravity hole” in the Indian Ocean — a spot where Earth’s gravitational pull is weaker, its mass is lower than normal, and the sea level dips by over 328 feet (100 meters).
Asteroid-Smashing NASA Probe Sent Boulders into Space
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The US space agency says dozens of rock fragments were sent into space when it conducted a successful effort in 2022 to knock an asteroid off its path by making a satellite collide with it.
New Drug Shows Promise in Slowing Alzheimer's Symptoms
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – International pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly revealed promising results from its Phase 3 donanemab trials, indicating that the drug significantly slowed cognitive and functional decline in participants with early Alzheimer's.
