North Korean Satellite Images

North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a press conference, June 19, 2024, in Pyongyang, North Korea, while Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the country for a two-day diplomatic visit. North Korea has... More Contributor/Getty Images






A joint investigation from the specialist outlet NK Pro and the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation at the Middlebury Institute found that a decades-old building near Pyongyang was the location of a secret manufacturing operation of transporter erector launchers (TELs).

It is thought that the production had been ongoing since November 2023, or possibly even earlier.

The launchers are believed to be designed for Hwasong-11D short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) because they measure around 8.5 meters in length and 3 meters in width, according to the outlet.

Satellite imagery from Planet Labs reportedly shows around 49 thought-to-be TELs parked on a sports field at the Pyongyang building between November 8 and 9 last year. Some were reportedly removed about a week later, but 45 remained and weren't moved until early March. Some other vehicles spotted adjacent to the building were also moved in April.

No further possible TEL sightings were visible on the imagery, but the outlet noted there were long narrow objects laid out across several areas, suggesting the facility may still in have been use in June.                  READ MORE...

Dark Plasma Eruptions

A NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory image shows Sunday's coronal mass ejection (CME) erupting 

from an active region of the sun seen just right of center, August 14, 2022. CMEs can cause 

disruptions on Earth called geomagnetic storms.NASA/SDO/AIA

Acloud of "dark plasma" erupted from the sun on Sunday and is predicted to make contact with Earth on Wednesday, giving rise to the possibility of a minor geomagnetic storm.

The eruption of material is known as a coronal mass ejection (CME)—a cloud of charged solar gas and magnetic fields. It was launched toward Earth on August 14 from a region of the sun known as AR3076.

Observations from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), seen above, show the moment the CME was launched from the sun's surface, appearing as a brief dark cloud towards the end of the clip at around 11:30 UT.

Solar activity news site spaceweather.com stated on Monday morning that the "plume of dark plasma" was traveling at over 1.3 million miles per hour. At that speed, it's expected to take a few days to travel the distance from the sun to the Earth.

CMEs are launched from areas of the sun known as sunspots, which appear to be dark patches on the sun's surface—though certain NASA footage may also make them appear bright.  READ MORE...