The photos, and a time-lapse video of the region, show the country as almost completely black, in contrast to the bright lights of neighbors like South Korea and Japan. (See related, " North Korea ...

It is a regime shrouded in secrecy – and images captured from space show that North Korea is also cloaked in darkness. Images of the region taken at night by Nasa astronauts aboard the ...

Viewed at night from far above, the communist nation is a huge, nearly black patch between South Korea and China. In the years NASA has been taking such photos, there's been no real change.

In 2019, North Korea proposed shutting down part of the Yongbyon nuclear complex in exchange for the lifting of all U.N. sanctions except those directly targeting its weapons of mass destruction ...

Most pictures available outside North Korea are of Pyongyang. ... "At night the countryside is very dark. The only buildings lit up are the shrines to Kim Il-Sung, ...

Breaking down the significance of North Korea-Russia partnership 04:11. North Korea has started construction on what appears to be tranches of wall near its border with South Korea, new satellite ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Commercial satellite images reveal that North Korea has carved at least two large trenches across roads and rail lines on its heavily armed border with South Korea ...

North Korea launched a small military spy satellite Tuesday on the country's first successful orbital launch since 2016. This, alone, would be newsworthy, but this launch comes with a twist.