Anduril’s Roadrunner interceptor drone, ready for takeoff. Courtesy of Anduril Industries Anduril Industries says it wants to become the Lockheed Martin LMT of the 21st century. One way the defense-tech startup, cofounded by billionaire Palmer Luckey, is trying to get there is by developing gear on its own dime rather than waiting for Pentagon contract …
US-Russia Shared Beringian Heritage Program U.S. National Park Service. Shared Beringian Heritage Program A year has passed since the Biden Administration announced that they were appointing a new “Arctic Ambassador,” due to growing security concerns highlighted by NATO in this region. It took a further six months to choose the envoy and in February of …
Luna-25 blasts off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome on Aug. 11, 2023. (Photo by Xinhua via Getty … [+] Images) Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images Russia’s first mission to the moon since 1976 has crashed into the lunar surface and been destroyed. It had been due to land at the moon’s south pole today, Monday …
Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft adjusted its orbit on Friday as it prepared to attempt the first landing near the south pole of the moon, space agency Roscosmos said. “Today at 09:20 Moscow time (11:50 am IST), the propulsion system of the automatic station performed an orbit correction lasting 40 seconds. Its goal is to provide the …
US counterintelligence agencies on Friday warned the American space industry to guard against efforts by foreign intelligence entities to steal research and trade secrets as they try to boost their own countries’ space programs. “We anticipate growing threats to this burgeoning sector of the US economy,” a US counterintelligence official told Reuters, adding that “China …
Combat troops navigate through streets engulfed in flames. Fighter jets are brought down by missiles. Tanks are turned to rubble by drones. These gripping visuals may resemble real-life warfare, but they are actually clips from video games that are fueling the spread of misinformation. Footage from the war-themed video game Arma 3, often misleadingly labeled …
A Moscow court has imposed a fine of RUB 400,000 (approximately Rs. 3.5 lakh) on Apple for refusing to remove “inaccurate” content related to Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine. This marks the first time Apple has been fined for such an offense, as reported by Russian news agencies. Apple has not yet responded to …
A meteorite from outer space, hurtling towards planet Earth, creating a dramatic science fiction scene getty It originated from the same direction as the most devastating meteoroid that hit Earth in the last hundred years, but this one might be three times larger. Interestingly, just like the asteroid that caused windows to shatter in Chelyabinsk, …
A captivating image of a fireball on a black background. getty Today is a significant day on the calendar known as Asteroid Day, which serves as a warning to humanity. Exactly 115 years ago, on June 30, 1908, an extraordinary event occurred. There was a tremendous explosion, brilliant lights filled the sky, and in an …
A Russian court has fined Alphabet’s Google RUB 3 million (nearly Rs. 31 lakh) for not deleting YouTube videos that promoted “LGBT propaganda” and “false information” about Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine, as reported by Russian news agencies. Moscow has imposed several fines against Western tech companies in the past year to increase its control …