Ukraine invasion: Why hasn’t Russia waged an all-out cyberwar on Ukraine?

Is Russia holding off on cyberwarfare while it has troops in Ukraine, or are cyberattacks failing to land thanks to vast international efforts to protect the country? Technology 10 March 2022 By Matthew Sparkes People leaving the city of Irpin, Ukraine, on 10 March AFP As Russian forces built up near the Ukraine border at … Read more

No, Russia hasn’t claimed it will abandon an American astronaut on the space station

A Russian-made video posted on Telegram a week ago is causing some anxiety about the status of a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS). As shared by NASA Watch on Saturday (March 5), the video by Russian state news outlet RIA Novosti shows NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei being left behind on the … Read more

Space law hasn’t been changed since 1967 – but the UN aims to update laws and keep space peaceful

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Michelle L.D. Hanlon, Professor of Air and Space Law, University of Mississippi Greg Autry, Clinical Professor of Space Leadership, Policy and Business, Arizona State University On Nov. 15, 2021, Russia destroyed one of its own old satellites using a missile … Read more

Sputnik V: Why hasn’t the West embraced Russia’s covid-19 vaccine?

Scepticism in Western countries around Russia’s vaccine reflects politics not science – the Sputnik V vaccine has the highest protection against symptomatic disease of any covid-19 vaccine Health 10 December 2021