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Ukraine invasion: Russian sanctions mean ESA’s Mars rover is unlikely to launch in 2022

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The European Space Agency is due to launch its Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover on a Russian rocket this September, while satellites belonging to a company part-owned by the UK government are set to catch a Russian ride on 4 March Space 25 February 2022 By Jonathan O’Callaghan An artist’s impression of the Rosalind Franklin rover, … Read more

Climate change report: Humans are causing widespread and irreversible impacts, says IPCC

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By Adam Vaughan Pastoralists in Kenya among the bodies of sheep and goats that died after a dramatic change from drought to cold and wet weather TONY KARUMBA/AFP via Getty Images Climate change is already wreaking widespread, pervasive and sometimes irreversible impacts on people and ecosystems globally, according to a landmark report warning it has … Read more

Ukraine invasion: Would Vladimir Putin really start a nuclear war?

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine hasn’t gone to plan and has led to an economic backlash from the West. If Russian president Vladimir Putin feels backed into a corner, there is a real possibility he could use a nuclear weapon in an attempt to show strength, say analysts Humans | Analysis 28 February 2022 By Matthew … Read more

Ukraine invasion: European Union plans new energy strategy

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About 40 per cent of Europe’s gas comes from Russia, but the European Union is expected to release a new energy strategy to reduce its reliance on Russian imports Technology 28 February 2022 By Adam Vaughan The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline EyePress News/Shutterstock The European Union is expected to unveil a new energy strategy … Read more

Mriya, The World’s Largest Plane, Has Been Destroyed by Russia’s Strikes on Ukraine

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The largest plane in the world – Ukraine’s Antonov-225 cargo plane – was destroyed by Russian strikes outside Kyiv on the fourth day of Moscow’s invasion, Ukraine’s state-owned Ukroboronprom group said Sunday.   “Russian invaders destroyed the flagship of the Ukrainian aviation, the AN-225” at the Antonov airport in Gostomel near Kyiv, the group said … Read more

Russia halts Soyuz rocket launches from South America over European sanctions on Ukraine invasion

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The Russian space agency Roscosmos is stopping all Soyuz rocket launches from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana due to European Union sanctions on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.  “In response to EU sanctions against our enterprises, Roscosmos is suspending cooperation with European partners in organizing space launches from the Kourou cosmodrome and withdrawing its personnel, including … Read more

Europe’s space chief says cooperation with Russia will continue, but experts aren’t so sure

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Business with Russia continues as usual amid the escalating situation in Ukraine, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) chief said on Friday (Feb. 25). But it’s unclear if the partnership can survive Russia’s recent aggression, experts say. On Friday, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher released a statement via Twitter addressing the Russian invasion of Ukraine and … Read more

Ukraine invasion: Is Russia winning the disinformation war?

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Russia has flooded social media with disinformation as part of its offensive on Ukraine, but unlike its previous campaigns to spread falsehoods, few people seem to be falling for it Technology | Analysis 25 February 2022 By Chris Stokel-Walker A fire in a building in Chuguiv, Ukraine, after Russian bombing on 24 February ARIS MESSINIS/AFP … Read more

Ukraine invasion: Mathematicians are angry that Russia may still host a major conference

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The International Congress of Mathematicians, held every four years, is a major event for the field, but mathematicians around the world are calling for it to be cancelled or postponed rather than going ahead in St Petersburg this July Physics 25 February 2022 By Alex Wilkins The Fields medal is the highest honour in mathematics … Read more