European Union leaders are meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Wednesday for informal talks on trade, the war in Ukraine, and security for the group of 27 countries. The leaders will also reportedly be talking about what’s being called a “drone wall” to defend against recent intrusions by suspected Russian drones that have caused havoc. Several […]
Airports in Denmark Shut Down as Mysterious Drones Spotted
Denmark is on edge after mysterious drones were spotted above four airports across the country late Wednesday and early Thursday. The country’s defense minister described the drone flights as part of a “hybrid attack” and they come after a similar incident at Copenhagen’s airport on Tuesday. While Denmark’s government hasn’t officially blamed Russia yet, officials […]
Ukraine Destroys Legendary Soviet-Era Telescope Once Used to Phone Aliens
Ukrainian defense forces destroyed a giant radio telescope in Crimea, a powerful planetary transmitter once used to support deep space missions and METI—the attempt to message extraterrestrial civilizations. Ukraine destroyed Yevpatoria RT-70 in a drone attack to prevent Russia from using it for military communication purposes, Space.com reported. Russian defense forces reportedly carried out recent […]
Russia’s Space Chief Touts ‘Rapid’ Development of Starlink Rival
With more than 6 million active users, SpaceX’s Starlink has become the world’s leading provider of high-speed satellite internet. That prominence has sparked some rivalry, and not least with other world powers—including Russia. In a televised interview on Wednesday, the head of Russia’s Roscosmos space agency said it is pushing full steam ahead on an […]
Russia’s Colossal Earthquake May Have Ignited Multiple Volcanoes
The sixth strongest earthquake ever recorded struck Russia’s far east Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29 and has seemingly triggered a string of nearby volcanoes. According to the United States Geological Survey, it’s not uncommon for large earthquakes to cause volcanic activity, though volcanoes will only erupt if they were already close to erupting on their […]
New Russian Satellite Appears to Be Stalking U.S. Satellite in Orbit
A recently launched Russian satellite is getting uncomfortably cozy with a U.S. reconnaissance satellite, leading Space Command to worry that it’s part of an anti-satellite weapon being deployed to orbit. Cosmos 2588 launched on May 23 to a near-circular orbit, placing it eerily close to a U.S. reconnaissance satellite, USA 338. The move prompted suspicion […]
53-Year-Old Soviet Spacecraft Will Plummet Back to Earth This Week
Kosmos 482 has been trapped in Earth’s orbit for 53 years but its wandering journey is coming to an end. The failed Venus mission is expected to reenter through the atmosphere in a dramatic fall toward its home planet, where it may remain intact or scatter its bits across a still unknown location on either […]
Eastern Europe Wants to Build a ‘Drone Wall’ to Keep Out Russia
To defend against Russian aggression Eastern Europe is considering a “drone wall.” The idea is to use sensors, drones, and counter-drone systems arranged along Russia’s border to deter and destroy drones. The project is ambitious and would require unprecedented cooperation from multiple countries to pull off. Rene Ehasalu, the Cluster Manager for the Estonian Defense […]
Russia Is ‘Grooming’ Global AI Models to Cite Propaganda Sources
Since the 2016 election of Donald Trump, there has been some debate over how effective Russian propaganda has been at swaying the opinions of American voters. It was well-documented back in those days that Russia employed large IT companies, most infamously the anodyne-sounding Internet Research Agency, with the sole remit of churning out divisive, pro-Russia […]
Congress Freaks Out Over Trump Administration’s Decision to Halt Cyber Operations Against Russia
Last week, The Record reported that Donald Trump’s new Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, had made the abrupt decision to pause all of the U.S. Cyber Command’s offensive cyber operations against Russia. A sudden departure from what has long been the U.S.’s posture towards its geopolitical foe, the decision has inspired a wave of backlash from […]