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SCI & TECH7h agoWhy are US, Russia and China racing to put nuclear reactors on the moon?Reactors could revolutionise moon exploration, providing energy for bases and mining, but risks of contamination remain.Al Jazeera [en]
SCI & TECH2d agoPutin praises Elon Musk as a ‘real genius’ as Russia develops Starlink alternativeRussia is trying to develop is own version of the satellite constellation Starlink: Rassvet.CNBC
SCI & TECH2d agoPutin calls Elon Musk a 'genius' as Russia builds its own Starlink rivalRussian President Vladimir Putin has praised Elon Musk as a “genius” for deploying thousands of satellites into orbit. Speaking in Moscow, Putin highlighted Russia’s efforts to develop its own satellite internet network to rival Musk’s Starlink.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECH2d agoPutin: Russia in ‘close contact’ with ‘genius’ Musk over satellite networksRussian President Vladimir Putin praised SpaceX CEO Elon Musk as a “genius” Wednesday while revealing that Russia has been in contact with the billionaire as the country works to develop a rival satellite internet network. Putin made the remarks during a summit with African leaders in Moscow, where Maksut Shadayev, Russia’s digital development minister, briefed…The Hill
SCI & TECHOct 23China’s head transplant advocate Ren Xiaoping completes landmark spinal surgery in RussiaRen Xiaoping, who once vowed to perform the world’s first human head transplant, has operated on a patient’s severed spinal cord in a 12-hour landmark operation in Moscow, according to the Chinese surgeon and Russian state sources. Ren said the procedure was carried out at the Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine in Russia last week. “It was our Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine Second Affiliated Hospital and the Russian team working together,” Ren told the South China...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHOct 21The world’s first spinal cord transplant has been performed in RussiaA surgeon has told New Scientist they have performed a transplant on someone with a complete spinal cord injury using a piece of spinal cord from a brain-dead donor, but researchers have raised concernsNew Scientist
SCI & TECHOct 20Can Japan succeed where a Russian space mission failed? Tokyo’s new probe aims to bring home soil from Phobos, one of Mars’ two moons.Late on October 19, Moscow time, the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft, developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), launched toward Mars. Its mission is to study the Red Planet’s moons, Phobos and Deimos, and bring back a soil sample from one of them. The mission could mark a major milestone in space exploration: Scientists have never recovered a soil sample from a Martian moon. Samples from Phobos could contain a substantial proportion of material from the Red Planet itself. Roscosmos planned a similar mission in 2011, but a launch error thwarted Russian scientists’ aMeduza [en]
SCI & TECHOct 19Russian satellite stalked ICEYE spacecraft in potentially dangerous on-orbit maneuversBreaking Defense
SCI & TECHOct 19Why Starlink's Internet plays a key role in the drone war between Ukraine and RussiaStarlink est considéré comme la « colonne vertébrale des communications militaires en Ukraine », fournissant un accès Internet haut débit indispensable aux forces armées dans tout le pays.BBC Afrique
SCI & TECHOct 14Woman fined over AI image of bear that sparked panic in RussiaThe woman said she made the image as a prankThe Independent World
SCI & TECHOct 9Death in Russian lab raises questions over plague pathogen bioweapon researchThe US accuse Russia and other states of developing banned biological weapons. After an incident at the plague lab in Irkutsk, Euronews interviewed bioweapons expert Mirko Himmel.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECHOct 8French, US and Russian astronauts return to Earth after eight months in spaceSpaceX brought France's Sophie Adenot and fellow astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway and Andrey Fedyaev back to Earth on Thursday after an eight-month mission on board the International Space Station that saw Adenot become the first French woman to walk in space.France 24 [en]
SCI & TECHOct 5The earliest known plague outbreak happened in what is now Russia 5,500 years ago. Scientists found the evidence in ancient teeth.About 5,500 years ago, several dozen hunter-gatherers died near Lake Baikal. DNA from the bacterium that causes plague survived in their teeth. Science journalist Ilya Kabanov, who runs the Telegram channel Laiflong Muki, explains how a study of ancient burial grounds became something of a detective story — and why the discovery changes our understanding of the history of epidemics.Meduza [en]
SCI & TECHOct 3Nine A.P. students begin 10-month metallurgy training in RussiaNine students from A.P. have begun a 10-month metallurgy training program in Russia. This initiative represents an international educational opportunity in a specialized technical field.The Hindu