Russia

Russia’s gun-toting robot flies to the ISS 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- August 24, 2019
The humanoid contraption was the only passenger aboard a Soyuz capsule that launched on Wednesday.

By David Aragorn
Robot news anchor raises eyebrows in Russia 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- April 24, 2019
A human-like robot known as ‘Alex’ has recently been deployed as an anchor on a Russian news channel.

By David Aragorn
Another asteroid disintegrates over Russia 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 18, 2019
A bright meteor was caught in many dashcam videos – in broad daylight – on April 6, 2019, over the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk. See a video compilation here.

By David Aragorn
Chernobyl: The end of a three-decade experiment 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- March 4, 2019
Since the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986, an area of more than 4,000 square kilometres has been abandoned. That could be about to change, as Victoria Gill discovered during a week-long trip to the exclusion zone.

By David Aragorn
China and Russia modify Earth’s atmosphere 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- December 18, 2018
The two world powers have reportedly been working together on a series of controversial experiments.

By David Aragorn
With a Smirk, Official Says Russia Will Verify Moon Landings 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 27, 2018
The head of Russia’s Roscosmos space agency has said that a proposed Russian mission to the moon will be tasked with verifying that the American moon landings were real, though he appeared to be making a joke.

By David Aragorn
Ripples in Space-Time Could Reveal the Shape of Wormholes 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- November 9, 2018
Wormholes — yawning gateways that could theoretically connect distant points in space-time — are usually illustrated as gaping gravity wells linked by a narrow tunnel.

By David Aragorn
Astronauts escape malfunctioning Soyuz rocket 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 12, 2018
A US astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut were forced to make an emergency landing after their Russian Soyuz rocket malfunctioned en route to the International Space Station (ISS).

By David Aragorn
U.S. warns on Russia’s new space weapons 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- August 14, 2018
The United States voiced deep suspicion on Tuesday over Russia’s pursuit of new space weapons, including a mobile laser system to destroy satellites in space, and the launch of a new inspector satellite which was acting in an “abnormal” way.

By David Aragorn
Are aliens watching the World Cup? Giant UFO spotted over Russian stadium 0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- June 28, 2018
A giant UFO in the shape of a ‘stingray’ lit up the sky over a World Cup venue in Russia.

By David Aragorn