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SpaceX isn't willing to have its satellite internet service used for drone strikes by the Ukrainian military and is cutting their ability to do so.

SpaceX Sabotages Ukraine’s Military Capabilities Against Russia

By Victor Tangermann

Ukraine has accused Russian forces of making use of "rubber" inflatable tanks near the country's embattled Zaporizhzhia region, which have since deflated.

Robots and Machines

Ukraine Accuses Russia of Using Inflatable “Dummy Tanks,” Which Deflated

By Victor Tangermann

Newly-minted political expert Elon Musk has issued a stark warning to Ukraine as Russia's invasion of the former Eastern Bloc country continues.

Elon Musk Warns “Civilization Is Over” If Ukraine Doesn’t Give in to Russia

By Noor Al-Sibai

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has had a change of heart and is asking the Pentagon to fund more Starlink terminals to be sent to Ukraine.

Elon Musk Says He Can’t Give Free Starlink to Ukraine Anymore After Officials There Were Mean to Him

By Victor Tangermann

Ukraine is asking its Western allies for more weapons after accusing Russia of using "kamikaze drones" meant to self-destruct when dropping munitions.

Russia Accused of Pelting Ukraine Capital With “Kamikaze” Drones

By Noor Al-Sibai

After reports emerged that Elon Musk had allegedly been in contact with Russian president Vladimir Putin, the SpaceX and Tesla CEO smacked the claims down.

Elon Musk Says He Has Not Been Talking to Putin, Thank You Very Much

By Noor Al-Sibai

The Kremlin is lauding its occasional foe Elon Musk after he quite unpopularly advised Ukraine to give in to Russia's demands.

Russia Says Thanks Elon Musk, We Love You Too

By Noor Al-Sibai

Evolution seems to have sped up near Chernobyl, where a small type of tree frog has changed substantially since the 1986 nuclear meltdown.

Science & Energy

Something Cool Is Happening to the Frogs at Chernobyl

By Noor Al-Sibai

In a brazen Twitter outpour, Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested that Ukraine should give up parts of its territories to reach peace with Russia.

Elon Musk Fans Horrified as He Suggests Ukraine Give in to Putin’s Demands

By Victor Tangermann

Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines have sprung some leaks, causing concern they may have been sabotaged as an escalation of the Ukrainian conflict.

Science & Energy

Russia’s Main Pipelines Leak Natural Gas Into Sea After Apparent Explosions

By Noor Al-Sibai

Bill Gates is frustrated with the state of the world. But most of all, he's frustrated with the role that distraction plays in our failure to meet goals.

Bill Gates Sounds Moderately Horrified by How Civilization Is Going

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

In October 2021, months before Russia's invasion, a YouTuber got an exclusive look inside the New Safe Confinement site at the Chernobyl nuclear plant.

YouTuber Clambers Inside Chernobyl’s Nuclear Sarcophagus

By Victor Tangermann

The situation at the Russia-controlled Zaporizhzhia power plant — the Ukrainian nuclear power plant at the war's front lines — is bad. Really bad.

Battle-Scarred Ukraine Nuclear Plant Cooling Systems Hanging by a Thread, Officials Say

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The energy crisis in Europe has gotten so bad that CERN is considering idling the Large Hadron Collider to save energy amid potential rationing.

Europe’s Energy Crisis Is So Bad It May Have to Idle CERN’s Large Hadron Collider

By Noor Al-Sibai

Russia warned that the nuclear power plant it is occupying in southern Ukraine could suffer damage and result in an accident if shelling continues.

Russia Warns That Nuclear Plant It Captured May Leak Waste Over Europe

By Victor Tangermann

Officials are alarmed by Russia's decision to keep bombing a nuclear power plant in a Russian-occupied region in southeastern Ukraine.

Officials Beg Russia to Stop Bombing Near Europe’s Largest Nuclear Plant

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has officially decried the startling act of anti-Ukraine propaganda by Russia that took place onboard the ISS earlier this week.

NASA Furious at Russia’s Ukraine Stunt on Space Station

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Deadly Russian missiles hit a shopping mall in Ukraine, and the blast was so strong that cameras captured falling rubble from hundreds of meters away.

Security Camera Footage Shows Russian Missiles Hitting Ukraine Shopping Mall

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Russian President Vladimir Putin happily announced the country's so-called "Satan-2" rocket is ready for deployment this year.

Putin Brags That “Satan II” Nuclear Missile Almost Ready for Launch

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A drone crashed into an oil refinery in Russia on Wednesday, creating a huge explosion with no casualties. Outlets say the drone could be Ukranian.

Drone Crashes Into Russian Oil Refinery, Explodes

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared at four European tech conferences yesterday via hologram and asked for support as Russia invades.

Ukraine’s President Making International Appearances Via Hologram

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Starlink satellite internet connection is helping artillery gunners in Ukraine accurately hit Russian targets and stay connected.

US General Says SpaceX’s Starlink Satellites Have “Destroyed” Russia’s Efforts to Control Info

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA is still planning to fly at least one cosmonaut to the International Space Station on a SpaceX rocket — if Roscosmos agrees to do the same.

Awkwardly, Russian Cosmonaut Still Scheduled for Space Station Launch With NASA Astronauts

By Noor Al-Sibai

The extensive shelling of Ukraine has been so severe, the invasion can literally be seen from space, a reminder of the devastating scale of the war.

Astronaut Says the Ukraine War Is So Brutal He Could See It From Space

By Victor Tangermann

A March rumor that the Russians were going to abandon an American astronaut aboard the ISS made its way to the astronaut in question in an roundabout fashion.

NASA Astronaut Heard Rumor of Being Abandoned in Space From His Wife

By Noor Al-Sibai

Retired US general Barry McCaffrey shared video game footage online, allegedly showing Ukrainian air defense systems shooting down Russian jets.

Retired General Accidentally Tweets Video Game Footage Thinking It’s Real

By Victor Tangermann

Rogozin broadsided Musk for "supplying the fascist forces in Ukraine with military communication equipment" and demanded that he "answer in an adult way."

Elon Musk Alarmed by Threat From Russian Space Program Chief

By Noor Al-Sibai

Russian news outlets are accusing Ukrainian IT hackers of DDoS attacks on their government alcohol sales servers. Is it true?

Ukrainian Hackers Allegedly Cut Off Russian Soldiers’ Beloved Vodka Supply

By Lonnie Lee Hood

After breaking his promise to not trash talk Russia, former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly appears unable to shut up.

Former Astronaut Muzzled by NASA Unloads on Russia Again

By Noor Al-Sibai

The Russian Navy has reportedly deployed several trained dolphins to defend a naval base at the Sevastopol harbor in southern Ukraine in February.

Russia Reportedly Deploys Military Dolphins in Ukraine

By Victor Tangermann

The United Nations' atomic watchdog is warning that radiation levels at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear disaster site are "abnormal" and have been rising.

Science & Energy

UN Watchdog Says Radiation From Chernobyl “Abnormal” After Russian Attack

By Victor Tangermann

Russian tanks are getting stuck in mud in Ukraine as it's the country's muddy or rainy season. President Vladmir Putin didn't plan his invasion properly.

Russia’s Military Is Getting Defeated by Ukrainian Mud

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Two former gas industry barons, Russian oligarchs worth millions, turned up dead alongside their families as Putin continues to assault Ukraine.

Two Russian Oligarchs Die Suddenly Under Mysterious Circumstances

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The military tensions between the US and Russia have not harmed the countries' relationship aboard the ISS — at least, that's what NASA's saying.

International Space Station

NASA Head: Things Are Fine on ISS Despite Russian “Slaughter”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Reporters and readers reacted to the news that Ukraine is using facial recognition AI software to identify dead soldiers Russia left behind.

Internet Aghast at AI Facial Recognition Used to Identify Dead Russian Soldiers

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Russia didn't say missile cruiser Moskva may have been carrying two nuclear warheads when it sunk in the Black Sea after Ukraine used missiles to attack.

Nukes Might’ve Been On Destroyed Russian Warship

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Soldiers in Ukraine are using facial recognition software Clearview AI to identify dead Russian soldiers and send it to families in Russia.

Ukraine Reportedly Using Facial Recognition to Send Photos of Dead Russian Soldiers to Their Mothers

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Astronaut Scott Kelly is raising money for Ukrainian relief by selling NFTs that actually aren't ugly.

Celebrity NASA Astronaut Sells NFTs to Raise Money for Ukraine

By Noor Al-Sibai

Ukrainians are using state-of-the-art 3D modeling technologies on their smartphones to preserve cultural heritage sites — before being destroyed by Russia.

Ukraine Is 3D Scanning Its Precious Artifacts Before Russia Destroys Them

By Victor Tangermann

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Ukraine has been repatured from Russia, both US and Ukrainian officials are saying.

Science & Energy

Ukraine Recaptures Chernobyl After Russian Soldiers Reportedly Suffer Radiation Poisoning

By Jon Christian

Ukraine officials are now saying that the Russian military is making a hasty retreat from Chernobyl nuclear after troops suffered radiation poisoning there.

Russian Military Reportedly Panics, Flees Chernobyl After Radiation Poisoning

By Jon Christian

Russian soldires dug trenches near Chernobyl and have acute radiation sickness. Some went to a special medical facility in Belarus; others are feared dead.

Science & Energy

Russian Troops Suffer Radiation Poisoning at Chernobyl, Ukraine Says

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Sources are telling Reuters that when Russian forces seized Chernobyl, they drove a convoy of vehicles directly through the still-forbidden Red Forest.

Science & Energy

Chernobyl Workers Say Russian Soldiers Entered Forbidden Zone, Inhaled Radioactive Dust

By Jon Christian

Ukraine’s minister of digital transformation announced that the country would begin selling NFTs based on the timeline of the Russian invasion.

Ukraine Is Selling NFTs to Finance Its Military

By Tony Ho Tran

Ukraine claims Russian forces have looted and destroyed the lab that was used to monitor radiation levels of nuclear waste at the Chernobyl nuclear plant.

Science & Energy

Ukraine Says Russia Destroyed Lab That Monitors Chernobyl Radiation Levels

By Victor Tangermann

Several forest fires have erupted near the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in Ukraine, which was taken over by Russian troops late last month.

Science & Energy

Russia Accused of Impeding Efforts to Fight Fires Near Seized Chernobyl Power Plant

By Victor Tangermann

Russia is reportedly considering withdrawing from diplomacy with the United States — a move that threatens the International Space Station's existence.

The ISS: Possibly the ‘Last Formal Diplomatic Link’ of U.S. and Russia

By Noor Al-Sibai

Days after Gulf States invited rebels from Yemen called the Houthi to sit down for peace talks, the group bombed gas stations with drones and UAVs.

Gas Stations in Yemen Attacked With Drones

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin said on Twitter that thre cosmonauts from Russia aboard the ISS were not wearing blue and yellow to support Ukraine.

International Space Station

Russia Says It’s Just a Coincidence That Its ISS Cosmonauts Are Wearing the Colors of Ukraine’s Flag

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Three Russian cosmonauts boarded the International Space Station wearing blue and yellow space suits that looked like the colors of the Ukraine flag.

Russian Cosmonauts Board Space Station Wearing Colors of Ukraine Flag

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A group of expert Ukrainian drone pilots called the Aerorozvidka are holding off advancing Russian troops by striking when the invading force sleeps.

Elite Ukrainian Drone Pilots Are Reportedly Making All the Difference

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Pictures being shared online show what appear to be exploded, Russian-made "suicide drones" that can use AI to identify their unsuspecting targets.

Russia May Have Used Terrifying AI-Powered “Suicide Drones” in Ukraine

By Victor Tangermann

A deepfake video of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenksy calling on Ukrainian troops to surrender reportedly made it onto a hacked Ukrainian news site.

Hackers Deepfaked a Video of the Ukrainian President Telling His Soldiers to Surrender

By Victor Tangermann

While falling over themselves to support Ukraine, a space industry conference has removed the name of celebrated Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin from its agenda.

Space Conference Censors Name of First Human in Space Because He Was Russian

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk really needs to log off.

Elon Musk Mocks People Who Support Ukraine and Transgender Rights

By Noor Al-Sibai

A top Russian Wikipedia editor had been arrested for spreading "fake news" by Belarus authorities working with president of Russia Vladimir Putin.

Russia Reportedly Arrests Man for Editing Wikipedia About Ukraine

By Lonnie Lee Hood

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is hooking Ukrainians up with Starlink terminals, giving them a reliable and off-the-grid way to connect to the internet.

SpaceX Sends More Starlink Terminals to Ukraine, Along With Equipment to Run Them Off Grid

By Victor Tangermann

Ukraine's foremost climate scientist believes that fossil fuels are not only the greatest threat to humanity, but a driving factor in Russia's invasion of her country as well.

Top Ukrainian Scientist Calls Russian Invasion a “Fossil Fuel War”

By Noor Al-Sibai

The Bored Ape Yacht Club, the second-largest NFT collection out there right now, announced this week that it donated $1 million in Ethereum to Ukraine.

Bored Ape Yacht Club Donates $1 Million in Crypto to Ukraine

By Victor Tangermann

The Chernobyl nuclear power station was hit by a blackout due to damage caused by Russian forces, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Science & Energy

Chernobyl Meltdown Site Loses Power After Russian Invasion

By Victor Tangermann

After declaring "cyber war against the Russian government" last week, famed Guy Fawkes mask-themed hacker group Anonymous is hacking Russian TV services.

Anonymous Says It’s Hacking Entire Russian Television Channels Now

By Victor Tangermann

Russia fired missiles a location containing a nuclear reactor in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology has nuclear fuel cells.

Ukraine Says Russia Is Attacking Another Nuclear Plant

By Lonnie Lee Hood

After sending Starlink terminals to maintain internet during Russia's invasion, Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky said he'd spoken with Elon Musk.

The President of Ukraine Says He Just Talked to Elon Musk

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Green Hydrogen International announced plans for a 60GW H2 plant in Texas powered by wind and solar. It'll also produce clean rocket fuel for SpaceX.

World’s Largest Hydrogen Plant Says It’s Going to Power SpaceX Launches

By Lonnie Lee Hood