Though 2025 won’t mark the return of astronauts into deep space as NASA had hoped, launchpads still will be scorching-hot from a procession of robotic spacecraft attempting to land on the moon. How many of these moon landings will succeed? Will the number top the two-ish (one of which made a heckuva comeback) last year? … Read more
What is Space Bears? Space Bear is a relatively new ransomware group that first appeared on the radar in April 2024. The gang, which is aligned to the Phobos ransomware-as-a-service group, steals sensitive data from organisations, encrypts victims’ computer systems, and demands that a ransom be paid for a decryption key or the data will … Read more
Voters in the predominantly Dutch-speaking Belgian region of Flanders are often assumed to be more conservative than those in predominantly French-speaking Wallonia. Yet as Daan Delespaul shows, there is reason to question whether the two regions constitute distinct political worlds. The structure of western European party systems has long been shaped by sticky political divides … Read more
In an interview with Maayan Arad, Dimitrios Stroikos discusses the future of space exploration and how conflicts between states are now playing out in space. Space is unimaginably vast. When we talk about space exploration and human activity, what are we trying to achieve and what are the prospects for venturing further in the future? … Read more
“Take a look around,” Piemont wrote. “US rockets fly every couple of days, with perfect success. It’s revolutionary. While there is still a need for more providers in certain market segments, those opportunities are decreasing. To succeed in such a demanding effort as scaling up an orbital launch program, you need deep motivation around your … Read more
