Russian lab module docks with space station after 8-day trip
Russia's long-delayed lab module successfully docked with the International Space Station on Thursday, eight days after it was launched from the Russian space launch facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan......»»
Russia Encounters More Problems Sending Long-Delayed Module and Robotic Arm to Space Station
First Slashdot reader Thelasko quotes the BBC's report Wednesday: A Russian rocket has departed the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, to deliver a new science module to the International space station (ISS). The 13m-long, 20-tonne [44,000-pound] Nauka.....»»
Russia launches cargo ship to space station
Russia on Wednesday successfully launched an unmanned space freighter carrying supplies to the International Space Station from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan......»»
Tibet was crossroads for giant rhino dispersal
The giant rhino, Paraceratherium, is considered the largest land mammal that ever lived and was mainly found in Asia, especially China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, and Pakistan. How this genus dispersed across Asia was long a mystery, however. A new discov.....»»
Kazakhstan sees rare antelope rebound after mass die off
The population of the critically endangered Saiga antelope has more than doubled since 2019, Kazakhstan said Friday, giving conservationists fresh hope for the steppe-dwelling animal's long-term survival......»»
Kazakhstan says 350 rare antelopes killed by lightning
Kazakhstan said Friday that around 350 critically endangered Saiga antelopes had been killed, probably by lightning, after villagers found their bodies in steppe land in the west of the country......»»
Brogent installs flying theater in Kazakhstan
3D dynamic simulation technology and facility developer Brogent Technologies has disclosed it has completed a flying theater at a shopping center in Turkistan, Kazakhstan, becoming the first one of its kind in central Asia......»»
Two Russian cosmonauts, NASA astronaut return from ISS
Two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut touched down Saturday on the steppe of Kazakhstan following a half-year mission on the International Space Station, footage broadcast by the Russian space agency showed......»»
Russia puts 38 foreign satellites into orbit
Russia on Monday put 38 foreign satellites into orbit after a succesful launch from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan following delays due to technical issues......»»
Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla Ban Kazakhstan"s MitM HTTPS Certificate
Browser makers Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla, have banned a root certificate that was being used by the Kazakhstan government to intercept and decrypt HTTPS traffic for residents in the country's capital, the city of Nur-Sultan (formerly Asta.....»»
Kazakhstan spies on citizens’ HTTPS traffic; browser-makers fight back
Kazakhstan gov required citizens to install self-signed root certificate. Enlarge (credit: Thomas Jackson | Stone | Getty Images) Google, Mozilla, Apple, and Microsoft said they’re joining forces to stop Kazakhstan’s government from decryp.....»»
Kazakhstan spies on citizens’ HTTPS traffic; browser makers fight back
Kazakhstan gov required citizens to install self-signed root certificate Enlarge (credit: Thomas Jackson | Stone | Getty Images) Google, Mozilla, Apple, and Microsoft said they’re joining forces to stop Kazakhstan’s government from decrypt.....»»
Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla unite to ban Kazakhstan"s citizen-tracking certificate
The certificate reportedly allowed the Kazakhstan government to intercept and decrypt HTTPS traffic – essentially monitoring citizens' Internet usage. The government claimed that the certificates were being used as part of a cybersecurity training.....»»
Tech Giants Will Block Kazakhstan"s Web Surveillance Efforts Again
Apple, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla have teamed up to block the Kazakhstan government's attempts to force its citizens to install a "national security certificate" on every internet-capable device in the country. "That government-issued root certifi.....»»
How scientists are using declassified military photographs to analyse historical ecological change
Researchers are using Cold War spy satellite images to explore changes in the environment, including deforestation in Romania, marmot decline in Kazakhstan and ecological damage from bombs in Vietnam......»»