Target 7

Astronomers report new measurements showing AST SpaceMobile satellites average a brightness seven times above mitigation targets cited in FCC filings, with peak values more than 200 times brighter than the International Astronomical Union's recommended threshold of magnitude 7. The findings raise concerns as the company prepares to deploy additional satellites, prompting renewed debate over regulation of megaconstellations and protection of dark skies.

A check fraud ring is accused of stealing $7 million from nine banks and credit unions, according to a newly unsealed indictment. The indictment names all nine victim institutions where the stolen money moved, which no prior account of the investigation has done, drawing attention in banking circles to the scale and details of the scheme.

Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine using missiles and drones, killing seven people and striking energy infrastructure, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The strikes targeted the country's power grid, raising renewed concerns about the strain on Ukraine's electricity supply and civilians' ability to endure another winter under sustained Russian bombardment.

Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine using missiles and drones, killing at least seven people and targeting the country's power grid, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The strikes on energy infrastructure come as winter approaches, continuing Moscow's campaign to degrade Ukraine's electricity supply and civilian morale.

Russian airstrikes across Ukraine have killed at least seven people and damaged infrastructure, according to reports. The attacks add to a continued pattern of strikes targeting Ukrainian cities and critical facilities. The specific locations hit and the extent of the damage have not been detailed beyond the reported death toll.