Storing files directly in a database is generally discouraged in favour of dedicated object storage like S3 or Azure Blob, which is the more scalable and cost-effective approach. However, in practice, you might sometimes find yourself putting binary data in a relational database...
The Russian space program underwent a shakeup earlier this year that included replacing the head of Roscosmos. Bill Barry describes how those changes come amid serious problems for Russian space efforts and a hope by Russia to reset relations with the US.
The Defense Support Program satellites provided warnings of missile launches for decades. Dwayne Day examines the evolution of the program as DSP satellites were given new roles and new capabilities.
Earlier this month a Soviet-era Venus mission, stranded in Earth orbit since its launch in 1972, finally reentered. Marco Langbroek and Dominic Dirkx discuss the difficulty determining exactly when and where it reentered.
A NASA heliophysics mission launching this fall is named after George Carruthers, a Black scientist best known for leading development of a telescope flown on an Apollo mission. Jeff Foust reviews a biography of Carruthers that explores his professional career and educational outreach.
An intrusion at a market research company used living-off-the-land techniques, but Huntress detected and mitigated the threat, uncovering tactics like service creation and registry manipulation. Learn more and get detection guidance and mitigation strategies.