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The year 2024 promises to be an extraordinary year for astronomical observations in Ukraine and the world. The main attraction will be comets whose brightness exceeds 9th magnitude. Among them, comets Jijinshan-1 and Pons-Brooks, under favorable weather conditions, will be visible through telescopes and binoculars with a lens diameter of at least 80 mm. It […]
SpaceX has launched a new project to create a Starlink satellite network for T-Mobile, which will provide direct communication with mobile phones (Direct to Cell) without any additional terminals. This will allow subscribers to use ordinary mobile phones to make calls, text messages and surf the web even in places where there is usually no […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the US Department of Defense has signed an agreement with Aurora Flight Sciences to create a prototype of the latest X-65 aircraft, which will become a platform for testing advanced technologies. The new product is based on Active Flow Control (AFC) technology, which uses jet air jets […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has broken its previous annual record for the number of orbital rocket launches, with 96 successful missions in 2023, with an incredible average launch frequency of every four days. This year, SpaceX has made 91 launches using the Falcon 9 rocket and five more using the Falcon Heavy, surpassing its previous annual […]
Nanotech Energy has released an innovative 18650 lithium-ion battery. According to the company, unlike conventional lithium-ion batteries, Nanotech’s battery is created using graphene and a patented electrolyte that does not catch fire or explode when exposed to external factors such as damage or temperature. Nanotech promises that such batteries can be used to create safer […]
On the morning of January 2, Russian occupants attacked Ukraine from strategic aviation. A series of explosions occurred in Kyiv and Kharkiv. As a result of the attack, people were killed and wounded, and houses were destroyed. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine reports that Obukhiv, Boryspil, Bucha, and Fastiv districts in Kyiv region suffered […]
No other country in the world has ever fought with such weapons and repelled such attacks, said the head of the Come Back Alive Foundation. On the morning of January 2, 2024, Ukrainian air defense was able to repel a massive missile attack using a large number of ballistic missiles. Taras Chmut, a Ukrainian volunteer […]
According to Bloomberg, on instructions from the White House, ASML has canceled several contracts with Chinese firms to supply equipment for the manufacture of state-of-the-art chips ahead of schedule. These measures are part of a broader US campaign against the development of the Chinese semiconductor industry, as a new package of sanctions is due to […]
In an internal New Year’s message to employees, Huawei’s interim chairman Ken Hu said that 2023 was a very successful year for the company, and annual revenue is approaching the levels that were before the US sanctions, Reuters reports. What is known Huawei predicts that by the end of 2023, revenue will exceed 700 billion […]
On the morning of Tuesday, January 2, the Ukrainian Air Defense Forces destroyed 72 out of 99 Russian missiles: 10 Kinzhal air defense missiles and 3 Kalibr cruise missiles. This was announced by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhnyi. According to him, on the night of January 2, the Russians actually […]