Science and technology, explained simply
The railgun was invented to accelerate projectiles with the help of ampere power. This is usually understood as a weapon of the future, but this technology can be used not only for shooting. Chinese scientists and engineers are going to combine recent advances in electromagnetic acceleration and hypersonic flight to launch heavy aircraft into space. […]
Latvian authorities may deport 800 Russians who have no right to stay in the country. According to Censor.NET, this was stated by a representative of the Latvian Migration Directorate, Madara Puke. “Currently, 800 people have not been granted the right to stay in Latvia. They did not apply for permanent or temporary residence… We have […]
Ukrainian Armor has conducted field tests of its new 10-seat Novator vehicle with the Tavria 14.5 combat module. A remote-controlled turret with a 14.5 mm KPVT machine gun was mounted on the roof of the armored vehicle. The stabilization system allows for efficient firing on the move. The optoelectronic module provides target detection with a […]
In Iceland and Norway, a strange unnatural phenomenon was recorded in the night sky – it resembled a spiral galaxy or an alien ship. An object in the form of a blue spiral that suddenly appeared and then disappeared just as quickly. This was reported by the Daily Mai. The mysterious spiral has a simple […]
In the summer of 2023, Bulgaria announced that it was going to send Ukraine a large batch of old armored personnel carriers. Now there is information that they are already in Ukraine. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of Bulgaria Todor Tagarev. We are talking about 100 APCS-60. Initially, Bulgaria collected equipment across […]
Initially, the awards ceremony was cut from the shortened international TV version, as Disney explained, “due to time constraints.” Due to the time difference between the US and Europe (in Ukraine, the full version could be watched only at 1 a.m.), the Academy sends out an international 90-minute version (usually with 12-15 categories instead of […]
Since 2022, the two main elements of the US missile defense system in Europe, Aegis Ashore, have been fully operational in Europe, deployed in Poland and Romania Against the backdrop of the Kremlin’s constant threats of using nuclear weapons to strike Ukraine, it is worth mentioning that the United States has deployed a top-level missile […]
Water has started to flow into the Kakhovka reservoir again. According to recent satellite images of the area, a large part of the previously drained area of the former reservoir is now covered with water. The explanation here is very simple: spring snowmelt brought additional moisture to the lower reaches of the Dnipro. “Here we […]
Satellite images have been made publicly available, showing that as of March 9, 2024, 10 Mi-28 and two Ka-52 attack helicopters, as well as four Su-25 attack aircraft were deployed at the Dzhankoy airfield in the temporarily occupied Crimea, which is the base for the 39th Helicopter Regiment. At the same time, the Russian military […]
Climate change is perhaps the most serious threat facing the world today. According to the Sixth Assessment Report of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the average global temperature will increase by 2°C by mid-century. To limit global temperature rise and avoid the worst-case scenario, countries need to reach zero emissions by then. Otherwise, […]