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The first stage of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which has conducted a record 19 flights into space, crashed, falling from the platform into the ocean after launch on December 23. SpaceX said on Twitter that new versions of the Falcon 9 will have a system that will prevent such incidents. The first stages of […]
A prehistoric lake, the largest that has ever existed on Earth, has entered the Guinness Book of Records. It occupied a gigantic territory of 2.8 million square kilometers – from the eastern border of the Alps through all of Eastern Europe and the territory of modern Ukraine to Kazakhstan in Central Asia. The mega-lake Paratethys […]
On December 28, Elon Musk’s company will try to launch an unmanned X-37B spacecraft using a Falcon Heavy rocket. This was reported by the press service of the US Space Force. The launch was originally scheduled for December 7, then it was postponed to the 10th, but due to unfavorable weather conditions, the launch was […]
Japan’s robotic spacecraft SLIM has captured the first images of the lunar surface since arriving in lunar orbit,says Space. The spacecraft successfully entered the lunar orbit on December 25 at 09:51 Kyiv time. “SLIM successfully completed main engine operation at 09:51 and successfully entered lunar orbit! Below is an image sent from SLIM near the […]
Our knowledge of the universe is constantly being tested by new facts and unexplained phenomena, the meaning of which scientists have yet to understand. This year, astronomers have recorded and set new records, as Space.com reminds us. In the past year, astronomers have detected a record-breaking powerful gamma-ray burst on the Sun. While the previous […]
A team of chemical engineers from Zhejiang University (China) has managed to make a fiber from an aerogel and knit a sweater from it. Tests have shown that such clothing allows you to keep warm better than sweaters made of traditional materials. An aerogel is a special type of gel of various materials in which […]
In the United States, a “zombie virus” is beginning to spread among deer, which is characterized by a severe course and almost 100 percent mortality. Scientists fear that the virus may mutate and start infecting humans. According to according to The Guardian, the disease cannot be treated by any currently known methods and is highly […]
Astronomers using the Very Large Telescope (VLT) of the European Southern Observatory have captured a new image of the nebula IC 2944, also known as the “Running Chicken,” Sci.News reports. IC 2944 is located at a distance of almost 6.5 thousand kilometers. light years from Earth in the constellation Centauri. The brightest zone of the […]
From December 19 to 21, residents of the northern regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland, England, Ireland and Alaska could see clouds that gave the sky a color similar to an oil slick. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported that it is a fairly rare phenomenon that occurs when clouds form at extremely […]
The mini-robot corkscrews are capable of destroying blood clots in blood vessels, where they can be delivered by a simple injection. The technology has already been tested on the aorta and kidneys of a pig, where the robots were controlled by a magnet. New Atlas tells about the invention. Thanks to the corkscrew shape developed […]