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On Tuesday, May 14, scientists recorded a solar flare that was among the twenty most powerful in the history of observations and the strongest in the current solar cycle. This was reported by Science Alert. Sunspot AR 3664 ejected a powerful X8.7 flare, followed by a slightly weaker X3.4 flare the next day, May 15. […]
Using the latest data and supercomputer power, NASA specialists created a video of a black hole falling into a black hole and flying around the event horizon. It would be a one-way ticket, so humanity is unlikely to ever see real footage of such a maneuver. NASA’s modeling gives an idea of incredible phenomena in […]
The May sky continues to amaze Ukrainians with bright nighttime spectacles. Shortly after the superbug outbreak, a new and unusual phenomenon was observed over Kyiv and some other regions last night. The night sky was decorated with a light circle that resembled an eye. In some cases, it also had two spiral arms that diverged […]
Scientists have reestablished contact with the American reconnaissance satellite that disappeared 25 years ago, having discovered it in Earth orbit after it disappeared. Launched in 1974, the satellite was an experimental device aimed at supporting large-scale reconnaissance missions, but contact was lost in 1999. The satellite was called S73-7 and was small in size – […]
Representatives of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine held talks with one of the world’s leading satellite companies to limit satellite imagery of the country’s territory. The company, whose name has not been disclosed for security reasons, is the only operator that provides daily coverage of the entire planet with 3-5 meter resolution imagery. Deputy […]
NASA and Nokia have teamed up to create cellular service on the Moon. This can help astronauts stay in touch, CNN writes. Currently, the astronauts communicate with each other by radio, but NASA plans to make a lunar communication system capable of supporting high-resolution video. The Space X rocket is to carry the 4G network […]
SpaceX continues on its path of improving space technology and achieving another record – the 300th successful landing of the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket. This event was another confirmation of the successful implementation of the idea of reusing rocket stages, significantly reducing the cost and increasing the frequency of launches. With the […]
Boeing, which is responsible for developing the main stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, has announced significant staff reductions. The changes will affect both the main stage program and the Exploration Upper Stage program, a new rocket upper stage. According to the company, the reason for the cuts is “external factors” that are […]
SpaceX has successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket with 23 Starlink Internet satellites. The launch took place on the night of April 18, 2024 at 00:26 Kyiv time from NASA’s Cape Canaveral Space Center in Florida. Watch as Falcon 9 launches @Starlink satellites into orbit https://t.co/CRHHeGOnd3 – SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 17, 2024 About 8.5 minutes […]
The space debris was simply ejected from the station – it was supposed to burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere, but one of the fragments “survived” and broke through the roof and floor of a Florida resident’s two-story house. NASA experts immediately arrived at the scene and took the kilogram object for further investigation. The […]