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Scientists have confirmed that gold and other heavy metals are formed during neutron star collisions. Space journalists told more about this. The study analyzed a long-term gamma-ray burst. Scientists have found that this explosion was caused by the collision of two neutron stars. The discovery allowed them to confirm for the first time that elements […]
On February 23, SpaceX launched 22 Starlink Internet satellites into orbit during the 19th re-entry flight of the first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket, Space reports. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink satellites was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 06:11 Kyiv time. This was the 19th mission for the […]
Commercial space travel is a fairly small industry. Despite Elon Musk’s plans to colonize Mars, you have only two real options for space tourism – Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic. But now a third company has entered the fray, with a unique emphasis on accessibility and sustainability. Space Perspective has completed […]
Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lunar rover, aptly named Odysseus, is not only on its way to the moon, which it will land on February 22, but has already transmitted breathtaking images of the Earth. The first batch of photos published today on X (formerly Twitter) paints a picture of Odyssey’s successful voyage. A portrait of our […]
Approximately 66 million years ago, a giant asteroid fell to Earth, forming the Chicxulub crater. The dinosaurs were not warned about the approach of this terrible threat. This is reported by the ScienceAlert portal. If such an event were to occur today, a shock wave 2 million times more powerful than a hydrogen bomb would […]
SpaceX launched the Merah Putih 2 communications satellite into orbit on February 20, Space reports. The Falcon 9 rocket with the satellite was launched from the Cape Canaveral Spaceport in Florida at 22:11 Kyiv time. This was the 300th successful mission for the Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The upper stage of the rocket launched Merah […]
NASA has officially ended its Saffire experiment, designed to better understand the behavior of fire in space and improve fire safety on spacecraft and orbital stations. The test, which consisted of six stages, ended when a cargo spacecraft burned up in the Earth’s atmosphere,informs Futurism. NASA’s sixth and final experiment with fire in space, called […]
The brightest object ever observed is so far outside the range of its counterparts that the astronomers who discovered it believe it will never be surpassed. Unsurprisingly, there are big questions about how something like this could work so far from the scale we’re used to. It is known that black holes have such strong […]
NASA has shown the inside of the Orion spacecraft, on which astronauts will fly around the Moon during the Artemis 2 mission, which will launch no earlier than September 2025, Space.com reports. The team of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center in Florida is completing work on the interior of the crew cabin, including […]
February 21 may be the day when the European satellite, which has been operating since 1995, risks falling to Earth. This satellite, called European Remote Sensing 2, was launched almost three decades ago. During this time, he played a key role in collecting data about the Earth. In recent years, operators have lowered its orbit […]