While the United States was conducting space experiments on monkeys, in the USSR, after long discussions, the choice fell on dogs, says Russia Beyond. The experiments, which were supposed to show whether manned space flight is possible, began in the USSR and the USA in one ...
Hardly anyone will remember the outgoing year with a kind word. However, at the very end, he promises to improve, at least in the eyes of astronomers and everyone who likes to watch the starry sky, writes the BBC. At the end of the year 2020 prepared several impressive night performances at once, ...
According to astronomers, mysterious intense bursts of radio emission have been detected in our galaxy. Writes about this Independent. Rapid bursts of radio signals, or FRBs, last only a fraction of a second, but the energy release can be as much as 100 million times that of the sun. Despite them ...
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a rare, heavy and extremely valuable asteroid called Psyche 16 in the solar system's main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The asteroid is located at a distance of approximately 230 million miles (370 million km) from Earth ...
To the question: “How many natural satellites does the Earth have?” – there is a quick answer: “One. This is the Moon." Surprisingly, this is not always the case. The Moon is our permanent natural satellite, but sometimes the planet has so-called temporary moons, or quasi-satellites. Very soon…
Max Polyakov is a Ukrainian who spends most of his time working in Texas and Silicon Valley. This is a man who has invested $150 million of his own money in rocket science, more than anyone except SpaceX's Elon Musk and Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos, writes Bloomberg. Company…
A group of scientists from the UK, USA and Japan have discovered a rare chemical compound phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus. This may indicate the existence of living microorganisms on the planet, writes Hromadske. If this hypothesis is confirmed, humanity will receive the first reliable evidence of the existence of life outside the Earth. About…
Scientists from Harvard University have published a new study in which they claim that the interstellar object Oumuamua is not a comet, writes Focus. The mysterious interstellar object Oumuamua, which entered the solar system two years ago, may be alien technology. In a new study, scientists from...
The US Space Command has announced evidence that Russia has tested a space-based anti-satellite missile, writes Voice of America. Russia on July 15 “conducted non-destructive tests of space-based anti-satellite weapons,” the US Space Command said in a statement. The Russian inspector satellite Cosmos 2543 launched another object in…
The aroma of space can become available to everyone. A company from San Francisco is going to produce an unusual perfume, Eau de Space, and has started raising funds for the first batch on the Kickstarter fundraising platform, says Voice of America. In a month and a half (since the beginning of May 2020), the startup collected...