https://inosmi.ru/20220731/kosmos-255273012.html Soon the universe will no longer belong to all of us Soon the universe will no longer belong to all of us Soon the universe will no longer belong to all of us According to the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, outer space is a peaceful zone, the use or deployment of weapons of mass … Read more
Outer space is full of smells, but most often it is the smell of burning hydrocarbons. It resembles a mixture of hot metal, diesel smoke and barbecue. And its main source is dying stars. The products of this combustion are foul-smelling compounds called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. “These molecules are distributed throughout the universe. They are … Read more
This was told in the American space company Rocket Lab, writes CNN. Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck said there are already many “second-hand” objects flying around in space, but the number is skyrocketing. So old unusable satellites make it difficult to find an orbit to launch new ones. Not least Beck blames Elon Musk for … Read more
The history of space exploration is merciless to others and followers, because the names of the pioneers mostly remain in people’s memory. This may explain the nervousness with which Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin prepared to start regular suborbital flights with tourists. Jeff Bezos will overtake a competitor in participating in the first unmanned flight … Read more
The construction of the most magnificent astronomical instrument in history began. The cyclopean radio telescope will be located on two continents. Scientists hope it will help unravel the most intriguing mysteries of the universe’s structure and history. The radio telescope is called SKAO, this abbreviation means “observatory of the array [площадью в] square kilometer” (Square … Read more
Schematic of the interaction between the solar wind and the Earth’s magnetosphere. Photo: Wikipedia / NASA Just as water boils and evaporates into steam, the sun also evaporates. Only our star emits plasma at enormous speeds of 300 km/s. It is called the solar wind. It “blows” constantly and is not dangerous for the Earth, … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned of the outbreak of a new war – space A photograph: Vladimir Andreev © URA.RU story article Sanctions against Russia in general and the Urals in particular Russian President Vladimir Putin warned of a global space war. His meeting with the new head of Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, was devoted to … Read more
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced the successful test of the Space Launch System spacecraft at the Mississippi Space Center. Experts tested the central rocket unit, the largest rocket element NASA has ever built. Four engines ran for more than eight minutes. Space Launch System – super heavy launch vehicle. 95 tons with … Read more
Back in April, China announced the creation of a system to protect the Earth from asteroids, and now Chinese scientists propose to include extraterrestrial elements in it. Wu Weiren, head of China’s lunar exploration program, said the new plan would place three sentinel satellites with kinetic weapons in orbit around the moon. Two optical telescopes … Read more
The details of this mission were recently revealed by the chief designer of the Long March family of space rockets, Long Lehao. He said that with the help of the “Changzheng-3V” launch vehicle, an impact vehicle and an orbiting satellite will be launched into outer space, which will record the progress of the mission. Don’t … Read more