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NASA conducted exercises on planetary defense
Coordinated by the International Asteroid Warning Network and the NASA Planetary Defense Coordination Office, the exercises confirmed that the detection of an asteroid and the establishment of its characteristics by the international community takes place promptly. This makes it possible to identify and assess the danger that these objects pose when approaching the Earth. Last…
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The James Webb Space Telescope was used to track an asteroid
The telescope tracked the asteroid 6841 Tenzing from the main belt. There were no special tasks for the observatory, therefore, the sources do not publish any data. The main task of the telescope was precisely tracking the object. The bottom line is that, in general, “James Webb” was created to observe very remote objects. The…
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Blue Origin has expressed great interest in the implementation of the FAR SIDE project.
On the far side of the moon, it is planned to place an array of radio telescopes designed to study the early Universe. FARSIDE will operate in the range from 10 to 40 MHz, which will allow it to observe the “dark ages” — the era when our Universe was only 15-80 million years old.…
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Specialists of the Hubble mission have published a photo on which you can see a rather unusual pair of deep space objects
The elliptical galaxy NGC 541 is depicted in the upper right part of the image. Such objects have a spherical or ellipsoid shape and are characterized by the complete absence of any traces of spiral structures. Usually they do not have reserves of dust and gas that allow them to form new luminaries, so they…
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NASA is developing the concept of building an observatory on the moon
Research to create a distributed radio observatory on the surface of the Moon has begun on a grant basis under the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts program. Representatives of the company note that the construction of such an observatory on the Moon will qualitatively improve the observation capabilities compared to similar installations on Earth. The…
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Lonestar company plans to transfer all the knowledge of mankind to the moon
Startup Lonestar intends to become a pioneer in the field of telecommunications in space, and the first test of the lunar data center is scheduled for next year. Lone star plans to create a network of secure servers in lava tubes and transfer the most important information about humanity there in case a global catastrophe…
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Boeing CST-100 Starliner docked with ISS for the first time
The Boeing CST-100 Starliner manned spacecraft without a crew on board docked with the ISS for the first time. During the previous flight in 2019, the ship failed to reach the station due to incorrect operation of the engines. Starliner will spend four days at the station. The Boeing CST-100 Starliner is a new American…
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NASA plans to accelerate the arrival of aliens on planet Earth
NASA experts have reported on the possibility of contacting an alien intelligence. Scientists were united in the Beacon in the Galaxy project. We are talking about employees of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and experts from leading universities in China, the Netherlands and Britain. It turned out that a letter was written for the aliens, including…
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NASA astronomers shocked people with their statement.
Experts have found out that already this Sunday evening a giant asteroid will approach the Earth. Experts have found out that an asteroid 500 meters in size is capable of causing serious damage if it collides with the planet. Scientists consider the cosmic body to be “potentially dangerous” because it will sweep at a distance…
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NASA has created a “virtual Mars” on the Unreal Engine 5
Space agency specialists use the Unreal Engine 5 engine from Epic Games to create a virtual reality environment that will help prepare astronauts for life on the Red Planet. Novice astronauts will be able to simulate various aspects of life on Mars, starting with the construction of a home base, performing its maintenance and ending…
