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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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The colossal red supergiant VY of the Big Dog, visible to the naked eye a couple of centuries ago, and then disappeared from sight, plunged into a cloud of dust
This behavior suggests that the star is approaching the end of its life and in the next 100 thousand years it will either explode as a supernova or directly collapse into a black hole. The huge red supergiant VY of the Big Dog is located at a distance of about 3.9 thousand light-years from Earth.…
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How does a black hole differ from a white one?
A black hole differs from a white one not only in color, but also in the quality of the opposite. If a black hole is an entrance without an exit, then a white hole is an exit without an entrance. Thus, they can form one “space tunnel”. A white hole is a hypothetical physical object…
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What happens if the comet with the largest core crashes into the Earth?
Recently, scientists have discovered a comet with the largest nucleus in history. It is constantly flying towards the Sun and by 2031 it will reach the orbit of Saturn. It turned out to be Bernardinelli – Bernstein ‘s C/2014 UN271 . The diameter of its core is about 128 km, which is three times the…
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A new super-Earth has been discovered around the nearest star
A new super-Earth has been discovered around the nearest star The new exoplanet, dubbed GJ 740 b, is located about 36 light-years from Earth. This super-earth is at least 2.96 times more massive than our planet. Recall that the “super-earth” is called an exoplanet having a mass exceeding the mass of the Earth, but significantly…
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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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What will they do with the corpse of an astronaut on the ISS?
In the event of the death of any of the crew members, his body must be brought home: immediately or after the end of the mission, it is decided depending on the situation. This is a hypothetical answer – fortunately, such situations have not happened yet. The fact is that the health of astronauts is…
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A planet with an atmosphere close to Earth has been found
International researchers have discovered the unique planet Gliese 486b in the constellation Virgo. The planet has a mass 2.8 times the mass of the Earth, it has an atmosphere whose composition can be studied. Gliese 486b orbits a local red dwarf at a distance of 2.5 million kilometers. At the same time, it is constantly…
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Voyager-1 is slightly unwell
The orientation system of the device began to give out frankly garbage telemetry that does not correspond to reality. At the same time, so far it performs its main function and keeps the antenna of the device pointed at the Ground (without this, communication with it will instantly stop). At the moment, it is unclear…
