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Astronomers managed to see for the first time the collision of two newborn stars in the constellation Orion
The explosion gave rise to a powerful cosmic “firework”, the energy of which would be enough for the Sun to shine for 10 million years. At the same time, the gas of the former nebula moves at a speed of 150 kilometers per second away from the epicenter of the explosion, which is approximately equal…
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SpaceX sent a scientific platform and a cubesat to the moon
The Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched from launch pad 40 at Cape Canaveral in Florida. She sent an ispace landing platform to the moon with scientific equipment, including a rover from the UAE. As a passing load, the NASA Lunar Flashlight cubesat was sent, which will search for water ice near the South Pole from…
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Tiny hidden galaxy Peekaboo allows you to look into the past
The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered that a peculiar little galaxy is one of the most incredible examples of galaxies with extremely low metal content. This suggests that the chemical composition of the galaxy has hardly changed in more than 13 billion years. Shortly after the Big Bang, only hydrogen and helium were present in…
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Scientists investigate collisions of black holes
Since 2015, the LIGO-Virgo-KAMA collaboration has detected about 85 pairs of black holes colliding with each other. It is known that these cosmic catastrophes occur frequently: as the sensitivity of the detector increases, scientists expect that in the next cycle of observations, starting in 2023, they will receive data on these events almost daily. However,…
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Perseverance took the first samples of Martian dust to send them to Earth
The team conducted two more soil samples on Mars in the Jezero crater. Studies of the Martian regolith will be valuable not only from the point of view of studying the geology of the planet, but also for a better understanding of the impact of this fine dust on instruments and the human body.
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Biosentinels yeast cubesat, launched with the Artemis I mission, began to perform a biological experiment
Kubsat carries two types of yeast on board. As part of the experiment, the impact of cosmic radiation on the development of living organisms in deep space conditions will be studied. The data on the damage of yeast genetic material will be used in the scientific works of the Ames Research Center dedicated to the…
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Colorful Munch and Sander craters on the surface of Mercury
Here is a color image of the craters Munch (bottom) and Sander (top), located in the area of the Plain of Heat on the surface of Mercury. The bottom of the 50-kilometer Sander crater is covered with light material, and the 58-kilometer Munch crater has a dark “rim”. It may seem that the white material…
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Australia begins construction of a “landmark” radio telescope
Australia on Monday began construction of an extensive antenna network in a sparsely populated area, part of which, according to designers, will eventually become one of the most powerful radio telescopes in the world. When everything is ready, the antennas in Australia and the dish network in South Africa will form a massive instrument whose…
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James Webb managed to penetrate the atmosphere of Titan
Scientists together with astronomers of the Keck Observatory are investigating the formation and behavior of clouds of Saturn’s largest satellite. The image on the left uses a filter that allows you to look beyond the lower layers of the atmosphere. Bright spots are clouds in the northern hemisphere. On the right is a color composite…
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Two minerals that have never been found on Earth were recorded in the meteorite
Scientists have recorded minerals in the El Ali meteorite that have never been found on Earth before. The meteorite was found in Somalia two years ago, it weighs about 14 tons. After its discovery, the 70-gram part was sent to the university for research. As a result, two new minerals were found there — elaliite…
