Hubble Network establishes Bluetooth connection with satellite for the first time in history
Hubble Network became the first company in the world to establish a Bluetooth connection directly to a satellite. The startup launched its first two satellites into orbit as part of the SpaceX Transporter-10 mission in March. The company confirmed that it received signals from the embedded 3.5-millimeter Bluetooth chips from a distance of more than…
The mysterious object observed in the Ukrainian sky at night turned out to be the second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
The May sky continues to amaze Ukrainians with bright nighttime spectacles. Shortly after the outbreak of the superbird, a new unusual phenomenon could be observed last night over Kyiv and some other regions.
China shows a project of a space base on the Moon — for some reason, the NASA shuttle, decommissioned in 2011, was there
The video by the Chinese National Space Administration details a large lunar outpost, but interestingly, it contains CGI of a NASA space shuttle taking off from the lunar surface.
Flash over Ukraine — probably a superbolid (very bright meteor)
On May 1, at 1 a.m., a meteor-like phenomenon was observed in the sky over some regions of Ukraine, with reports of a flash coming from Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipro.
Scientists turn printed circuit boards into jelly for better recycling
Scientists from the University of Washington have invented new printed circuit boards that could significantly reduce the amount of electronic waste that ends up in landfills. These boards partially turn into jelly, which is easy to recycle.
Nokia to launch LTE on the Moon in 2024… «It’s already happened»
Space.com reports that Nokia is developing an LTE/4G communication system for the Moon. Its first part may be launched as early as the end of this year. The hardware for a simplified version of the network is to be launched later this year as part of the IM-2 Intuitive Machine mission, which is to land at the south pole of the Moon.
The mysterious Inca city on Mars was attacked by «black spiders» — what did the satellite images really show?
Arachnophobes can rest easy — new ESA satellite images of flocks of black spiders on Mars actually show a seasonal phenomenon common to the planet.
The Herculaneum scrolls indicated where Plato was buried — they were read «by the bionic eye»
Three years ago, a research team at the University of Pisa decided to decipher the Herculaneum Scrolls using a new technology known as the «bionic eye». The scrolls were discovered in the 18th century, and many scholars have tried to restore them. However, most of these historical documents could not be read due to their poor condition (which can…
Who will pay? Florida resident appeals to NASA for compensation — his house was damaged by debris thrown from the ISS
In March, a kilogram piece of metal pierced the roof and floor in the two-story house of Florida resident Alejandro Otero. Later it turned out that it was space debris — viz, support for the cargo pallet for batteries with a total weight of 2630 kg, which was ejected from the ISS in 2021.
Legendary «Voyager-1» «called» home after 5 months of no communication
On April 20, the NASA spacecraft, which is currently outside the solar system, updated its «health» — data and sent quite analyzable information after broadcasting continuous gibberish for 5 months. This concerns information about the state of the ship’s onboard engineering systems.
Failed stars appear to be able to generate their own aurora — thanks to a hidden exomoon
By studying data sent by the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have detected methane emissions coming from a brown dwarf, or «loser star» — previously thought to be not warm enough for this phenomenon.
The Ferrari designer was there — Halo Space showed the interior of the capsule, which will take «to the stratosphere for $150 thousand.
Halo Space, founded in 2021, offers space tourism services and uses balloons instead of rockets or jets. The ticket price is still unaffordable for most people and reaches $150 thousand, although the use of balloons is much cheaper (and more environmentally friendly) — for example, Virgin Galactic offers commercial flights for $450 thousand,…
«Devil’s Comet» brightest on April 21 — it happens once every 71 years
On Sunday, April 21, comet 12P/Pons-Brooks (Ponce-Brooks), known as «Devil’s Comet», «Horned Comet», or «Millennium Falcon», has become the most visible in the sky. The celestial body, which visits the solar system once every 71 years, has reached perihelion — the point in its elliptical orbit when it is closest to the Sun.
Parisian startup creates a jet-powered «boxing glove» that will push space debris out of orbit
The spacecraft, called the Interceptor, will be launched, similar to Virgin Galactic systems, by a rocket from a specially equipped aircraft.
NASA confirms that a support for a cargo pallet that was dropped from the ISS back in 2021 fell on a house in Florida
The space debris was simply ejected from the station — most of it was supposed to burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere, but one of the fragments «survived» and pierced the roof and floor in the two-story house of a Florida resident.
20 times is not the limit. SpaceX updates Falcon 9 reusability record
Do you still remember the famous SpaceX skeptic meme «then we’ll talk»?
Goodbye, «keratin». Some hair straightening products will be banned in the US, but the rest are not too safe
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to ban the use of formaldehyde in currently popular hair straightening products at the end of April, but experts say that this is not enough «not enough».
US Space Force plans first military exercise in space
The US Space Force has announced a collaboration with Rocket Lab and True Anomaly for a first-of-its-kind mission designed to demonstrate how the military can counter «aggression in orbit». During this mission, a spacecraft created and launched by Rocket Lab will pursue another satellite created by the startup True Anomaly.
Astronomers see rainbow for the first time outside the solar system — near distant «hellish planet»
We are talking about the exoplanet WASP-76 b, which delighted researchers with a bright light show, better known as «gloria» — until now it has been observed only within the Solar System.
Heavy rocket Delta IV Heavy takes off for the last time — it has been in use for 20 years
On the evening of April 9, Delta IV Heavy completed its last mission and ended its 20-year flight career as the ULA heavy launch vehicle launched a classified military satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
The Moon «turned» inside out billions of years ago — and planetary scientists have evidence
What was on the surface of the young moon went deeper into the satellite, and what was inside — came to light.
NASA has published a video of the solar eclipse that is happening now
NASA demonstrates on Twitter a video of a total solar eclipse that can now be observed in the Mexican city of Mazatlan.
Like Neuralink, but less invasive. Synchron is looking for patients for «large-scale» brain implant trials
The startup has developed a secure interface for communication «by the power of thought», which is implanted into the brain through blood vessels.
Construction of the 3.2 gigapixel digital camera for the LSST telescope — the largest in human history is completed
Specialists of the National Accelerator Laboratory SLAC noted a historic event lasting more than two decades — the completion of the construction and testing of the 3.2 gigapixel (!) digital camera LSST. This is the largest camera ever created, and it will operate on the future Simonyi Survey Telescope at Rubin Observatory (named after the…
NASA has selected three companies to build a «lunar vehicle» for astronauts of Artemis missions
Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost and Venturi Astrolab will participate in the NASA competition for the development of a vehicle which will be able to travel on the Moon — an order with a potential value of $4.6 billion for the next 13 years.
The White House has instructed NASA to create a «new time zone» for the Moon by 2026
Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) will establish an official time to help guide future lunar missions.
People see with different frequencies: some people can distinguish 60 flashes per second, while others can see 35 flashes per second — study
According to a new study, some people are able to see the world at a higher «frame rate» than others. The authors believe that this trait may even give these people an advantage when it comes to competitive gaming and sports, although more research is needed to confirm this.
Space debris lands on Florida home — likely from the International Space Station
A few weeks ago, a 1 kg piece of debris broke through the roof of Alejandro Otero’s two-story house in Florida. The Nest camera recorded the noise at 14:34 local time — this is important because at 14:29, debris from the ISS re-entered the atmosphere. At that time, the object was moving over the Gulf of Mexico, heading to southwest Florida.
Goodbye, Lenna. Scientists were banned from using the legendary 1972 Playboy photo to illustrate articles
A fragment of a digitized portrait of Swedish model Lena Forsen, featured in a November 1972 Playboy spread, has been widely used in scientific papers to test and illustrate image processing algorithms (compression, noise reduction, blurring, etc.).
Each additional hour of leisure time computer use increases chances of impotence, — study
Analyses of data from more than 200,000 men showed that every 1.2 hours of additional leisure time computer use predicted a 3.57-fold increase in the likelihood of erectile dysfunction (or impotence), according to a research article in Andrology (via Interesting Engineering).
The EHT has recorded for the first time the magnetic fields surrounding Sagittarius A — a supermassive black hole at the center of our Galaxy
Since 1980, physicists have been claiming that a supermassive black hole is located in the center of the Milky Way, but the first «photo» was obtained only two years ago (and another one is currently available) — thanks to the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT).
Catapult on steroids. Chinese railgun will launch ships with crew into space
To get astronauts into space, an incredible amount of fuel is needed (for example, the Saturn V rocket that launched the Apollo mission carried 770,000 liters of kerosene, as well as liquid oxygen as an oxidizer), So researchers have long been exploring alternatives to rockets — such as space elevators, kinetic launch systems (which spin a rocket…
Inner Monologue: Artificial Intelligence Has Been Taught to Think (Was It Really Possible?)
A new study shows that giving artificial intelligence systems «internal monologue» makes their results significantly better. Essentially, AI has been trained to think before it answers queries, just as humans think about what they have to say next before they speak. This is different from how popular AI language models such as ChatGPT behave. The…
This year, the rare «Blaze Star» will be visible in the night sky. How and when can you see it?
The expected light show in the sky — is the result of an «explosive interaction» between two neighboring stars that occurs every 80 years.
Space startup Interlune plans to produce helium-3 on the Moon by 2030
Among the founders of the company are former employees of Blue Origin and an astronaut of the Apollo 17 mission.
«Voyager-1» briefly got in touch and gave hope for the resumption of the historic NASA mission
A month ago, it was believed that the 46-year-old space probe «lost» due to a memory error. In fact, there was communication with the device, but it made no sense — its messages consisted of continuous «gibberish».
Starship reaches orbit for the first time, but fails to «land» in the ocean — SpaceX loses spacecraft on approach
Today’s third test flight of SpaceX’s super-heavy Starship booster (IFT-3 mission) ended in partial success (more than the previous ones) — in fact, the team managed to «go further than ever before». The launch was broadcast live on in the SpaceX account on X/Twitter.
Startup Aethero aims to become Intel or Nvidia in the space industry
Satellite sensors collect an incredible amount of data, but the limitations of on-orbit computing prevent operators from processing it in space. Aethero, founded a year ago, plans to change that.
How to watch the third test launch of the SpaceX Starship live
SpaceX is preparing for the third Starship test flight. The 122nd rocket will launch from the SpaceX Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, at about 14:00 Kyiv time on March 14. This will open a 110-minute launch window.
Video: Japanese Space One rocket launch ends in explosion
The startup Space One hoped to become the first private company in Japan to put a satellite into orbit. However, its attempt ended with a fiery explosion a few seconds after the start.
AI large language models (LLMs) become «more covertly racist» after human intervention
From the very beginning, it was clear that large-scale language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT absorb racist messages from the millions of Internet pages they are trained on. Developers have responded to this by trying to make them less toxic. But new research shows that these efforts, especially as the models get bigger, only serve to stifle racist…
A rare Devil’s comet will sweep over Earth in the coming weeks. How to see?
You’ll need good weather, binoculars or a telescope — and a little bit of luck.
Kurs Orbital, a startup by the former head of the Ukrainian Space Agency, has raised $4 million in investment
Tech startup Kurs Orbital has received a new tranche of funding in the amount of $4 million million. These funds will be used to accelerate the commercialization of satellite maintenance technology.
SpaceX has announced the next Starship launch. It will take place on the day of «Pi» March 14.
SpaceX has announced the date of the third Starship test flight. It will take place on the day of March 14.
SpaceX has launched three Falcon 9s in less than a day, two of them — in a record-breaking 1 hour and 51 minutes.
In less than a day after the launch of the crew to the ISS, SpaceX delivered 53 commercial satellites (including an innovative spacecraft for tracking methane emissions) and 23 Starlink satellites into orbit.
Webb telescope «peered» into the most distant galaxy known — it existed when the Universe was only 430 million years old
The galaxy GN-z11 was first discovered by the Hubble telescope, and now its successor, the James Webb Space Telescope, has also found a supermassive black hole (also the most distant black hole known to us).
Contrary to the laws of physics: Oxford scientists have discovered that particles with the same charge can still attract each other
The basic principle of physics is that particles with opposite charges attract each other, while those with the same — repel each other. However, scientists from Oxford have discovered that under certain conditions, these rules can be broken.
This is how the re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere looks like «through the eyes» of the Varda Space space capsule
The company installed a camera on its private W-1 capsule to capture its first mission to return to Earth.
A scientific journal retracts an article with an AI-generated illustration of a rat «with a disproportionately large genital organ»
An open-access article that contained bizarre, artificially intelligent-generated images of rat genitals, unclear graphics, and captions
SpaceX reveals the cause of Starship anomalies that caused delays from the FAA
Three months after preliminary launch of the Starship launch vehicleThe US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has completed an investigation into the incident, which resulted in the loss of a launch vehicle and upper stage in the final phase of flight.