A startup offering «funerals in space» lost the ashes of 166 people on the way
The ashes of 166 people were launched in the Nyx capsule from the German startup The Exploration Company (TEC) in late June — but the planned «funeral in space» never took place, as the vehicle and its cargo were lost in the Pacific Ocean after two successful orbits around the Earth.
Heat sinks with wax inside cool electronics better — tested in space
A group of American researchers is conducting experiments on board a CubeSat satellite to study better cooling methods heats.
James Webb telescope detects a jellyfish galaxy wandering through space
Astronomers using the «James Webb» telescope have discovered a rare jellyfish-like galaxy in deep space.
«What an unfortunate suicide»: a giant planet provokes explosions on a star that destroy it
Astronomers have discovered an unusual exoplanet such as hot Jupiter, which orbits so close to the parent star that it provokes plasma flares on the surface of the luminary.
Hideo Kojima wants to create a game in orbit and risk his life like Tom Cruise
Hideo Kojima continues to share his crazy ideas — he wants to become the first developer in the world to create a video game in space.
The Great Space Show — Netflix will be broadcast by NASA
NASA is teaming up with Netflix, a streaming service that will broadcast the agency’s space missions to millions of viewers around the world.
James Webb telescope takes first direct photo of exoplanet
Space telescope «James Webb» for the first time in 3 years of operation directly made image of an exoplanet.
6 most interesting objects from the photo of Vera Rubin Observatory
Published on June 23 first images of the new Vera Rubin Observatory, showing more than 10 million galaxies around the Virgo cluster, are striking in their detail.
The first images of the Vera Rubin Observatory: 10 million galaxies and more
On June 23, the first impressive space images of the new Vera Rubin Observatory.
Cosmic beauty: 65 thousand light years in a detailed color map of the Sculptor galaxy
Astronomers have received the most detailed image of the distant galaxy Sculptor, which reveals the complexity of galactic systems.
How will computer networks work at space distances, — answers from the scientist
Researcher at the Department of Computer Science at Dartmouth College in the United States Siddhartha Jayanti asked how the computer networks at great distances in deep space.
Honey, I’m sorry: Mars «went out» with another star in the sky
A rare photo shows an extremely bright Mars next to the brightest star in the constellation of Leo, Regulus.
Elon Musk, goodbye. Honda successfully tested a reusable rocket
The Japanese concern Honda is well known as one of the leading automakers. However, its research division, Honda R&D, has unexpectedly announced successful tests reusable space rocket.
Movie review «Slingshot»
On June 5, the science fiction psychological thriller «Slingshot» starring Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne and Tomer Capon was released in cinemas. What to expect from the next space journey — read in the review below. «Slingshot» Genre a science fiction psychological thriller Director Mikael Hofström Starring Casey Affleck, Laurence…
This planet is too big for its star — astronomers change the way we look at the formation of star systems
A group of astronomers has discovered a giant planet orbiting a tiny red dwarf star.
«Fractal Noise» Christopher Paolini: science fiction that hurts. Review by ITC.ua
When I opened the new book by Christopher Paolini, author of the already iconic «Eragon» series, I was expecting a great story full of adventure and drama. But «Fractal Noise» turns everything upside down, forcing the reader to go deeper into themselves. The novel became a prequel in the writer’s new series, called «Fractalverse»,…
Astronomers may have found the ninth planet in the solar system
Astronomers may have found a new candidate for the role of the ninth planet in the solar system.
The first extraterrestrial species: an unknown strain of bacteria discovered on the Chinese space station
Chinese scientists have discovered in samples from the Tiangong space station a previously unknown strain of bacteria that has successfully adapted to existence in extreme conditions microgravity and radiation.
Solar panels 13 times more efficient than those on Earth will supply energy from orbit, — British development
British startup Space Solar has announced the successful completion of tests of its own technology for transmitting solar energy from space to Earth.
NASA «resurrected» Voyager 1 engines after 20 years and more than 24 billion kilometers
It was launched almost 50 years ago, space probe «Voyager 1» is not going to retire and continues to explore interstellar space with the help of NASA.
The first ever photo of the aurora borealis on Mars that can be seen with the naked eye
NASA’s Perseverance rover recently took the first ever photos of the aurora borealis on Mars from the surface of the planet.
«Nova Poshta» and Prostor have opened vacancies for AI directors — salaries can reach $10,000
In the wake of artificial intelligence, a new top position has emerged in Ukraine: the director of AI. Prostor, Nova («Nova Poshta»), and MHP agricultural holding have already opened their stores.
Stuck in orbit for 53 years. An old Soviet probe will fall to Earth uncontrollably
An old Soviet probe built to explore Venus is about to crash to Earth after 53 years, conducted in low Earth orbit.
The collider never dreamed of it. Phantom neutrino sets an absolute energy record
An international team of scientists using the KM3NeT underwater telescope managed to detect a high-energy neutrino.
«How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming» by Michael Brown: How One Scientist Changed Our Sky. Review by ITC.ua
I graduated from high school in 2003. Back then, we were taught that there are nine planets in the solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. But in 2006, the IAU (International Astronomical Union) deprived Pluto of the status of a planet, coining the name dwarf planets for it and […]
Evil physics. Why will most of the Universe always be out of reach of humanity?
Ever since the prominent astrophysicist Edwin Hubble discovered in the mid-20s that the universe is not static but is constantly expanding, and the objects whose light reaches us are constantly moving away from us, this has been one of the central themes of modern science. In 1998, two independent projects, the Supernova Cosmology Project and…
67 years in space: the world’s oldest satellite will be returned to Earth
A team of scientists is developing plans to return to Earth the American Vanguard-1 satellite, which spent 67 years in space.
The Gaia orbiting observatory has stopped working — what it found
On Thursday, March 27, the European Space Agency (ESA) sent the latest messages Gaia orbiting observatory. The prominent satellite was ordered to disconnect the communication systems and the central computer, saying goodbye to him.
Einstein’s ring: an unusual gravitational lens of an ecliptic galaxy «stretched» the spiral one behind it
The James Webb «Space Telescope» took a picture of a gravitational lens with a very unusual shape that creates the effect of an Einstein ring.
Humans on Mars face toxic dust storms, the consequences of which are difficult to treat, — study
Scientists from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California have found that toxic dust storms on Mars could be a serious problem for the first missions with astronauts.
Astronomers have discovered the smallest galaxy in the Universe: «Like a full-fledged human being the size of a grain of rice»
Astronomers have discovered a cluster of tiny galaxies at a distance of 3 million light-years from Earth, including — the smallest ever seen.
New exoplanet is so light, that astronomers don’t know, what it consists of
Astronomers from the University of Liège have recently discovered two new exoplanets, one of which is super-Earth and the other is sub-Neptune.
Physicists: black holes can turn into white ones
In a new study by researchers from the University of Sheffield and the University of Madrid Complutense notes, that black holes can turn into white ones.
Scientists have found «secret» UFO galaxies — almost do not emit light
Researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder with the help of of the James Webb telescope discovered large, dust-soaked, ultraviolet galaxies.
Blue Ghost shows lunar eclipse from the Moon — Earth blocks the Sun
The lander of Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar vehicle showed the lunar eclipse in all its glory. Although on the Moon, it is a solar eclipse.
Ancient galaxies hint that the Universe originated in a black hole — by repeating the same motion
The latest analysis of deep space images «taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) shows that the vast majority of ancient galaxies rotate in the same direction, and one explanation for this phenomenon — is that the Universe may have already been born rotating, and may be an internal part of a black hole in a larger «parent universe.
NASA launches SPHEREx space telescope for $488 million — it will show what was hidden from Webb and Hubble’s «eyes»
The SPHEREx Space Observatory will offer additional «panoramic» views to the infrared images of the James Webb Space Telescope and help unravel some of the greatest mysteries of the Universe.
128 new satellites discovered at Saturn
Astronomers have discovered 128 new satellites that orbit Saturn.
How about this, Elon Musk? Rocket Lab to land reusable rocket in the ocean in 2025
The private American space company Rocket Lab plans to launch its own spacecraft in the second half of 2025 the first reusable Neutron rocket.
«Disintegrating before our eyes»: James Webb telescope finds two strange planets that catapult themselves into space
Astronomers have observed for the first time how two worlds outside the solar system eject their outer layers into space — and this data, collected James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)offer an «unprecedented» view of what distant planets hide in their insides (in fact, something that is beyond the reach of even the Earth).
SpaceX engineers have replaced the fired FAA specialists — the agency that authorizes rocket launches for Musk’s space company
Sources of the publication WIRED reports that SpaceX engineers have been appointed senior advisors to the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), an organization that, among other things, authorizes space rocket launches (including those of Elon Musk’s company).
James Webb telescope «urgent» to study asteroid 2024 YR4 — probability of collision with Earth doubled
European Space Agency (ESA) announced about a rare «time-critical» decision that will direct James Webb Space Telescope. At least two missions are planned for the next two months to study the potentially dangerous asteroid 2024 YR4.
Houston, we have «Problem» and it’s — a giant radio galaxy spotted by a South African telescope
Scientists have found the world’s largest «Problem», but don’t be alarmed — it’s just the official name of a giant radio galaxy recently spotted by the MeerKAT telescope.
NASA finds building blocks of life in Bennu asteroid sample
Scientists from NASA and other institutions who analyzed a sample of the asteroid Bennu delivered to Earth last September made an interesting and important discovery. They found molecules, including amino acids, that are essential ingredients of life as we know it. The sample also contained «evidence of an ancient environment well suited to run…
Astronomers are furious with Elon Musk: «space» Tesla Roadster misidentified as asteroid 2018 CN41
On January 2, the Minor Planet Center announced the discovery of the unique asteroid 2018 CN41, but soon had to remove the object from the official list—for the simple reason that it turned out to be a Tesla Roadster car, launched into orbit back in 2018.
Mysterious giant object distorted the solar system — it may lose one planet
Scientists say that if creating the Solar System “by the book,” it would be flatter and more round. It seems something extraordinarily large stirred it up.
SpaceX Starship megastar explodes during test flight, but accelerator «saved by Mechazilla tower robotic arms
The seventh test flight of Starship had two main objectives — to replicate the success of the first stage “landing” and to test the updated version of the spacecraft, but unfortunately, things did not go as planned with the second item for SpaceX.
A historic launch: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket for the first time — potential competitor of SpaceX
On January 16, after several delays, Jeff Bezos’s space company conducted its first orbital launch (previously only suborbital), sending the second stage of the New Glenn rocket into orbit.
Physicists say that dark matter can be found right on Earth — and an ordinary antenna will help.
Dark matter, which is believed to make up the majority of our Universe, remains elusive as it manifests solely through gravitational effects on visible matter. From time to time, researchers propose various interesting theoretical methods for its detection, and one of the recent ones suggests that this can be done right on Earth, more…
Quadrantids: when and how to observe the first spectacular meteor shower of 2025
In early January 2025, the sky will present one of the most spectacular astronomical spectacles – the Quadrantid meteor shower. This phenomenon is considered one of the most powerful meteor showers of the year.
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