“The Perfect organism”: how the "Alien" film series was born and survived
He has acid instead of blood, a disgusting slobbering mouth, and clearly bad intentions. He knows full well that no one in space can hear you scream. According to one malicious android, he is — the perfect organism. But this creature also has a weakness — at the mention of Ellen Ripley’s name, the tubes […]
Scientists plan a mission to a black hole: "Extremely difficult and highly speculative"
In a new study, Chinese astrophysicists have proposed a way to get to a black hole.
More space for aliens: new theory expands the boundaries of extraterrestrial life
Researchers from The Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences at New York University in Abu Dhabi has proposed a new theory, that expands the search for extraterrestrial life forms.
Without a clear return date: Crew-11 astronauts went to the ISS amid NASA's financial problems
On Friday, the Crew-11 manned mission was launched from NASA’s KSC in Florida. Four astronauts headed to the International Space Station, where they plan to spend six to eight months. However, due to budget cuts initiated by Donald Trump, the astronauts do not have a clear understanding of when they will return to Earth.
Star, destroyed by a black hole, has sent a second signal
A group of astronomers and researchers from Tel Aviv University observed a repeated powerful flare sent by a star, that was being swallowed by a black hole.
Movie review «The Fantastic Four: First Steps»
If you are not yet tired of loud, colorful and obscenely expensive blockbusters after «Jurassic World Rebirth» and «Superman», «The Fantastic Four: First Steps» — the next film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which opens its Sixth Phase. Why, despite the obvious superhero template, is this movie still a pleasure to watch, and why it…
The longest solar eclipse of the century is coming soon — when and where to watch
On August 2, 2027, the inhabitants of the Earth will witness an amazing full solar eclipse, which will last for 6 minutes.
Astronomers see the expected companion star of Betelgeuse for the first time
Betelgeuse remains one of the brightest stars in the sky and the closest red giant to Earth.
Astronomers rediscover a missing star that shone in the Ming Dynasty 600 years ago
Astronomers from the Chinese University of Science and Technology re discovered a star, which was first seen 600 years ago in the Ming Dynasty.
Debris from «NASA DART asteroid behaves unexpectedly and dangerously
On September 26, 2022, the NASA DART spacecraft collided with an asteroid Dimorphos at a speed of about 24 thousand km/h, which changed both the shape of the space object and its trajectory.
The largest merger of black holes and the emergence of a monster 225 times more massive than the Sun occurred
Astrophysicists use LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) detectors to capture gravitational waves from the largest known merger black holes in history on the outskirts of the Milky Way galaxy.
«A disaster for space science»: NASA lays off more than 2,100 employees
Despite the fact that Elon Musk is no longer in charge The Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE), the administration of US President Donald Trump continues to carry out massive layoffs of civil servants.
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.
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