# space

An asteroid the size of a house is approaching Earth

On December 24, at 4:56 Kyiv time, the Earth will again witness the approach of a huge asteroid. According to NASA, asteroid 2024 XN1, noticed only on December 12, ...

Is dark energy an illusion? New discoveries about the expansion of the universe

For decades, it was believed that the mysterious force called dark energy causes the expansion of space. However, a study published in MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ...

SpaceX launched two communications satellites for SES manufactured by Boeing

On December 18, 2024, SpaceX successfully launched two O3b mPOWER 7 and 8 communications satellites for Luxembourg-based SES. The launch of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle...

A new mystery of Saturn's icy satellites

The mysterious dark spot on the surface of Encelad is of considerable interest in scientists, because it casts doubt on the usual ideas about the nature of this satellite Saturn. Encelad, ...

Antimatter as the key to interstellar travel

Scientists have made a breakthrough in the study of antimatter by identifying two key reactions of its interaction with ordinary matter. These reactions can become the basis for creating rocket engines...

The AWE instrument on the ISS detected new atmospheric waves during the hurricane

At the end of September 2024, Hurricane Hellen struck Florida coast, the United States, causing devastating rains and heavy winds. However, as scientists from NASA reported, the impact ...

China is investigating the effects of space on living beings

The Chinese space program continues to amaze with its ambitious plans. Together with the new crew of astronauts, an unusual cargo arrived at the Tiangong space station — 15 adult fruit...

Does life in the universe depend on dark energy?

Drake's equation, developed to estimate the number of potential extraterrestrial civilizations, became the basis for investigating the probability of the existence of intelligent life in space. Inclusion in the analysis of the impact of dark...

Elon Musk and NASA will launch a mission to Titan to search for life

SpaceX and NASA are preparing to launch an ambitious mission on Saturn Titan's satellite, which will be an important step in finding life outside the Earth. The mission that ...

A new stage in the search for extraterrestrial life

NASA has begun testing SWIM (Sensing With Independent Microswimmers) underwater robots designed to explore the subsurface ocean on Jupiter's moon Europa. Scientists consider this satellite...

Why can't we survive in space without an atmosphere?

The Earth's atmosphere, which has a mass of more than 5.1 billion billion kilograms, exerts considerable pressure on the surface of the planet. For each square centimeter of the body there is about 1...

The first ever observation of a zigzag double gravitational lens

The odds of spotting just such a cosmic phenomenon as a zigzag double gravitational lens are estimated to be one in 100 million, but astronomers using the Webb Space Telescope...

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