International
Bulgaria leaves Intersputnik
Bulgaria is leaving Intersputnik - the International Organization for Space Communications, established during the USSR and the CMEA. This was decided by the government in Sofia during its meeting last…
Category: Space
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Roscosmos postpones flight to the Moon again
The launch of the Luna-26 orbital station, which should become the next stage of the Russian lunar program, has been postponed from 2027 to 2028, said on August 8, in…
International
Roscosmos Chief Discusses Deep Space Exploration Cooperation with Elon Musk
Dmitry Bakanov, head of Roscosmos, has held talks with Elon Musk about potential cooperation in the field of deep space exploration. Various topics were discussed, including sending people to Mars.…
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Roscosmos cosmonauts use orange and grapefruit peels to freshen the air on the ISS
Ivan Vagner said that in space he misses "simple earthly things and especially the sound of rain" Cosmonauts are using orange and grapefruit peels to freshen the air in the…
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Why Venus has no moons, Earth has one, and Saturn has over 100
On Earth, you can look up at night and see the moon shining brightly from hundreds of thousands of kilometers away. But if someone were to find themselves on Venus,…
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Earth will have a minimoon for two months
Asteroid 2024 PT5, which is currently hurtling towards Earth, rather than burning up in the atmosphere, will likely remain in orbit and become a minimoon. However, it will be a…
International
Navy Day Parade in St. Petersburg Visible from Space
The Roscosmos State Corporation has published a satellite image of St. Petersburg, which shows the Main Naval Parade, which took place on Sunday, July 28, in honor of Navy Day.…
Science&Technology
A telescope observes for the first time an ocean of water vapor around a star
Twice as massive as the Sun, the star HL Taurus has long been in view of ground-based and space-based telescopes The ALMA radio astronomy telescope (ALMA) has provided the first…
Science&Technology
Scientists with a new plan to cool the Earth by blocking the Sun
Scientists are exploring an idea that could save our planet from global warming by blocking the Sun: a "giant umbrella" place in space to block out some of the sun's…
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Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket will fly in June 2024
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Ariane 6 rocket will fly for the first time on June 15, 2024. It will carry an array of small satellites, including two from NASA,…