Новости за 11.03.2024

Washington DC (SPX) Mar 07, 2024
The Kepler mission enabled the discovery of thousands of exoplanets, revealing a deep truth about our place in the cosmos: there are more planets than stars in the Milky Way galaxy. The road to this fundamental change in our understanding of the universe, however, required almost 20 years of persistence before the mission became a reality with its selection in 2001. Astronomers had assumed

Baltimore MD (SPX) Mar 11, 2024
Sound waves thought to be from a 2014 meteor fireball north of Papua New Guinea were almost certainly vibrations from a truck rumbling along a nearby road, new Johns Hopkins University-led research shows. The findings raise doubts that materials pulled last year from the ocean are alien materials from that meteor, as was widely reported. "The signal changed directions over time, exactly ma

Orlando FL (SPX) Mar 07, 2024
A ring of icy rocks orbiting our sun just beyond Neptune may give us a glimpse of how Neptune - and other objects in the outskirts of our solar system - were formed. Mors-Somnus, a binary duo comprised of a pair of icy asteroids bound by gravity, was recently concluded to have originated within the Kuiper Belt, meaning it can serve as a basis to study and enrich our understanding of the dy

Washington DC (UPI) Mar 8, 2024
NASA said Friday the Europa Clipper Jupiter mission set to launch in October will carry profound messages from humanity as it gathers scientific data to determine if there are life-supporting conditions. The Europa Clipper spacecraft will be headed for Jupiter's moon, Europa. In addition to scientific instruments for experiments and data collection, it will include an engraving o

Paris (ESA) Mar 07, 2024
In its latest test of readiness for space, ESA's Hera spacecraft for planetary defence is being operated for around three weeks in hard vacuum, while being subjected to the same temperature profiles it will experience during its journey to the Didymos binary asteroid system. The 1.6 + 1.6 + 1.7 m spacecraft was slid inside the 4.5-m diameter, 11.8-m long Phenix thermal vacuum chamber at

London, UK (SPX) Mar 11, 2024
Humans have long dreamed of setting foot on the Moon and other planetary bodies such as Mars. Since the 1960s, space travellers have donned suits designed to protect them from the vacuum of space and stepped out into the unknown. However, the Polaris Dawn mission, which is to include the first spacewalk organised by a private company, has been delayed. This is due to complications with the

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 11, 2024
Researchers at the Beijing Institute of Technology have made significant strides in tracking non-cooperative space targets through maneuvering, unveiling a novel methodology that substantially boosts tracking accuracy. Their study, focusing on maneuvering trajectories, introduces a dual-model approach for real-time and precise tracking, marking a leap in space surveillance capabilities. Th

Washington DC (UPI) Mar 8, 2024
NASA will accept applications through April 2 for future Artemis astronauts who could go to the moon and beyond. The opening of the application period concurred with 10 new astronaut graduates completing an initial two years of training. The space agency said that to apply to become an astronaut, applicants must be U.S. citizens with two years of work in toward a doctoral after already

Jimmy Kimmel’s fourth go-around as Oscars emcee started a few minutes late Sunday evening. So in response, the late-night host made sure his opening monologue zipped right along. After a crack about how the ceremony started an hour earlier than usual but would likely still run over its timeslot, Kimmel said, “In fact, we’re already […]

England's Charley Hull finishes runner-up to Germany's Alexandra Forsterling at the Aramco Team Series in Tampa, as Bronte Law places third.

A gathering in Madrid of more than 70 representatives from the European and international young nuclear networks, from 27 countries, heard the case put against the planned closure of Almaraz nuclear power plant's unit 1.

Randolph shines in Alexander Payne's "The Holdovers" as boarding school cook Mary Lamb, who forms an unlikely bond with ornery teacher Paul Hunham (Paul Giamatti) and angsty student Angus Tully (Dominic Sessa) over the holidays. The 37-year-old bested a field that included two-time Academy Award winner Jodie Foster ("Nyad"), Emily Blunt ("Oppenheimer"), America Ferrera ("Barbie") and Danielle Brooks ("The Color Purple"). "I didn't think I was supposed to be doing this as a career. I started off... Читать дальше...

This was Haley’s seventh career start at Phoenix. His best Phoenix finish remains 17th, earned in March 2022.

Mauricio Pochettino says Chelsea's players have his permission to tell the owners if they want him replaced by another manager.

LIVERPOOL: Pep Guardiola said Manchester City survived a second-half “tsunami” from Liverpool to secure a 1-1 draw that leaves three sides separated by just one point at the top of the Premier League.

Paul Giamatti was moved to tears by his Holdovers co-star Da'Vine Joy Randolph's Oscar speech.

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What next for Studio Ghibli when its 82-year-old co-founder and standard bearer Hayao Miyazki finally steps back? His new film – the quietly released but loudly acclaimed ‘The Boy and the Heron’ – comes first; Louis Chilton hears the story behind it

"So, why do other detergents make you use a big cup?"

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola had no problem with Kevin De Bruyne's strop after their 1-1 draw at Liverpool.

Australia plans to abolish close to 500 “nuisance” tariffs from July 1, reducing the cost of importing everything from toothbrushes to roller coasters and bumper cars.

Oscar host Jimmy Kimmel drew a standing ovation at the Dolby Theatre by capping off his show-opening monologue with a salute to below-the-line union workers. “We were able to make a deal because of the people who rallied beside us,” Kimmel said, alluding to those who picketed in support of WGA and SAG/AFTRA members. “Before […]