NASA’s Parker probe makes contact after diving into the solar atmosphere
A few hours ago, NASA received a signal from the beacon of the Parker Solar Probe probe, which on December 24 approached the Sun at a record distance and lost…
To discover dark matter, scientists will need only 10 seconds, as well as a nearby supernova and a train of fortune
Scientists claim that we are only seconds away from the discovery of dark matter. The catch is that it can be detected under strictly specified conditions and only with the…
NASA’s Parker probe entered the arms of the Sun – communication with it was lost, but not hopelessly
Communication with NASA’s Parker Solar Probe was interrupted shortly before the device made its closest approach to the star on December 24. NASA expects communications to be restored on December…
NASA postpones the launch of an important mission to study space weather
The IMAP mission was planned to launch in the spring of 2025 to study the physics at the interface of solar and interstellar particles, as well as two accompanying missions…
Rigetti Computing has opened cloud access to one of the most powerful quantum computers in the world
Those wishing to hone their quantum computer programming skills had the opportunity to work on the latest platform of the Californian startup Rigetti Computing. The company has opened cloud access…
AI designed a wedge-air rocket engine from scratch in three weeks and it works
Artificial intelligence has reached new heights—in three weeks, from scratch, it designed a working wedge-air rocket engine, around which rocket scientists have been going in circles for more than 70…
Breakthroughs in science made by AI in 2024: archaeological finds, conversations with sperm whales and protein folding
Artificial intelligence or machine learning has become a central topic in many news stories this year. And deservedly so, although there is a certain amount of advertising in all this.…
NASA’s Parker probe makes record approach to the Sun
On Christmas Eve, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will approach the Sun at a record close – just 6.9 million km, which is very, very close compared to the diameter of…
The moon turned out to be more ancient than expected – scientists have given a new estimate of the age of the satellite
Lunar samples delivered to Earth provide conflicting data on the age of the satellite. Most minerals indicate that the Moon is 4.35 billion years old. At the same time, analysis…
China has tested a ramjet engine with detonation for aircraft twice as fast as the Tu-144 and Concorde.
The Chinese company Space Transportation has published a video of the first flight test of a ramjet engine with detonation. It is designed for aircraft that will fly at a…