Huge reserves of ice discovered on Mars

Photo: esa.int The water-rich region of Valles Marineris – – The ice is in a stable state, which indicates the unique climatic and geological conditions in the Mariner valleys. The ExoMars-TGO probe has found large ice deposits in the center of the Martian Valleys. The discovery belongs to planetary scientists from Russia and the Netherlands … Read more

Huge asteroids are approaching the earth. One is larger than the Egyptian pyramids

In the coming hours and days, the four large asteroids will approach Earth and fly around our planet at breakneck speed. The largest is taller than the Washington Monument. At the same time, it will be so close that astronomers will be able to observe it. Huge asteroids will fly around the earth from Friday … Read more

Beyond the galaxy. Astronomers have discovered a unique planet

American astronomers have come up with new evidence for the existence of the very first planet outside our galaxy. So far, almost five thousand so-called exoplanets have been found, ie planets orbiting a star other than the Sun. Each of these previously discovered bodies is located in the spiral Milky Way galaxy, emphasizes the British … Read more

The storm in Jupiter’s giant red spot is accelerating. Astronomers do not understand why

– NASA scientists have noticed an interesting phenomenon in the giant red spot of Jupiter. While the storm on the edge is accelerating steadily, on Wednesday, on the contrary, it is slowing down. Astronomers have no idea why this is happening. While observing Jupiter with the Hubble Telescope, NASA found a strange change in its … Read more

Asteroid 2008 GO20 will approach Earth on July 24

Astronomers have warned of the threat. An asteroid is moving towards the Earth, which will sweep at a dangerous distance from our planet. The celestial body is known under the code name 2008 GO20. About it reported Express portal. It is known that the asteroid has dimensions of 92/210 m, which is about twice as … Read more

Solar eclipse June 10 – where and at what time to see in Ukraine

On Thursday, June 10, residents of almost all regions of Ukraine will be able to observe an impressive and rare astronomical phenomenon – annular solar eclipse, when the Moon closes the Sun, leaving a “ring of fire” around it. Agency “Ukrinform” prepared infographic on this matter. In particular, the figure shows data on when Ukrainians … Read more

Astronomers have found space superhighways to travel through the solar system

A group of researchers from The Belgrade Astronomical Observatory concluded thatThe visible structures created by gravitational interactions in the solar system have created a network of “space superhighways” for travel. Scientists described their research in detail in an article for publication Science Advances. According to the researchers, these channels are able to provide fast movement … Read more

Astronomers discover galaxies trapped in supermassive black hole

The scene was captured by ESO’s Very Large Telescope, the European Southern Observatory, in Chile. It takes place when the Universe was not even a billion years old, or 10% of its current age (13.8 billion years). Six galaxies are trapped in cosmic filaments similar to a spider’s web, grabbed by a gigantic black hole … Read more

Scientists estimate that the Sun may have had a “twin” | Chronicle

From astronomers from Harvard University, and Massachusetts, U.S, consider the possibility that the Sol have had a “twin” in its first years of life. The abundance of dwarf planets and other celestial bodies in the Oort cloud, which surrounds the Sol in a radius of a thousand astronomical units, it could indicate that where our … Read more