Scientists have discovered an exoplanet, LHS 1140 b, located 48 light-years from Earth, which may have liquid water and an atmosphere. The planet is located in the “Goldilocks zone” and has a mass six times that of the Earth.
Three leading research groups predict a 1. 5°C rise in global temperatures in 2024. Experts recognize the impossibility of achieving the climate goal due to prolonged inaction.
SpaceX is preparing to launch a tender offer for the sale of shares in December at a price of $135 per share. The company could be valued at more than $250 billion and expects a favorable government attitude after Trump's possible victory.
Vivek Ramaswamy, head of the new Department of Government Efficiency, has proposed to stop funding unauthorized federal programs. These include veterans' health care, NASA, and preschool education.
An attempted drone attack on the main basing point of the Russian Navy's Caspian Flotilla was recorded in Caspian Sea. According to NASA, no fires were reported after the attack.
Three astronauts on the ISS cast early votes in the U. S. presidential election through NASA's Space Network. They were part of the 1.2 million early voters in Harris County, Texas.
The maximum level of danger has been declared on the Barcelona coast due to the DANA storm, with up to 180 mm of precipitation expected in 12 hours. Due to heavy rains, part of El Prat airport is flooded and rail service is suspended.
The Russian Defense Ministry reports shooting down 16 UAVs over the Rostov region. NASA satellite imagery shows two large fires in the region, refuting government claims of no damage.
The 88-meter asteroid 2020 VX1 will fly past the Earth on November 3 at a distance of 7. 4 million km. The object is moving at a speed of 28,260 km/h, according to NASA.
Americans Ken and Kelly Chaffin decoded a simulated signal from Mars orbit that 500 experts could not decipher. The message contained an image with five groups of dots resembling organic molecules.
NASA and Copernicus satellites recorded large-scale flood damage in the province of Valencia, Spain. At least 155 people died as a result of the DANA natural disaster.
American officials are concerned about Elon Musk's communication with putin because of Musk's access to classified information. Musk has a high level of security access due to SpaceX's contracts with the US government.
Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS), discovered in September in Hawaii, evaporated near the Sun on October 28. The SOHO spacecraft captured the last moments of the comet, which belongs to the Kreutz family.
NASA has identified nine potential regions for the Artemis III mission to land near the Moon's South Pole. This will be the first human landing in this region, which may contain important resources, including water.
NASA SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts have successfully landed in Florida after a 232-day mission to the ISS. The crew traveled 100 million miles and conducted important scientific research, but their return was delayed by 2 months due to a hurricane.
The Wall Street Journal reports on Elon Musk's regular contacts with Putin since 2022. The billionaire discusses business and geopolitics with the Kremlin, including Starlink and Ukraine.
The Italian fashion house Prada and the startup Axiom Space have shown the design of the AxEMU spacesuit for NASA's Artemis 3 mission to the Moon in 2026. The suit will have a white outer layer to protect against high temperatures and lunar dust.
The Hubble Space Telescope has recorded that Jupiter's Great Red Spot contracts and unclenches every 90 days. The reasons for this behavior of the giant anticyclone remain a mystery to scientists.
NASA has launched the Europa Clipper spacecraft to study the living conditions on Jupiter's moon Europa. The probe will reach Jupiter's orbit in 2030 and will look for signs of organic compounds and water beneath Europa's icy surface.
An oil depot is on fire in the temporarily occupied territory of Luhansk region after a suspected drone attack. The Russian Defense Ministry announces the destruction of 47 UAVs over Russian territory overnight.
Ukrainian defense forces attacked a military airfield in Adygea, Russia. An ammunition depot was hit, a fire was reported and the nearby village was evacuated. Su-34 and Su-27 aircraft were based at the airfield.
A fuel and lubricant depot was destroyed at a military airfield near Maikop in Adygea. After the drone attack, 40 people were evacuated, and NASA spotted a fire near the airfield.
NASA's system detected a fire near the Khanskaya military airfield in Adygea after a UAV attack. The head of the region confirmed the attack, reported the evacuation of a nearby village and the absence of casualties.
Matthew Dominick posted a video of Hurricane Milton from the ISS. Due to the hurricane, Biden postponed his visit to Germany, where he was to chair the Ramstein meeting.
NASA recorded the strongest solar flare of the X9. 1 class in the current solar cycle. Such flares can affect radio communications, power grids, navigation, and pose risks to space missions.
Researchers have discovered the 9-kilometer Nadir crater off the coast of West Africa, created by an asteroid 66 million years ago. This confirms that the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs was not the only one at that time.
On the night of September 29, the Millerovo military airfield in the Rostov region was attacked by more than 20 drones. According to Russian sources, all of the drones were shot down, but NASA recorded fires near the airfield.
Asteroid 2024 PT5 will orbit the Earth from September 29 to November 25. It will become a temporary mini-satellite of the planet, completing a full rotation in 56.6 days, and will return to Earth's orbit in 2055.
Ammunition depots are burning in the Tver region and Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation after drone attacks. Evacuation was announced in the Tikhoretsky district, and explosions were heard in the occupied Crimea.
Sierra Space has created the world's first automated device for extracting oxygen from lunar soil. The technology uses a carbothermal process and can operate in extreme lunar surface conditions.