Новости за 17.01.2024

Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 17, 2024 - The powerful gravity fields of black holes can devour whole planets' worth of matter - often so violently that they expel streams of particles traveling near the speed of light in formations known as jets. Scientists understand that these high-speed jets can accelerate these particles, called cosmic rays, but little is definitively known about that process.

Recent findings by researchers using data from NASA's IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) spacecraft... Читать дальше...

Upton NY (SPX) Jan 17, 2024 - A unique "passenger" is joining an upcoming mission to the moon. In 2026, physicists are planning to operate a radio telescope on the far side of the moon-an unforgiving environment that poses tremendous challenges for research equipment to survive, but also the promise of enormous scientific payoff. Called LuSEE-Night, the project aims to access lingering radio waves from the universe's ancient past, peering into an era of the cosmos that's never been observed before. Читать дальше...

Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 16, 2024 - Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday defended his company's multi-billion-dollar investment in ChatGPT developer OpenAI after the EU and Britain launched probes into whether it resembles a merger.

Nadella was speaking on the sidelines during an event organised by Bloomberg at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alpine resort of Davos.

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 17, 2024 - The China Manned Space Agency recently announced that the Tianzhou 7, the first spacecraft to visit China's Tiangong space station this year, is scheduled for an imminent launch. This event marks a significant step in China's ongoing space endeavors, as Tianzhou 7 is poised to become the 12th spacecraft to rendezvous with the Tiangong station.

Equipped for the mission, the Long March 7 carrier rocket has been strategically positioned at its launch service tower in the Wenchang Space Launch Center... Читать дальше...