Whether to build a base on the moon

The researchers presented their plans to build vneplanetnoy laboratory to determine whether it is probable to build a base for people on the moon or Mars.

The scientists from the Open University developed the conception of the tool Lunar Volatile Resources Analysis Package (L-VRAP), which will determine whether the amount of water on the moon and fuel, enough to be useful to build on it in the future scientific bases. The researchers also say that the project can be used to study the prospects of building bases on Mars.

A rare explosion of a star discovered a black hole in our galaxy

Astronomers observe a rare type of X-ray stellar explosion near the center of our Milky Way galaxy, discovered a previously unknown black hole (BH), the engrossing gas flowing to it from the nearby sun-like star.

The find was made ​​in the last month, NASA satellite Swift, who noticed a bright X-ray source is a few degrees away from the galactic center of the Milky Way. 

Astronomers studying the "jet stream" age in two million years

Two million light-years from the center of a distant galaxy trail make bigger, surprisingly suggestive of a jet stream that reserve military fighter jet engine only in this case is a black hole, and the substance of the jet is moving at a speed close to the speed of light.

The new image of the jet which has been studied previously designated as PKS 0637-752, showing alternating light and dark areas on it, similar to the phenomenon in jet fighter jets, called "diamond condensation".

Two asteroid Apophis, threaten Earth

Two other large asteroids in orbits that may have to change to avoid a collision signify a threat to Earth. To avoid the risk, need inoculation capacity of about 70 tons, which will display the trajectory of the asteroid interrupt spacecraft that can change its trajectory.

Besides Apophis threats to Earth are two more large asteroids in orbits that may have to change to avoid a collision, the president said the Rocket and Space Corporation "Energia" Vitaly Lopota.

Titan was formed, merger of smaller satellites of Saturn?

By hypothesis, Professor Eric Asfauga Planetology (Erik Asphaug), Saturn's largest moon was formed as a outcome of the merger of smaller satellites.

October 19 at the annual conference in Reno (Nevada, USA), Professor of Planetary Science at the University of California (Santa Cruz) introduced his new hypothesis that the largest moon of Saturn - Titan, was formed during a merger of at least half a dozen smaller Saturnine satellites.

Mysterious dark matter extermination in the depths of space

Astrophysics, studying gamma radiation coming from the areas close to the center of the galaxy, found traces of the extermination of dark matter particles. Dark matter - a strange substance, which until now no one has touched.

The existence of dark matter so far confirmed only indirectly. 

The planet, which is a third of the diamonds

At a distance of 40 light years from Earth is a planet that orbits a star and is about a third of their diamonds. These termination astronomers from the U.S. and France, the main provisions of which have been published in the latest issue of the specialized publication "Astrophysical Journal", published in Chicago by the American Astronomical Society, reports UNN.