22 January 2021
Russia develops instrument to search for precious metals on the Moon and Mars
..., and then the gamma-photon that is emitted from the element when struck by the cosmic-ray, Mitrofanov explained. The device is also able to distinguish between false positive signals, such as those emitted by a lunar ...
08 February 2016
Japan’s Astro-H mission due to launch on February 12, 2016
... holes, understanding the physical conditions in sites of cosmic-ray acceleration, and the distribution of dark matter in... by a thermometer.The heat is directly proportional to the X-ray’s energy and it can reveal much about the physical properties ...
23 March 2016
Could an encounter with a passing dark molecular cloud be responsible for killing off the dinosaurs?
... cloud passing through the solar system led to an environmental catastrophe of Earth, driven by an enhanced flux of cosmic dust particles and cosmic rays, which caused global cooling and the destruction of the ozone layer, and resulted in a “Nebula...
28 April 2016
Rocket Launch from Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome Successful
... non-navigable waters of the Pacific Ocean. The Lomonosov satellite's objective is the observation of gamma-ray bursts, high-energy cosmic rays and transient phenomena in the Earth's upper atmosphere. The main instrument on board is the TUS (Tracking...
10 March 2016
Mysterious infrared light that fills the Universe found with ALMA
...-standing missing piece in the energy coming from the Universe,” said Fujimoto, now studying at the Institute of Cosmic Ray Research, the University of Tokyo. “We devoted ourselves to analyzing the gigantic ALMA data in order to find the missing...
June 2022
Protecting crews in interplanetary ships and space colonies from the space environment
... version of the project, the ship lands on an asteroid and astronauts bury it in several metres of regolith to protect it from cosmic rays during the 6-10-month journey to Mars. However, it may not be easy to work with the material on the surface...
