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Researchers suggest that it may be the cause of marsquakes

The scientific team of the InSight mission has received the first evidence that reserves of liquid magma can still be hidden in the depths of Mars, potentially capable of participating in manifestations of volcanic activity. The scientists' findings are published in the journal Nature Astronomy.

The Russian Foreign Ministry warned about the possibility of a strike on US satellites that are involved in the conflict in Ukraine. At the same time, Moscow offers the United States and other countries of the world to agree on the demilitarization of outer space, but on a reciprocal basis. What kind of satellite systems are we talking about? And why can such a step on the part of Russia have not only positive, but also negative consequences?

What can the escalation of relations between Russia and the United States in space lead to

Russia may target American space satellites if they are used to transmit intelligence to Ukraine, said Konstantin Vorontsov, deputy head of the Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Foreign Ministry. Whether Moscow will go to this, what the United States can answer and what consequences to expect in this case - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

The corresponding initiative in the UN was supported by Belarus, Venezuela, China, North Korea, Nicaragua and Syria

Russia, Belarus, Venezuela, China, the DPRK, Nicaragua and Syria advocate the development of a legally binding document on the prevention of an arms race in outer space. The joint statement of the countries was read on Tuesday by Konstantin Vorontsov, Deputy Director of the Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Foreign Ministry, at a meeting of the First Committee of the UN General Assembly.

The maximum amount of funds to pay for the state contract should not exceed 41.7 billion rubles

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed an order that allows Roscosmos to conclude a contract in 2023 for the performance of experimental design work (R&D), the result of which will be, among other things, the sending of astronauts and cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2023-2027. The relevant document was published on Wednesday on the legal information portal.

Shoigu: Putin is leading the training for a retaliatory nuclear strike

On October 26, nuclear weapons tests were conducted under the leadership of Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, a response to a possible nuclear strike on Russia was being worked out. The military checked to what extent the Yars intercontinental ballistic missile, the Sineva ballistic missile and the air-launched missiles launched from the Tu-95MS conform to their characteristics. The US was warned about the exercises.

The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov said that the financing of the Starlink satellite communications, which caused a conflict between Kiev and the entrepreneur, can be carried out from three sources

The Ukrainian authorities are in direct contact with entrepreneur Elon Musk on the issue of SpaceX's Starlink satellite communications, and are trying to resolve the contradictions.

The presence of these rocks in the Moon's mantle explains how its bowels showed volcanic activity 2 billion years ago, the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported

Chinese planetary scientists have found traces of fusible mantle rocks in soil samples delivered to Earth by the Chang'e-5 mission, which contributed to the preservation of a high level of volcanic activity on the Moon for at least 2.5 billion years of its existence. This was announced on Friday by the press service of the headquarters of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KAN).

Chinese military scientists have published a technique that allows massively disabling satellites over a given territory using a hydrogen bomb. Moreover, this method differs from the previously proposed or even tested methods of anti-satellite warfare with nuclear weapons in the selectivity of the striking action. According to the statements of its developers, a specially organized detonation of the charge should affect only vehicles on specific orbital planes.

The Starlink satellite communication system, kindly provided to Ukraine for free use by the owner of SpaceX, Elon Musk, is in fact the only communication channel for providing communications for the APU both locally and over long distances. Musk recently announced that he was no longer ready to finance the work of receiving and transmitting stations, much less supply new ones, at his own expense, but quickly changed his mind under the outright pressure of the US authorities.

Onet: in cloudy weather, Ukrainians watch Russians from satellites with Polish radars

Optical satellites are unsuitable for observing the enemy when the sky is covered with clouds, writes Onet. In Poland, this problem was solved and a mini-satellite with radar was sold to Ukraine. It was used in the attack on the Saki airport in Crimea and in the attack on the Crimean Bridge, the author of the article claims.

It is planned to double their number in the near future, the businessman noted

The founder of SpaceX and Tesla, Elon Musk, claims that his corporation has more satellites than the rest of the Earth.

The patented small-sized space platform "AIST-3" is a complex of onboard systems and equipment

The Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks has granted a patent to the Samara National Research University named after Academician S. P. Korolev for a utility model of the universal small-sized space platform "AIST-3".

SpaceX has launched a satellite Internet service in airplanes. This is reported on the Starlink website. The description of the service states that Starlink Aviation will provide on-board speeds of up to 350 megabits per second with low latency.

The richest businessman in the world is burdened by relations with Ukraine

The richest man on the planet, American entrepreneur Elon Musk, put forward the plan "Peace of Ukraine and Russia" (Ukraine – Russia Peace). An important detail: the SpaceX company controlled by him has been providing the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) for almost eight months secure space communication services, independently paying for the lion's share of them.

The Starlink satellite Internet system, whose services are provided by the American company SpaceX, headed by engineer and businessman Elon Musk, has practically no alternatives in Ukraine. Experts interviewed by the American edition of Breaking Defense admitted this.

A very significant military space agreement was signed by one of the leading private space companies with Luxembourg. It is planned to create a so-called mobile cosmodrome in this country, and it will be used for the urgent launch of military satellites in the interests of NATO. The very method of launching satellites is no less exotic.

Sohu: the "queen" of Russian missiles will deliver a crushing blow anywhere in the world

The West did not have time to recover from the appearance of "Satan", as a new rocket replaced him, writes the user Sohu. It is capable of flying through the entire North Pole and reaching anywhere on the planet. The world's most powerful ICBM will protect Russia from external threats.

These are anthropomorphic and torso robots

The scientific and Production Association "Android Technology" (the developer of the robot "Fedor") proposed to use a fully anthropomorphic robot or torso on the Moon. This proposal was made by the executive director of the organization Evgeny Dudorov.

The United Engine Corporation of Rostec gathered more than 100 of the best UEC target students of the second and third courses of the Wings of Rostec program, studying at the leading technical universities of the country, at the Samara enterprise UEC-Kuznetsov.