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The new results show the influence of wind and water activity on the geological evolution and environmental changes on Mars, Xinhua news agency reports

A Chinese rover has revealed traces of water exposure on the Martian surface, indicating that there was once an ocean there. This was reported on Sunday by the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) in a report on the work of the orbiter and the rover of the Chinese probe "Tianwen-1".

NASA's Perseverance rover has detected the highest concentration of organic molecules in rock samples. This is reported on the official website of the organization.

For the first time in many years, the Russian Navy has received a real tool to aim its long-range missiles at enemy ships. According to a number of reports, the military satellite "Peony-NKS" has finally got up for combat duty. How did it happen that this device was created for so long and why is its work critically important for the security of the whole of Russia?

Starlink satellite terminals have been placed in Antarctica. This is reported by the publication TechCrunch. According to journalists, the placement of SpaceX terminals means that the Starlink satellite Internet is officially launched on all continents of the Earth.

The Artemis III mission is perhaps NASA's most ambitious project in recent years. Its goal is to land astronauts on the moon, half a century after the final sixth mission of Apollo 17 in December 1972.

According to Meredith McKay, Assistant Deputy Director of the Department for International Relations, NASA's priorities are "strengthening the security, predictability and transparency of activities in space."

Taiwan is afraid of losing contact with the outside world when the PRC attacks. Therefore, much attention is paid to the development of the satellite program on the island.

Having started satellite maneuvers in orbit in July, the US Army is evaluating the results of experimental satellite technology designed to warn fighters on the ground about blocking or distortion of the GPS signal.

Engineers from Washington State University conducted a series of experiments that proved the fundamental possibility of creating durable and reliable metal-ceramic products from regolith. In this case, "regolith" is a conditional substance, an imitation of lunar soil and Martian dust. During the exploration of the Moon and Mars, this material should become the main raw material for production, since it will not be possible to bring a lot of products from Earth.

Chris Bergin, managing editor of NASASpaceflight, posted on his Twitter channel a video of the movement of the outlandish structure at the Boca Chica cosmodrome. Resembling a giant tarantula with many paws, the mechanism is called "Can Crusher" (Can Crusher). NASA has been using these since 2011, but this version is unique — it was created specifically for SpaceX.

The European Space Agency (ESA) intends to ask for more than 18 billion euros from its 22 member states to finance programs for the next three years, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher said.

The Iranian ground forces tested two guided missiles during the annual defense exercises. The Fatah-360 and Fajr-5 satellite-guided missiles were tested for the first time.

Last Friday, the US National Academy of Sciences, with the support of the US Department of Defense, published a report describing the possible risks of creating a 5G ground network for old satellites that are still used by the military department. Ligado Networks is preparing to start commissioning its system as early as next month. However, the Pentagon is concerned about the implementation of this plan.

The United States supplies Ukraine with high-precision Excalibur artillery shells, as it became known from the Pentagon reports. Since spring, the APU has received about a thousand such shells. Presumably, it was with their help that American howitzers were hitting the Antonovsky Bridge in Kherson. How can the Russian army neutralize the excalibur strikes and what analogues do we have for the same high-precision shooting at American artillery batteries?

Among the published archival documents is an extract from the minutes of the meeting of the Board of the Ministry of General Engineering, during which the prospects for the development of spacecraft for the study of the planets of the Solar system, including Venus in 1972, were considered.

The first radar satellite of the Russian maritime intelligence "Pion-NKS" has passed state tests

The first Russian radar satellite of naval intelligence "Pion-NKS" has passed state tests, has been accepted for experimental combat duty and has begun monitoring foreign military activities, a source in the rocket and space industry told RIA Novosti.

Roscosmos State Corporation and TERRA TECH JSC (part of the Russian Space Systems holding of Roscosmos State Corporation) are launching a joint portal that will tell about significant changes in nature and ecology, emergency situations, socio-economic processes in Russia and the world visible from space.

The domestic space industry should radically change the approaches to the creation of orbital vehicles, says the head of Roscosmos Yuri Borisov. How are Russian satellites arranged today, what are their disadvantages compared to foreign competitors, and how are satellites proposed to be changed?

The press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov suggested that Vladimir Putin knows about the verdict of former journalist Ivan Safronov from media reports.

The American newspaper "The New York Times" published a material by John Ismay "How Russia Uses Low Tech in Its High-Tech Weapons" ("How Russia uses low-tech components in its high-tech weapons"), which provides a summary of the report of the "private independent research group" Conflict Armament Research on the widespread use of Western commercial electronic components in Russian precision weapons and military electronics.