A new computer-modeling study suggests that the temperature and material strength of the early Earth and Theia may have affected whether the Moon formed from a debris disk or appeared intact soon after a giant impact.
Researchers tested an FM radiosonde and a recoverable stratospheric platform in the Russian Arctic. The platform collected weather and environmental data before landing on Hooker Island.
Researchers at ITMO, Skoltech, and HSE have reported an electrically powered perovskite laser diode. The experimental device requires extreme cooling, but it may eventually be useful in optical chips and sensors.
Applicants in Russia’s main university admissions competition must submit consent for state-funded places by noon Moscow time on August 5. Universities are due to issue their main admission orders on August 7.
Two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut landed safely in Kazakhstan after spending 241 days in space. Their mission included scientific research, technology testing and two spacewalks.
Two Russian cosmonauts and NASA astronaut Anil Menon arrived at the International Space Station on July 14. They have begun an approximately eight-month mission involving scientific research and technology tests.
