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Having reached its furthest point from the Earth (apogee) and having reached its closest point to the Sun (perihelion) in its current orbit, the Moon concludes the week in two conjunctions: first with Mercury and then with Mars. According to the astronomical observation guide InTheSky.org, at 8:26 (all times mentioned are based on Brasilia time […]

Even if the ozone layer is recovering, it’s not completely safe anywhere on the planet. This year, the hole over the Antarctic region is bigger than usual for the season. Although scientists have guessed what it is, what happened could lead to drastic consequences in the southern part of the planet. Ozone layer The ozone […]

A volcano erupted on July 10 in Iceland on a mountain called Litli Hrutur, about 30 km from the capital Reykjavik, as reported by the . On Wednesday (16), the country’s Met Office meteorological service said the eruption had ended, after ten days with no new activity. end of a chapter The Icelandic Meteorological Office […]

The process of biological removal of phosphorus from wastewater currently depends on bacteria: they absorb the substance in the water and are removed together with the sludge, in the Purification Stations (ETE). This reduces the damage the compound may have on the environment, but has been hampered by its abundance in water. A study by […]

It’s possible that the giant sloth has walked the Earth for longer than anyone knows. Researchers have located a vertebra of the animal in the largest cave in the Amazon, in Aveiro, Pará, indicating that the species may have arrived alive during the Ice Age. The fossil has yet to be analyzed to determine its […]

“Edward scissor hands”. This is the reference used by researcher Rodrigo Temp Müller, paleontologist at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), in Rio Grande do Sul, to talk about a reptile with huge claws whose remains were discovered last year in a rice paddy 266 km from Porto Alegre. In addition to huge hands […]

Russia launched the Luna-25 mission by surprise on the 10th. Well after India launched the Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon in July. However, the Russians may finish first, but the race is close. This Wednesday (16th), Roscosmos confirmed that Luna-25 is already in lunar orbit, which would allow a landing, if all goes as planned, […]

Last Friday, the 14th, India launched its Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon, and now, according to information from the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), the spacecraft has completed yet another maneuver, and is more close to her goal. The maneuver was carried out around 2:30 Brasilia time on the 16th and placed the spacecraft in […]

After launching a historic mission to the moon last month (with a landing expected next week), India is now preparing for another space adventure. The target this time is the Sun, which will become the object of study for a device called Aditya-L1. If all goes according to plan, India’s first solar observatory will take […]

Two SpaceX launches are scheduled to take less than seven hours apart. Both will be dedicated to the distribution of Starlink satellites in Earth orbit and will be broadcast live on the Internet. Targeting consecutive Falcon 9 launches @StarLink low-Earth-orbit satellites from both Florida and California starting Wednesday, August 16 → https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK pic.twitter.com/e2JfiqwNFt — SpaceX […]