The supertrain, held above rails with the help of powerful magnets, is able to make more than 500 km/h. “Maglev” (from words «magnetic levitation») will run between Tokyo and the central city of the country Nagoya.
The magnetic cushion allows “maglevу” to slide above rails, reducing friction and increasing its speed.
For the first time the train […]

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Astronomers have discovered a planet outside the Solar system, most of others resembling the Earth.
2 unknown earlier exoplanets have been noticed in an orbit of dwarf star Gliese 581, on the distance of 20,5 light years from Libra constellation. New planet was conventionally named 581Ñ?.
This opening was made by a group of the European astronomers […]

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Researches of the scientists from Cornell University submitted at the Space Meteorologists Forum in Washington, proved scientific connection between solar flares and GPS navigation system failures.
In December, 2006 two flares have been registered on a surface of the Sun. According to the researchers, these flashes were the most powerful for last years. Radio-waves intensity almost […]

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Space Adventures Company, engaged in sending of tourists to ISS, received 12 applications for flights. Vice-president of the company Kris Faranetta has told Saturday, “there is a good line; at least, 12 persons”. He has noted also that in the list of potential space tourists are “people of different degree of interest and training for […]

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At 10 o’clock Greenwich Time first commercial space rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) with the Italian scientific satellite onboard was successfully launched from cosmodrome Shriharikota in India.
The Indian organization of space researches has received 11 million dollars for the start of a rocket with Italian space vehicle Agile in weight of 352 kg which […]

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Aptera Motors has finished its work on supereconomy car Aptera.
For the maximal reduction of fuel consumption all possible ways have been used - the form of a car minimizes air resistance, and use of special carbon composites reduces weight of the vehicle.
Aptera is supplied with the hybrid diesel engine. This engine consumes nearly 1 L […]

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The mysterious huge hexagon was made out by American scientists on the North Pole of Saturn. According to Daily Mail, opening is made with the help of the cameras established on American Cassini interplanetary automatic station.
The night view of the North Pole surprised researchers - they have descried a strange geometrical figure, exceeding 25 thousand […]

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The American astronomers managed to measure a black hole in the center of a far galaxy. For this purpose telescope Сhandra needed to observe the cloud of gas closing the black hole for two weeks in April this year.
Space telescope Chandra observed black hole eclipse in the center of NGC 1365 galaxy located in 60 […]

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Scientists submit an unambiguous signal: “Consequences of climate change at global and regional levels are shown already today, but in the future they will be even stronger, and the long way of a human being on the Earth will end a result of thirst and famine on the heated planet “.
Conclusions of the 8-th working […]

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Goddard Space Researches Center scientists assert that can forecast the color of plants on planets outside the Solar system. According to the researchers` conclusions, plants can be not only green, but yellow or red.
It is known that solar spectrum contains different colors. The atmosphere of the Earth as an optical filter absorbs different colors of […]

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