An ancient star system near the Milky Way discovered

Astronomers from the University of Victoria (Canada) and Yale University (USA) have discovered an ancient star system that is a satellite of the Milky Way, called Ursa Major III/UNIONS1 (abbreviated as UMa3/U1). The discovery is reported in the article, published in The Astrophysical Journal. The observations were made using the Keck Observatory telescope, the Canada-France-Hawaii … Read more

Events to commemorate the victims of communist genocide will be held in Latvia

On Monday, March 25, several commemorative events will be held in memory of the victims of the deportation of March 25, 1949, the Riga City Council communications department told LETA. On Monday at 10 a.m. a minute of remembrance will take place at Shkirotava station. It will be attended by the youth choir “Balsis”, students … Read more

Three new millisecond pulsars discovered

Pulsars are rotating neutron stars that, like lighthouses, emit beams of electromagnetic radiation. The fastest spinning pulsars with a spin period of less than 30 milliseconds are known as millisecond pulsars (MSPs). It is assumed that they form in binary systems, with the neutron star spinning up due to the accretion of matter from the … Read more

Remains of a rare supernova discovered inside a meteorite

Scientists at Curtin University in Australia discovered rare dust left behind from a supernova explosion inside a meteorite. The discovery is reported in the article, published в The Astrophysical Journal. Researchers used a technique called atom probe tomography to analyze dust particles inside a sample of the ALH 77307 meteorite discovered in Antarctica. This carbonaceous … Read more

Due to new streets in Riga, the names of a number of public transport stops are being changed

The stop “Maskavas Street 450” of bus routes 15, 18 and 31 has been renamed “Latgales Street 450” (Latgales iela 450) in both directions. The stop of trolleybus routes 4, 19 and 20 “Maskavas Street” in the direction from the center has been renamed to the stop “Lastādijas iela”. The stop for trolleybuses No. 15 … Read more

Serious underweight in popular Latvian networks. What’s happening?!

“And potatoes are generally unusable,” he adds. Regulatory regulations stipulate that the permissible deviation from the declared weight of a packaged product is 15 grams, emphasizes Sanita Gertmane, a representative of the Consumer Rights Protection Center. In the photo sent by a viewer, the weight of the potatoes differs much more, namely by 85 grams. … Read more

Explosions and fire occurred at Novocherkasskaya State District Power Plant near Rostov

A fire occurred at the Novocherkasskaya State District Power Plant in the Rostov region, as a result of which two of the nine power units of the station were turned off. The governor of the region, Vasily Golubev, announced this on the night of Monday, March 25. The official said that the causes of the … Read more

Ukraine launched a massive attack on targets in Crimea

According to him, one person was killed as a result of the shelling of the city. Several other citizens were injured. The governor’s post listed four victims “from rocket fragments throughout Saturday.” Ukrainian telegram channel “Crimean Wind” with a link to its subscribers names one of the supposedly affected objects: “the main special communications center … Read more