Ukraine withdrew Abrams tanks from the front because of drones – AP

Two American military officials spoke to journalists on condition of anonymity about the Ukrainians’ withdrawal of Abrams from the front, and the Deputy Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff in an interview with AP said that the American and Ukrainian militaries are now thinking together about how to use tanks in the new … Read more

The Japanese SLIM device suddenly came to life and sent a photo from the Moon – engineers are shocked

This was reported by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), which received a new image of the satellite’s surface from SLIM. A new image appeared on the department’s social media channel X, which SLIM took after waking up after his third night on the Moon. “Last night (the night of April 23) we were able … Read more

The Boeing Starliner is prepared for the first crewed flight to the ISS

The flight will be Starliner’s first crewed launch after two uncrewed test launches in 2019 and 2022. The upcoming launch will cap a decade and a half of development and, if successful, pave the way for Starliner missions to transport crews to the ISS. The Starliner project has been behind schedule for several years and … Read more

The undesirable head of the Riga department will be fired through the courts

According to the local government, the fact that Vaivods is recognized as a suspect in a criminal trial does not allow the local government to continue labor relations with him and is an important reason for going to court with a demand to terminate them. The fact that Vaivodas is suspected of bribery is incompatible … Read more

Riga does not know what to do with the legacy of Tsarist Russia

We wanted the best. Did it work? Let us remind you that initially, according to the Rail Baltica project, all three viaducts in Tornakalns were to be demolished and, after laying a tunnel for Stephenson gauge trains, rebuilt. Now suddenly the designers of the Trans-Baltic Railway have decided that they will do without a tunnel. … Read more

Physicists have substantiated the existence of dark matter of increased density

Observing the galaxy JWST-ER1g at a distance of about 3.7 billion years after the Big Bang, it was discovered that it may contain much denser dark matter than usual. Scientists have proven this using modeling and observational data, and this is a rare chance to look at the mythical substance from a new angle. The … Read more

Latvian scientists have left their mark in space

Previously, this day was honored in our republic, and the streets of Riga were named after Gagarin, Tereshkova and Cosmonautika. They were renamed a long time ago, but on the eve of Cosmonautics Day we talked with the former long-term head. Department of Space Biology and Medicine of the Museum of the History of Medicine … Read more