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On Saturday, the sky over Spain and Portugal lit up with a bright blue flash. In all likelihood, the nighttime show was caused by a large meteorite that burned up in the atmosphere.
People in both countries filmed the spectacular phenomenon on their cell phones and video recorders and shared the video on social media.
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Earth is not the only celestial body that experienced the effects of extreme space weather last week, during a powerful geomagnetic storm. Comet Ponce-Brooks also fell victim to the solar ejection.
The effect of a coronal mass ejection impact can be seen in a photograph taken on May 15 using a remotely operated telescope in Hakos, Namibia.
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Against the backdrop of upcoming expeditions to the Moon and Mars, specialists from the American institute MIT are searching for solutions for astronauts, capable of giving them the ability to effectively rise to their feet after a fall. Thus, engineers have developed an exoskeleton called SuperLimbs, which includes a pair of additional robotic arms.
It is envisioned that the robotic limbs will be attached to the lower part of the spacesuit backpack, where, in addition to the life support system, they will be fitted with the actuators and control system for the device. This system will detect whether the astronaut has fallen and provide him with additional support by means of an extra pair of arms, which will allow him to rise to his feet unhindered from a lying or sitting position with a minimum loss of oxygen and energy.
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The European space agency ESA, in a publication on its official website, reports that the BepiColomobo spacecraft has failed in its trajectory correction maneuver on its way to Mercury.
It is noted that the project ESA and Japanese JAXA failed to produce the maneuver at the end of April this year because it lacked propulsion thrust, which, in turn, was due to a lack of available energy for the engine.
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After some calm on the Sun occurred new flares of the highest class. Thus, on May 27, recorded flare X-2.9, May 29 – flare X-3.
Many remember the sensational spot group 3664, which caused a series of magnetic storms and auroras May 10-12. It produced the largest flare since 2017 X-8.7 before retreating to the Sun’s backside on May 14.
Nothing major has happened since then. And now new brightening events. Is 3664 really back?
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