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☆ The International Space Station swerved to avoid colliding with shrapnel from a Russian anti-satellite missile test
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-20 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Debris from a Russian anti-satellite weapons test threatened to collide with the International Space Station. The International Space Station regularly conducts avoidance maneuvers to dodge such debris. In November 2021, Russia conducted an anti-satellite weapons test which destroyed the Soviet-era Cosmos 1408 satellite and launched more than 1,500 pieces of debris through space. The ISS conducts such avoidance maneuvers to swerve around space debris on a fairly regular basis, including incidents in November and December of last year. Last year an unknown piece of debris struck the robotic arm of the space station, puncturing a hole through it.

☆ Experții au făcut o legătură greșită între emisiile de dioxid de sulf și blocajul maritim din Canalul Suez
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-17 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: The European Space AgencyExperții au făcut o legătură greșită între emisiile de dioxid de sulf și blocajul maritim din Canalul SuezErupțiile recente ale celui mai activ vulcan din Europa, Etna, au dus la o creștere semnificativă a emisiilor de dioxid de sulf în Marea Mediterană. Imaginile surprinse de satelitul Sentinel-5P al UE au surprins mișcarea emisiilor pe o distanță de mii de kilometri. Experții au făcut o legătură greșită între emisiile de dioxid de sulf și blocajul maritim. Ipoteza a fost corectată apoi de specialiști după ce au constatat că factorul poluator era legat de activitatea vulcanică, scrie BBC. Emisiile de sulf contribuie la bolile respiratorii, cardiovasculare și pulmonare.

Organizations: Agency, BBC, Organizația Maritimă Internațională Locations: Suez, Europa, Etna, Canalul Suez, Siciliei, sicilian

☆ How astronauts go to the bathroom in space
▼ + stars: | 2016-07-07 | by ( Rebecca Harrington | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A NASA astronaut, a Russian cosmonaut, and a Japanese astronaut are about to spend the next two days aboard a tiny Soyuz capsule bound for the International Space Station. The Soyuz, which ferries astronauts and cosmonauts to and from the International Space Station (ISS), has a vacuum-like toilet that sucks urine out of the space environment and into a collection bin. Of course, since they're in space, the astronauts can strap themselves onto the station toilet so they don't float away while they're doing their business. Thankfully, the culture of space travel has changed a lot, too, as more and more women become astronauts. PBS did a fascinating interview with female astronauts and NASA engineers about what it was like when women first started going to space, and had to pee there:

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