space environment (№ 315 ) 03.02.2021 (2021)

Baikonur, preparation for the launch of the Progress MS-16 spacecraft.

Sergey Kud-Sverchkov about the "equator" of the ISS-64 expedition, questions from subscribers in social networks and UFOs.

Reliable communication at astronomical distances.

"ExoMars-2016": 20 thousandth photo of Mars.

Interview: Igor Mitrofanov, Head of the ESA Representative Office in Russia Rene Pichel.

Scientists have found out the truth about phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus: checking the data showed that it is actually sulfur dioxide.

"Osiris-Rex" is preparing to return to Earth.

One line:

- Plesetsk, successful launch of the Soyuz-2.1B launch vehicle;

- A young star with an unusual protoplanetary disk.

Chronograph: "Luna-9", 55 years of the first soft landing on the moon, recalls Mikhail Marov.

Astrophoto of the week: Tarantula nebula in artificial colors, transit of the ISS on the disk of the Moon, night landscape in North America.

Question about space: is it true that the noise on the ISS is comparable to the noise of an airplane taking off?

Comment by Sergey Volkov.