Day: December 28, 2017

In 2018 in the Region will launch the first phase of the world’s largest gamma ray Observatory TAIGA IRKUTSK, December 28. /TASS/. The first phase of the world’s largest Observatory TAIGA in search of cosmic sources accelerate particles to extremely high energies, which is in the Baikal region, will work at full capacity in 2018, said on Thursday TASS co-Director of the project, Director of the Institute of applied physics of Irkutsk state University Nikolay Budnev. The researchers plan to obtain the world’s first results in this direction next year. “Design capacity in 2018 will be the first stage of installation we bought the equipment and its experimental possibilities will grow many times its parameters it will surpass all existing plant in the world for the study of gamma radiation of ultrahigh energies. The objective of the first phase — the search for space objects that accelerate particles to extremely

Rospotrebnadzor advised to avoid ethanol in children’s gifts The CPS has issued guidelines for parents on selection of sweet Christmas gifts for children. They are published on the Agency’s website. It is recommended to give preference to confectionery products containing a minimum of additives, preservatives, homogenised fats and oils. The CPS was advised to avoid peanuts and kernels of apricot pits (they are allergens), hard candies, including candy and confectionery products containing more than 0.5% ethanol. The Agency advised to choose app cookies instead of sand (it calorie below). The most useful candy called chocolate (in chocolate a lot of nutrients). Also recommended marshmallows and candy. If the set includes a toy, it must be Packed so as not to come into contact with foodstuffs. December 27, the CPS has issued guidelines for the choice of red caviar for the Christmas table. Buyers, in particular, advised to avoid additives E-239

Cargo spacecraft “Progress MS-06” sank in the Pacific ocean “Progress MS-06” undocked from the International space station on December 28. MOSCOW, December 28. /TASS/. Fragments of the cargo spacecraft “Progress MS-06”, not burned in the dense layers of the atmosphere, splashed down in the non-navigational area of the Pacific ocean, announced Thursday in Moscow mission control Center (MCC). “Ballistic data, after passing through the dense layers of the atmosphere, unburned fragments of the cargo ship splashed down in the non-navigational area of the Pacific ocean,” he said at MCC. “Progress MS-06” undocked from the International space station on Thursday, at 04:03 GMT. Russian cargo spaceship was launched from Baikonur on June 14 rocket “Soyuz-2.1”. On 16 June it docked to the ISS. The vehicle delivered astronauts about 2.4 tons cargo: 620 kg of fuel for refueling stations, 47 kg of air in the cylinders, 420 liters of water, 351 kg