Scientists have suggested that the Sun had rings

The Sun Used to Have Saturn-Like Rings That Stopped Earth From Being a ‘Super-Earth’ https://t.co/aSmpN2HubM pic.twitter.com/IBE0v0bxI0 — JamesS (@greenleukocyte) January 9, 2022 Before the appearance of the Earth and other planets in our Solar System, the Sun could be surrounded by giant rings of dust, like Saturn. Perhaps they prevented the Earth from turning into a “super-earth” – a type of planet that is about twice the size of Earth and 10 times “heavier,” astrophysicists from the United States said. Astronomers have found that super-earths revolve around about 30% of the sun-like stars in our galaxy, that is, they are quite typical. This means that there must be a reason why there is not a single super-earth in our Solar System. In their research, astrophysicists have created a computer model of the formation of the Solar System, which arose from a “collapsed” cloud of dust and gas, known as the

Folk signs for January 9: should we wait for warming

Frost and frost are considered a good sign — they portend a fruitful year. Snowfall promises a harvest of berries and mushrooms. Farmers used to watch the animals. If livestock is worried, bad weather is coming.Small birds are hiding – they feel the approaching snowfall. Crows and magpies walk around in the snow – to thaw, gather on the treetops – to cool down. Fog over fields and valleys portends warming, the moon has turned red – to snow and mild weather. Even more interesting things about nature

In Russia, 763 deaths due to coronavirus were recorded during the day. This is the minimum since September 13

MOSCOW, January 9. /tass/. The number of deaths due to coronavirus in Russia increased by 763 per day against 796 the day before, to 316,163. This was reported to journalists on Sunday at the federal operational headquarters to combat the new infection. The number of deaths was the lowest since September 13, 2021, according to TASS calculations. The conditional lethality of the new infection (the final one can be determined only after the end of the epidemic) remained at the level of 2.97%, it follows from the data of the headquarters. The number of people cured after coronavirus infection increased by 20,751 per day, to 9,686,912. The share of discharged patients, according to the headquarters, has almost reached 91% of the total number of infected. The number of confirmed cases of infection increased by 16,246 per day, to 10,650,849. In relative terms, the increase in the number of cases was 0.15%.

Archaeologists in Oman have discovered a 4 thousand-year-old “tabletop”

During the excavations of a Bronze and Iron Age settlement near the village of Ain Bani Said in In Oman, archaeologists have discovered a stone board game 4 thousand years old. On the stone plaques, the marked fields and holes for chips have been preserved. Similar games have previously been found in India, Mesopotamia and Eastern Mediterranean countries, according to the Polish Center for Mediterranean Archaeology. The excavations were carried out by Polish and Omani archaeologists. They are studying settlements in the Kumaira Valley, where prehistoric sites, burials, as well as settlements and towers that are up to 4.5 thousand years old were previously discovered during preliminary studies. In ancient times, there was a path connecting Bat in the south, Buraimi and Al-Ain in the north and the sea coast near Sohar in the east. The researchers also found evidence of copper processing and several copper objects. In ancient cuneiform texts

The Ministry of Internal Affairs explained the cancellation of marks in the passport about marriage and children

“In the context of the digital transformation of public administration, when basic information about citizens is accumulated in the information systems of authorities and provided to interested departments upon request, there is no need for mandatory marking in the passport of marriage registration and children,” TASS quotes the statement of the department. The rules for entering data into the passport of a Russian citizen came into force in July last year. Marks on the conclusion and dissolution of marriage, as well as on children under the age of 14, have ceased to be mandatory, now they are affixed at the request of the owner of the document. The marks on previously issued passports and existing passports, TIN, blood group and Rh factor have also become voluntary. Only stamps on registration at the place of residence and de-registration, as well as on military duty, remained mandatory. The personal code column was

Residents of Nur-Sultan were urged to stay at home

NUR-SULTAN 9 Jan – RIA Novosti. Residents of the capital of Kazakhstan are asked not to go outside and monitor children, the head of the Nur-Sultan police Department Yerzhan Sadenov said in a statement. “Residents of Nur-Sultan are asked to stay at home and keep an eye on the children. The capital is under full control, but operational work is being carried out, the commandant of the city said. The police walk around the apartments and courtyards. Doubtful persons are asked to report to the police,” the message says. It is noted that the curfew in Nur-Sultan is valid from 23.00 to 7.00. Mass protests in Kazakhstan began in the first days of 2022 – residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau in the west of the country opposed a twofold increase in prices for liquefied gas. Later, the protests spread to other cities, including Alma-Ata, the old capital

The actor of the TV series “Interns”, who is in Kazakhstan, has stopped contacting

According to him, the actor arrived in Kazakhstan before the New Year, and recently, together with a group of tourists, he went to conquer Talgar Peak. Then on January 3, Glinnikov, who was in the mountains, contacted his mother for the last time, saying that the tour group had enough food. The next day, the connection was lost. The woman appealed to the Russian Foreign Ministry. On Sunday, January 2, protests began in Kazakhstan due to the increase in gas prices for cars from 60 to 120 tenge, after which they turned into riots with demands for the departure of the first president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev from politics, new elections and the dissolution of parliament. Even more interesting things about people

The Ministry of Internal Affairs announced the cancellation of obligations to mark marriage and children in the passport

“In the context of the digital transformation of public administration, when basic information about citizens is accumulated in the information systems of authorities and provided to interested departments upon request, there is no need for mandatory marking in the passport of marriage registration and children,” the agency interlocutor said.

Day in History: January 9th

The Iasi Peace Treaty On January 9, 1792, the signing of the Iasi Peace Treaty officially ended the Russian-Turkish War of 1787-1791. The agreement signed in the city of Iasi (now the territory of Romania) secured for Russia is the entire Northern Black Sea region, including Crimea. The lands between the Southern Bug and The Dniester River, along which a new border was established. In the Caucasus, the border along the Kuban River was restored, and the Ottoman Empire refused to claim Georgia. Income tax introduced for the first time The personal income tax was first introduced in the UK in 1799. The author of the idea was British Prime Minister William Pitt Jr. He proposed to charge 2 shillings for each pound of profit in favor of the state. The country was in dire need of additional funds during the Napoleonic Wars. The tax was abolished in 1816, but in 1842

A hybrid of Delta and Omicron was discovered in Cyprus

“We found a significant number of mutations that were identified only in omicron — it differs from other strains in that its genome has 30 different mutations. Of these, ten were identified in the mentioned samples,” the scientist explained. Of the 25 people who had deltacron installed, 11 were hospitalized. According to him, it is too early to talk about the contagiousness of the new variant of SARS-CoV-2, but suggested that it does not cause concern and it should be replaced by omicron. A new type of coronavirus – B.1.1.529 – first discovered in South African countries in November. The World Health Organization declared it of concern and assigned the name “omicron”. According to WHO, this strain has already been detected in more than 100 countries. The Director General of the organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in December stated that omicron is spreading faster than its predecessors and infects vaccinated and