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It will be possible to observe an unusual celestial phenomenon from December 25, 2021 to January 7, 2022. Russians will notice all the planets in the evening sky, with the exception of Mars, which becomes visible in the morning. “Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn and the beautiful Venus will shine with a New Year’s “garland”, gradually disappearing behind the horizon after the Sun,” the astronomer promised. According to her, it will be possible to see the “parade” in the evenings, from 16:00 to 18:00, low over the southwestern horizon. In addition, during the holiday weekend, the inhabitants of the Earth will be able to observe the maximum activity of the Quadrantid meteor shower, the peak of which is expected on the night of January 4. Astronomers have promised one or two “shooting” stars per minute. The conditions for astronomical observations will be favorable throughout Russia. It is better to watch the

December 28 is popularly called Trifonov Day, in honor of Saint Trifon of Pechenga. It was considered what the weather is on this day, it will be the same in March. According to various folk signs, you can determine the weather for the coming days. If it’s freezing outside and the windows are fogged up, there will be warming soon. Frost in the afternoon, and in the evening it began to warm up – to the deterioration of the weather. The red dawn and the north wind promise fast frosts. And if the sun sets in a cloud in the evening, then you should expect a strong snowstorm. You can also find out about the weather for the coming days by the behavior of animals and birds. If the tits chirp loudly in the morning and behave actively, and the cat is looking for secluded and warm places in the

Scientists for the first time in history “looked inside” the famous mummy of Amenhotep I – the pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, who ruled approximately in 1525-1504 BC. Of all the mummies of Egyptian pharaohs found in the XIX and XX centuries, only the mummy of Amenhotep I, discovered back in 1881, remained untouched. Scientists have never unwrapped it, but not because of the “curse of the mummy” or other superstitions. The fact is that it was a sample of a perfectly swaddled mummy, beautifully decorated with flower garlands with an elegant, realistic mask on its face. The researchers did not want to damage the mummy mechanically. New technologies have finally allowed us to “look” under the covers without damage to the body. Scientists from Egypt used three-dimensional computed tomography and created digital images of the mummy. In fact, they looked at the pharaoh’s body for the first time and were

During the survey, 30% of Russians (3 percentage points less than last year) said that they were “neither satisfied nor dissatisfied” with their lives, 17% were dissatisfied (1 percentage point less than last year), 6% were very dissatisfied. 36% of Russians are satisfied with their lives (in 2020 there were 34% of them), 5% are very satisfied (2 percentage points less than in 2020). The happiness index is the difference between satisfied and dissatisfied with life. According to this indicator, Russia took fifth place from the end, ahead of only Ghana, Afghanistan, Hong Kong and Iraq, the study shows. The “happiness index” in Russia remains at its lowest level in the last ten years. In 2013 it was 24 points, in 2014 it rose sharply to 59, then only decreased to 18 in 2021. The top 5 happiest countries include Colombia, Kazakhstan, Albania, Malaysia and Azerbaijan. As a rule, residents

The document states that the omicron strain was first discovered in South Africa and Botswana in November 2021. This variant of the virus, according to the Ministry of Health, “has the highest contagiousness” among all strains of the virus. “Omicron” and “delta” have become the most widespread, experts say. The list of COVID-19 vaccines that are recommended for use includes a drug for children aged 12-17 years “Sputnik M”. Also on the list are the vaccines “Sputnik V” and its one-component version “Sputnik Lite”, “EpiVacCorona” and “EpiVacCorona-N”, “KoviVak”. The news is being updated.

Scientists focus on working with more or less large objects — these are, for example, upper stages and fragments of satellites after an explosion or collisions. The size of the objects that the projected device can handle will be up to 2-3 m in diameter and up to 5 m high. To capture space debris, the satellite will be equipped with a robot manipulator. The developers are also thinking about using the network — this option is already being worked out by Japanese specialists for some military drones. Now there are almost about 34 thousand particles larger than 10 cm in space. Of course, it doesn’t make sense to remove all of them sequentially, but you can at least get rid of debris or important objects in geostationary orbit that pose a threat to the ISS. The scavenger satellite will be about a meter in diameter. It is supposed to