by Heiner Kubny | Oct 27, 2020 | Archive, Science, technology
Spectacular images show the launches of rockets. (Photo: SSC / Lennart Poromaa) Esrange, the space centre in northern Sweden, is best known for launching high-altitude rockets and research balloons. Now the Swedish Space Corporation wants to be the first location...
by Heiner Kubny | Oct 27, 2020 | Archive, Climate change, Science, Science
The 24 million square kilometre ozone hole above Antarctica on 27 September 2020. (Foto: NASA) The hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica is one of the largest and deepest in the last 15 years, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The ozone hole...
by Heiner Kubny | Oct 26, 2020 | Animals, Archive, Arctic animals, Climate change, Science
In search of food, a polar bear observes the walrus colony from a safe distance. (Foto: Rosamaria Kubny) Scientists have observed polar bears on the Taimyr Peninsula in recent years and have noticed changes in their usual behavior, said Pavel Kochkaryov, director of...
by Heiner Kubny | Oct 26, 2020 | Archive, Economy, traffic
To celebrate the new train, a lot of celebrities and residents of the city of Murmansk attended the festivities. (Foto: gov-murman.ru) On October 12, 2020, a ceremonial event was held to launch a new double-decker train connecting Murmansk to St. Petersburg, 1,450...
by Heiner Kubny | Oct 24, 2020 | Archive, Arctic, Politics
The new satellite photos show that the break is over. The activity and the new building are in line with the resumption of test flights of the nuclear-powered cruise missile “Burevestnik”. (Photo: Planet Labs) Recent satellite images taken by Planet Labs...
