Tag: remnants

A year after mutiny, Kremlin controls Wagner remnants

Russia has effectively dismantled and replaced the Wagner Group in the year since the mercenaries shocked the world by launching a mutiny against President Vladimir Putin’s government, experts have told the BBC. Yevgeny Prigozhin – the late leader of the paramilitary force – crossed from Ukraine on 23 June 2023 and seized the southern city […]

Watch 2 gorgeous supernova remnants evolve over 20 years (timelapse video)

When we picture what’s in deep space, we often think of static images — colorful composites of distant objects like nebulas and galaxies, frozen in time. The reality is that everything is moving, and it’s moving fast. But given the vast distances involved, it’s hard for us to see that motion. NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory, […]

Peer inside remnants of an 800-year-old supernova and see a ‘zombie’ star

In the year 1181, an extraordinarily bright supernova lit up the night sky like a firework for an incredible 185 consecutive days. Astronomers have since located its remnants within the constellation Cassiopeia and imaged it — appropriately, it looks like a giant firework. NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory released this new composite image of SNR 1181 that combines […]

10th body found in charred remnants of Valencia apartment building

The death toll from a dramatic fire that swept through two residential buildings in the Spanish city of Valencia has risen to 10 after authorities announced they had located the remains of what they believed was the last missing person. Forensic officers found the 10th victim inside a building, according to Pilar Bernabe, national government […]

Drone remnants found in Moldova near border with Ukraine

Fragments of a Shahed-type drone were found in Moldova in a field two kilometers from the country’s border with Ukraine, the Moldovan Border Police reported on Feb. 17. According to the border police, drone debris was found near the village of Etulia, a Moldovan border settlement some 15 kilometers northeast of the Ukrainian Danube port […]

UK intelligence describes fate of Wagner Group remnants

UK intelligence has analysed data on the fate of the remnants of the Wagner Group private military company, which fought in Ukraine and attempted to commit a coup in Russia last summer. Source: UK Defence Intelligence on 1 February, reported by European Pravda Details: UK Defence Intelligence stated that three Wagner assault units were included […]

China warns rocket remnants to hit South China Sea

BEIJING (Reuters) -China warned that remnants of a rocket would hit an area in the South China Sea on Tuesday, following the sixth deployment of its most powerful launch vehicle eleven days ago. Rocket debris, which generally burns up in the atmosphere on re-entry, is expected to fall off the coast of China’s island province […]