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171 noticiasCohete Nuri erigido en la plataforma de lanzamiento antes de su quinto vuelo el 7 de octubre
El cohete Nuri de Corea del Sur se trasladó desde su edificio de ensamblaje a la segunda plataforma de lanzamiento en el Centro Espacial Naro, en Goheung, en la mañana del 6 de octubre y fue erigido y fijado en su lugar a las 10:35, según l…
El cohete Nuri despega en su quinto vuelo con un récord de 15 satélites
El cohete Nuri de Corea del Sur fue lanzado a las 12:25 p.m. del 7 de octubre desde el Centro Espacial Naro en Goheung, después de que el comité de gestión del lanzamiento confirmara la hora esa mañana. El cohete transporta 15 satélites —ci…
Premio Nobel de Fisiología o Medicina otorgado a tres pioneros de la optogenética
El Instituto Karolinska de Suecia informó el 5 de octubre, hora local, que el Premio Nobel de Fisiología o Medicina de 2026 fue para Karl Deisseroth, de la Universidad de Stanford; Peter Hegemann, de la Universidad Humboldt de Berlín, y Geo…
Nobel physics prize goes to IceCube neutrino researcher Francis Halzen
Sweden's Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on 6 October that the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Francis Halzen of the University of Wisconsin-Madison for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery…
Nuri rocket lifts off at 12:25 with 15 satellites on fifth flight
South Korea's Nuri launch vehicle lifted off at 12:25 local time on Oct 7 from the second pad of the Naro Space Center in Goheung, carrying five ultra-small cluster satellites and 10 cubesats. Kerosene and liquid oxygen loading was complete…
Vuelca un barco pesquero frente a Jeju; nueve rescatados y dos desaparecidos mientras continúa la búsqueda
Un barco pesquero de 29 toneladas registrado en Sacheon volcó hacia las 03:04 del 5 de octubre a unos 65 kilómetros al noroeste de Chagwido, frente a Jeju, con 11 personas a bordo. Nueve tripulantes —ocho indonesios y un vietnamita— fueron …
Nuri rocket lifts off with 15 satellites in fifth launch
South Korea’s Nuri rocket lifted off at 12:25 p.m. local time on Oct 7 from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, carrying 15 satellites, the most in its history. The five main ultra-small cluster satellites were placed in their target orbit, m…
El Premio Nobel de Física recae en Francis Halzen por el observatorio antártico de neutrinos
La Real Academia Sueca de Ciencias otorgó el Premio Nobel de Física de 2026 a Francis Halzen, profesor de origen belga de la Universidad de Wisconsin–Madison, por construir el Observatorio de Neutrinos IceCube en la Antártida y descubrir ne…
Chinese team builds first 3D cell atlas of rice life cycle, published in Cell
A Chinese multi-institution team said it has constructed the world’s first three-dimensional spatiotemporal cell atlas covering rice from seed germination to flowering and fruiting, with the paper published online in Cell on the evening of …
Nuri rocket launches 15 satellites; 14 separate normally, agency says
South Korea's Nuri rocket lifted off at 12:25 p.m. local time on Oct 7 from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, carrying five NEONSAT cluster satellites and 10 cube satellites. A project official said 14 of the 15 satellites separated normall…
Tres tifones activos cerca de Japón mientras el tifón 27 avanza hacia el norte, según la JMA
La Agencia Meteorológica de Japón (JMA) anunció el 5 de octubre que se habían formado el tifón 28 (Nolo) y el tifón 29 (Koguma), con lo que hay tres tifones activos cerca de Japón junto con el tifón 27 (Choi-wan). El tifón 27 era grande y m…
Thailand flood death toll reaches 60; Bangkok and 27 provinces affected
Thailand's Interior Ministry disaster agency said on Oct 7 that flooding has killed 60 people and affected more than 1.48 million households, or 4.19 million people. The country has seen repeated heavy rain and widespread flooding since Sep…
Nuri rocket deploys five NEONSAT satellites; reports differ on one cubesat
The Nuri rocket's fifth flight launched on Oct 7 from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, and its main payload, five NEONSAT cluster satellites, separated successfully, according to Newsis and Seoul Economic Daily. News…
One worker injured in rock collapse at Vostochny mine in Russia's Primorye
A rock collapse at the Vostochny mine in Primorsky Krai injured one worker and caused no deaths. Twenty-two people were in the shaft at the time; rescuers brought the injured miner to the surface, and TASS reported the workers left the shaf…
Nuri rocket begins launch countdown; 14 of 15 satellites reported separated
South Korea's Nuri rocket entered automatic launch operation at 12:15 p.m. local time on October 7, with liftoff scheduled for 12:25 p.m. from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, carrying 15 satellites. Newsis reported that 14 of the 15 satel…
Nuri rocket reaches 575 km target orbit; one of 15 satellites fails to separate
South Korea's Nuri rocket reached its target orbit at an altitude of 575 km after its third-stage engine shut down normally, the national space agency chief said. Newsis reported that 14 of the 15 satellites on board separated normally, and…
NASA asks contractors for a lunar reactor ready to launch by December 2030
NASA has asked contractors to prepare a nuclear reactor able to operate near the lunar south pole and be ready for launch by December 2030, according to a New York Times report cited by Korean outlets. The agency moved ahead of Chinese and …
Se prevé que la depresión tropical del Golfo se convierta en el primer huracán de la temporada atlántica
Una depresión tropical se formó en el Golfo de México el martes por la tarde y se prevé que se convierta en el primer huracán de la temporada atlántica a finales de esta semana, con un posible impacto en tierra en Estados Unidos el sábado t…
SUV falls into Daegu reservoir; one occupant found dead, police check for others
An SUV fell into the Naegwanji reservoir in Daeheung-dong, Suseong-gu, Daegu at about 04:17 on 7 October. Rescue teams found the vehicle and recovered the body of a woman believed to be in her 50s at about 08:22; she was already dead. Polic…
Nuriho completes final pre-launch checks; Newsis reports fifth launch success
South Korea's Nuriho rocket completed final pre-launch readiness checks at 12:12 pm local time on Oct 7, about ten minutes before the scheduled liftoff of its fifth flight, according to the space agency and KARI. A Newsis article reported t…