Scientists at the International Center for Radio Astronomical Research have recorded the most powerful explosion in the universe since the Big Bang.

The blast occurred in a supermassive black hole in the snakebird’s superstructure, located 390 million light-years from Earth. The explosion happened rather slowly, lasting for hundreds of millions of years.

“We’ve seen flashes in galaxy centers before, but it’s really, really massive. And we don’t know why he’s so big,” – said Professor Melanie Johnston-Hallit.

The explosion resulted in an energy release that is five times higher than the previous record. At the moment, the scientists have not identified the cause of the explosion and have already planned further observations.

American toy maker Mattel has announced the release of Tesla Cybertruck mini-copies.

Toy cyber tracks will be released under the brand Hot Wheels. Mattel has released new cars in two sizes. One model is 64 smaller than the original Tesla Cybertruck and is the same size as the rest of the Hot Wheels range. It will cost $ 20. The second model is only 10 smaller than the original and will sell for $ 400.

In the second model, unlike the smaller model, it is possible to control the front and rear lights, as well as the company rear folding board. At the same time, both models have two speeds – “quiet” and “sporty”. Mattel designed the toys together with Tesla.

Tesla Cybertruck toys will begin selling in December 2020.

USA scientific and medical institutions have begun research on a new medicine from coronavirus COVID-19 in patients with confirmed infection.

The University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha has launched a randomized controlled clinical trial aimed at evaluating the safety and efficacy of the Remdesivir antiviral drug accepted by hospitalized adult patients diagnosed with COVID-19 coronavirus disease.

This is the first clinical trial in the United States to evaluate the experimental treatment of COVID-19. American experts say that the results of this test can be used to evaluate other studies – both in the US and in the world.

The first participant in the test was a USA citizen evacuated from a Diamond Princess cruise ship in the Japanese port of Yokohama. The man himself expressed a desire to participate in the experiment.

In 2013, Dagmar Turner, a professional violinist, was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor, and last year doctors decided to have a woman undergo surgery.

Discussing all the nuances with the Royal College of London physicians, Turner suggested that she play the violin during surgery – so doctors would know which areas of the organ would not be affected.

After the start of surgery under general anesthesia, the woman was awakened to play on the instrument. Doctors had to adjust the operation at the request of the violinist, in particular, to take into account the movements of the bow and the length of the strings.

The operation was successful and two weeks later Dagmar Turner had the opportunity to speak to the public again.

In China initiated the game “The battle of pathogens”, in which players fight the viruses using disinfectants and respirators N95.

The game was developed by the Chinese company Ohayoo. In the battle of Pathogens, it is necessary not to give the heroine the viruses – including the new coronavirus, as well as the respiratory diseases SARS and MERS. Viruses can be destroyed with swaps across the screen, reminiscent of the mechanics of the popular Fruit Ninja game.

The viruses in the game can mutate and multiply, making it harder to destroy. And after each level in the game, there is a tip on how to protect your health.

The Battle of Pathogens is not yet available as a standalone game: You can play it through the Chinese WeChat app.

Camden Town Brewery, a brewery in London, has launched a minipubs for hedgehogs.

This should help preserve the population of these animals. The project was implemented in partnership with the British Hedgehog Society. Climate change is reflected in the hedgehog population – it becomes more difficult for them to stock up on food in winter when they are dormant. Due to the development of cities, hedgehogs are losing safe habitats.

Mini-pubs are designed to help hedgehogs find safe places to spend the winter. For £ 50 you can buy a small box, styled as a pub, and put in your backyard. All money from the sale of the pubs will be donated to the hedgehog community.

A team of researchers from Italy has found evidence that African penguins use the same language samples as humans.

Experts have recorded nearly 600 “songs” performed by single African penguins during the mating season. It turned out that these sounds contained three different syllables that formed short and long words.

Researchers suggest that penguins have two features of human language, in particular, they are more likely to use short words. Experts have also noticed that the longer the sentence, the shorter the sounds inside it.

Penguins are not for the first time compared to humans. Previously, researchers have examined that these animals may have same-sex partners.

Belgian scientists at the University of Ghent have learned how to replace butter with fats extracted from insects.

Scientists say that insect-based fat is a healthier meal. They conducted a study and suggested that people try baking and waffles made using “grease”.

“People could not tell the difference from the usual dishes made with ordinary oil, neither in texture nor in color nor in taste” – say the scientists.

According to Belgian scientists, “insect fat” is easily absorbed by the human body, has antibacterial and antimicrobial effects, can neutralize germs, bacteria and fungi in the human body.

Aerospace company SpaceX has launched the next batch of Starlink mini-satellites, which are set to create a global network and distribute internet across the globe.

The launch was from a spaceport on Cape Canaveral in Florida, with satellites launching a Falcon 9 rocket into space. All 60 mini-satellites have been successfully deployed in orbit. This is the fifth Starlink launch mission in space, now it’s 300 in orbits.

SpaceX wants to put 12,000 Starlink mini-satellites in orbit, and in the future there may be more. The first Starlink satellites launched in May 2019. In November, SpaceX launched its second batch of satellites.

22-year-old Ukrainian Yevgeny Brovchuk has launched “Timeat” – an application for booking table and ordering meals.

Now only in Kyiv toy can booking tables in the Timeat app. In Lviv and Odessa the service will be open until the end of February. After installing the program, the user process places and pays the order, the restaurant receives it and book a table, and the customer arrives at the specified time and receives a ready order.

The Timeat app is available for download on iOS and Android. The cost of meals in timeat is equal to the value in the menu of establishments. The client does not pay extra for the table reservation service, only the restaurant pays the commission. The main feature of “Timeat” is pre-ordering and paying for dishes.

American craftsman Gregg Moore began manufacturing tableware with the bones of cows.

The main advantage of his creations is environmentalism. The ceramist supplies his dishes to the New York restaurant Blue Hill At Stone Barns, and visitors to the establishment are delighted. The establishment is characterized by the fact that it uses almost all parts of livestock in dishes.

The masonry first boils the bones, then throws them into the oven, where they receive calcium phosphate. This substance is purified, dried, powdered, then added to water and several minerals. From this mass, it forms the dishes that it sends to the oven. The advantage of such utensils is that it is stronger and lighter than clay. Thanks to this, the dishes come out slightly transparent, but still retains strength.

The UK government spend £ 1.2 billion (around $ 1.6 billion) to create a supercomputer that will improve the accuracy of weather and climate forecasts.

“Predicting severe weather and the effects of climate change will be faster and more accurate than ever before, with the confirmation of £ 1.2bn in government funding to develop a state-of-the-art supercomputer,” – said Minister of Business and Energy Alok Sharma.

He called it an investment in a new supercomputer that will further accelerate the weather forecast, helping people to be more prepared for the weather.

The computer itself will cost £ 850 million. The rest of the money will be spent on related meteorological research.