The NASA space agency has begun testing HERTS (Heliopause Electrostatic Rapid Transit System) technology, which will accelerate the exploration of the Solar System and serve as the beginning of interstellar travel. This was reported in a report on the agency's website. The technology involves the use of an electric sail consisting of wires that carry current. Scientific equipment and transmission systems will be placed in the center of the sail.

about this wrote An employee of the Voice of America radio station, Danila Galperovich, on his Facebook.

Fusion portal editor Kashmir Hill described how, due to inaccuracies in the IP address database of the American company MaxMind, some Americans have to deal with regular visits from aggressive strangers and law enforcement officials.

April 12, 2016 marked the 55th anniversary of the launch of the Vostok-1 spacecraft, on board of which was Yuri Gagarin, who became the first man in space in history. The “round” date in Russia is celebrated on a special scale: thematic events are held throughout the country, Roscosmos reports on its successes, and thousands of balloons are launched in parks.

Apple presented eight 15-second videos demonstrating the capabilities of the Apple Watch: fitness functions, a wide variety of bracelets, control of room lighting and much more. Musicians Alice Cooper and Jonathan Batiste, actress Chloë Sevigny, and singer Nick Jonas took part in the filming of the advertisement.

Dzhambulat Khatuov Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev appointed Dzhambulat Khatuov as First Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Russia. In early April, Khatuov attracted the attention of the media and social network users in the context of the scandal that erupted around the lands that they wanted to take away from the Timiryazev Agricultural Academy and transfer them for development. On April 7, Khatuov came to the academy to meet with students and teaching staff.

The Nizhny Novgorod Transport Prosecutor's Office will check the actions of the helicopter pilot, for the landing of which two foreign cars blocked the regional road near Nizhny Novgorod. reports this LifeNews . The video of the incident appeared on YouTube on April 12, but judging by the date on the DVR, it was made on Saturday, April 9. It shows how a light passenger helicopter lands on a section of the highway fenced off by two cars.

A group of scientists from the University of Minnesota has identified emoji that cause misunderstandings when sent between users of both the same platform and different ones. This was reported on the official website of the GroupLense research team. To identify misleading emoticons, the researchers asked focus group participants to rate each icon on a scale from -5 (strongly negative emotions) to 5 (strongly positive emotions).

Detained The FSB, with the support of the SOBR, detained a Russian citizen in St. Petersburg, who is suspected of undergoing training in the camp of the Islamic State terrorist group banned in Russia. reports this RBC-Petersburg . The FSB said that the man was being trained for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities.

The National Production Center "NETWORK" published a video of an event dedicated to the 55th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's space flight. The essence of the flash mob is that participants from 30 different countries say the word “Let's go!”, which symbolizes the beginning of something new and interesting. Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Anatoly Wasserman, Edgard and Askold Zapashny took part in the recording of the video.

Lawyers for Spirit guitarist Randy Wolfe (also known as Randy California) have filed a lawsuit against the band Led Zeppelin, accusing them of stealing the melody from the hit song "Stairway To Heaven." reports this The BBC . Jimmy Page and Robert Plant The lawsuit was filed against Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and vocalist Robert Plant. According to the plaintiff, the musicians used the melody of his song "Taurus" for the recording of "Stairway To Heaven", released in 1971.

On April 12, the Constitutional Court found that the articles of the Housing Code of the Russian Federation, according to which owners of apartments in apartment buildings are required to pay a monthly fee for major repairs of premises, do not violate the Constitution. Lawyer and independent expert on housing and communal services Anatoly Chikvin followed the development of the story, which has been going on since 2012.

Turkey demanded that Germany begin criminal prosecution over a poem about Erdogan, a man with a homemade pistol was detained in the Moscow metro - and other discussed news this morning.

In the afternoon of April 12, a flash mob dedicated to Cosmonautics Day was held on one of the central squares of Penza. This was reported by the GTRK "Penza" . The television channel shot a flash mob from the roof of the youth house. The participants in the event lined up in number 55 (according to the number of years from the day of the flight of Yuri Gagarin into space) and let the balloons into the sky. Students of local universities participated in the flash mob.

Mi-28N The Mi-28N attack helicopter crashed near the city of Homs. reports this TASS with reference to the Russian Ministry of Defense. Two pilots were killed. The helicopter was not shot down, the reasons for the incident are unknown, and a task force is working at the crash site. The crash occurred on Tuesday at 01:29 Moscow time, RIA Novosti reports . The bodies of both victims were delivered to the Khmeimim air base.