Ursa Major
Coverage of Ursa Major in the Nexus archive.
- Russian ship that sank near Spain may have carried nuclear reactor parts
A Russian ship, Ursa Major, sank near Spain and may have been carrying nuclear reactor parts for submarines. The ship's captain confessed to carrying components for two nuclear reactors. Two crew members were lost in the incident.
- Russian ship bound for N. Korea sank in 'mysterious circumstances', report finds
A Russian ship called the Ursa Major, reportedly carrying two nuclear reactors destined for North Korea, sank off Spain's coast in 2024 under mysterious circumstances with a suspicious inward-facing bow hole. The incident occurred as North Korea increased military support to Russia in its Ukraine war and as a bridge connecting the two nations neared completion, raising concerns about deepening Russia-North Korea ties.
- 'Dark subhaloes' may explain why galaxies seem to form pre-determined shapes
The article discusses how 'dark subhaloes' may explain the predetermined shapes of galaxies, referencing a Hubble Space Telescope image of the compact dwarf galaxy Markarian 178, which is 13 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.