Moon’s Rotation

DB: This is Earth and Sky. Many of you have asked if it’s a coincidence that the moon keeps a single face toward Earth.

The Supermassive Black Hole Found To More Distant Today

Tomotsugu Goto of the University of Hawaii and colleagues have discovered a giant galaxy at the center of a supermassive black hole nests, the most distant so far found. The galaxy, which is so distant as it was 12,800 million years ago, is as big as the Milky Way and contains at its core a supermassive black hole containing as much matter as at least one billion times that of our SunIt is surprising that a galaxy so …

Comet Awards and Their Social Impact

On October 1, 1847, while sweeping for comets on the roof of her father’s
home on Nantucket, Massachusetts, Maria Mitchell moved her telescope 5° above
Polaris and promptly discovered a new visitor. The 29-year-old woman, who had
been searching long hours unsuccessfully on every clear night, now walked
demurely downstairs, her heart undoubtedly pounding with excitement, to inform
her parents and their guests of her find.

For her achievement Mitchell became the first American (and woman) to receive a

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At Plesetsk is “dry run” missile launch “Rokot” with two European satellites

On the northern Russia’s Plesetsk space center is continuing preparations for the launch vehicles “Rokot” with two European Spacecraft: Earth observation satellites SMOS ( «SIOS) and technological demonstrator Proba-2 (” Trial-2 “).
In accordance with the schedule, in early October at the launch site started “dry run” - a dress rehearsal readiness missiles and launch site for launch.
During the “dry run” simulated transport missiles from the assembly-test facility (MICA) to the launch pad and its installation on the launch …