Scientists have found a “Martian” mechanism of synthesis of greenhouse gases
Scientists have discovered a new mechanism of nitric oxide synthesis, or exhilarating gas, which, according to researchers, can work on Mars. Article describing the newly discovered process appeared in the journal Nature Geosciences. (more...)
Built a Large Telescope in Chile
European Southern Observatory (SO), Chile has chosen the construction site of the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-LET), which should be the largest telescope in the world. This is the website of the Observatory. (more...)
THE CENTER FOR STAR FORMATION STUDIES (CSFS)
The Center for Star Formation Studies is a consortium of researchers working together in a coordinated fashion to construct a comprehensive theoretical model of the process of star formation. The Center has been funded by the NASA Astrophysical Theory Program since 1985, and is directed by David
NASA beats the record length of a stratospheric balloon
Over Antarctica, a balloon walk from December 28 to more than thirty kilometers altitude. The flight, which has already beaten the previous record of 42 days is a test for much longer periods. The NASA hopes to soon have flights to 100 days, which would be fruitful scientifically.
On December 28, 2008, a balloon of [...]
Comet Shoemaker-Levy &emdash; Collision with Jupiter
Between 17 and 22 July, over 20 fragments of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 will collide with Jupiter, the largest planet in the Solar System. The comet fragments will hit the atmosphere of Jupiter at speeds of over 200,000 km/hour.Scientists have never had the opportunity to study such a collision, and the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) in [...]
Anglo-Australian Observatory telescopes help point Hubble Space Telescope
The two Anglo-Australian Observatory telescopes, the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) and the UK Schmidt Telescope (UKST) were used recently to pinpoint the area which will be intensively studied next year with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST).Over the Christmas and New Year of 1995/96, the Hubble Space Telescope spent hundreds of hours examining a small patch of [...]
In brief: LCross just hit the Moon
The probe LCross was crushed as planned on the moon in the crater Cabeus. Many telescopes are already pointing to that area. Intense activity has reigned for several minutes in different observatories dedicated to studying the plume that has produced the probe LCross crashed into the Cabeus crater near the south pole of the Moon.
The [...]
At Baikonur preparing to launch the rocket Proton-M with three spacecraft GLONASS-M.
In the assembly / test building sites are working with the third satellite Glonass-M “- today it installed storage tanks and supply of xenon, which are part of the propulsion system. Continued electrical tests of the spacecraft.
At the launch vehicle Proton-M run standalone tests, dock electrical connections of the first and second stages, are preparing [...]
Cosmodrome Plesetsk delivered spacecraft SMOS ( “SMOC”)
AN-124-100 delivered from Cannes (France) airport Arkhangelsk spacecraft “SMOS” ( “SIOS”), as well as ground support equipment. After completing work on the clearance of cargo containers with the spacecraft and support equipment were transported by rail to the cosmodrome Plesetsk, where the experts of the European Space Agency, the company Thales Alenia, Khrunichev named MV [...]
Planck delivers its first images of the cosmic microwave!
Designed to map the cosmic background radiation emitted about 380,000 years after the “birth” of the observable universe, the Planck satellite works perfectly. He proves it by delivering the first images showing part of the sky is clear on which a portion of the Milky Way in the field of microwaves.
The insertion of a Planck [...]
At Baikonur preparing to launch the rocket Proton-M with three spacecraft GLONASS-M.
In the assembly / test building sites are working with the third satellite Glonass-M “- today it installed storage tanks and supply of xenon, which are part of the propulsion system. Continued electrical tests of the spacecraft. At the launch vehicle Proton-M run standalone tests, dock electrical connections of the first and second stages, are [...]
The origin of Jupiter’s going to be fast when massive stars
It is about the most obvious cluster of young stars and that only about 1,000 light-years away from us. Due to its proximity to Earth, astronomers are particularly interested in IC348, as it has much to learn here about the life of the stars regarding the star formation and evolution.
Conducted the first launch of the launch vehicle KSLV-1
Today August 25, 2009 at 12:00 Moscow time (17:00 local time) in South Korea, the launch area of the national space center «Naro» carried out the first launch of the South Korean launch vehicle KSLV-1 (The First Korean Space Launch Vehicle). South Korea’s first space rocket KSLV-1 was developed and manufactured jointly Russia’s and Korean [...]
South Korea will launch its 25t space rocket postponedh
South Korea today set the date of next Tuesday, May 25, to launch its first space rocket, which was paid off last Wednesday, just eight minutes before the scheduled time.The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology reported that the new date has been fixed taking into account the weather conditions are expected in this day [...]
The Planck space telescope is now operational
The instrument french HFI (High Frequency Instrument) of the mission of space astrophysics “Planck of the ESA, has reached its temperature of a system is an increasing function of the degree of thermal agitation of particles, c that is to say …) Nominal Operating: 0.1 degree above absolute zero, or -273 ° C. It is [...]
