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Polish space agency
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According to "Polska" daily newspaper, Polish deputies gathered in the Outer Space Team are planning to set up a national space agency, similar to the American NASA. Poland participates in the PECS (Plan for European Cooperating State Charter) programme carried out by the European Sp...
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The Centre for Theoretical Cosmology
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The Centre for Theoretical Cosmology, a new centre at the University of Cambridge devoted to the development and testing of fundamental theories of the Universe, was launched yesterday. The event was marked by the unveiling of a bust of Stephen Hawking, who founded the new centre. Cambridge has a...
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IPHAS Survey
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Title: Initial Data Release from the INT Photometric H-alpha Survey of the Northern Galactic Plane (IPHAS) Authors: E. A. Gonzalez-Solares, N. A. Walton, R. Greimel, J. E. Drew, M. J. Irwin, S. E. Sale, K. Andrews, A. Aungwerojwit, M. J. Barlow, E. van den Besselaar, R. L. M. Corradi, B. T. Gaensicke...
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Saturn's radio spectrum
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Two researchers have published their recent findings in the July 23 issue of the Geophysical Research Letters.
Their paper is based on data from the Cassini spacecraft radio and plasma wave science instrument. Their study investigates sounds that are not just eerie, but also descriptive of a ph...
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GRB 070724B
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Title: GRB 070724B: the first Gamma Ray Burst localized by SuperAGILE and its Swift X-ray Afterglow Authors: E. Del Monte, M. Feroci, L. Pacciani, Y. Evangelista, I. Donnarumma, P. Soffitta, E. Costa, I. Lapshov, F. Lazzarotto, M. Rapisarda, A. Argan, G. Barbiellini, M. Basset, A. Bulgarelli, P....
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Byalalu village
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The Indian Space Research Organisations ambitious plan to send the spacecraft Chandrayaan-I to the moon has gathered speed with the installation of a huge dish antenna at Byalalu village, 40 km from Bangalore. The dish is 32 metres in diameter and weighs 60 tonnes. [url=http://www.hindu.com/20...
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Michiel de Ruyter
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[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michiel_de_Ruyter]Michiel
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2007 VJ189
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The small asteroid 2007 VJ189 was discovered at 09:08 UT on 14th November. by the Mt. Lemmon Survey. K07VI9J V=22.4 H=25.7 ~25m /span> K07VI9J C2007 11 14.98506 03 38 37.86 +07 57 52.8 K07VI9J C2007 11 15.24381 03 36 36.28 +08 56 06.4 K07VI9J C2007 11 15.24925 03 36 33.51 +08 57 19.3 K07VI9J C2007 11 15.25...
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V597 PUPPIS
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A magnitude ~7 Nova in Puppis was discovered by Alfredo Jose Serra Pereira, Carnaxide, Portugal on the 14th November 2007, 14:23 UT Position(2000): RA 08:16:17.99, Dec -34:15:25.0 V597 PUPPIS = NOVA PUPPIS 2007
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FIGGS
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Title: FIGGS: Faint Irregular Galaxies GMRT Survey Authors: Ayesha Begum, Jayaram N. Chengalur, I. D. Karachentsev, Margarita Sharina, S. S. Kaisin The Faint Irregular Galaxies GMRT Survey (FIGGS) is a large program aimed at providing a comprehensive and statistically robust characterisati...
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2007 VN84
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A 20 meter sized asteroid, 2007 VN84, discovered by Richard Kowalski and the Catalina Sky Survey is predicted to make a extremely close flyby of the earth on Nov 13.844 UT The object may reach around magnitude 9.7 and be favourably positioned. The minimum distance from the geocenter will only be 0...
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Russian Space Centre
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According to Roskosmos, Russia's space agency, Russia is to build a new space centre in the Far East, but will continue to use Kazakhstan's Baikonur launch site until at least 2020. "We are currently considering the Amur Region in the Far East as the main location for a new launch site" - A...
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Terrabyte Science
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The CSIRO has launched a new research program to study the science of electronic storage in response to our growing need for more megabytes. The program named "Terrabyte Science" will study the growing issues that surround the storage and retrieval of large amounts of data, specifical...
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Transformational Satellite Communications System
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The Boeing Company and its TEAM TSAT partners have successfully demonstrated the "one-button" start-up feature of its U.S. ground station, an essential element of the companies' Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) offering. The feature allows a ground sta...
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Stellar occultation
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Watching the stars set from the surface of the Earth may be a romantic pastime but when a spacecraft does it from orbit, it can reveal hidden details about a planets atmosphere. The technique is known as stellar occultation. Jean-Loup Bertaux, Service d'Aeronomie du CNRS, France was the first to su...
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