Russia is to launch a special satellite this year in search for extraterrestrial civilisations in remote galaxies.
The Spektr R (Spectrum-Roentgen) x-ray satellite to be launched later this will carry a 20-metre antenna for the study of galaxies and extraterrestrial civilisations.
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Prince Sultan bin Salman, the first astronaut from Saudi Arabia and the Middle East to go into space, has said his mission in space proved to be the catalyst for the region's drive toward science and technology. In his keynote address at the Global Space Technology Forum in Abu Dhabi recently the prin...
Jørgen Pedersen Gram (June 27, 1850 - April 29, 1916) was a Danish actuary and mathematician who was born in Nustrup, Duchy of Schleswig, Denmark and died in Copenhagen, Denmark. Read more
Arthur Edward Jeune "James" Collins (18 August 1885 - 11 November 1914), typically now known by his initials A. E. J. Collins, was an English cricketer and soldier. He is most famous for achieving the highest-ever recorded score in cricket: as a 13-year-old schoolboy, he scored 628 not o...
Alexis Bouvard (27 June 1767 - 7 June 1843) was a French astronomer. He is particularly noted for his careful observations of the irregularities in the motion of Uranus and his hypothesis of the existence of an eighth planet in the solar system. Read more
Title: Star Formation and Young Population of the HII Complex Sh2-294 Authors: M. R. Samal, A. K. Pandey, D. K. Ojha, N. Chauhan, J. Jose, B. Pandey The Sh2-294 HII region ionised by a single B0V star features several infrared excess sources, a photodissociation region, and also a group of reddened s...
Title: Recurrent radio outbursts at the center of the NGC1407 galaxy group Authors: Simona Giacintucci, Ewan O'Sullivan, Tracy E. Clarke, Matteo Murgia, Jan M. Vrtilek, Tiziana Venturi, Laurence P. David, Somak Raychaudhury, Ramana M. Athreya We present deep Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (...
Title: High-Level Magnetic Activity on a Low-Mass Close Binary: GSC 02038-0293 Authors: H. A. Dal, E. Sipahi, O. Ozdarcan Taking into account results obtained from light-curve analysis and out-of-eclipse analyses, we discuss the nature of GSC 02038-00293 and also its magnetic activity behavi...
Title: Cratering Experiments on the Self Armouring of Coarse-Grained Granular Targets Authors: Carsten Güttler, Naru Hirata, Akiko M. Nakamura Recently published crater statistics on the small asteroids 25143 Itokawa and 433 Eros show a significant depletion of craters below approx. 100 m in...
Title: A unique isolated dwarf spheroidal galaxy at D=1.9 Mpc Authors: Dmitry Makarov, Lidia Makarova, Margarita Sharina, Roman Uklein, Anton Tikhonov, Puragra Guhathakurta, Evan Kirby, Natalya Terekhova We present a photometric and spectroscopic study of the unique isolated nearby dSph ga...
Title: A Corona Australis cloud filament seen in NIR scattered light. III. Modelling and comparison with Herschel sub-millimetre data Authors: M. Juvela, V.-M. Pelkonen, G.J. White, V. Konyves, J. Kirk, P. Andre With recent Herschel observations, the northern filament of the Corona Australis...
Title: The Optical SN 2012bz Associated with the Long GRB 120422A Authors: A. Melandri, E. Pian, P. Ferrero, P. D'Avanzo, E. S. Walker, G. Ghirlanda, S. Covino, L. Amati, V. D'Elia, P. A. Mazzali, M. Della Valle, C. Guidorzi, L. A. Antonelli, M. G. Bernardini, F. Bufano, S. Campana, A. J. Castro-Tira...
Expand (161kb, 800 x 600) Expand (135kb, 800 x 600) Expand (185kb, 800 x 600) Expand (212kb, 800 x 600) A new Sunspot group captured with a 80mm refractor and Vesta pro webcam. (DIY) Solar filter + IR-cut filter.
Title: A hot Uranus transiting the nearby M dwarf GJ3470. Detected with HARPS velocimetry. Captured in transit with TRAPPIST photometry Authors: X. Bonfils, M. Gillon, S. Udry, D. Armstrong, F. Bouchy, X. Delfosse, T. Forveille, E. Jehin, M. Lendl, C. Lovis, M. Mayor, J. McCormac, V. Neves, F. Pep...
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