Hubble spots a black hole that should not exist

[ad_1] This site may generate affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Conventional wisdom dictates that most large galaxies have supermassive black holes at their center. Scientists also believe that only "active" galaxies should have a visible material accumulation disk, but the Hubble Space Telescope has found one around a black … Read more

Two magical places that sent Apollo 11 to the moon and to the back

[ad_1] Initially, the lunar module computer had 33 kilobytes of memory. Current computers have millions of times more. An enhanced version doubled the memory to 66 kilobytes. "Once we had that extra memory, we had no problem putting the digital autopilot into this extra memory,"Dr. Gran called back. Fifty years ago, as Apollo 11 was … Read more

Spektr-RG will make another launch attempt

[ad_1] Spektr-RG takes off After two delays From June 21 to July 12, the Proton rocket took off with the Spektr-RG astrophysics observatory on July 13, 2019. Previous Chapter: Previous Launch Attempts of Spektr-RG Third launch window for the Spektr-RG mission on July 13, 2019: Date and time of launch 2019 July 13 at 15:30 … Read more

The handling of NASA by Trump & # 39; Great & # 39;

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Gene Kranz, director of the Apollo 11 and Apollo 13 flights, applauded NASA 's handling by Trump' s administration, saying that "it 's great to have a good time. to have again the inspiration to continue to advance in the space ". Trump is committed to bringing Americans back to the moon … Read more

Fifty years ago, Canada was also in space

[ad_1] In 1969, like a lot of children, I was somewhat possessed by the trips in the space. In my room were plastic models of space capsules that I had built, or more precisely my father. And I coveted a card stating that I was on the waiting list for Pan Am space travel service … Read more

Huntsville organizes the Apollo 11 anniversary events

[ad_1] The "Rocket City" of Huntsville, Alaska, is dedicated to celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moonlight on the summit of a Saturn V rocket developed in the city. Most, but not all, major events take place at or near the US Space & Rocket Center, often in the National Geographic Theater or … Read more

A Curiosity rover on Mars spotted space in an awesome NASA photo

[ad_1] A camera on NASA's Orbiter Mars Reconnaissance spotted the Curiosity rover on May 31, 2019. (Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech) You can not go anywhere these days without a satellite monitoring your activities, and yes, that includes Mars. A spacecraft in orbit around the red planet has glimpsed the long term NASA Rover Curiosity … Read more

Maintaining large-scale satellite constellations using a logistical approach

[ad_1] Overview of the multilevel reserve strategy for a constellation of satellites. Credit: Department of Aerospace Engineering of the University of Illinois Today, constellations of large-scale communication satellites, also known as megaconstellations, are becoming increasingly popular. OneWeb launched the first batch of satellites from a first constellation of 650 satellites in February 2019 and SpaceX … Read more