1. The Very Large Telescope Project
... ESO is building what will be the World's largest optical telescope array, The Very Large Telescope (VLT). The VLT Project organisation is responsible for the design and construction of the Unit Telescopes, including enclosures, optics, adapter-rotators and coating unit. ... Unit Telescopes Overview - This page is outdated, an update is in process. ... Secondary mirror (M2 Unit) - This page is outdated, an update is in process. ... Coating Unit - This page is outdated, an update is in process. ...
2. Advanced Technology Large-Aperture Space Telescope
... HST . ... ATLAST Mission Concept Study . ... Left: 8-meter monolithic mirror telescope (credit: MSFC Advanced Concepts Office) . ... The Advanced Technology Large Aperture Space Telescope (ATLAST) is a NASA strategic mission concept study for the next generation of UVOIR space observatory. ... ATLAST will have an angular resolution that is 5 - 10 times better than the James Webb Space Telescope ( JWST ) and a sensitivity limit that is up to 2000 times better than the Hubble Space Telescope ( HST ). ...
5. A Large Space Station Over Earth
... A Large Space Station Over Earth . ... 14.04.2010 . ... Credit Copyright: STS-131 Crew, Expedition 23 Crew, NASA Explanation: The International Space Station is the largest object ever constructed by humans in space. ... The station is so large that it could not be launched all at once -- it is being built piecemeal with large sections added continually by flights of the Space Shuttle . ... April . ... 2009 2010 . ... Publications with keywords: ISS - Earth . Publications with words: ISS - Earth . ...
6. APOD: 2010 April 14 - A Large Space Station Over Earth
... 2010 April 14 . A Large Space Station Over Earth . Credit: STS-131 Crew, Expedition 23 Crew, NASA . Explanation: The International Space Station is the largest object ever constructed by humans in space. ... The station is so large that it could not be launched all at once -- it is being built piecemeal with large sections added continually by flights of the Space Shuttle . ... On the far right, a crescent Earth slices through the blackness of space. ... About APOD | ...
7. Creation of Space transportation system on the base of large length rope
... Creation of Space transportation system on the base of large length rope utilization . ... A given address contains the proposal to equip the International Space Station with the long rope and to create on that base a Space transportation system. ... A given system has the multifunctional purpose. ... The rope system could be the base for creating of alternative system of station angular orientation. To utilize the rope system to launch small satellites from the station and to return them back. ...
8. Space Telescope-European Coordinating Facility
... The European HST Archive has been moved to ESA's European Space Astronomy Centre ( ESAC ), Spain, where most of ESA's Space Science Archives are located and operated from. ... The Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility (ST-ECF), jointly operated by ESA and the European Southern Observatory ( ESO ) was, until the end of 2010, the European HST science facility, supporting the European astronomy community in exploiting the research opportunities provided by the Hubble Space Telescope. ...
9. Mass Measurements aboard Space Station Skylab
... Following several successful moon landings,NASA decided to use its last Saturn V not to fly to the moon but to place in low Earth orbit a large space station, named Skylab. ... It was followed that year by three manned flights using the smaller Saturn IB, each carrying 3 astronauts for a prolonged stay aboard Skylab. ... Mass measurements aboard Skylab were part of the medical experiments conducted there. ... Measuring body mass in the M172 chair (see illustration) was not a simple matter. ...
10. ASP: The New and Improved Hubble Space Telescope
... We can help students grasp the significance of Hubble's extremely keen eye, and learn a bit about angles and math in the process, with the following in-class activity. ... Looking through binoculars or telescopes allows us to magnify a small section of the sky. To measure sizes or distances in that small section, astronomers divide a degree into 60 smaller pieces called arcminutes, and further subdivide minutes into 60 smaller sections called arcseconds. ... 30 feet = . ... 36 seconds . ...
11. Color space | Astronomy.com
... Tonight's Sky . ... SUN MOON MERCURY VENUS MARS, JUPITER SATURN . ... The Magazine . ... Observing . ... Gravitational wave search provides insights into galaxy evolution and mergers . ... space flight . ... The double star 54 Leonis, spiral galaxy NGC 3198, and emission nebula NGC 3199 . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Color space . ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter. ...
12. Researches of Astronomy and Space Physics Department
... Antarctic Research (Vernadsky Station) . Ephemeris Astronomy . Lithosphere-low atmosp1here- ionosphere processes . Plasma processes in ionosphere and magnetosphere . The charged particles acceleration in the cosmic magnetic fields and their nonthermal radiation . ... Theory of plasma instabilities and turbulence; applications to wave processes in the ionospheric, magnetospheric and space plasmas . Large-scale wave processes in space plasma.Formation of nonlinear wave structures . ...
13. Allocating swap space
Next: The buffer cache Up: Memory Management Previous: Sharing swap spaces with . Some people will tell you that you should allocate twice as much swap space as you have physical memory, but this is a bogus rule. ... So, in order to allocate swap space, you just need to subtract the size of your physical memory from the total memory needed, and you know how much swap space you need. ... Linux uses swap space somewhat aggressively, so that as much physical memory as possible can be kept free. ...
14. GLAST (Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope) / Космический портал "Космопорт"
... Логотип миссии GLAST . ... Объектами наблюдения Fermi являются: активные ядра галактик, черные дыры, нейтронные звезды, пульсары, микроквазары, космические лучи и остатки сверхновых, галактика Млечный путь, наша Солнечная система, ранняя Вселенная, темная материя и другие высокоэнергетические источники. ... Не исключено, что именно данные с GLAST сыграют ключевую роль в разгадке тайны темной материи. ... Deep Space 1 . ... GLAST (Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope) . ... Союз (космический корабль)...
15. RSSI Homepage
Russian Space Science Internet (RSSI) is a successful result of RSSI Project. ... space oriented organizations; . ... RSSI offers for its members : . ... videoconferences via MBONE Internet protocol (there are 2 tunnels available now through the general IP network: one to NASA Internet, and another to Moscow State University); . ... It is designed so that all organizations connected to the RSSI gain access to the resources of Russian computer networks as well as world wide Internet. ... nic@rssi.ru ...
16. Starspots
... Simulations were also carried out to quantify the range in parameter space which could be filled by stars varying in accordance with the spot hypothesis. ... First, an unspotted star was produced. To do this, colors of a given spectral type (taken from Bessell and Brett 1992) were converted to fluxes for a normalized distance. ... To simulate spots, between five and 40 of the grid locations were refilled with values corresponding to temperatures between 100K and 1000K cooler than the photosphere. ...
17. Australia Telescope National Facility
... ATNF Home . ... About ATNF overview . ... Australia Telescope Steering Committee . ... Parkes radio telescope . Australia Telescope Compact Array . ... CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, operates a number of world-class radio astronomy observatories that are collectively known as the Australia Telescope National Facility or ATNF. ... CSIRO also manages the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory, where the Square Kilometre Array telescope infrastructure in Australia is to be centred. ...
18. Pluto - Hubble Space Telescope
Images of Pluto taken by the NASA Hubble Space Telescope with the ESA Faint Object Camera. These images, taken in late June and early July, 1994 are the first views which allow resolution of features on Pluto's surface. ... The large lower images are processed versions made from a number of Hubble observations. ... Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): N/A . ... Instrument: HST ESA Faint Object Camera (FOC) . ... Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): N/A . ... Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA . ...
19. S.P. Korolev RSC Energia - International Space Station
... S.P. KOROLEV ROCKET AND SPACE CORPORATION ENERGIA . ... OAO RSC "Energia" . ... Company's History . ... History . Brief History of Rocket and Space Technology . ... Flights Chronology . ... Project History . ISS Russian Segment . Steps of ISS Assembly . Spaceflights Chronology . Chronology of Extravehicular Activity . ISS 45/46 . ... Rocket Space Complexes . ... Launches Chronology . ... Automatic Space Systems . ... HISTORY . ... 2015 JSC "S.P. Korolev RSC "Energia" . ...
20. Wan Hu: China's first spaceman? | Astronotes
Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Moon . ... According to Ron Miller, author of the respected history of spaceship concepts The Dream Machines , the first known appearance of the tale in print was in the 2 October Тљ1909 issue of Scientific American where the hero was named т??Wang Tuт?? ... Naming a crater after Wan Hu т??the legendary Chinese inventorт?? was proposed shortly after the Soviet probe Zond 3 flew past the Moon in July 1965 returning images of the Moon?s western farside. ...