The direct detection of gravitational waves is one of those events long-expected by physicists that are nevertheless a significant occurrence which excites the world scientific community as if something unexpected has happened. ... Many rumors leaked ahead of the conference, and the fact that something (that is, a signal corresponding to gravitational waves) was discovered by LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) was discussed on the sidelines. ... arXiv:1602.03868 . ...

... SETI@home consists of a receiving Arecibo antenna, a professional team (PT), and a two-way Internet connection between the PT and an army of S@h users, who load from the S@h server special software for digital signal processing. ... Thereby, METI@home will consist of several originators, which may load via Internet from a M@h server special software for the creation of analog and digital messages. ... ETI as a Source of Information . ... Main Internet Server . ... ETI as a Customer of Information . ...

The world has lost one of its most renowned scientists with the death of Eugene Shoemaker at age 69. On the afternoon of July 18, 1997, Gene and his wife, Carolyn, were involved in a car accident in central Australia. ... Best known for his pioneering work in elucidating the mechanics of impacts and in the discovery of Earth-crossing bodies, Gene gained worldwide fame in March 1993 for his discovery,with Carolyn and colleague David Levy, of a comet that would strike Jupiter 16 months later. ...

This page is devoted to information on Supernova 1999dq in NGC 976 Basic information on this SN, including the last reported brightness, on this Supernova can be found on the main supernova page. Information on the original web pages for many of these images can be found on the Supernova links web page. Supernova 1999dq is the 24th LOSS discovery this year. ... VSNET Light curve (requires JAVA). ... vsnet-alert 3442 ] SNe 1999dp and 1999dq . vsnet-chat 2285 ] Host galaxy of SN1999dq . ...

Selected Geomagnetic and Solar Activity Indices Worldwide Indices The subscript p means planetary and designates a global magnetic activity index. ... Each activity level relates almost logarithmically to its corresponding disturbance amplitude. ... Records contain * Zurich number through December 31, 1980 * International Brussels number thereafter 66-70 f5.1 Ottawa 10.7 cm Solar Radio Flux adjusted to 1 AU - measured at 1700 UT daily and expressed in units of 10^-22 W/m^2/Hz. ...

... The VSOP Symposium proceedings, "Astrophysical Phenomena Revealed by Space VLBI" have been published and have been distributed to participants. ... Following the successful launch of the VLBI Space Observatory Programme (VSOP) satellite HALCA in February 1997 there have been many exciting results from space VLBI observations. ... Also, check the newly revised getting to ISAS page which has links to pictorial "Getting to ISAS from Fuchinobe" and "Getting to the Dai-Ichi Hotel from Fuchinobe" pages! ...

... 78.0, THAT GIVES FOR 65 MONTHS (2014, JUNE) DEVELOPMENT CURRENT 24 CYC- LES OF SOLAR ACTIVITY THE SMOOTHED MONTHLY MEAN SUNSPOT NUMBER W*June = 79.7 THE BEGINNING 24 CYCLES OF SOLAR ACTIVITY - I 2009 with W*=1.8 THE TIME OF THE CURRENT CYCLE MAXIMUM - IV 2014 THE HEIGHT OF THE MAXIMUM - Wmax = 81.9 THE INTERNATIONAL DAILY VALUE OF RELATIVE SUNSPOT NUMBER FOR 2014, DECEMBERR ACCORDING DATA OF 71 SOLAR OBSERVATORIES HAS MADE: 1.. 96 6.. 42 11.. 75 16..119 21.. 93 26.. 60 31.. 65 2.. 85 7.. 39m 12.. ...

... Exposure Time Calculator (ETC) . Survey processing . ... VISTA is a 4-m class wide field survey telescope for the southern hemisphere, equipped with a near infrared camera (1.65 degree diameter field of view at VISTA's nominal pixel size) containing 67 million pixels of mean size 0.34 arcsec and available broad band filters at Z,Y,J,H,K s and a narrow band filter at 1.18 micron. A wide field visible camera, if constructed, could also be used on VISTA. ... Tile . ... ESO VISTA Public Surveys . ...

Nowadays at the Department the experimental and theoretical investigations, including astronomical and ionospheric observations, active experiments with space vehicles are taking place. ... Solar Corona physics and erruptive phenomenae. ... Stellar astronomy. ... The Department has organized and put into practice more then 50 expeditions for observation of Solar ecllipces, aurorae polaris, comets, meteor streams, controlled space experiments, and also for investigations of geophysical characteristics. ...

... Magnetic storms online . ... Geomagnetic activity forecast . ... September : 2015 . ... No magnetic storm is expected . From 10 September 2015 to 6 October 2015 the following magnetic storms and disturbances are expected: . October 05, 2015 geomagnetic disturbances . September 12, 2015 geomagnetic disturbances . ... September 21, 2015 geomagnetic storm of level G1 (minor) . ... September 20, 2015 geomagnetic disturbances 10 September 2015 - 6 October 2015 . 09.09.2015 . ...

... October 6, 09:00 09:40 . Jorge Melnick (ESO) . ... We present a statistical and temporal analysis of the ground meteorological properties recorded at the five selected sites for hosting the European Extremely Large Telescope (EELT). ... Marc Sarazin (ESO) . The organization and development of the E-ELT site testing campaign by ESO are described. ... The E-ELT Site Testing activities in northern Chile and Argentina are reviewed, and pioneering explorative campaigns are illustrated. ...

... The aerospaceplane project dated 29 June 1966 provided for the development of a 115-t orbital system consisting of three winged VTOL reusable aircraft: the 52-t HLA reusable hypersonic air-breathing launch aircraft, designated '50-50'; the RB expendable two stage rocket booster; and the OS manned orbital aerospaceplane, designated '50'. ... ORBITAL AEROSPACEPLANE DIMENSIONS . ... Instead, he came out with an initiative to start up the Buran programme in the USSR as a response to the US Shuttle. ...