... Spacecraft that will search for planetary systems around 40 million stars and observe the largest explosions in the universe have been chosen as the next two missions in NASA's medium-class Explorer (MIDEX) program. ... The first mission, to be launched in 2003, is the Swift Gamma Ray Burst Explorer, a three-telescope space observatory for studying gamma ray bursts. ... During its three-year mission, Swift will also survey the sky for new black holes and other sources of cosmic gamma rays. ...

... Aims: Today, large ground-based instruments, like VISIR on the VLT, providing diffraction-limited (about 0.3 arcsec) images in the mid-infrared where strong PAH features appear enable us to see the flaring structure of the disks around Herbig Ae stars. Although great progress has been made in modelling the disk with radiative transfer models able to reproduce the spectral energy distribution (SED) of Herbig Ae stars, the constraints brought by images have not been yet fully exploited. ...

... Тhis new concept touches our simple lives, yet for those intrigued by the natural sciences, especially experts deeply engaged in the 'eternal' questions of general geology and astronomy, it is all the more fascinating. The problems to be faced by any theory for the formation of the Solar System . Any theory has to account for certain rather tricky facts about the Solar System. These are in addition to the obvious facts that the Sun is at the centre with the planets in orbit around it. ...

The Youth Space Center of Bauman Moscow State Technical University conducts the workshop for space enthusiasts (only students) every year to provide participants with an opportunity to discuss the results of the year passed in space focusing on Russian and International programs, see and touch the real space hardware and meet people working on the front edge of space science and technology. ... You will go to Mission Control Center and see how the International Space Station is controlled. ...

... Сегодня: 10 апреля 2016 г. 14 января 2007 года зонд NASA Messenger успешно облетел Меркурий. Он стал первым космическим аппаратом со времен Mariner 10, направленным для изучения этой планеты. ... На борту зонда находится несколько научных инструментов, которые позволят исследователям лучше изучить самую близкую к Солнцу планету Солнечной системы. ... Он также снабжен поворотной платформой, которая позволит точно позиционировать оптические устройства аппарата. ... Mercury Laser Altimeter (MLA) . ...

СОЛНЕЧНАЯ СИСТЕМА . Астрономия - зрелый период . ... Планеты Солнечной Системы (астрономия и исследования космоса) . ... МАРС . ... 14 июля 2015 г. Зонд Новые Горизонты пролетел около Плутона, карликовой планеты Солнечной системы. ... Объявление для Любителей Астрономии и авторов: Для авторов - если у вас имеется интересный материал о планетах Солнечной системы, то вы его можете прислать на e-mail: lobandrey@yandex.ru , для ознакомления и после проверки он будет размещен в подходящем разделе. ...

... 11/09 - Dave's response . Some of you have probably seen this original letter floating around the internet. Read Dave's (whoever he is) response below. ... I don't know who David is, but his response is hilarious!! ... At first I rolled my eyes....then I read Dave's response and I couldn't have said it better if I had all day to do it." ... September 11th is the 254th day of the year: 2 + 5 + 4 = 11 . ... Wait a sec ... just realized "YOU CAN'T HIDE" also has 11 letters! ... Help me!! ...

... Table Of Contents Introduction Interferometry Basics Types of Interferometers The Spherical Wave Interferometer Designing and Making the Reference Element Mounting the Components The Laser Assembling and Aligning the Interferometer Viewing and Recording the Fringe Pattern Using the Interferometer Analyzing the Fringe Pattern Peak to Valley or RMS? ... The highly monochromatic nature of laser light allows a large separation, or optical path difference, between the test and reference surfaces. ...

... Р?С?С?С?Р?Р?Р?Р?РеС?Р?С?Р?РеР? ... Launched on February 17, 1996, the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) mission is to be the first of NASA's Discovery missions, a series of small-scale spacecraft designed to proceed from development to flight in under three years for a cost of less than $150 million. ... The ultimate goal of the mission is to rendezvous with and achieve orbit around the near Earth asteroid 433 Eros in February, 1999, and study the asteroid for approximately one year. ...