... ESO, the European Southern Observatory . ... Green ESO . ... Survey Telescopes . ... Exoplanets . ... ESO 3.6-metre telescope . ... MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope . ... ESO 1-metre Schmidt telescope . ... Up to now it was expected that exoplanets would all orbit in more or less the same plane, and that they would move along their orbits in the same direction as the starтАЩs rotation тАФ as they do in our Solar System. ... In the case shown here (WASP 8b) the orbit is completely reversed, or retrograde....

Orbit accounting is necessary to determine when Cycle boundaries occur as well as analyze when SAA-free and SAA-friendly pools will be exhausted. Currently (00-05-22) no single tool is used to provide orbit accounting information. ... New Cycle . ... OPM/Remaining SUs w/ PWs . Current Cycle in LRP . ... OPM/Remaining SUs without PWs, but in LRP. ... Nominal orbit accounting is used to track what is expected and existent in the current and New Cycle so that the cycle duration can be projected. ...

... DISK т?? ... exoplanets . ... Observing springtime deep-sky objects with a large telescope . ... How does one differentiate between an exoplanet orbiting in front of a distant sun and a large starspot traveling across that starт??s disk? ... The light curve of an exoplanet transiting its star (top) is different from that of a starspot traversing a starт??s disk, so astronomers can tell the two signals apart. ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ...

... Mass . 17a. Measuring Mass . ... A medium-size (1.25 inch wide) binder clip, as is used in offices to hold papers together--the type made of flat blue steel, with two wire handles. ... The theory predicts that the oscillation period should be proportional to the square root of the oscillating mass, including the mass of the clip. Note that gravity plays no part here: the oscillation period would be the same on the Moon or in zero-g. Denoting square root by SQRT, we have . ...

Next: The ``Reflection'' Effect Up: Ejectors in Massive Binary Previous: The Radiopulsar PSRB1259-63 - a . The radiopulsar PSRB1259-63 in a massive binary has an extremely high eccentricity (Johnston et al. ... We have assumed that explosion occurs at a random moment on the orbit and all the mass thrown off by a star instantly leaves the system because the characteristic velocity of matter from the exploded star is much higher than the orbital velocity. ...

... Using the Hubble Space Telescope, researchers exploring the Virgo Cluster of galaxies have found about 600 red giant stars adrift in intergalactic space . ... The night sky on a world orbiting an intergalactic star would be a stark contrast to Earth's - which features a spectacle of stars, all members of our own Milky Way Galaxy . ... NASA Official: Jay Norris. ... Publications with keywords: galaxy cluster - red giant - night sky . Publications with words: galaxy cluster - red giant - night sky . ...

Next: EPN_BADPIX Up: EMOS_BADPIX Previous: Generation from Ground Calibration Contents . Bad pixel lists are derived mostly from the internal calibration exposures, acquired at regular intervals since the beginning of the mission via dedicated automatic monitoring scripts at the SOC. ... Diagnostic and science exposures can also be used to identify bad pixels. Diagnostic exposures can also be used to confirm the presence of previously identified and up-linked bad pixels. ...

... Gallery . ... Mars . ... Sidebar Left . Sidebar Top . No Sidebar . Sidebar Bottom . Sidebar Right . ... Title: Deimos orbiting Mars . ... In the animation, Deimos is moving along its orbit around Mars. Each frame is around 10 minutes apart. NOTE: All images and movies are copyright and must not be reproduced or mirrored in any form without written permission. ... Deimos orbiting Mars An over-exposed Mars and one of its moons, Deimos (faint spot in lower-left quadrant). ...

... Pre-university education . ... Samara region . SSAU History . SSAU roadmap . ... Scientists of Samara University (joined SSAU and SSU) began to develop a unified manoeuvring unit for CubeSat-type nanosatellites for the first time in Russia. ... During one of his latest visits to SSAU he proposed to extend capability of the nanosatellites created in Samara University by making a manoeuvring unit and allocated funding to begin work on this topic. ... Nanosatellites of Samara University . ...

... Yes, Sir." We've got a situation. ... Description : 3 fairly large levels for Doom II (tested on 1.666) following the style of the original Doom II levels. ... Play Information * Doom Version : Doom II ( tested on ver 1.666) Episode and Level # : E1M1, E1M2, E1M3 Single Player : YES Cooperative 2-4 Player : YES (slightly tested ) Deathmatch 2-4 Player : YES (not tested ) Difficulty Settings : YES (same bad guys but less health ammo) New Sounds : No New Graphics : ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Solar System . ... Planets . ... This bizarrely shrunken planetary system was found by NASAтАЩs Kepler mission, hence the parent star has been named Kepler-11. ... Planetary scientist and Kepler science team member Jack Lissauer said ?These six planets are mixtures of rock and gases, possibly including water.тАЭ €аNone of these strange new worlds are likely to be home to any form of life; their surface conditions are simply too extreme. ...

Impact Solutions for Asteroid (101955) 1999RQ 36 . ... Impact solutions for asteroid (101955) 1999 RQ 36 are presented for different models of the Solar System and with and without the Yarkovsky effect. Also the impact orbit of asteroid for 2185 has been computed. ... Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI), Near Earth Objects (NEOs), impact solutions, impact orbit of asteroids, asteroid (101955) 1999RQ 36 , models of the Solar System, the Yarkovsky effect. ...

History of Space Exploration . ... Space History Introduction . ... Chronology of Solar System Discovery This is a partial list of past, present, and future planetary and solar missions; for a complete account, please see the Space Exploration Chronology. Space exploration is becoming increasingly internationalized; as a result, the national designations listed here are not completely representative of the true nature of all projects. ... Apollo Lunar Surface Journal . ... Mariner Missions . ...

... Mars is the fourth from the Sun big planet of the Solar system. ... Once a 15 - 17 years occures so-called the great opposition when the planets come nearer about 56 billions km. ... The new level of Mars investigation began in 1965 when the spaceships were used to fly round the Mars and from 1971 landed on the planet. ... The investigations of Mars showes the traces of vulcanization on this planet: the splits and rawins sometimes hundred kilometers long. ... Mars's atmosphere and the water. ...

... Precisely one month ago, on 11 July 2009, the last active area of the new solar cycle disappeared from the surface of the Sun. Over the 30 days following this, neither observers on Earth nor devices in space have been able to detect the emergence of any sunspots. ... Therefore, it seems that our star has once again returned to a state of deep solar "winter", following several sparks of activity in May-June 2009. ... To date, this period has lasted 30 days. ...

... The Raw Images . Table 1: List of Viking Orbiter Images of the "Face on Mars" . ... Processing the Face Images . ... In July, 1976, Viking Orbiter 1 was acquiring images of the Cydonia region of Mars as part of the search for potential landing sites for Viking Lander 2. ... Using the height field, it is also possible to view the "Face" from different look directions, by mapping the Viking Orbiter image directly on the the topography and then placing the "viewer" at different locations. ... Mars . ...

... 2009 February 18 . Satellites Collide in Low Earth Orbit . ... Explanation: How often do satellites collide? Although minuscule space debris may strike any satellite on occasion, the first known collision between time two full satellites occurred only last week. ... The collision occurred in low Earth orbit only 750 kilometers up, a height shared by many satellites but significantly higher than the 350-km high human-occupied International Space Station . ... About APOD | ...

... S.P. KOROLEV ROCKET AND SPACE CORPORATION ENERGIA . ... OAO RSC "Energia" . ... Company's History . ... Rocket Systems . Flights Chronology . ... News . Science news . ... At the launch site the pre-launch processing and launch operations were supervised by the State Commission for manned systems flight tests and the Technical Management for flight tests of manned space systems, headed by the RSC Energia President and General Designer V.A. Lopota. ... 2015 JSC "S.P. Korolev RSC "Energia" . ...

... Press release for Jan. 28, 2001 a.m. (Moscow time) . The Station "Mir" and cargo ship "ProgressM1-5"operations scheduled for Jan. 27-28 completed. ... The MCS (motion control system) is in free drift. ... The Station "Mir" and cargo ship "ProgressM1-5" onboard systems checkout is shceduled for 28-29 Jan. On Jan 25"Progress M-43' undocked the Station at 08.20 a.m. (Moscow time), its de-orbit is scheduled for Jan.29.The calculated time of jets firing for breaking - 05,12 a.m. (Moscow time) . ...

National Aeronautics and Space Administration . ... JOHN E. BLAHA (COLONEL, USAF, RET.) NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER) . ... EDUCATION: Graduated from Granby High School in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1960; received a bachelor of science in engineering science from the United States Air Force Academy in 1965 and a master of science in astronautical engineering from Purdue University in 1966. ... NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected as an astronaut in May 1980, Blaha has logged 161 days in space on 5 space missions. ...