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Stars at center of Milky Way accelerate by more than 250 thousand miles per hour per year in orbit around massive black hole
University of California-Los Angeles Contacts:Stuart Wolpert, stuartw@college.ucla.eduHarlan Lebo, hlebo@college.ucla.edu(310) 206-0511 For the first time ever, astronomers have seen stars accelerate around a supermassive black hole. UCLA astronomers report that three stars […]
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Countdown to World Space Week, Oct. 4-10 Celebrations Planned in Over 20 Countries
Public events around the globe are planned for World Space Week, Oct. 4-10, to celebrate the contribution that space makes to the betterment of life on Earth. The UN General […]
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Outburst from a galaxy leaves scientists in a quandry
New Scientisthttp://www.newscientist.com UK Contact:Claire BowlesNew Scientist Press Office, Londonclaire.bowles@rbi.co.uk44-207-331-2751 US Contact:New Scientist Washington officenewscidc@idt.net202-452-1178 By Hazel Muir One week in 1997, a mouse of a galaxy between the shoulders of Hercules turned into […]
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Ames to Host News Briefing About SFO Tower Simulations
John Bluck NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA Phone: 650/604-5026 or 604-9000 e-mail: jbluck@mail.arc.nasa.gov Kandace Bender San Francisco SFO Airfield Development Bureau, South San Francisco, CA Phone: 650/821-2112 Release: […]
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Briefings to Preview Next Shuttle Visit to the Space Station
Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington, DC Phone: 202/358-1726 Eileen Hawley Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX Phone: 281/483-5111 NOTE TO EDITORS: N00-043 Members of the news media are invited to attend a […]
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AsiaSat and International Launch Services Sign a Contract for the Launch of AsiaSat 4 on an Atlas III
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Ltd. (AsiaSat) signed a contract with International Launch Services (ILS) to launch the AsiaSat 4 satellite aboard a Lockheed Martin-built Atlas III. "We are pleased to […]
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Commerce Secretary Mineta Announces Launch of New Vital Global Climate Prediction Project
The first of several probes is being launched into the oceans to help weather forecasters and scientists better understand the world’s climates, announced U.S. Commerce Secretary Norman Y. Mineta. The […]
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Report Of The Near Earth Objects Task Force Published
Lord Sainsbury, the Minister with responsibility for space, today published the report of the Near Earth Objects Task Force set up in January this year, to look at the potential […]
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NASA Educator Resource Center opens Sept. 21 at Iowa regional educational agency in Sioux City
RELEASE: 00-275 A new NASA instructional resource center will open its doors to Iowa educators – as well as those in nearby Nebraska and South Dakota – Thursday, Sept. 21, […]
