Dr Sandy Leggett Joint Astronomy Center, Hilo, Hawaii (+1) 808 969 6523 skl@jach.hawaii.edu Astronomers have identified three brown dwarfs of a type never before observed, so filling in what has […]
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Dr. Norma SANCHEZ +33 1 40 51 21 55 Black holes are not directly visible, because no light can escape from such dense objects. However, low mass black holes can […]
Biggest iceberg tracked from space
Space technology is being used to track what is one of the largest icebergs ever seen and certainly the largest in modern times, which recently broke off from the Ross […]
Trouble Ahead for NSF and NASA, AIP FYI #49
The House and Senate appropriations committees met last week to divide the $600 billion pie for FY 2001, and at the end of process, the subcommittees funding NSF and NASA […]
Astronauts past and present gather to celebrate European Astronaut Centre’s 10th anniversary
On Wednesday 17 May over 20 astronauts from eight European countries will gather at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, to celebrate the centreís 10th anniversary. On the threshold […]
Scientists say adios to la nina
Cynthia O’Carroll/Lynn Chandler (Phone: 301-614-5563) Lynn.Chandler.1@gsfc.nasa.gov RELEASE NO: 00-50 La Nina, the large area of cold water in the Pacific Ocean widely blamed for last summer’s drought and often related […]
International Space Station: Teaming Agreement Signed Between Boeing And Alenia Spazio
Representatives of The Boeing Company and Alenia Spazio signed a teaming agreement to reinforce their ongoing commitment to the future of the International Space Station (ISS). This agreement establishes the […]
Giant black smoker retrieved from abyss
A huge undersea chimney, laced with gold and other minerals and swarming with remarkable lifeforms has been recovered from the seabed in the Bismarck Sea, north of Papua New Guinea, […]
Researchers hope to solve cosmic mystery
Contact: David F. Nitz dfnitz@mtu.edu 906-487-2274 Researchers at Michigan Tech are playing a major role in what many have dubbed the largest truly international scientific collaboration in history. More than […]
Norms, Guidelines and Procedures for Satellite Communications Announced by ISRO
The Government has approved a policy that envisages allocation of INSAT system capacity for non-governmental users, registration of Indian satellite systems by private Indian companies and limited use of foreign […]