Новости за 08.02.2019

Washington DC (SPX) Feb 08, 2019
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao has pinned FAA Astronaut Wings on Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo crewmembers, Test Pilots Mark "Forger" Stucky and Fredrick "CJ" Sturckow. Last year's historic spaceflight marked the nation's return to space on an American-made rocket, and paves the way for future travel to space with commercial spaceflight participants. "We are entering a new a

La Laguna, Spain (SPX) Feb 07, 2019
Since, in 1995 the first extrasolar planet was discovered almost 4,000 planets have been found around the nearest stars. This allows us to study a large variety of configurations for these planetary systems. The evolution of the planets orbiting other stars can be affected, mainly, by two phenomena: the evaporation of the upper layers of the planet due to the effect of the X-rays and ultraviolet

Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 07, 2019
Russian Roscosmos space corporation and the Academy of Sciences think that it is time to start preparing lawyers for the territorial disputes over the Moon, their joint resolution, obtained by Sputnik, read. This recommendation has been made following the meeting between Roscosmos and the Academy of Sciences on the development of the National program for exploration and colonization of the

University Park PA (SPX) Feb 08, 2019
A massive release of passive-surveillance satellite data of nighttime lights could help researchers in fields ranging from agriculture to epidemiology. Researchers at Penn State and the University of Southampton in the UK have provided open access to detailed satellite data on brightness for five cities in Niger and Nigeria from 2000 to 2005, as well as detailed methods for analyzing the data to

Human and Robotic Exploration
Paris (ESA) Feb 07, 2019 Science is everywhere but opportunities to carry out research in space can be limited. To combat this, ESA works with institutes across Europe to maintain a network of ground-based facilities that recreate aspects of spaceflight. From radiation to weightlessness, isolation and a lack of Earthly comforts, astronauts and robots on missions far from home face many ch

Santa Clara CA (SPX) Feb 07, 2019
Momentus, provider of in-space transportation services, has announced that they are taking orders for their Vigoride and Vigoride Extended services (orbital repositioning for satellites with masses up to 250kg) and have signed their first customer: EXOLAUNCH, in a contract worth more than $6M. EXOLAUNCH (formerly ECM Launch Services), is a leading European launch services provider and cluster in

West Lafayette IL (SPX) Feb 07, 2019
CubeSats have become big players in space exploration. Their small size and relatively low cost have made them popular choices for commercial launches in recent years, but the process to propel such satellites in space comes with a number of problems. Now, Purdue University researchers have developed a technology to address one of those key problems - the uncertainty of the ignition system

Washington DC (SPX) Feb 08, 2019
Renewed interest in exploration of the Moon has the potential to benefit lunar science greatly and could evolve into a program facilitated by partnerships between commercial companies and NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD), say companion reports by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. "Review of the Planetary Science Aspects of NASA SMD's Lunar Science and E

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Night" game were: 0-8-7-6 (zero, eight, seven, six)

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play3 Night" game were: 5-5-9 (five, five, nine)

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Lucky Links Night" game were: 01-03-05-06-07-08-09-13 (one, three, five, six, seven, eight, nine, thirteen)

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Cash 5" game were: 05-15-20-24-27 (five, fifteen, twenty, twenty-four, twenty-seven)

Northern Railway has demanded Rs 16.43 crore from the Lok Sabha secretariat for running four canteens in Parliament — where food prices are significantly low — during 2017-18, an RTI query has revealed. This amount was claimed as "subsidy claim and establishment cost".

Australian authorities are investigating an attempt to hack into the national parliament’s computer network, two senior lawmakers said Friday, but there is no evidence yet ...

Siakam has 33 points, VanVleet has 30 _ each career highs _ as Raptors rally to beat Hawks 119-101

In tonight’s Last Word, Lawrence uses Donald Trump’s own words to contradict what Trump said about religion at the National Prayer Breakfast.

Southland's leading table tennis players have shown they are up with the country's best.

Sensex fell over 200 points and Nifty hovered near 11,000-mark in opening deals.

Rani Chatterjee, who will be next seen in Rani Weds Raja opposite Ritesh Pandey

The first Senate bill of the year has taken on those who seek to boycott Israel over its treatment of Palestinians. In a complicated maneuver, the Senate has voted to allow states to boycott the boycotters. Is it a free speech/First Amendment issue? Supporters of the bill say no. Many civil libertarians disagree. We weigh […]

Eels to unleash new Fijian sensation  SBS

Maika Sivo's Parramatta teammates have compared him to fellow Fijian and ex-Eels winger Semi Radradra as he looks to make his NRL debut in 2019.

SANTIAGO, Philippines – A doctor died after she was hit by a Montero SUV in Santiago, Agusan del Norte, at around 8 pm on Thursday, February 7.

The following are unofficial results from Thursday’s performances of the World’s Oldest Indoor Rodeo® at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, February 7, 2019. Twenty-fourth Performance Bareback Riding: 1, … Click to Continue »

A lot has been said about anonymous allegations during the #MeTooIndia movement; about naming and shaming, the fear of defamation. But what we need to discuss is the ethics of being the torchbearer of someone else's stories; of making a career out of it.

Delhi: Swine flu grips capital with 100 cases reported in one day