... HETE-2 Rides Pegasus . ... Credit: Courtesy MIT , NASA Explanation: The Stargazer , a modified Lockheed L-1011 aircraft, soared into the skies above Kwajalein Atoll in the pacific on October 9th. ... HETE-2's mission is to hunt gamma-ray bursts, brief, random flashes of high energy photons from the distant cosmos. ... Publications with keywords: gamma-ray burst - hete-2 - pegasus . Publications with words: gamma-ray burst - hete-2 - pegasus . ... GRB 990510: Another Unusual Gamma Ray Burst . ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2000 October 12 . HETE-2 Rides Pegasus . Credit: Courtesy MIT , NASA . ... Dropped from its mother ship, the Pegasus then successfully flew HETE-2 into orbit. HETE-2's mission is to hunt gamma-ray bursts, brief, random flashes of high energy photons from the distant cosmos. ... About APOD | ... NASA Technical Rep.: ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... The Magazine . ... Observing . ... Magazine . ... Sky this Month . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Observing springtime deep-sky objects with a large telescope . ... Exploring scientistsт?? first ET communication attempt . ... Astronomy magazine subscribers can read the full article for free. ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter. ... Astronomy Magazine...

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Lectures . ... Home Lectures Lecture Series 2010-2011 Lecture Series 2010-2011 ? Exploring the Extreme Universe with the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope? by David Thompson . ... Lecture Series 2010-2011 . ... Observing Resources for Amateur Astronomers - Part 1: Beginning Observers . ... A History of the First Forty Years of the Amateur Astronomers Association . ... Amateur Astronomers Medal . ... 2016 Amateur Astronomers Association of New York Designed by Press Customizr Powered by . ...

... ATNF Home . ... About ATNF overview . ... Australia Telescope Steering Committee . ... Astrophysics graduate student programs . ... Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder . ... Parkes radio telescope . Australia Telescope Compact Array . ... ATCA . ... The Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF) World Wide Web pages contain links to many sites of information which are in no way connected with the ATNF or with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). ...

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Communications For Your Astronomy Event . Articles | ... Once upon a time, communication via radio was something only government entities, commercial establishments and certain private folks could do. ... With the continuing progress of services like General Radio Mobile Service (GMRS) and the recent arrival of Family Radio Service (FRS), it has never been easier to do radio communications for your event all by yourself. ... Broad range of radio bands to utilize. ... www.astronomy.net . ...

... Ages and Stages of Youth Development . This document, provided by the 4-H Club at the University of Missouri, gives information about the emotional and developmental states of children at different ages. ... K-12 Physical Science Benchmarks . This website part of the AAAS, provides recommended physical science benchmarks by age group. ... Sharing the Universe is based upon work supported by the Informal Education Division of the National Science Foundation under Grant no DRL-0638873. ...

... But there also exists a practical angle: in a world increasingly dependent on electricity and electronics, the "space weather" outside the atmosphere can have serious effects, in particular on human communications. Currently more than 200 communication satellites circle the Earth in synchronous orbit . ... For a view of NOAA's "space weather report," click here ; another such report, from the University of Michigan, is linked here . ... Another such event occured April 7-11, 1997 . ...

... The necessity of simultaneous access to one communication channel by many users, e.g., in satellite communication systems or cellular telephony, has led to the development of the corresponding standards: FDMA (Frequency Division Multiple Access) and TDMA (Frequency Division Multiple Access). ... There is a number of ideas for chaotic signal applications in multiple-access systems, but as a rule, chaotic signals are used there only as efficient and versatile means of quasi-noise signal formation. ...

... ESO, the European Southern Observatory . ... ESO's Governing Bodies . ... Galaxies . ... Window on the Universe . ... Gamma-Ray Bursts . ... This artistтАЩs impression shows two galaxies in the early Universe. ... As the light from the burst passes through the two galaxies €аon the way to Earth (outside the frame to the right) some colours are absorbed by the cool gas in the galaxies, leaving characteristic dark lines in the spectrum. ... Early Universe : Cosmology : Phenomenon : Gamma Ray Burst . ...

... HST . ... APT . How to Diagnose and Fix Communication Problems with APT . ... Missions . ... Future Missions and . ... Missions Office . ... HST Peer Review Process . ... HST Overview . Overview . ... Servicing Missions . Phase I Proposing . ... Cycle 24 Announcement . Cycle 23 Results . ... Phase II Cycle 23 . ... Since it would be best to discover any communication problems well before the Phase I deadline, here are the steps to diagnose and fix communication problems. ...

... Piping in a C program: < stdio.h > . ... Pipes . ... We use fprintf() and fscanf() to communicate with the pipe's stream . ... plotter.c module */ /* contains routines to plot a data file produced by another program */ /* 2d data plotted in this version */ /**********************************************************************/ #include externals.h static FILE * plot1 , *plot2, *ashell; static char *startplot1 = plot [] [0:1.1]'plot11.dat' with lines, 'plot12.dat' with lines\n ; static ...

... 2000 . ... Сегодня: 10 апреля 2016 г. [Boeing] Корпорация Boeing объявила о завершении процедуры приобретения фирмы Hughes Space Communications, которая до этого была спутниковым подразделением корпорации Hughes и одним из ведущих производителей спутников связи в мире. В результате этой сделки новая компания стала подразделением корпорации Boeing, и называться она будет Boeing Satellite Systems. Ее штаб-квартира будет располагаться в бывшем офисе Hughes Space and Communications. ...

... November 5, 1997 . The Milky Way's Gamma-Ray Halo . Credit: D. Dixon ( UCR ), D. Hartmann ( Clemson ), E. Kolaczyk ( U. Chicago ), NASA . Explanation: Our Milky Way galaxy appears to be surrounded by a halo of gamma rays . Gamma rays are the most energetic form of electromagnetic radiation , with more than a hundred thousand times the energy of visible light, but known gamma-ray sources don't account for the diffuse distribution of this high-energy glow. ... About APOD > . ...

... 29a. Satellite looking up . ... 29e. Explorers of distant space . Space Index . This groups includes about 200 communication satellites ("comsats") scattered in synchronous orbits above the Earth's equator. ... 6 Earth radii (42,000 km or 26,000 miles), these satellite make one orbit per day, ( sidereal day of 23 h 56 min--see here ) and therefore as the Earth turns, they always stay above the same ground station. ... Next Satellite Class: #29e Missions to Planets and to Distant Space . ...

YAMAL-200 COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE . Spacecraft Yamal-100, Yamal-200 were developed by the Corporation based on the S.P.Korolev RSC Energia-designed Multi-purpose Satellite Bus under a contract with Gascom within the framework of the Russian Federal SpaceProgram. ... Yamal-200 satellites were launched on November 24, 2003 at 9 hours 22 minutes, Moscow Time. Proton-K launch vehicle put the orbital module into its reference orbit. ... Orbit . ... Official WEB-site of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia . ...

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