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NASA's Swift Satellite Discovers a New Black Hole in our Galaxy

NASA's Swift satellite recently detected a rising tide of high-energy X-rays from a source toward the center of our Milky Way galaxy. The outburst, produced by a rare X-ray nova, announced the presence of a previously unknown stellar-mass black hole.

Ground-based observatories detected infrared and radio emissions, but thick clouds of obscuring dust have prevented astronomers from catching Swift J1745-26 in visible light.

Read more and see video at NASA.

Spacecraft Dawn sends photos of Vesta

NASA's spacecraft Dawn sends first large photos of the giant asteroid Vesta. Never ever seen so close.

Canuleia, Up Close Fresh and Bright Canuleia Bright and Dark at West Rim of Marcia Crater

http://www.novinky.cz/veda-skoly/284958 ... -zeme.html
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LIFE PROBABLY FOUND IN OUTER SPACE!

The Curiosity Rover found something very important on Mars. So far there is no official report but with high probability it is a sign of life. NASA will soon give exact report on this subject. At this moment the thing is examined and tested, so not to give false reports.

http://technet.idnes.cz/soutez-o-let-ve ... vesmir_mla

Rusove maji v planu postavit dalsi vesmirnou stanici na nizke obezne draze, kde leta momentalne ISS.

Chteji, jak bude ISS dosluhovat, vzit minimalne dva dily z ni a sestavit novou stanici.

ISS momentalne slouzi jako vedecka stanice na vyzkum, nova ruska stanice, planovana patrne na rok 2020-2025 ma slouzit jako dokovaci a sestavovaci stanice pro pilotovane vesmirne lodi, ktere budou mirit k jinym planetam, prevazne k Marsu.

ESA, evropska vesmirna agentura, bude soucasti tohoto projektu. USA se zatim nepripojili.

Diskuze zde.