NASA postpones launch of 24 hours two spacecraft

A collapse in communication systems forced postponement for 24 hours, the launch of two spacecraft to study the Sun's influence on Earth's radiation belts and the surround. The U.S. space agency NASA had planned the departure of Atlas V Centaur booster rocket at 08.07 GMT from Station Cape Canaveral Air Force, on the central coast of Florida Atlantic.

Superbright Secrets: Germ magnetar

Astronomers continue to fight over the mystery superbright supernova. Supernovae can suddenly shine brighter entire galaxy - in fact in this outbreak are killed biggest stars. There are two types of supernovae. First appear, when one of the stars of the binary system begins to pull stuff from a neighbor, and eventually gaining critical mass.

Study reveals the'' normal'' that was born with the Sun

Opposing to what was previously thought, the birth of the Sun did not occur in exceptional condition, and many other stars were formed at the same time, according to a study published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Matthieu Gounelle, the French research center CNRS, and Georges Meynet, Geneva Observatory, were able to establish the "genealogy" of the Sun from the presence of a radioactive element,