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Monday, November 5, 2012

Lord of ethylene storm


Megashtorma force on Saturn enough to pulverize the Earth

In 2010, astronomers have marked the beginning of a massive vortex of Saturn, which is a tight ring surrounded the planet. He was the largest of the stratospheric vortex ever discovered in the solar system.

Giant satellite tracking station ESA ready for opening


One of the most complex in the world stations for satellite tracking, preparing for his discovery in Malargue, Argentina, 1,000 kilometers from Buenos Aires. The new station will afford dependable communications with missions traveling through the solar system in the hundreds of millions of miles from Earth.

The new station of the European Space Agency (ESA), located near the town of Malargue, Mendoza province, after its opening, will join the work of the existing stations located in Spain and Australia.

Curiosity rover sent to Earth a self-portrait


Curiosity, which is already three months traveling on the Red Planet, sent to Earth is a typical tourist photo - self-portrait in a landscape. There you can see the Martian sky, sandy valley and the mountain range of the crater Gale. The question is - who is shooting?