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Thursday, July 4, 2013

Triple-star with potentially habitable planets Gliese 667

Here is a great result of the new surveillance triple star system Gliese 667 from astrophotographer Ephraim Morales from the observatory Jaicoa, located in Puerto Rico. Recently found that the system of one of these stars, 667 C, consists of seven candidates for the title of the planets revolving around it. If all the seven planets are confirmed, then in the habitable zone of this system will be based on three super-Earths, 

Space station adjusts Its position to watch the Sun

The sun shines and illuminates our planet by our scientists, while those watching our nearest star in an attempt to deepen the understanding of solar activity and its importance to our planet. Unique data obtained from studies of the Sun, will help scientists to replenish the treasury of our knowledge of the Earth's atmosphere and climate. June 30 was the second occasion in the history of space exploration, when the International Space Station has changed his position to assist in the new study, giving astronomers a chance continuous review of our star.

Oceanography satellite Jason-1 makes his final bow

The world superstar oceanography satellite, spacecraft, served for a total of 11.5 years. A joint project of NASA and the center of Centre National d "Etudes Spatiales (CNES), the satellite to study sea level Jason-1 was retired this week after losing their last remaining the satellite transmitter.

Launched in December 2001, initially with a planned service life of 3 to 5 years, Jason-1 has helped to create a huge database on the topography of the oceans for the 20-year period