Articles Tagged as "Satellite"
Swift and XMM-Newton Satellites spots a Middleweight Black Hole
Good news for all who are interested in black holes! Astronomers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, find that an X-ray source in galaxy NGC 5408 that represents one of the best cases for a middleweight black hole to date. While astronomers have studied lightweight and heavyweight black holes for decades, the evidence for black holes with Read more »
NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory mission fails
The first climate change monitoring satellite from NASA, that was launched on Tuesday, has failed to reach it’s orbit due to a serious malfunction in the rocket. The Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) was designed for mapping Earth’s carbon dioxide levels and study how the carbon dioxide level changes with time.
The $270 million mission was launched by Taurus XL rocket, the Read more »
