Check out the massive solar flare the sun had today
Houston (UPI) Sep 10, 2014 -
The sun was pretty active Wednesday, unleashing a huge solar flare toward the Earth.
The sun fired off what's known as an X-class solar flare, the most powerful type of flare, around 1:45 p.m. ET. The flare came out of a sunspot called Active Region 2158, which faces toward the Earth.
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft caught images of the big event, which posed no thre ...
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Ultra-thin Detector Captures Unprecedented Range of Light
College Park MD (SPX) Sep 10, 2014 -
New research at the University of Maryland could lead to a generation of light detectors that can see below the surface of bodies, walls, and other objects. Using the special properties of graphene, a two-dimensional form of carbon that is only one atom thick, a prototype detector is able to see an extraordinarily broad band of wavelengths.
Included in this range is a band of light wavelen ...
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Israel, US test upgraded Arrow 2 missile interceptor
Jerusalem (AFP) Sept 09, 2014 -
Israel and the United States on Tuesday successfully conducted a joint test of an upgraded Arrow 2 ballistic missile interception system over the Mediterranean Sea, the defence ministry said.
"An Arrow 2 missile was launched and performed its flight sequence as planned," the defence ministry said in a statement, with a spokesman confirming the system had been upgraded.
The two countries ...
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Russian Defense Ministry Denies Reports that Its Satellite Exploded Above US
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Sep 10, 2014 -
The Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday denied media reports of a Russian military satellite that allegedly exploded above the United States.
Earlier in the day, the American Meteor Society published more than 30 reports from alleged eyewitnesses, who claimed they observed a blast of Russia's Kosmos-2495 imaging reconnaissance satellite.
"The Russian satellite group functions normall ...
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Intelsat General Extends Contract to Provide Satellite Capacity to Forces in Afghanistan
Bethesda, MD (SPX) Sep 10, 2014 -
Intelsat General has confirmed that it had received a one-year contract renewal for satellite capacity from DRS Technologies, one of several previously referenced renewals that were received in the 2014 third quarter under the Future Commercial Satellite Communications Acquisition (FCSA) vehicle.
Under the contract, entering its third year, Intelsat General is supplying satellite services ...
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FirstNet-related Tactical LTE Communications System at Urban Shield Exercise
Oakland CA (SPX) Sep 10, 2014 -
At Urban Shield 2014, Mutualink, Sonim and Oceus will participate in a FirstNet-related deployment of an Enhanced System on Wheels (ESOW). The exercise will give public safety officials in northern California the opportunity to prepare for a coordinated, multi-agency, emergency response using advanced collaboration across LTE Band 14.
During the Urban Shield exercise, officials from the No ...
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Hubble Finds Supernova Companion Star after Two Decades of Searching
Baltimore MD (SPX) Sep 11, 2014 -
Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered a companion star to a rare type of supernova. The discovery confirms a long-held theory that the supernova, dubbed SN 1993J, occurred inside what is called a binary system, where two interacting stars caused a cosmic explosion.
"This is like a crime scene, and we finally identified the robber," said Alex Filippenko, professor ...
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