The Galactic Center is the rotational center of our home galaxy. It is located in the direction of the Sagittarius, Ophiuchus, and Scorpius Constellations where the Milky Way shines the most. It has been theorized that the Galactic Center is also home for a supermassive black hole. Because interstellar dust conceal the Galactic Center, studies at visible, ultraviolet or soft X-ray wavelengths are impossible to conduct. …
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International Space Station orbits the Blue Planet
The International Space Station (ISS) is an internationally developed research facility that is being assembled in low Earth orbit. On-orbit construction of the station began in 1998 and is scheduled for completion by late 2011. The station is expected to remain in operation until at least 2015, and likely 2020. The ISS has a greater mass than …
Space Shuttle Atlantis retired after 25 years of service
The Space Shuttle Atlantis is one of the three operational space shuttle orbiters of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) fleet. The spaceflight and space exploration agency of the United States also posseses other two space shuttles named Discovery and Endeavour. The Atlantis was constructed by the Rockwell International company located in southern California, and delivered in april 1985 to the John F. …
The Milky Way Galaxy – Home of the human race & more
The Milky Way Galaxy, commonly referred to as just the Milky Way, is the home galaxy of our Solar System. The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy that is part of the Local Group of galaxies. All the stars in the sky that our eye can distinguish during the night sky are part of the Milky Way Galaxy, but …
Hubble Space Telescope floats above the Earth
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a space telescope in orbit that performs a full rotation of the Earth every 100 minutes. It is named in honor of the astronomer Edwin Hubble. Its launch on April 24, 1990 carried by a spacecraft, is the result of a lengthy research of the NASA and the European Space Agency. …