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Circinus X-1: X-ray light rings from a binary neutron star (24 June 2015; Chandra X-ray Observatory) About 5% of all known neutron stars are members of a binary system . The formation and evolution of binary neutron stars [ 75 ] and double neutron stars [ 76 ] can be a complex process.
X-ray pulsar-based navigation and timing (XNAV) or simply pulsar navigation is a navigation technique whereby the periodic X-ray signals emitted from pulsars are used to determine the location of a vehicle, such as a spacecraft in deep space. A vehicle using XNAV would compare received X-ray signals with a database of known pulsar frequencies ...
Flying above the far side of the moon in a circular 62-mile-high orbit, the squat lander fired its main engine at 2:31 a.m. EST, kicking off a white-knuckle 63-minute descent to the landing site ...
The Do LaB Weekend 1: Vintage Culture b2b Mochakk, Flight Facilities (DJ Set), James Blake presents CMYK, Whipped Cream, The Glitch Mob, Mr. Carmack, BAMBII, Michaël Brun, Andreas One The Do LaB Weekend 2: The Brothers Macklovitch ( A-Trak & Dave1 ), Knock2 , Disco Wrek ( Disco Lines b2b Ship Wrek), Of The Trees , The Funk Hunters , Maddy O ...
Opportunity landed in Meridiani Planum at , about 25 kilometers (16 mi) downrange (east) of its intended target on January 25, 2004, at 05: Although Meridiani is a flat plain, without the rock fields seen at previous Mars landing sites, Opportunity rolled into an impact crater 22 meters in diameter, with the rim of the crater approximately 10 meters (33 ft) from the rover. [4]