July 2012

Artist impression of a type-O stars pair with one of them acting like a vampire (Image ESO/M. Kornmesser/S.E. de Mink)

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A study carried out by an international team led by Hugues Sana of the University of Amsterdam inthe Netherlands has uncovered through the use of the VLT (Very Large Telescope), and other ESO’s (European Southern Observatory) telescopes that most of the O-type stars are part of binary systems. Even more, usually one of two star acts like a vampire sucking matter from its companion.

Doctor Who - Pyramids of Mars

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“Pyramids of Mars” is an adventure of the thirteenth season of “Doctor Who” classic series which aired in 1975 featuring the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith. It follows “Planet of Evil” and it’s a four parts adventure written by Stephen Harris and directed by Paddy Russell.

Eon by Greg Bear

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The novel “Eon” by Greg Bear was published for the first time in 1985. It’s the first novel of the cycle of the Way.

Artistic concept of a gamma-ray pulsar such as J1838-0537 (Image NASA/Fermi/Cruz de Wilde)

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A group of researchers at the Max Planck Institutes for Gravitational Physics and Radio Astronomy, working with an international team, has discovered thanks to the Fermi Space Telescope a very special pulsar called J1838-0537. In fact, it emit only gamma rays and an anomaly in its rotation was detected.

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News arrived of the death from cancer of English actress Mary Tamm. Born on March 22, 1950, she was famous for playing the Time Lady Romana in the famous TV show “Doctor Who” and more recently in some audio adventures connected to the saga.