NetMassimo Blog Articles in July, 2012, Page 4

Happy birthday Harrison Ford!

Massimo Luciani July 13, 2012 5

Harrison Ford was born on July 13, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois. During his long career he had great success in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, as Indiana Jones, in the cult movie “Blade Runner” and in many other successful movies.

The Stainless Steel Rat Returns by Harry Harrison

Massimo Luciani July 12, 2012 2

The novel “The Stainless Steel Rat Returns” by Harry Harrison was published for the first time in 2010. It’s the latest novel in the Stainless Steel Rat saga.

Artistic concept showing two M4 class red dwarfs orbiting each other in 2.5 hours (Image J. Pinfield, for the RoPACS network)

Astronomers discover pairs of incredibly close red dwarf stars

Massimo Luciani July 11, 2012 0

A team of astronomers used the UKIRT (United Kingdom Infrared Telescope) discovering four pairs of stars orbiting each other in less than 4 hours. The nearest couple has two red dwarfs of spectral class M4 orbiting each other in only 2.5 hours.

The telecommunications satellite Telstar 1

50 years ago the first telecommunications satellite was launched

Massimo Luciani July 10, 2012 0

On July 10, 1962 the satellite Telstar 1, the first telecommunications satellite, was launched. It was equipped with an innovative transponder capable of relaying a black and white television channel on either side of the Atlantic Ocean. It could also relay six hundred telephone calls.

Ring by Stephen Baxter

Massimo Luciani July 9, 2012 0

The novel “Ring” by Stephen Baxter was published for the first time in 1994. It’s considered the fourth novel in the Xeelee Sequence.

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July 2012

Happy birthday Harrison Ford!

The Stainless Steel Rat Returns by Harry Harrison

Astronomers discover pairs of incredibly close red dwarf stars

50 years ago the first telecommunications satellite was launched

Ring by Stephen Baxter