ESA’s XMM-Newton space telescope allowed to study a remarkable gamma-ray burst whose source was labeled as GRB130925A, in a galaxy about 5.6 billion light years from Earth. This gamma-ray burst was originated by a blue supergiant star, a very massive star that is rare today but was probably very common in the early universe.
In a letter to Sports Illustrated, LeBron James announced his return to the Cleveland Cavaliers. After four seasons with the Miami Heat with as many finals and two NBA titles won, he decided to return to what basically considers his home. This despite the controversy caused in 2010 by “The Decision”, the television special in which he announced that he was leaving the Cavaliers for the Heat.
The Hubble Space Telescope has photographed an extraordinary structure 100,000 light years long containing clusters of young stars that form a sort of bridge around the nuclei of two ancient galaxies within the galaxy cluster known as SDSS J1531 +3414. This unique structure may provide new clues about the formation of star clusters as a result of galaxies mergers.
Yesterday the Russian Angara carrier rocket has successfully completed its first test launch from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, about 800 km (about 500 miles) north of Moscow. About 21 minutes after the launch, the second stage reached the Kamchatka Peninsula, the area far north-west area of Russia, where it fell down as expected. It was a test of the rocket, which carried no actual payloads but only a dummy that was used to simulate them.
In recent days, the typhoon Neoguri reached southern Japan, seriously affecting the prefecture of Okinawa. On July 6, the Japan Meteorological Agency warned the inhabitants of the Ryukyu Islands that Neoguri may be among the most powerful typhoons to ever hit the nation. Its size can be really seen only from above and the astronauts aboard the International Space Station have taken several photos of it.
