January 13, 2012

S-520-26 launch result

JAXA launched the sounding rocket S-520-26 at 5:51 a.m. on January 12, 2012 (JST) from the Uchinoura Space Center.The S-520-26 was designated to clarify the combining process of the neutral atmosphere and plasma in the thermosphere.

The rocket flew smoothly, and reached its maximum altitude of 298 km at 278 seconds, the lithium emission system was ignited to release lithium vapor to be dropped into the south eastern ocean of Uchinoura.

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December 14, 2011

Understanding Relativistic Jets

Lukasz Stawarz
Astrophysical jets are collimated streams of magnetized plasma produced by compact accreting objects such as neutron stars or black holes. Particularly prominent jets are associated with supermassive black holes hosted by active galaxies.

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