Oct 5 1974
From The Space Library
Scientists using the 305-m dish antenna at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico had discovered a pulsar-a pulsating radio source-orbiting a companion celestial object in the constellation Aquila, the New York Times reported. Both pulsar and the object weighed as much as the sun but were only a few kilometers in diameter. It was the first pulsar discovered circling another object, a phenomenon which made it possible for scientists to estimate its mass. Its orbit had been calculated from the slight variations -in its pulse rate. While it was possible that the companion was a black hole, scientists thought it more likely that both were neutron stars and a search was continuing to find out if the companion was a very weak pulsar. (Sullivan, NYT, 5 Oct 74, 50)
5-13 October: Dr. James C. Fletcher, NASA Administrator, visited Japan to discuss US. and Japanese space programs and evaluate opportunities for cooperation. He met with representatives of government agencies, the scientific community, and Japan's Federation of Economic Organizations and visited Tanegashima Space Center and the Uchinoura Space Center at Kagoshima. (NASA Release 74-276; NASA Activities, 15 Nov 74, 23-4)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
