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The first London meeting of the British Science Fiction Association takes place in Catford. Eighteen people attend for four hours. Arthur C. Clarke spoke about the BIS and is elected as assistant editor of Novae Terrae .

Arthur C. Clarke writing to Sam Youd reveals he is now living at a four bedroom flat in Grays Inn Road in London. He anticipates it becoming the main meeting place for the BIS and the Science Fiction Association as well as the home of Novae Terrae .

Arthur C. Clarke writing to his friend Sam Youd in which he refers to the BIS moon ship as a "publicity drive". He also mentions that the newly revamped Novae Terrae now known as New Worlds is being printed at Clarke and Temple's flat in Grays Inn Road. New Worlds would go on to become one of the longest enduring science fiction magazines in Britain.

... fireworks displays from decades past." Although astronomers have witnessed light propagating through material surrounding other novae, this is the first time the immediate environment around an erupting star has been studied in three dimensions. Astronomers have studied light echoes from other novae, but those phenomena illuminated interstellar material around the stars instead of material ejected from them ...

... made with NASA’s flying observatory, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) indicate that nova eruptions create elements that can form rocky planets, much like Earth. Astronomers occasionally see a ... then fades away after a few weeks. In fact, “nova” (plural, novae) is the Latin word for “new.” We now know that novae are not actually new stars, but rather are associated with ... inside stars, or during star death throes such as nova and supernova explosions. The observations of the Nova Delphini debris cloud indicate that novae in general may be a major source of medium ...

... the next day. Named Swift J1745-26 after the coordinates of its sky position, the nova is located a few degrees from the center of our galaxy toward the constellation Sagittarius ... of obscuring dust have prevented astronomers from catching Swift J1745-26 in visible light. The nova peaked in hard X-rays -- energies above 10,000 electron volts, or several thousand times ... outbursts across a wide range of systems, from protoplanetary disks around young stars, to dwarf novae -- where the central object is a white dwarf star -- and even bright emission from supermassive ...

... environmental monitors do not depend so much on high resolution images as quickly updated images. Terra Bella and Planet Labs see themselves as serving markets that include agricultural and forestry, civil ... . Pelton, ''Small Satellites and Their Regulation'' , (2014) Springer Press, N.Y. note 12 Terra Bella, https://terrabella.google.com/ note 13 Planet Labs, https://www.planet.com ...

... climate change. According to Yoram J. Kaufman, Project Scientist for Terra at Goddard Space Flight Center ( GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER GSFC ), "Terra is measuring and documenting the Earth's vital signs, many ... types of vegetation affected the climate. NASA officials planned to make the images obtained by Terra available to business, scientists, and the public. 90 March 2000 March April 2000 April Apr ...

... ’s Langley Research Center offered useful concept for testing structural characteristics of the future Nova launch vehicle Nova rocket. As reported by Homer G. Morgan, application of varying frequencies to the "Baby ... test firings of the Saturn demonstrated value of this research. After test of a "Baby Nova" for structural efficiency, Morgan said, construction of an operational booster could be expedited. A full ...

... to keep the peace and forestall its exploitation by any nation for aggressive purposes . . . ." Nova launch vehicle Nova launch facilities study contract was awarded to Martin-Marietta Corp., Denver, by NASA Marshall Space Flight Center . The study assumes Nova launch vehicle Nova will be launched from Cape Canaveral . October 1962 October Oct 1 1962 1 Oct ...

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