Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Astronautic
Technology (M) Sdn Bhd (ATSB) of Malaysia have announced an updated
launch window for Falcon 1 Flight 5, carrying the RazakSAT
satellite to orbit. The launch window opens Monday, July 13th and
extends through Tuesday, July 14th, with a daily window to open at
1600 (PDT)/1900 (EDT).
This new neighbor is practically next door, as distances in
space go. The newfound "exoplanet", called VB 10b, is about 20
light-years away in the constellation Aquila. It is a gas giant,
with a mass six times that of Jupiter's, and an orbit far enough
away from its star to be labeled a "cold Jupiter" similar to our
own.
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