Dec 4 1995
From The Space Library
NASA's Office of Space Access and Technology selected 12 research proposals for negotiation. The proposals are for Phase II contracts in NASA's Small Business Technology Transfer (STIR) Pilot Program. The STIR program is similar to the Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIRP) but varies by requiring small business concerns to conduct cooperative research and development by partnering with a research institution. At least 40 percent of the work must be performed by the small business concern, and at least 30 percent of the work must be performed by the research institute. STIR and SBIRP comprise only some of the many research grants NASA awards each year. (NASA Releases 95-46, 103, 165, 174, 183, 199, 210 & 214)
The Hubble telescope has confirmed a second super-massive black hole. Located in the direction of the constellation Virgo, it has a mass 1.2 billion times that of the Sun. First identified in Hubble observations made in 1992, new Hubble images reveal the structure within the disk. In this case the disk is off-center, which is evidence for a dynamic close encounter. Another puzzling aspect is that the black hole is offset from the center of its galaxy. (NASA Release 95-216; Science, Dec 15/95)
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