BEIJING Demarcus Walker Broncos Jersey , Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's Tsinghua University has unveiled a plan to launch 24 microsatellites between 2018 and 2023 to detect short Gamma-ray bursts and help the study of gravitational waves.


This program was jointly initiated by the university and Spacety Research Institute, a Chinese space technology company, according to the university on Friday.


Short Gamma-ray bursts are considered to be electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational waves, the ripples in the fabric of space-time caused by violent collisions in the universe predicted by Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity.


In 2016, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) in the United States announced the first observation of gravitational waves.


Scientists believe that more accurate measuring and study of gravitational waves will help in exploring the origin of the universe.


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Feng said the program was first proposed by students and it has completed an initial scientific appraisal.


Spacety is in charge of the majority of engineering work for the program Josey Jewell Broncos Jersey , according to Yang Feng, CEO of Spacety.


Research and production for the first satellite for technical testing will be finished by the end of this year and is expected to be launched in 2018, Yang said.


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ANKARA Isaac Yiadom Broncos Jersey , Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Violations of Turkish airspace by Russian fighter planes deployed in Syria have raised alarm bells in Turkey, prompting NATO to issue warning against Russia.


On Tuesday, the Turkish military issued a statement saying that a squadron of F-16 jets on patrol duty on Monday were radar locked by a Russia-made MIG-29 over Turkish-Syrian border. The F-16s were also targeted by surface to air missile batteries stationed in Syria.


The incident followed Russia's violations for twice of Turkish airspace over the weekend.


A Su-30 bomber crossed the Syrian-Turkish border for a few seconds on Saturday, prompting Turkish F-16 to scramble for interception. Russia said the incursion was a mistake due to unfavorable weather conditions, adding that other alleged violations are under investigation.


However Justin Simmons Broncos Jersey , NATO said the Russian violation appeared to be deliberate.


On Tuesday, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called the airspace violation unacceptable. "It doesn't look like an accident, and we've seen two of them over the weekend," said Stoltenberg.


NATO defense ministers will be meeting in Brussels on Thursday to talk about NATO measures to respond Russian actions in a member country.


"Both Russia and Turkey should be cautious in their moves and work to diffuse the tension," Serkan Demirtas Jake Butt Broncos Jersey , a Turkish analyst, remarked.


Stressing that Syria has turned into a dangerous battlefield between the U.S.-led coalition and the Russian camp, he said, "any unwanted, unintentional development could lead to serious consequences that will surely have enormous effects on Turkey as well."


Turkey Garett Bolles Broncos Jersey , having some 900 km border with Syria, frequently scrambles jets to intercept air space violations.


On February 2014, a Turkish F-16 fighter jet shot down a Syrian MIG-23 that violated Turkey's air space in line with what Ankara said new rules of engagement.


After a Turkish F-4 reconnaissance jet was shot down by Syrian air defense in 2012, Turkey announced that the rules of engagement for the Turkish military were changed so that any Syrian military element approaching the border would be considered a threat.


In September 2013, Turkish warplanes shot down a Syrian helicopter after it crossed into the Turkish airspace.


Some analysts believe the fallout from recent tension will take its toll on Turkey-Russian bilateral ties.


Yasar Yakis Courtland Sutton Broncos Jersey , former Turkish foreign minister, believed that the Russian military presence and attacks on opposition groups supported by Ankara will have a profound impact on Turkey.