Ground has been broken on the construction site of Spaceport America, the world's first purpose-built commercial spaceport. Those behind the project say that it will help provide a new chapter in space exploration. When finished in 18 months' time, the facility will house Virgin Galactic's spac...
Title: Development status of the LAUE project Authors: F. Frontera, E. Virgilli, V. Liccardo, V. Valsan, V. Carassiti, S. Chiozzi, F. Evangelisti, S. Squerzanti, M. Statera, V. Guidi, C. Ferrari, R. A. Zappettini, E. Caroli, N. Auricchio, S. Silvestri, R. Camattari, F. Cassese, L. Recanatesi, M...
Lucio Russo (born 22 November 1944) is an Italian physicist, mathematician and historian of science. Born in Venice, he teaches at the Mathematics Department of the Science College in the University of Rome Tor Vergata. In the history of science, he has reconstructed some contributions of the Hel...
S. Alan Stern (born 22 November 1957, New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American planetary scientist. He is the principal investigator of the New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Chief Scientist at Moon Express. Read more
Chadwick A. "Chad" Trujillo (born November 22, 1973) is an astronomer and the co-discoverer of the dwarf planet Eris. Trujillo works with computer software and has examined the orbits of the numerous trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs), which is the outer area of the solar system that he sp...
Mikhail Leontyevich Mil (22 November 1909 - 31 January 1970) was a Soviet aerospace engineer. He was founder of the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, which is responsible for many well-known Soviet helicopter models. Read more
Paul Oswald Ahnert (22 November 1897 - 27 February 1989) was a German astronomer. He first became famous in Germany for publishing the "Kalender für Sternenfreunde" from 1948 until 1988, an annual calendar of astronomical events. The asteroid 3181 Ahnert is named in his honour. Read mo...
Dr. Guion Stewart "Guy" Bluford, Jr. (born November 22, 1942), is an engineer, NASA astronaut, and the first African American in space. Before becoming an astronaut, Bluford was a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force. He participated in four Space Shuttle flights between 1983 and 1992. In 1983...
The Juan Fernández Islands (Spanish: Archipiélago Juan Fernández) are a sparsely inhabited island group reliant on tourism and fishing in the South Pacific Ocean, situated about 600 km (324 nmi) off the coast of Chile, and is composed of three main volcanic islands; Robinson Crusoe Island, Aleja...
Hubble Eyes a Loose Spiral Galaxy The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has spotted the spiral galaxy ESO 499-G37, seen here against a backdrop of distant galaxies, scattered with nearby stars. The galaxy is viewed from an angle, allowing Hubble to reveal its spiral nature clearly. The faint, loos...
Orbital elements:
2012 WP3 Earth MOID = 0.3504 AU
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC
M 13.72285 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.31803315 Peri. 141.64171 +0.95202419 -0.11302604
a 2.1256306 Node 227.43828 +0.07934375 +0.98868227
e 0.3909899 Incl. 22.71237 +0.29555796 +0.09865330
P 3.10 H 17.6...
Orbital elements:
2011 HZ102
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC
M 261.33163 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.00349189 Peri. 223.11023 +0.95188329 -0.30593972
a 43.0291480 Node 154.68807 +0.29130703 +0.88517410
e 0.0069918 Incl. 2.39457 +0.09517574 +0.35052488
P 282 H 9.4 G 0.15 U 5 MPEC 2012 - W...
Orbital elements:
2011 JW31
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC
M 14.89461 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.00322116 Peri. 52.38750 -0.14534367 +0.98925202
a 45.4074907 Node 209.26732 -0.91773393 -0.14083882
e 0.0541965 Incl. 1.87424 -0.36964800 -0.03930483
P 306 H 9.3 G 0.15 U 5 MPEC 2012 - W26
