* Astronomy

The Zaborzika (L6) meteorite fell in Zhitomir, Ukraine, on the 11th April, 1818. A total mass of 3.87 kg was recovered. 50° 17'N, 27° 41'E

The Ohuma (L5) meteorite fell in Benue, Nigeria, on the 11th April, 1963. A total mass of 7.7 kg was recovered. 6° 45'N, 8° 30'E

Odd Galaxy Couple on Space Voyage Two very different galaxies drift through space together in this image taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The peculiar galaxy pair is called Arp 116. Arp 116 is composed of a giant elliptical galaxy known as Messier 60 (or M60) and a much smaller spiral galaxy, N...

Sagitta is a constellation. Its name is Latin for "arrow", and it should not be confused with the larger constellation Sagittarius, the archer. Although ancient, it is insignificant, for it has no star brighter than the 4th magnitude and is the third smallest of all constellations (onl...

The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a military engagement fought primarily as part of the Battle of Arras, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France, during the First World War. The main combatants were the Canadian Corps, of four divisions, aga...

Lacerta, Cepheus and Cygnus 4 seconds ISO 1600 50mm f1.8 , untracked

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Looking north. This recumbent stone circle erected in the 3rd-2nd millennium BC, lies on a hill northwest of Aberdeen. The ten uprights are of red granite, while the massive 24-ton recumbent is of dark grey grani...

Georgy Mikhaylovich Grechko (born May 25, 1931 in Leningrad) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut who flew on several space flights among which Soyuz 17, Soyuz 26, and Soyuz T-14. Read more

The 13 - 28 metre wide asteroid 2017 GT4 will make a close pass (3.5 LD, 0.0090 AU), travelling at 9.28 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 9th April 2017 @ 01:29 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

6 panel photomosaic captured with a 100mm f5 Helios refractor and Vesta pro webcam.

Title: Molecular environments of 51 Planck cold clumps in Orion complex Authors: Tie Liu, Yuefang Wu, Huawei Zhang A mapping survey towards 51 Planck cold clumps projected on Orion complex was performed with J=1-0 lines of ^{12}CO and ^{13}CO at the 13.7 m telescope of Purple Mountain Observatory...

Mt. Graham telescope to take first-ever picture of a black hole On Wednesday, scientists worldwide are hoping to take the first-even picture of the black hole believed to be at the center of our galaxy, and the University of Arizona's telescope on Mount Graham will be taking part. The Event Horizon T...

Title: FO Aqr time keeping Author: Michel Bonnardeau Twelve seasons, from 2004 to 2015, of photometric monitoring of the intermediate polar FO Aqr are presented and are compared with previous observations. The ambiguities in the cycle counting can be lifted and a new O-C diagram, spanning 34 yr, i...

Hubble Observes a Dwarf Galaxy with a Bright Nebula The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has made detailed observations of the dwarf galaxy NGC 2366. While it lacks the elegant spiral arms of many larger galaxies, NGC 2366 is home to a bright...