Sunspots 11575 (top), 11579, and 11582 (bottom), captured with a 100mm refractor + Vesta pro webcam + Green, Solar and IR-cut filters. Music via an Amiga 1200
Sunspots 11575 (top), 11579, and 11582 (bottom), captured with a 100mm refractor + Vesta pro webcam + Green, Solar and IR-cut filters. Music via an Amiga 1200
Orbital elements:
2012 SH58 Earth MOID = 0.0268 AU
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC
M 1.92908 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.37758472 Peri. 280.25682 +0.99954544 -0.02957796
a 1.8958026 Node 81.43830 +0.02945269 +0.91666208
e 0.4569749 Incl. 0.33818 +0.00643895 +0.39856714
P 2.61 H 27.0 G 0...
Welcome Fri, 28 Sep 12 Duration: 1 min Welcome to this new BBC podcast. A weekly series providing a round-up of the news and developments in the fields of science, technology, health and environment in Tamil. Download 1MB Source
The largest pulsating star yet observed casts doubts on exotic-matter theories. Neutron stars are living up to their name. Measurements of radio waves emanating from the most massive pulsating star yet discovered suggest that it is, indeed, made up of neutrons, rather than exotic particles, as s...
La Bastida Unearths Impressive 4,200-Year-Old Fortification The archaeological excavations carried out this year at the site of La Bastida (Totana, Murcia) have shed light on an imposing fortification system, unique for its time. The discovery, together with all other discoveries made in rec...
World's largest telescope to be mounted in Namibia to monitor the Milky Way Farm Goellschau in the Khomas Highland in Namibia will soon be the home of HESS II, the world's largest telescope. HESS is an acronym for High Energy Stereoscopic System and the system will be the largest telescope of its type...
The 2009 Samoa earthquake was an 8.1 Mw submarine earthquake that took place in the Samoan Islands region at 06:48:11 local time on 29 September 2009 (17:48:11 UTC, 29 September). At a magnitude of 8.1, it was the largest earthquake of 2009. Read more
Jodrell Bank, Macclesfield Sat in the eerie shadow of Jodrell Bank's magnificent radio-telescopes, it can feel as if you are eating on the set of a Cold War spy drama. Except, in the 1970s, the food would never have tasted this good. The Pavilion's owner, chef Peter Booth, is something of a local hero....
The Norman conquest of England was the invasion and subsequent occupation of England by an army of Normans and French led by Duke William II of Normandy. Read more
Title: WISE J163940.83-684738.6: A Y Dwarf identified by Methane Imaging Authors: C. G. Tinney, Jacqueline K. Faherty, J. Davy Kirkpatrick, Edward L. Wright, Christopher R. Gelino, Michael C. Cushing, Roger L. Griffith, Graeme Salter We have used methane imaging techniques to identify the nea...
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries LTD. (MHI) have agreed to privatise the H-IIB launch service. JAXA will procure launch and transportation services from MHI when a payload is launched by the H-IIB Launch Vehicle. Source JAXA
MetOp-B module passes crucial vacuum test The Payload Module of ESA's latest meteorological satellite, MetOp-B, has been hauled out of the largest vacuum chamber in Europe: its ability to operate in the harsh conditions of space has been proved. After more than a month of testing in ESA's Large Spa...
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