International Astronomical Union's Office of Astronomy for Development makes landmark agreements The International Astronomical Union's (IAU) Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) programme is announcing a number of exciting new partnerships that will assist with the IAU's decadal st...
Mantua Dig Day provides residents with a bird's-eye view of site where dinosaurs once roamed Drexel professor Dr. Ken Lacavera said farmers can be credited with some of the fossil discoveries at the site. Marl, a green lime-rich mud, covers the floor of the giant pit. When farmers realised that marl...
A Modest Proposal - The Open Journal of Astrophysics Astrophysics has taken the lead for many years in opening up access to scientific publications - all publications of any merit are available for free on the internet via the arXiv and, in my opinion, the traditional journals are already more-or-l...
Typhoon Tembin is forecast to make landfall in Taiwan probability for CAT 1 or above is 35% in about 68 hours probability for TS is 65% in about 44 hours
Title: An Off-center Density Peak in the Milky Way's Dark Matter Halo? Authors: Michael Kuhlen, Javiera Guedes, Annalisa Pillepich, Piero Madau, Lucio Mayer We show that the position of the central dark matter density peak may be expected to differ from the dynamical center of the Galaxy by severa...
Title: An 80 pc Long Massive Molecular Filament in the Galactic Mid-Plane Authors: Cara Battersby, John Bally The ubiquity of filaments in star forming regions on a range of scales is clear, yet their role in the star formation process remains in question. We suggest that there are distinct classes...
Carolin Crawford 20th September, University of Cambridge - The Energetic Universe - X-ray astronomy Price: Adults £7.50 Concession (suitable for 15+) £5.50 Please call 01477 571 766 to purchase tickets Starts 7.30pm Dining Dinner can be pre booked with sittings at 6pm, 6.15pm, 6.30pm a...
Orbital elements:
2012 QP17 Earth MOID = 0.2270 AU
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC
M 347.02053 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.20348782 Peri. 261.48509 +0.37058408 -0.92696257
a 2.8627083 Node 166.31624 +0.91929046 +0.35709466
e 0.6365293 Incl. 14.28647 +0.13256126 +0.11499476
P 4.84 H 18...
Chance to send message into cosmos Australians will bombard the nearest Earth-like planet outside our solar system with text messages of peace during National Science Week, which begins on Saturday. The messages are not expected to arrive at their destination until 2029, because the planet, Gli...
The Battle of Alesia or Siege of Alesia took place in September, 52 BC around the Gallic oppidum of Alesia, a major town centre and hill fort of the Mandubii tribe. It was fought by an army of the Roman Republic commanded by Julius Caesar, aided by cavalry commanders Mark Antony, Titus Labienus and Gaiu...
Horizon: How Big is the Universe is broadcast on Monday 27 August at 2100 BST on BBC Two in the UK Horizon follows the cosmologists who are creating the most ambitious map in history - a map of everything in existence. And it is stranger than anyone had imagined - a Universe without end that stretches far...
Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev (born August 27, 1958) is a Russian cosmonaut and mechanical engineer. As a prominent rocket scientist, he is a veteran of six space flights and currently has spent more time in space than any other human being. Read more
Just a quick capture of the Waxing Gibbous (75%) Moon with a 100mm refractor and Vesta pro webcam + IR-cut filter. (Moon low and Very hazy conditions) Music via an Amiga 1200
A moderate earthquake occurred at 10:06:59 (UTC) on Saturday, July 9, 2005. The magnitude 5.8 event has been located in the Molucca Sea, 230 km NNW of Ternate, Moluccas, Indonesia
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