* Astronomy

Google Earth satellite imagery survey may have revealed two possible pyramid complexes in Egypt. Satellite archaeology researcher Angela Micol of Maiden, N.C said that the complexes were located about 90 miles apart, and contained unusual grouping of mounds with intriguing features and orien...

Title: GRB110721A: An extreme peak energy and signatures of the photosphere Authors: The Fermi LAT Collaboration, the GBM Collaboration, A. Pe'er GRB110721A was observed by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope using its two instruments the Large Area Telescope (LAT) and the Gamma-ray Burst Mon...

Title: SDSS J0349-0059 is a GW Virginis star Authors: Patrick A. Woudt, Brian Warner, Ewald Zietsman High speed photometric observations of the spectroscopically-discovered PG 1159 star SDSS J034917.41-005917.9 in 2007 and 2009 reveal a suite of pulsation frequencies in the range of 1038 - 332...

The HP Webcam HD-4110 is a Full HD 1080P Autofocus Widescreen webcam capable of video recording frame rates of up to 30 frames per second in full HD resolution. The HP Webcam is perfect for video chatting (up to 720P resolution). VIDEO RESOLUTION: Full 1080P (1920x1080) COLOR DEPTH: 24 Bit True Colou...

Exotic Quasicrystal May Represent New Type of Mineral A team of researchers says it has found in a Russian mineral sample the first natural example of a quasicrystal, an unusual material that displays some of the properties of a crystal but boasts a more intricate and complex structure. Since quasi...

The Earthquake Risk and Europe How strong can earthquakes in Germany be? Where in Europa are the earthquake activities concentrated? These questions are the basis for risk assessments and become relevant when it comes to the safety of buildings or the generation of tsunami. For the first time, sci...

An ATLAS F rocket body that was launched on the 22nd February, 1978, from the Vandenberg Air Force Base, for the OPS 5111 (Navstar 1) satellite mission is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 11th August 2012 @ 06:00 GMT ± 48 hours.ATLAS F RB 1 10801U 78020B 12220.25306193 .1083...

Orbital elements: 2012 PS4 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0459 AU Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC M 47.41135 (2000.0) P Q n 0.41969420 Peri. 144.12303 -0.63571282 +0.76887609 a 1.7667729 Node 86.30149 -0.72327710 -0.56226955 e 0.5930664 Incl. 3.93878 -0.26970250 -0.30443803 P 2.35 H 21...

Sunspots and some solar faculae captured with a 80mm refractor + solar filter + Baader contrast filter.

Turkmenistan to use Chinese experience of space exploration Turkmenistan plans to launch own satellite. It was developed by the National Space Agency in May 2011. A contract to design, build and launch the satellite was signed with Thales Alenia Space (France). A contract was signed with Space Sy...

Orbital elements: 2012 PW Earth MOID = 0.0577 AU Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC M 2.32129 (2000.0) P Q n 0.42869406 Peri. 166.79156 +0.92243620 -0.32236796 a 1.7419582 Node 214.47491 +0.31129258 +0.94653997 e 0.4683275 Incl. 22.05852 +0.22849154 +0.01187359 P 2.30 H 18.7 G 0...

rbital elements: 2012 PX Earth MOID = 0.0017 AU Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC M 0.10118 (2000.0) P Q n 0.29148008 Peri. 198.99714 +0.96624581 -0.25758770 a 2.2528388 Node 175.92288 +0.24334710 +0.90723887 e 0.5643850 Incl. 3.38337 +0.08456486 +0.33251499 P 3.38 H 23.2 G 0.1...

NASAs robotic Project Morpheus aims for the Moon Project Morpheus is constructing a lunar landing craft that uses an innovative fuel which combines liquid oxygen with methane, rather than the far more dangerous liquid hydrogen used in the past. The craft underwent a successful test firing of the l...

U.S. surveillance satellite, now declassified, gets a public showing in Virginia The Big Bird, formally known as the KH-9 Hexagon satellite, was first placed in orbit in 1971 after its development by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), making it one of the most advanced spy satellites of it...

Vimpact16.13 km/sVinfinity11.66 km/sH19.7Diameter0.390 kmMass8.1e+10 kgEnergy2.5e+03 MT Asteroid 2008 AF4 at Torino Scale 1. Object DesignationYear RangePotential ImpactsImpact Prob. (cum.)Vinfinity (km/s)H (mag)Est. Diam. (km)Palermo Scale (cum.)Palermo Scale (max.)Torino Sca...