Orbital elements:
2012 GY11 Earth MOID = 0.0170 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 355.19178 (2000.0) P Q
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P 2.41 H 26.5...
Hotspot found on Moon's far side Scientists have found evidence of volcanoes on the far side of the Moon. The new discovery, reported in the journal Nature Geoscience is a rare example of volcanism on the lunar surface not associated with asteroid, meteor or comet impact events. Until now the best kn...
The North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC) is a society registered under the Meghalaya Societies Registration Act, 1983. It is a joint initiative of Department of Space (DOS) and the North Eastern Council (NEC) to provide developmental support to the north eastern region (NER) of our co...
Orbital elements:
2012 GT5 Earth MOID = 0.1780 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 321.09088 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.25885771 Peri. 207.94345 +0.23170743 +0.96957666
a 2.4383459 Node 75.54316 -0.87662774 +0.24329647
e 0.5119216 Incl. 4.67648 -0.42170543 +0.02698016
P 3.81 H 20.5 G 0...
Orbital elements:
2012 GD5 Earth MOID = 0.1110 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 318.96949 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.35234563 Peri. 173.25618 +0.05562976 +0.99752011
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e 0.4320805 Incl. 2.50869 -0.39244003 -0.01786230
P 2.80 H 22.6 G 0...
Orbital elements:
2012 GC5 Earth MOID = 0.0960 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 348.30936 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.63815692 Peri. 168.91032 -0.98025014 +0.18833395
a 1.3361372 Node 22.22266 -0.19145069 -0.82727410
e 0.1799120 Incl. 9.17915 -0.04956108 -0.52928999
P 1.54 H 25.4 G 0...
David McDowell Brown (April 16, 1956 - February 1, 2003) was a United States Naval Captain and a NASA astronaut. He died on his first space flight, when the Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-107) disintegrated during orbital reentry into the Earth's atmosphere. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D...
Rear-Admiral Sir John Franklin KCH FRGS RN (16 April 1786 - 11 June 1847) was a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer. Franklin also served as governor of Tasmania for several years. In his last expedition, he disappeared while attempting to chart and navigate a section of the Northwest Pas...
Harriet Quimby (May 11, 1875 - July 1, 1912) was an early American aviator and a movie screenwriter. In 1911 she was awarded a U.S. pilot's certificate by the Aero Club of America, becoming the first woman to gain a pilot's license in the United States. On April 16, 1912, Quimby took off from Dover, Engl...
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Homer's Odyssey Said to Document 3,200-Year-Old Eclipse Researchers say that references to planets and constellations in the Odyssey describe a solar eclipse that occurred in 1178 B.C., nearly three centuries before Homer is believed to have written the story. If correct, the finding would sug...
Orbital elements:
2012 CQ36 Earth MOID = 0.0586 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 322.88044 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.58835306 Peri. 161.32375 -0.31984049 +0.94527034
a 1.4105139 Node 89.98258 -0.87730265 -0.26973743
e 0.4913535 Incl. 3.70072 -0.35782973 -0.18359113
P 1.68 H 21.9 G...
Title: EM Cygni: a study of its eclipse timings Authors: Sz. Csizmadia, Zs. Nagy, T. Borkovits, T. Hegedus, I. B. Biro, Z. T. Kiss EM Cygni is a Z Cam-subtype eclipsing dwarf nova. Its orbital period variations were reported in the past but the results were in conflict to each other while other studies...
Orbital elements:
2012 GE5 Earth MOID = 0.0453 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 349.96199 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.21196480 Peri. 200.13865 -0.73293801 +0.67847778
a 2.7858660 Node 22.82071 -0.60529685 -0.61705003
e 0.6272211 Incl. 7.36179 -0.31051181 -0.39864415
P 4.65 H 26.1 G 0...
The Indian government's decision to allow a civilian expedition to the Siachen glacier, an expedition NDTV will be part of, hasn't gone down well with Pakistan. Pakistan says this is a disputed territory and India has no business allowing such expeditions. There is history behind this antipathy t...
