Using data from ESA's XMM-Newton X-ray observatory, an international group of astrophysicists discovered that one spinning neutron star doesn’t appear to be the stable rotator scientists would expect. These X-ray observations promise to give new insights into the thermal evolution and final...
Title: Discovery of gamma-ray emission from the supernova remnant Kes 17 with Fermi Large Area Telescope Authors: J. H. K. Wu (1), E. M. H. Wu (1), C. Y. Hui (2), P. H. T. Tam (3), R. H. H. Huang (3), A. K. H. Kong (3), K. S. Cheng (1) ((1) The University of Hong Kong, (2) Chungnam National University, (3) Nat...
A SAFIR 2 rocket body that was launched on the 3rd February, 2012, from the Semnan launch facility, for the Navid satellite mission is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 20th March, 2012 @ 04:00 GMT ± 7 days.SAFIR 2 RB
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Orbital elements:
2012 DO8 Earth MOID = 0.1293 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 191.21624 (2000.0) P Q
n 1.05420257 Peri. 359.53929 +0.97487138 +0.22046393
a 0.9561367 Node 347.58408 -0.20390769 +0.82532876
e 0.2320402 Incl. 8.54852 -0.08970755 +0.51983467
P 0.93 H 22.1 G...
Freewill Astrology On April 1, 1976, British astronomer Patrick Moore told his radio listeners that a rare configuration of Jupiter and Pluto was occurring. So dramatically would it affect Earth's gravity, he said, that they might feel lighter than usual, and perhaps even be able to float up into t...
World Storytelling Day is a global celebration of the art of oral storytelling. It is celebrated every year on the spring equinox in the northern hemisphere, the first day of autumn equinox in the southern. Read more
The German fertility Goddess was Ostara, who was associated with fertility of both humans and crops. Ostara mated with the solar god on the Spring Equinox and nine months later she gave birth to a child around the Winter Solstice at 21st/22nd of December. The Saxon name for the Germanic lunar goddess...
The Dutch East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, VOC, "United East India Company") was a chartered company established in 1602, when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia. Read more
Today it's Spring Equinox!
On the Spring or Vernal Equinox, the Sun rises exactly in the east travels through the sky for 12 hours and sets exactly in the west.
After the Spring Equinox, for the northern hemisphere, the Sun will continue to follow a higher path across the sky, with the days...
Title: LEDA 074886: A remarkable rectangular-looking galaxy Authors: Alister W. Graham, Lee R. Spitler, Duncan A. Forbes, Thorsten Lisker, Ben Moore, Joachim Janz We report the discovery of an interesting and rare, rectangular-shaped galaxy. At a distance of 21 Mpc, the dwarf galaxy LEDA 07488...
Orbital elements:
2012 EO8 Earth MOID = 0.0036 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 346.25389 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.34087741 Peri. 45.90655 -0.70697540 +0.70723415
a 2.0295694 Node 179.09365 -0.68420232 -0.68309366
e 0.5593873 Incl. 8.64058 -0.17903345 -0.18221666
P 2.89 H 24.3 G 0...
The two meteorite hunters caught trespassing in Burke County won't be coming back. They've been banished. In state court last Wednesday morning, Las Vegas meteorite hunter Ralph "Sonny" Clary Jr., 49, and Arizona hunter Michael William Miller, 47, both pleaded guilty to two counts of...
Orbital elements: 2011 AC72 Epoch 2010 Dec. 30.0 TT = JDT 2455560.5 MPC M 356.66943 (2000.0) P Q n 0.00836662 Peri. 7.79910 -0.60041266 -0.77220972 a 24.0308578 Node 119.34518 +0.72023051 -0.63511602 e 0.5171025 Incl. 13.79410 +0.34752360 -0.01788238 P 118 H 10.9 G 0.15 From 18 observations 201...
Antarctic lake hides bizarre ecosystem In the eerie bluish-purple depths of an Antarctic lake, scientists have discovered otherworldly mounds that tell tales of the planets early days. Bacteria slowly built the mounds, known as stromatolites, layer by layer on the lake bottom. The lumps, which...
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