VLT Rediscovers Life on Earth By observing the Moon using ESO's Very Large Telescope, astronomers have found evidence of life in the Universe - on Earth. Finding life on our home planet may sound like a trivial observation, but the novel approach of an international team may lead to future discoveri...
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Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
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A retired petroleum geologist with a love of history said he's found the long-lost site of the deadliest battle ever fought on Texas soil. Though he's yet to convince scholars, Robert P. Marshall has intrigued some and flustered others with his 40-page report declaring that the Battle of Medina sit...
Orbital elements:
2012 DH61 Earth MOID = 0.1730 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
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Orbital elements:
2012 DF61 Earth MOID = 0.0679 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
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Orbital elements:
2012 DE61 Earth MOID = 0.4362 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
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Orbital elements:
2012 DD61
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
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Georgy Nikolayevich Flyorov (also written as Georgii Nikolayevich Flerov) (March 2, 1913 - November 19, 1990) was a prominent Soviet nuclear physicist. Read more
Video: From Hot Jupiters to Habitable Planets Dr. Debra Fischer of Yale University explains the lively science of planet hunting. This talk was delivered on Feb. 27, 2012, at The Fairmont Orchid on the Big Island of Hawai'i to an audience of philanthropic supporters of the Keck Observatory. [url=h...
Measuring the Universe: From the Transit of Venus to the Edge of the Cosmos - At the Royal Observatory Greenwich To mark the 2012 transit of Venus, the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, hosts a programme of events and a free exhibition, Measuring the Universe: from the Transit of Venus to the Edge of the C...
Orbital elements:
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Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
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Orbital elements:
2012 DV60
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 5.79102 (2000.0) P Q
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Orbital elements:
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Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
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Lucky Lady II is a United States Air Force Boeing B-50 Superfortress that became the first airplane to circle the world nonstop, when it made the journey in 1949, assisted by refuel...
Edward Uhler Condon (March 2, 1902 - March 26, 1974) was a distinguished American nuclear physicist, a pioneer in quantum mechanics, and a participant in the development of radar and nuclear weapons during World War II. Read more
