Maxima of long period variable W Pavonis on the 26th January, 2012. Magnitude: 9.0-14.1 Period: 283.35 days Type: Mira Position (J2000): R.A. 17 50 26.9 | Dec. -62° 24' 33''
Maxima of long period variable RV Cassiopeiae on the 26th January, 2012. Magnitude: 9.4-15.2 Period: 331.68 days Type: Mira Position (J2000): R.A. 00 52 42.76 | Dec. +47° 24' 56.1''
Even NASA can't help solve Grimsby 'Big Bang' mystery A week on and no one is any closer to knowing exactly what caused North East Lincolnshire's very own 'Big Bang'... and even NASA couldn't help! Mystery has surrounded the loud noise which startled hundreds of residents and shook houses across the...
Title: A Radial Velocity Study of CTCV J1300-3052 Authors: C. D. J. Savoury, S. P. Littlefair, T. R. Marsh, V. S. Dhillon, S.G. Parsons, C.M. Copperwheat, D. Steeghs We present time-resolved spectroscopy of the eclipsing, short period cataclysmic variable CTCV J1300-3052. Using absorption fea...
Title: The Star Formation History of Leo T from Hubble Space Telescope Imaging Authors: Daniel R. Weisz, Daniel B. Zucker, Andrew E. Dolphin, Nicolas F. Martin, Jelte T. A. de Jong, Jon A. Holtzman, Julianne J. Dalcanton, Karoline M. Gilbert, Benjamin F. Williams, Eric F. Bell, Vasily Belokurov, N...
Title: HAT-P-38b: A Saturn-Mass Planet Transiting a Late G Star Authors: B. Sato, J. D. Hartman, G. A. Bakos, B. Béky, G. Torres, D. W. Latham, G. Kovács, Z. Csubry, K. Penev, R. W. Noyes, L. A. Buchhave, S. N. Quinn, M. Everett, G. A. Esquerdo, D. A. Fischer, A. W. Howard, J. A. Johnson, G. W. Marcy, D. D. S...
Title: Discovery of Hydrogen Fluoride in the Cloverleaf Quasar at z = 2.56 Authors: R. R. Monje, T. G. Phillips, R. Peng, D. C. Lis, D. A. Neufeld, M. Emprechtinger We report the first detection of hydrogen fluoride (HF) toward a high redshift quasar. Using the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CS...
Each year, haggis makers prepare for a rush on their product as Burns Night approaches. But, with the onset of Homecoming 2009 to mark the 250th anniversary of the poet's birth, producers say they are set to enjoy their busiest year yet. The Scientific Exploration Society headed by John Blashford-S...
Domes put in place for CSUSB's observatory At California State University-San Bernardino, the universe is about to come into focus like never before. On Wednesday, the crowning glories of the university's new observatory were put into place. The twin 46-foot high domes will house two telescopes...
Bristol scientists produce world's first magnetic soap Scientists from the University of Bristol have developed a soap, composed of iron rich salts dissolved in water, that responds to a magnetic field when placed in solution. The soap's magnetic properties were proved with neutrons at the Inst...
Robert Edmund, CEO of Edmund Optics (EO), shared this morning the sad news of the passing of his father and founder of Edmund Optics, Norman Wilson Edmund. Norman W. Edmund was known throughout the world as the creator and entrepreneurial spirit behind Edmund Scientific, which later evolved into E...
NASA Television to Air Space Station Cargo Ship Arrival NASA Television will provide live launch coverage of a Russian Progress cargo spacecraft on Sunday, Oct. 30, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA TV coverage will begin at 5 a.m. CDT, with launch scheduled for 5:11 a.m. (4:11 p.m...
Title: Implications For The Origin Of GRB 051103 From LIGO Observations Authors: The LIGO Scientific Collaboration: J. Abadie, B. P. Abbott, T. D. Abbott, R. Abbott, M. Abernathy, C. Adams, R. Adhikari, C. Affeldt, P. Ajith, B. Allen, G. S. Allen, E. Amador Ceron, D. Amariutei, R. S. Amin, S. B. Ande...
A possible magnitude 15.0 supernova was discovered on the 22nd January, 2012, in the spiral galaxy NGC 5806, in the constellation Virgo, by F. Briganti. The supernova is located 10" west and 1" south from the center of the galaxy. As yet the type is unknown. The galaxy also hosted the type...