* Astronomy

Test flight from the Wallops Flight Facility of a Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket no earlier than Dec 13, 7-10 a.m.

Johann von Lamont (December 13, 1805 - August 6, 1879) was a Scottish-German astronomer and physicist. His most important work was on the magnetism of the Earth. He performed magnetic surveys in Bavaria and northern Germany, France, Spain, and Denmark. He discovered a magnetic decennial period (...

Lecture: The Star of Bethlehem Winchester, United Kingdom 13th & 14th December Dr Robin Catchpole (Cambridge University) Weds 14th now SOLD OUT (tickets remain for Tues).

On December 13th, 1795 a huge 56 pound meteorite, the second largest recorded in England, landed two fields from The Wold Cottage, at the time the home of a magistrate named Mr Edward Topham. Fortunately, the meteorite's passage and impact were observed and the statements of witnesses were taken on...

These stories, images and videos represent some of the 2011 highlights in the field of heliophysics, the study of the sun and its interactions with Earth and other bodies. All the content showcased here bears some connection to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Centre. [url=http://www.nasa.gov/cent...

The MIMOSA (MIcroMeasurements Of Satellite Accelerations) scientific satellite that was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on the 30th June, 2003, is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 12th December, 2011 @ 01:13 GMT ± 48 hours.MIMOSA 1 27841U 03031B 11342.82131976 .0149...

A Japanese H-2A rocket is scheduled to launch an Information Gathering Satellite, (IGS 7A) from the Tanegashima Space Centre, Japan, at 01:00 GMT, 12th December, 2011. The two hour launch window extends from 01:00 to 03:00 GMT.

Giant Meteor Caught on Video by Tel Aviv University ILAN Team On the night of December 7th 2011, during a sprites and TLEs hunting observation, ILAN Team observer Lior Rubanenko caught this giant bolide fireball meteor. This is a rather exc...

Advent ADE 300 N webcamCamera Resolution Heigth in Pixel: 480Camera Resolution Width in Pixel: 640Chip Type: CMOSFace Tracking: YesFrames Per Second: 30Integrated Microphone: YesMaximum Pixel (in Megapixel): 0.3Photo Resolution Height in Pixel: 480Photo Resolution Heigth in Pixel: 480Ph...

Sunspot 11374 and 11375 12_12_2011 12_24_20. The Sun 12_12_2011 12_22_32. Webcam capture of sunspot 11374 and 11375 (above) Advent 300n webcam with 114mm reflector and solar f...

Orbital elements: 2011 MC2 Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC M 6.87074 (2000.0) P Q n 0.14327548 Peri. 9.79433 +0.88342905 +0.46026119 a 3.6170524 Node 322.39692 -0.43905170 +0.74764783 e 0.6365185 Incl. 8.27513 -0.16366649 +0.47872994 P 6.88 H 18.2 G 0.15 U 9 MPEC 2011 - M43

Orbital elements: 2010 AR85 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0469 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 260.71359 (2000.0) P Q n 0.84765539 Peri. 315.61318 +0.20702140 +0.81111472 a 1.1057489 Node 315.66929 -0.52603218 -0.37914998 e 0.7369871 Incl. 51.51821 -0.82488319 +0.44535178 P 1.16 H 17.4 G 0...

Maxima of long period variable U Draconis on the 12th December, 2011. Magnitude: 9.5-13.8 Period: 316.13 days Type: Mira Position (J2000): R.A. 19 10 00.75 | Dec. +67° 16' 36.7'' Google earth file: U Draconis.kmz (1kb, kmz)

Maxima of the variable SS Cassiopeiae on the 24th July, 2011. Magnitude: 9.8-13.1 Period: 140.57 days Type: Mira Position (2000): RA 00 09 36.53 | Dec +51 34 00.9

Orbital elements: 2011 XC Earth MOID = 0.1707 AU Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC M 235.36513 (2000.0) P Q n 0.69815621 Peri. 63.75252 -0.69820262 -0.62011879 a 1.2584452 Node 75.67628 +0.45062331 -0.76895847 e 0.1361284 Incl. 21.66630 +0.55628386 -0.15542056 P 1.41 H 20.8 G 0....