The Armistice Day Blizzard (or the Armistice Day Storm) took place in the Midwest region of the United States on 11 November (Armistice Day) and 12 November 1940. The intense early-season "Panhandle hook" winter storm cut a 1600 km path through the middle of the country from Kansas to Mic...
Maxima of long period variable RZ Scorpii on the 11th November, 2011 Magnitude range: 8.8-12.2 Period: 156.6 days Type: Mira Position (J2000): R.A. 16 04 36.13335 | Dec. -24° 06' 00.6471'' Google earth file: RZ Scorpii.kmz (1kb, kmz)
Thomas Edward Allibone, CBE, FRS (11 November 1903 - 9 September 2003) was an English physicist, his work included important research into particle physics, X-rays, high voltage equipment, and electron microscopes. Read more
Lost city from ancient civilisation discovered in Libya University of Leicester archaeologists have made an astonishing find that could re-write history. The fall of the Gaddafi regime in Libya has provided archaeologists with the opportunity to explore the country's pre-Islamic heritage fu...
The 250 - 560 metre wide asteroid 2006 CJ will make a close pass (17.6 lunar distances, 0.0453 AU), travelling at 21.89 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 1st February, 2012 @ 08:23 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Dista...
In Search of Giants Part 1 - The Building Blocks of MatterIn Search of Giants Part 2 - The Forces of NatureIn Search of Giants part 3 - In Search of the Higgs Boson [video=http://www.y...
The western black rhino has been declared extinct. Wild black rhinos have been completely wiped out across the whole of west Africa, according to the most recent assessment drawn up by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The IUCN report also warns that a subspecies of white r...
Title: What is the true nature of blinkers? Authors: S. Subramanian, M. S. Madjarska, J. G. Doyle, D. Bewsher The aim of this work is to identify the true nature of the transient EUV brightenings, called blinkers. Co-spatial and co-temporal multi-instrument data, including imaging (EUVI/STEREO...
Title: Evidences for a double component in GRB 101023 Authors: A.V. Penacchioni, R. Ruffini, L. Izzo, M. Muccino, B. Patricelli, C.L. Bianco, L.Caito We present the results of the analysis of GRB 101023 in the fireshell scenario. Its redshift has not been determined due to the lack of data in the opt...
Title: The Low-Mass Companion to the Lithium-Depleted, Spectroscopic Binary HBC 425 (St 34) Authors: S. E. Dahm, J. E. Lyke We present high angular resolution, near-infrared imaging and spectroscopy of a low-mass companion to the lithium-depleted, double-line spectroscopic binary HBC 425 (S...
Bright colours light up Thunder Bay sky The owner/operator of the Thunder Bay Observatory, Randy McAllister, said it appears that a meteorite shot across the sky just north of Thunder Bay at about 4:30 a.m. McAllister said he's received a lot of reports from his clients. [url=http://www.cbc.ca/n...
Help Save The West Yorkshire Hoard Support The Friends of Leeds City Museums and The Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society in their fundraising campaign to save this spectacular local hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold for the people of Leeds. They have until 15th November to raise this money. [url=ht...
Satellite technology enables rapid, accurate mapping of forest harvest in upper Midwest. Using satellite images, Mutlu Ozdogan, an assistant professor of forest and wildlife ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is automatically generating maps showing where trees have been harve...
