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Syracuse University scientists discover new way to determine when water was present on Mars and Earth The discovery of the mineral jarosite in rocks analysed by the Mars Rover, Opportunity, on the Martian surface had special meaning for a team of Syracuse University scientists who study the miner...

Sunspots 11332, 11330, 11325, 11324 and 11327 Expand (134kb, 560 x 560) Credit: SOHO/MDI

The Indian Grand Prix (sometimes referred to as the Grand Prix of India) is a race in the calendar of the FIA Formula One World Championship. It is currently held at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. The first event is scheduled to take place on October 30, 2011 as...

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Title: Introduction to Bronstein's "Quantum theory of weak gravitational fields" Authors: S. Deser, A. Starobinsky A scientific introduction and short biography to accompany the translation of Matvei P. Bronstein, "Quantum theory of weak gravitational fields", Phys...

Fireball over North Texas, 30 Oct 04:44 Z Fireball over North Texas with radar scatter occurring at 04:44:15Z (11:44:15 CST). Dramatic fragmentation. BONUS - another one happens on the left side immediately after.

Title: Gold Basin meteorite strewn field, Mojave Desert, northwestern Arizona: Relic of a small late Pleistocene impact event Authors: Kring, David A.; Jull, A. J. Timothy; McHargue, Lanny R.; Bland, P. A.; Hill, Dolores H.; Berry, F. J. Over 4450 meteorite specimens with a total mass of 168760 g h...

Louis Winslow Austin (October 30, 1867 - June 27, 1932) was an American physicist known for his research on long-range radio transmissions.Read more

Robert Channing Seamans, Jr. (October 30, 1918 - June 28, 2008) was a NASA Deputy Administrator and MIT professor.Read more

Venera 13 was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus. Venera 13 and 14 were identical spacecraft built to take advantage of the 1981 Venus launch opportunity and launched 5 days apart, Venera 13 on 1981-10-30 at 06:04:00 UTC and Venera 14 on 1981-11-04 at 05:31:00 UTC, both w...

According to Hemant Sharma, a District Collector: During a rainstorm, a few meteorites fell on the outskirts of the small village of Kakat village, KENDRAPARA district, India, on Thursday, 23 June 2005. The meteorites, weighed around 20 kg. Some villagers collected the fallen pie...

Zeta Aurigae is a star in the constellation Auriga. It has traditional names Haedus (also Hoedus) and Sadatoni (rarely Saclateri). Zeta Aurigae is an Algol type eclipsing binary, which varies from magnitude +3.61 to +3.99 with a period of 972 days. The main star is a red K5II supergiant, the blue B7V...

Orbital elements: 2011 UB190 Earth MOID = 0.0661 AU Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC M 2.10042 (2000.0) P Q n 0.69793197 Peri. 107.14743 +0.80489249 +0.57247727 a 1.2587147 Node 218.34052 -0.59339890 +0.77871218 e 0.2645146 Incl. 14.58997 +0.00508167 +0.25666536 P 1.41 H 24.2...

Orbital elements: 2011 UC190 Earth MOID = 0.0044 AU Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC M 348.46593 (2000.0) P Q n 0.32182319 Peri. 326.46444 +0.99694903 -0.00697316 a 2.1089089 Node 34.19316 +0.04496107 +0.86547207 e 0.5527868 Incl. 7.95162 -0.06380537 +0.50090865 P 3.06 H 26.2...

Capricornus is one of the constellations of the zodiac; it is often called Capricorn, especially when referring to the corresponding astrological sign. Its name is Latin for "horned male goat" or "goat horn", and it is commonly represented in the form of a Sea-Goat: a mythic...