Orbital elements:
2003 MO Earth MOID = 0.2148 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 329.08551 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.35715660 Peri. 164.50280 +0.69515508 -0.64533257
a 1.9674193 Node 240.16827 +0.61463786 +0.76205643
e 0.8773533 Incl. 21.41299 +0.37279985 -0.05306471
P 2.76 H 18.2 G...
Orbital elements: 2009 UC Earth MOID = 0.0254 AU Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 287.46565 (2000.0) P Q n 1.49637989 Peri. 186.13527 -0.88242937 +0.44020456 a 0.7570214 Node 22.41857 -0.41101183 -0.54977270 e 0.3542503 Incl. 25.79379 -0.22888354 -0.70990839 P 0.66 H 26.5 G 0.15 U 8 [ur...
Pappus of Alexandria observed an eclipse of the sun on the 18th October, 320 AD. Pappus of Alexandria (c. 290 - c. 350) was one of the last great Greek mathematicians of Antiquity, known for his Synagoge or Collection (c. 340), and for Pappus's Theorem in projective geometry. Read more
Nicholas Culpeper (18 October 1616 - 10 January 1654) was an English botanist, herbalist, physician, and astrologer. His published books include The English Physician (1652) and the Complete Herbal (1653), which contain a rich store of pharmaceutical and herbal knowledge, and Astrological Ju...
Salomon August Andrée (October 18, 1854, Gränna, Småland - October 1897), during his lifetime most often known as S. A. Andrée, was a Swedish engineer, physicist, aeronaut and polar explorer who perished while leading an attempt to reach the Geographic North Pole by hydrogen balloon. Read more
Pascual Jordan (b. 18 October 1902 in Hanover, German Empire; d. 31 July 1980 in Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany) was a theoretical and mathematical physicist who made significant contributions to quantum mechanics and quantum field theory. Read more
NASA, Japan Release Improved Topographic Map of Earth NASA and Japan released a significantly improved version of the most complete digital topographic map of Earth on Monday, produced with detailed measurements from NASA's Terra spacecraft. The map, known as a global digital elevation model,...
For the past few years, I have worked primarily in astrophysics, in particular analysing data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survery (SDSS). This has led to strong evidence for a cosmic parity violation in the Universe, as indicated by a statistically significant excess of left-handed spiral galaxie...
NASA fellowship named for UU astronomer For 20 years until she retired in 1979, Dr. Nancy Grace Roman was NASA's chief astronomer, and also the first person to hold that title. As part of that job she helped design the Hubble Space Telescope, earning her the unofficial title of "Mother of the Hub...
Von Braun Astronomical Society rededicates Monte Sano observatory founded in 1954 During a trip to California's Palomar Observatory around 1954, Dr. Wernher von Braun asked if anyone knew of a large telescope for sale. Von Braun explained that he and some fellow scientists had recently formed an...
Orbital elements:
2011 UB Earth MOID = 0.0112 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 338.65833 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.36892569 Peri. 8.02805 +0.85406931 -0.51999551
a 1.9253519 Node 23.31819 +0.47538671 +0.77012760
e 0.4773703 Incl. 1.88916 +0.21112341 +0.36947009
P 2.67 H 27.5 G 0.15...
Orbital elements:
2011 UA Earth MOID = 0.0700 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 0.69175 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.29778104 Peri. 321.68810 +0.63552016 +0.77139325
a 2.2209461 Node 347.65514 -0.66535540 +0.52572036
e 0.5324335 Incl. 8.78667 -0.39168395 +0.35856737
P 3.31 H 18.3 G 0.1...
Diamond Gold Corp. announces world-class gem field Opals, sapphires, rubies, garnets and diamonds have been mined and cut from the Yentna Gem Fields, owned by Diamond Gold Corp. The large diamond and coloured gemstone mine is one of several mines and prospects in the Yentna Mining District owned b...
