World Space Week is an annual observance held from October 4 to October 10 established by the United Nations General Assembly to be an international celebration of science and technology and their contribution to the betterment of the human condition. Read more
This day 48 years ago the Russians launched the first artificial satellite from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan which demonstrated the technological superiority of Communism…
The launch of Sputnik in 1957 marked the start of the space age.
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Orbital elements:
2006 VY13 Earth MOID = 0.1421 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 326.71155 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.19695058 Peri. 17.59282 -0.92317788 -0.38077806
a 2.9257095 Node 139.89891 +0.34214258 -0.87624396
e 0.6133187 Incl. 4.67029 +0.17516009 -0.29530425
P 5.00 H 17.3 G...
Bigach is an impact crater in Kazakhstan. It is 8 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be 5 ± 3 million years (Pliocene or Miocene). The crater is exposed at the surface. Read more Latitude: 48°36'00"N, Longitude: 82°0'00&qu...
Cosmic Ray Visitor Centre Opens The University of Utah's Department of Physics and Astronomy will hold an open house at 1 p.m. MDT Wednesday, Oct. 5 at the new Millard County Cosmic Ray Visitor Centre in Delta, Utah. The centre - which normally will be open 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on weekdays - holds dis...
Ralph Marvin Steinman (January 14, 1943 - September 30, 2011) was a Canadian immunologist and cell biologist at Rockefeller University, who in 1973 coined the term dendritic cells while working as a postdoc in the lab of Zanvil A. Cohn, also at Rockefeller University. [url=http://en.wikipedia....
Nautilus Live: Real-time access to the discoveries of a deep-water campaign in the Mediterranean An oceanography campaign will conduct the first detailed exploration of little known areas of the western Mediterranean, using remotely-operated vehicles specially designed for deepwater area...
Title: A Change in the Lightcurve of Kuiper Belt Contact Binary (139775) 2001 QG298 Authors: Pedro Lacerda New observations show that the lightcurve of Kuiper belt contact binary (139775) 2001 QG298 has changed substantially since the first observations in 2003. The 2010 lightcurve has a peak-t...
EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2011 La Cité Internationale des Congrčs Nantes Métropole 02 - 07 October 2011, Nantes, France Monday Title: New results from Dawn mission at Vesta Read more
Title: KOI 1224, a Fourth Bloated Hot White Dwarf Companion Found With Kepler Authors: Rene P. Breton (1), Saul A. Rappaport (2), Marten H. van Kerkwijk (1), Josh A. Carter (3) ((1) University of Toronto, (2) MIT, (3) Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) We present an analysis and interpretation of the Kepler...
Title: Stars with Unusual Compositions: Carbon and Oxygen in Cool White Dwarf Stars Authors: P. Dufour I present a broad historical review on cool white dwarf stars with carbon and/or oxygen detected at the photosphere. This book chapter covers the observational signatures, physical propertie...
Title: Toward ensemble asteroseismology of ZZ Ceti stars with fully evolutionary models Authors: Alejandra D. Romero, Alejandro H. Córsico, Leandro G. Althaus, S. O. Kepler, Barbara G. Castanheira, Marcelo M. Miller Bertolami ZZ Ceti stars form the most numerous group of degenerate variable s...
Hurricane Ophelia (AL16) is forecast to make landfall in Canada probability for CAT 1 or above is 60% in about 20 hours probability for TS is 100% in about 20 hours St John's (47.6 N, 52.7 W) probability for CAT 1 or above is 40% in about 20 hours probability for TS is 10...
Orbital elements:
2001 GR2 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0135 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 5.89927 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.38726947 Peri. 99.16518 +0.33181588 +0.94261313
a 1.8640628 Node 190.44447 -0.92581778 +0.31784667
e 0.6215085 Incl. 11.81915 -0.18099631 +0.10224466
P 2.55 H 21....
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