Orbital elements:
2011 TJ Earth MOID = 0.0529 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 10.69879 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.36260023 Peri. 218.85962 +0.14676485 +0.98627934
a 1.9476788 Node 59.70035 -0.88429838 +0.16506232
e 0.6380398 Incl. 5.02233 -0.44325665 -0.00273701
P 2.72 H 21.1 G 0.1...
Orbital elements:
2011 TK PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0286 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 333.81924 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.25636703 Peri. 121.50458 -0.01014251 -0.99746553
a 2.4541133 Node 328.84132 +0.86507482 +0.02657177
e 0.6441975 Incl. 7.82282 +0.50154031 -0.06600342
P 3.84 H 21...
According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) the seasonal ozone hole over Antarctica has widened to a near-record size, at approximately 27 million square kilometres.
The record of 28 square kilometres was set in 2003.
The hole in the ozone layer is created by pollution and a...
Balloon launching world record broken A new world record has been set at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in America for the most balloons launched in one hour. Read more
Argentina's security ministry has an explosives team probing a mysterious blast that killed a woman and injured at least six other people in the outskirts of Buenos Aires. The explosion occurred shortly after 2 a.m. Monday, destroying two houses, a business and several cars. [url=http://www.sf...
Robert Julius Trumpler (born October 2, 1886 in Zürich, Switzerland; died September 10, 1956 in Berkeley, United States) was a Swiss-American astronomer. He is most noted for observing that the brightness of the more distant open clusters was lower than expected, and the stars appeared more red....
Sir William Ramsay, KCB FRSE (2 October 1852 - 23 July 1916) was a Scottish chemist who discovered the noble gases and received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1904 "in recognition of his services in the discovery of the inert gaseous elements in air" (along with Lord Rayleigh who received...
Willy Ley (October 2, 1906 - June 24, 1969) was a German-American science writer and space advocate who helped popularise rocketry and spaceflight in both Germany and the United States. The crater Ley on the far side of the Moon is named in his honour. Read more
Ancient rock carvings inside a hill-top cave near Kalpetta (Kerala, India), believed to date back to the neolithic period, are facing ruin for want of proper attention by the government and academic bodies. The rare historic treasure at Thovarymala, throwing light into human habitation in the Wa...
Orbital elements:
2011 TB Earth MOID = 0.0509 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 0.97646 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.27121174 Peri. 126.27036 +0.73261137 +0.67974449
a 2.3637256 Node 191.05502 -0.66828333 +0.70858111
e 0.6026873 Incl. 10.53012 -0.12914320 +0.18936802
P 3.63 H 23.8 G 0....
ILS International Launch Services (ILS) and SES today announced the execution of an agreement for the launch of QuetzSat-1 on an ILS Proton in 2011. QuetzSat-1 is under construction by Space Systems/Loral on behalf of SES Satellite Leasing Limited in the Isle of Man. QuetzSat-1, built by Space Sy...
Machrie Moor - Stone Circles The stone circles on Machrie Moor on Arran. Arran is a beautiful island which lies in the Firth of Clyde snuggled into Argyll's sweaty armpit. Archeo-astronomy, midsummer sunrise alignments and a wintery guid...
Cairnholy - Chambered Cairns Cairnholy 1 and 2 are a couple of beautifully preserved chambered cairns situated in a spectacular location on the gently sloping hills above the Galloway Coast between Gatehouse of Fleet and Creetown. In thi...
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