Canon's giant 8-inch CMOS sensor it created last year, has found its way into the 105-centimeter Schmidt Telescope at the University of Tokyo's Kiso Observatory. Read more
Delhi students discover new asteroid Two Delhi students have made history by discovering a new asteroid as part of a unique astronomy project connected to US space agency NASA. The duo will also get an opportunity to name the asteroid. Vaibhav Sapra and Sharanjeet Singh, Class 12 students of Bal Bha...
Created on 17th November 1956 the Chesterfield Astronomical Society began work on the Barnett Observatory in Newbold, Chesterfield. The Barnett Observatory housing the William Brown 18-inch (450mm) reflecting telescope, was constructed in the following three years with the support of over f...
The September 2, 1555 Kashmir earthquake occurred at 33.5°N and 75.5°E and is the western-most significant and large earthquake of Himalaya. Many authors suggest that it was a shallow, large magnitude earthquake of Ms=7.6 on the basis of the very long duration of aftershocks, intensity distribu...
Time to take up Stargazing There are few activities as peaceful as taking a walk on a winter night, one of those nights where the air is crisp, the snow crunches under your boots, and your breath comes out in smoky swirls. The vast expanse of stars is breathtaking, and you cannot help but feel a connectio...
Vanguard 3 (international designation 1959 Eta 1) is a scientific satellite that was launched into Earth orbit by a Vanguard rocket on September 18, 1959, the third successful Vanguard launch out of eleven attempts. Read more
Soyuz 38 was a human spaceflight mission conducted by the Soviet Union during September, 1980. The Soyuz spacecraft brought two visiting crew members to the Salyut 6 space station, one of whom was an Intercosmos cosmonaut from Cuba. Read more
The 16 - 36 metre wide asteroid 2007 VB138 will make a close pass (44.5 Lunar Distances, 0.1143 AU), travelling at 8.91 km/s, to the Earth-Moon system on the 14th October, 2009. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the dista...
More precise dating of human bones previously discovered at a prehistoric site has suggested that the Neolithic Age was marked by more violence than traditionally imagined. Waylands Smithy, a chambered long barrow 2km from the Uffington White Horse, Oxfordshire, consists of two monuments. In t...
Porthmadog marks the 200th anniversary of its 'Cob' Celebrations are under way in Porthmadog for the 200th anniversary of the man-made structure which allowed the Gwynedd town to be built. It was William Alexander Madocks' vision to build the Cob embankment to reclaim hundreds of acres of good far...
Planet Dinosaur From the deadliest killers to the biggest and strangest beasts, Planet Dinosaur brings to life a new and terrifying world of dinosaurs. [url=http://www.bbc.co...
The Asian Stonehenge: The Mysterious Plain of Jars An ancient mystery unfolds scattered across Laos's Xieng Khouang plain. Known as the Plain of Jars, this bizarre archaeological collection of thousands of giant stone jars made from sandstone, granite and calcified coral is often referred to as...
Archaeologists uncover prehistoric mysteries in Northern Portugal Recent archaeological investigations have uncovered a number of prehistoric sites and artefacts, including rock art and engravings at Laje da Churra in the Serra de Santa Luzia near Viana do Castelo in northern Portugal. An a...
Title: POET: POlarimeters for Energetic Transients Authors: J.E. Hill, M.L. McConnell, P. Bloser, J. Legere, J. Macri, J. Ryan, S. Barthelmy, L. Angelini, T. Sakamoto, J.K. Black, D.H. Hartmann, P. Kaaret, B. Zhang, K. Ioka, T. Nakamura, K. Toma, R. Yamazaki, X. Wu POET (Polarimeters for Energet...
