* Astronomy

South African Gravity Society Meeting 2011 11-13 September 2011 The 2011 meeting of the South African Gravity Society will take place at Rhodes University, in Grahamstown, from the 11th to the 13th of September 2011. Read more...

A magnitude 10 transient object was reported in the constellation Cygnus on the 9th September, 2011. Position (J2000): R.A. 20 48 55.00 | Dec. +35° 22' 00.0'' Google earth file: Transient Object 090911.kmz (1kb, kmz)

The Passenger - Iggy Pop and The Stooges 70's "The Passenger" I am the passenger and I ride and I ride I ride through the city's backsides I see the stars come out of the sky Yeah, the bright and hollow sky You know it looks so good tonig...

Orbital elements: 2011 PE2 Earth MOID = 0.0049 AU Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC M 13.32054 (2000.0) P Q n 0.30741445 Peri. 337.27628 +0.30714481 +0.94569053 a 2.1743020 Node 310.43707 -0.85023514 +0.22243919 e 0.5428680 Incl. 8.03970 -0.42750705 +0.23704480 P 3.21 H 22.9 G 0...

Orbital elements: 2001 GT2 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0425 AU Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC M 299.27944 (2000.0) P Q n 0.26451117 Peri. 358.46959 -0.81705294 -0.57547518 a 2.4034774 Node 146.31827 +0.52966162 -0.77342616 e 0.6309491 Incl. 3.65930 +0.22777855 -0.26578241 P 3.73 H 1...

Researchers conducting excavations in Yesilova Höyük, the oldest known area of human settlement in Izmir, have announced the discovery of fingerprints belonging to former residents of the area that are more than eight millennia old. "We have discovered fingerprints that go back 8,500 yea...

Dropping beats on Today Martin Archer is a radio DJ by night and a space physicist at Imperial College by day. He has put together a "science stage show" in which he engages young audiences in science, and tells us how its relevant to cool things like being a DJ. [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk...

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Orbital elements: 2010 TY53 Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC M 316.27376 (2000.0) P Q n 0.00390439 Peri. 2.31077 -0.39838430 -0.84545178 a 39.9424104 Node 111.34433 +0.83528864 -0.49460854 e 0.4761955 Incl. 22.44907 +0.37892326 +0.20142910 P 252 H 5.2 G 0.15 U 6 MPEC 2011 - R36 D...

James Edward Keeler (September 10, 1857 - August 12, 1900) was an American astronomer. The first pulsar was discovered in 1899 by James Edward Keeler. Read more

Max Leroy Anderson (September 10, 1934 - June 27, 1983) was an American hot air balloonist and businessman. He helped place Albuquerque on the map as the balloon capital of the world. He was responsible for the first nonstop balloon crossing of the Atlantic Ocean and of the United States. Read more

On ancient Susquehanna, flooding's a frequent fact Early settlers called the Susquehanna River "a mile wide and a foot deep." It's just a folk saying, but it hints at the forces behind a river that is, in fact, exceptionally likely to flood. And flooding it is, with record or near-record...

Re-collective at I Heart Art - Exhibition The Galleria Langstane place Aberdeen 10 - 18th September, 2011 Preview night 9th September 7pm opening.

Title: A robust numerical scheme for highly compressible magnetohydrodynamics: Nonlinear stability, implementation and tests Authors: Knut Waagan, Christoph Federrath, Christian Klingenberg (Version v4) The ideal MHD equations are a central model in astrophysics, and their solution rel...

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