Orbital elements: 2010 MP1 Earth MOID = 0.0572 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 136.48279 (2000.0) P Q n 1.24541051 Peri. 32.38732 -0.53875586 -0.74849340 a 0.8555808 Node 93.09706 +0.66665029 -0.65938238 e 0.4886555 Incl. 22.78148 +0.51509176 +0.07051608 P 0.79 H 21.3 G 0.15 U 8 [u...
Orbital elements:
2011 QH50 Earth MOID = 0.0968 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 1.86786 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.33557851 Peri. 153.25182 +0.82852677 +0.55994357
a 2.0508786 Node 172.69468 -0.51729221 +0.76715718
e 0.4594362 Incl. 1.15745 -0.21436457 +0.31294259
P 2.94 H 25.0 G 0...
Scientists Perceive NASA Bias Against Venus Venus would seem to be a tempting destination for planetary probes: conveniently close, and an extreme laboratory for atmospheric processes familiar on Earth. So why won't NASA send a mission there? That was the frustrated question coming from scient...
Apollo 18 is an upcoming 2011 science fiction film directed by Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego in his first English-language film. Read more Dimension Films, the studio behind horror staples like Hellraiser and The Prophecy as well a...
Astronomy studies lined up for Darwen pubs Rocket-building and star-gazing sessions could soon be coming to pubs in Darwen thanks to a £24,000 grant. Two venues are already in discussions about hosting the nine-month Stars and Stuff project run by Erica Dobie and Adam Whittaker, of Beauty in the Un...
Philip R. Christensen, the principal investigator for numerous instruments of Mars exploration carried on NASA spacecraft, will receive the 2011 Eugene Shoemaker Memorial Award Oct. 13 at Arizona State University. The award, established five years ago by ASU's BEYOND Centre for Fundamental C...
Orbital elements:
2005 NX44 Earth MOID = 0.1256 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 328.09589 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.29889227 Peri. 215.03925 -0.87313629 -0.14931605
a 2.2154380 Node 308.98819 +0.45435961 -0.59415300
e 0.9071490 Incl. 36.65639 -0.17660795 -0.79037138
P 3.30 H 17....
Space Camp 2011: An International Experience Through these doors enter the next generation of scientists engineers and astronauts. This is the motto of Space Camp, and it is only too true. Last week I attended Space Camp for a second time. Read more
Dagen H (H day), today mostly called "Högertrafikomläggningen" ("The right-hand traffic diversion"), was the day, 3 September 1967, on which traffic in Sweden switched from driving on the left-hand side of the road to the right. The "H" stands for "Högert...
Carl David Anderson (3 September 1905 - 11 January 1991) was an American physicist. He is best known for his discovery of the positron in 1932, an achievement for which he received the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics, and of the muon in 1936. Read more
Fredrik Carl Mülertz Størmer (September 3, 1874 - August 13, 1957) was a Norwegian mathematician and physicist, known both for his work in number theory and for studying the movement of charged particles in the magnetosphere and the formation of aurorae. Read more
Britain and the British Empire (including the eastern part of what is now the United States) adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1752, by which time it was necessary to correct by 11 days. Wednesday, 2 September 1752 was followed by Thursday, 14 September 1752. Read more
NASA Gives Public New Internet Tool To Explore The Solar System NASA is giving the public the power to journey through the solar system using a new interactive Web-based tool. The "Eyes on the Solar System" interface combines video game technology and NASA data to create an environment f...
