The 300 - 670 metre wide asteroid 2008 OO will make a close pass (70.9 lunar distances, 0.1822 AU), travelling at 25.57 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 18th July, 2011 @ 11:17 UT ±18:02. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256...
The Ferguson (Ordinary chondrite) meteorite fell in North Carolina, USA, on the 18th July, 1889. A total mass of 220 g was recovered. 36° 6'N, 81° 25'W
Shuttle Memories: John Grunsfeld Astronaut John Grunsfeld, who flow on the shuttle five times and helped service the Hubble Space Telescope on three of those mission, speaks with Miles O'Brien about his memories of the Space Shuttle prog...
Jodrell Bank's first festival will see music lovers learn about the depths of space and the stars. The Flaming Lips, British Sea Power, OK Go, Alice Gold and Wave Machines are performing at the sold-out Live From Jodrell Bank on Saturday, July 2, taking place with the backdrop of the Lovell Telescope...
Underwater Antarctic volcanoes discovered in the Southern Ocean Scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have discovered previously unknown volcanoes in the ocean waters around the remote South Sandwich Islands. Using ship-borne sea-floor mapping technology during research cruise...
Bobby Sager points across the room to a cart, made of steel and resting on four thick wheels: in it rests a glistening lump of jagged black rock, a giant meteorite three feet across. "About 10 years ago, I got it into my head that I wanted to have a meteorite. I thought I could have my own piece of a star...
Lee Cronin to speak at TED Global 2011 The TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conferences are world renowned for bringing together great thinkers. The force behind TED is in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives, and ultimately the world. Lee will be speaking in the first session at TE...
Astroblast 2011 star party held by the Oil Region Astronomical Society will take place September 23 - 28 Call 814-657-8408, or 814-354-6515 for more information. Source
The 180 - 400 metre wide asteroid 1999 VT25 will make a close pass (57.2 lunar distances, 0.1471 AU), travelling at 19.90 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 17th July, 2011 @ 17:32 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.002...
Russian Soyuz-ST rocket launch from Kourou set for April 2010 The first launch of Russia's Soyuz-ST carrier rocket from the Kourou space centre in French Guiana has been scheduled for the beginning of April 2010. Source Novosti
Title: Two very nearby (d ~ 5 pc) ultracool brown dwarfs detected by their large proper motions from WISE, 2MASS, and SDSS data Authors: R.-D. Scholz, G. Bihain, O. Schnurr, J. Storm (Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP)) Aims: WISE provides an infrared all-sky survey which aims at comp...
Sky watchers can view the asteroid Vesta and other celestial bodies through high-powered telescopes during a "Vesta Fiesta" celebration hosted by the University of Denver and the Denver Astronomical Society Aug. 6 at DU's Chamberlin Observatory. [url=http://www.denverpost.com...
43rd Annual Lakeland Gem and Mineral Show Lakeland Union High School 9573 Highway 70W, Minocqua, WI 54548 Friday, July 15 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday, July 16 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Read more
Matthew Galpin creates meteorite art Artist and blacksmith Matthew Luck Galpin creates meteoric mirrors. He takes fragments of the heavens, shooting stars, into his studio and exposes their secret reflections in the heat of his forge. W...
