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John Howard Casper (born July 9, 1943) is an American astronaut. Casper became an astronaut in 1985. He has spent over 825 hours in space on four spaceflights. In 1990, Casper made his first spaceflight aboard STS-36. This was a Department of Defense mission. He flew aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour i...

The Caprotinia, or feasts of Juno Caprotina, were ancient Roman festivals which were celebrated on July 9, in favour of the female slaves. During this solemnity they ran about, beating themselves with their fists and with rods. None but women assisted in the sacrifices offered at this feast. Read m...

The Astronomical Society of Greenbelt (formerly the Greenbelt Astronomy Club) (ASG) will hold a star party on the 9th and 23rd starting at 9 p.m. at the Northway Field and Observatory.

The Dunhua (Stone) meteorite fell in Jilin, China, on the 9th July, 1976. 43° 20'N, 128° 15'E Source

Orbital elements: 2011 NZ Earth MOID = 0.1893 AU Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC M 7.66202 (2000.0) P Q n 0.31894629 Peri. 15.74818 +0.64001115 +0.76057613 a 2.1215715 Node 294.17718 -0.71724679 +0.54043523 e 0.4335019 Incl. 6.87043 -0.27557717 +0.35979676 P 3.09 H 20.5 G 0.15...

Pulsating variable star LQ Aquarii (HD 215553). Magnitude: 6.68 V Distance = 881 light years Google earth file: LQ Aquarii.kmz (1kb, kmz) Position (2000): RA 22 46 14.22156 | Dec -11° 09' 58.6989''

STARE will monitor four active galaxies through late summer and early autumn of 2011, with a primary goal of measuring the mass of the central black hole in each galaxy. Spectroscopic monitoring will be carried out at the SMARTS 1.5m telescope at CTIO (Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory) in Ch...

Orbital elements: 2011 NY Earth MOID = 0.1291 AU Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC M 2.07169 (2000.0) P Q n 0.29111062 Peri. 87.37080 +0.89659675 +0.42407467 a 2.2547446 Node 247.51140 -0.44096010 +0.82835702 e 0.5518168 Incl. 7.93635 -0.04084683 +0.36604006 P 3.39 H 20.1 G 0.15...

Title: A Model of Habitability Within the Milky Way Galaxy Authors: Michael G. Gowanlock, David R. Patton, Sabine M. McConnell We present a model of the Galactic Habitable Zone (GHZ), described in terms of the spatial and temporal dimensions of the Galaxy that may favour the development of complex...

Title: New Cataclysmic Variable 1RXS J073346.0+261933 in Gemini Authors: D. V. Denisenko, A. J. Drake, S. G. Djorgovski, T. V. Kryachko, A. V. Samokhvalov, A. Yu. Tkachenko In course of the search for the optical identifications associated with ROSAT X-ray sources we have found a highly variable...

Title: The Hyperactive L Dwarf 2MASS J13153094-2649513: Continued Emission and a Brown Dwarf Companion Authors: Adam J. Burgasser (UCSD/MIT), Breann N. Sitarski (UCLA), Christopher R. Gelino (Caltech/IPAC), Sarah E. Logsdon (UCSD), Marshall D. Perrin (STScI) We report new observations of t...

Residents of Tabatinga, Amazonas, watch a meteor[url=http://oglobo.globo.com/cidades/mat/2011/07/07/moradores-de-tabatinga...

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The Khanpur (LL5 chondrite) meteorite fell in Uttar Pradesh, India, on the 8th July, 1932. A total mass of 3.7 kg was recovered. 25° 33'N, 83° 7'E

The Berlanguillas (L6 chondrite) meteorite fell in Castilla y Leon, Spain, on the 8th July, 1811. A total mass of 1440 g was recovered. 41° 41'N, 3° 48'W