* Astronomy

A new Kreutz sungrazing comet has been discovered in images taken by the SOHO satellite.

Lockheed Martin announced today that it has successfully completed an extensive test phase of the first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO) satellite. SBIRS will provide the nation with significantly improved missile warning capabilities and support other c...

Insect fossil discovery at Museum of Somerset More than 2,000 insect fossils dating to the Jurassic period have been found at the Museum of Somerset after being forgotten for more than 90 years. Geologist Charles Moore excavated them in the 1800s, but they were put in storage in 1915 and forgotten a...

A display case of objects acquired by the Somerset County Museums Service through as a result of the Treasure Act and the work of the Portable Antiquities Scheme has been broken into and two gold, gem-set finger rings have been stolen from it. The rings were just two of around 50 items in the case, incl...

Iran to send two satellites into space A senior Iranian aerospace official has said the country will soon launch two satellites to take high resolution wall maps and aerial photos of locations around the globe as seen from space. Head of Aerospace Industries of Iran's Electronics Industries Co., A...

The BadAstronomer goes on a rant on how to pronounce the word "kilometre". The metric system is an international decimalised system of measurement. France was first to adopt it in 1799 and it is now the basic system of measuremen...

Orbital elements: 2010 HE79 Epoch 2010 Apr. 14.0 TT = JDT 2455300.5 MPC M 359.97670 (2000.0) P Q n 0.00330044 Peri. 352.41898 -0.61612808 +0.75762413 a 44.6774663 Node 239.28348 -0.70886683 -0.65257626 e 0.2177769 Incl. 14.50928 -0.34335697 -0.01224336 P 299 H 5.1 G 0.15 From 6 observations 201...

Orbital elements: 2011 JB10 Earth MOID = 0.0180 AU Epoch 2011 Feb. 8.0 TT = JDT 2455600.5 MPC M 296.29060 (2000.0) P Q n 0.70011199 Peri. 181.91428 -0.67602409 +0.71777694 a 1.2561004 Node 45.60319 -0.67293596 -0.50918214 e 0.1824846 Incl. 13.49151 -0.30024761 -0.47489980 P 1.41 H 24.6 G...

Orbital elements: 2011 JV10 Earth MOID = 0.0013 AU Epoch 2011 Feb. 8.0 TT = JDT 2455600.5 MPC M 339.20656 (2000.0) P Q n 0.84607794 Peri. 289.60152 -0.88271889 -0.46938857 a 1.1071228 Node 222.41164 +0.44240216 -0.81440977 e 0.1919839 Incl. 1.86488 +0.15839093 -0.34119070 P 1.16 H 29.7 G...

Asteroid 2006 DO62will make a near-Earth flyby (0.024 AU) on the 11th May, 2011.

In a significant breakthrough, scientists have isolated an exotic radioactive gas which they claim would make it easier to detect underground nuclear tests from air samples. A global network of monitoring stations constantly samples the air for signs of underground nuclear tests. One thing the...

Laxdoela saga is one of the Icelanders' sagas. Written in the 13th century, it tells of people in the Breiðafjörður area of Iceland from the late 9th century to the early 11th century. Laxdoela saga begins in Norway in the late ninth century as Ketill Flatnose and his children leave Norway to escape th...

A bright meteor was observed around the Perth, western Australian region at 05:50 local time on the 10th May, 2011. Space Station lights up over Perth early morning Early morning risers caught a glimpse of the International Space Station as it passed over Perth's eastern skies. Dozens of residents...

The Wide Field Infrared Explorer (WIRE) satellite that was launched on the 5th March, 1999, from the Vandenberg Air Force Base is scheduled to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 15th May 2011 @ --:-- GMT ± -- hours.WIRE 1 25646U 99011A 11088.41623500 .00151405 00000-0 56721-3 4964 2 25646 097....

Orbital elements: 2011 JZ10 Earth MOID = 0.2339 AU Epoch 2011 Feb. 8.0 TT = JDT 2455600.5 MPC M 321.72646 (2000.0) P Q n 0.30417395 Peri. 174.82099 -0.19025581 +0.96769001 a 2.1897173 Node 84.13828 -0.90659099 -0.10850984 e 0.4294164 Incl. 9.57480 -0.37669019 -0.22759980 P 3.24 H 22.5 G 0...