* Astronomy

Title: The helical jet of the Vela Pulsar Authors: Martin Durant, Oleg Kargaltsev, George G. Pavlov, Julia Kropotina, Kseniya Levenfish We have studied the fascinating dynamics of the nearby Vela pulsar's nebula in a campaign comprising eleven 40ks observations with Chandra X-ray Observatory...

China's 32nd and 33rd Antarctic expeditions hold handover ceremony China's 32nd and 33rd Antarctic expeditions hold a handover ceremony in Zhongshan Station, Antarctica, Dec. 10, 2016 Read more

A Storm, Flare & Big Coronal Hole: Solar Storm Forecast 12-11-2016 Spoiler

A Storm, Flare & Big Coronal Hole: Solar Storm Forecast 12-11-2016 Spoiler

The Luotolax (Howardite) meteorite fell in Kymi, Finland, on the 13th December, 1813. A total mass of 885 g was recovered. 61° 12'N, 27° 42'E

Meteor streaks across southern Ontario[url=http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/638384--meteor-streaks-across-sou...

ATel 9845: Spectroscopic classification of AT 2016iug as a Type II supernova

NGC 278 (also UGC 528, PGC 3051, CGCG 550-16, MCG +08-02-016, IRAS 00492 +4716, 2MASXJ00520430 +4733019, GC 158) is a magnitude +11.5 spiral galaxy located over 38.5 million light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. The galaxy was discovered by German-English astr...

NGC 1300 (also MCG-03-09-018, ESO 547 -G 31, PGC 12412) is a magnitude +10.3 barred spiral galaxy located 75 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. The galaxy was discovered by the British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Feldh...

Maxima of long period variable S Pegasi on the 23rd August, 2011. Magnitude range: 8.0-13.0 Period: 319.22 days Type: Mira Position (2000): RA 23 20 32.62 | Dec +08° 55' 08.1"

John Herschel Glenn, Jr. (born July 18, 1921) is a former United States Marine Corps pilot, astronaut and United States senator who was the first American to orbit the Earth and third American in space. Read more

ATel 9842: MASTER-IAC: bright PSN in PGC843793

Hunt for meteorite pieces after 4-billion-year-old rock unearthed in WA field A team of planetary geologists who recovered a meteorite from a Western Australian farm believe there may be another significant piece to discover, potentially leading to further discoveries about Earth. The 1.15-k...

Title: Gaia16apd -- a link between fast-and slowly-declining type I superluminous supernovae Author: T. Kangas, N. Blagorodnova, S. Mattila, P. Lundqvist, M. Fraser, L. K. Hardy, M. D. Stritzinger, E. Cappellaro, N. Elias-Rosa, J. Harmanen, E. Y. Hsiao, E. Kankare, M. B. Nielsen, T. M. Reynolds...

Title: G181.1+9.5, a new high-latitude low-surface brightness supernova remnant Author: R. Kothes, P. Reich, T.J. Foster, W. Reich More than 90% of the known Milky Way supernova remnants are within 5 degrees of the Galactic Plane. We present the discovery of the supernova remnant G181.1+9.5, a n...

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