Title: VX Hydrae: Observation of a Sudden Change in a Pulsating Star Authors: M. Bonnardeau, S. Dvorak, R. Poklar, G. Samolyk Time-series of VX Hya from March 2005 to April 2010 are analyzed. A period jump is discovered to happen in 2008 in all the pulsation modes, being at its strongest for the overto...
Title: A sub-Saturn Mass Planet, MOA-2009-BLG-319Lb Authors: N. Miyake, T. Sumi, Subo Dong, R. Street, L. Mancini, A. Gould, D. P. Bennett, Y. Tsapras, J. C. Yee, M. D. Albrow, I. A. Bond, P. Fouque, P. Browne, C. Han, C. Snodgrass, F. Finet, K. Furusawa, K. Harpsoe, W. Allen, M. Hundertmark, M. Freem...
The 29 - 64 metre wide asteroid 2010 XA24 will make a close pass (5.5 lunar distances, 0.0142 AU), travelling at 11.54 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 13th December, 2010 @ 09:37 UT ±10 minutes. See more The Luna...
9820 Hempel (3064 T-1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 26, 1971 by C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld, and T. Gehrels at Palomar Observatory. Read more
The cataclysmic variable WW Ceti is in outburst. Date of outburst: 22nd September 2008 Magnitude: 9.3 - 16.8 V Period between the flashes: 31.2 days Satellite orbital period: 24 hours ? Type: UG, Hot White Dwarf binaryPosition(2000): RA=00h11m24.77s, Dec=-11°28` 42.7"
The new - suborbital - frontier ESA is looking for new ways to conduct interesting research in space, on Earth - and in between. A number of commercial suborbital vehicles are being considered in Europe, and ESA is looking at the possibilities they might offer for microgravity research. If you think...
Sky-Watcher Skyliner-200 8 inch (20cm) Dobsonian Telescope The simple Dobsonian design is a great for scanning the constellations under low power, while still giving stunning views of the moon and planets. The Sky-Watcher Dobsonian features a unique patented Tensioner/Carrying handle. By li...
University of Utah Library Brings the Arctic to the Desktop American conservation took a major step forward 50 years ago-the establishment of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska. The Refuge has preserved a unique piece of American wilderness and wildlife for future generations...
Maxima of long period variable RS Scorpio on the 19th December, 2010. Magnitude: 7.0-12.2 Type: Mira Position (2000): RA 16 55 37.8135, Dec -45 06 10.769
Iran has converted its most powerful ballistic missile into a satellite launch vehicle. The The 30-ton Iranian space launcher has recently been assembled and "will liftoff soon" with an Iranian satellite, according to Alaoddin Boroujerdi, the chairman of the Iranian parliament...
According to the Ethiopian News Agency; after an earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale, Mount Arteale, about 1,000 kilometres northeast of Addis Ababa, erupted on September 26.
50,000 nomads in Ethiopia's Afar region were displaced as a result of the eruption of the volcano....
The 290 - 650 metre wide asteroid 2007 MK13 will make a close pass (22.4 lunar distances, 0.0576 AU), travelling at 10.76 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 24th December, 2009. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), t...
The 35 - 79 metre wide asteroid 2010 XF3 will make a close pass (18.8 lunar distances, 0.0482 AU), travelling at 3.98 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 12th December, 2010 @ 11:26 UT. See more The Lunar Distance (LD...
The 490 - 1100 metre wide asteroid 2003 YO3 will make a close pass (63.3 lunar distances, 0.1628 AU), travelling at 16.61 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 26th January, 2011 @ 21:18 UT. See more The Lunar Distance...
