Title: The subdwarf B + white dwarf binary KPD 1930+2752 - a Supernova Type Ia progenitor candidate
Authors: S. Geier, S. Nesslinger, U. Heber, N. Przybilla, R. Napiwotzki, R.-P. Kudritzki
The nature of the progenitors of type Ia supernovae is still under controversial deb...
A Chinese CZ-2D Long March 2D launch vehicle with the Shijian-12 research satellite was successfully launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, in Gansu Province, at 9:39am local time, 15th June, 2010. TLE Data pre>SHIJIAN12 1 36596U 10027A 10166.18019343 .00001005 00000-0 10000-3
Mother of Iranian astronomy honoured The 90th birth anniversary of the first Iranian female astronomer and physics professor, Alenush Terian, was celebrated at the Ararat Club in Tehran. The ceremony was attended by some Iranian MPs and over 100 Armenian people to pay tribute to Iranian mother of...
Mystery Missile Launch Seen off Calif. Coast A mysterious missile launch off the southern California coast was caught by CBS affiliate KCBS's cameras Monday night, and officials are staying tight-lipped over the nature of the projectile. CBS station KFMB put in calls to the Navy and Air Force Mond...
13622 McArthur (1995 HY2) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on April 26, 1995 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak. It was named for computer programmer Guy K. McArthur (born 1971), of the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13622_McArth...
SSTL satellite steps aside to reduce space junk Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has successfully repositioned the UK-DMC-1 spacecraft, which is reaching the end of its operational life, using unspent propellant to reduce the orbital lifetime and the probability of generating space deb...
The launch of a Delta 2 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base tentatively has been delayed 48 hours due to a problem related to the space booster. Liftoff of the rocket from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg now will shoot for 7:20 p.m. Sunday, officials said Wednesday evening. The launch initial...
A strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred at 18:13:08 (UTC) on Monday, March 6, 2006 , at the Mid-Indian Ridge.
Location 40.131°S, 78.473°E
It occurred at a depth of 10 km , 270 km SSE of Amsterdam Island...
Sunspot 11121. Expand (125kb, 560 x 560)Credit SOHO/MDI A major solar flare erupted from the sun Saturday -- one of the most powerful in years -- sending an energetic blast of X-rays from a hotspot of activity that may still belch more solar storms in the days to come. The X-ray blast occurred Nov. 6 at a...
It's not clear what caused those booms that rattled North Carolina's south coast last week. But methane escaping from the ocean or even a small meteorite have been suggested as culprits.Read more John Huntsman is an associate prof...
Non-Abelian anyons It is well known that a wave function of two identical bosons is symmetric upon their exchange, while it is antisymmetric for two fermions. However, particles confined to two dimensions arent limited to obeying the exchange rules of bosons and fermions. In two dimensions, swap...
Severe Cyclonic Storm Jal (05B) is forecast to make landfall in India probability for CAT 1 or above is 60% within 8 hours probability for TS is 90% within 8 hours Madras (13.1 N, 80.2 E) probability for CAT 1 or above is 40% within 8 hours probability for TS is 90% within 8 hours
A possible magnitude 17.5 supernova was discovered on the 6th November, 2010, near the compact galaxy UGC 595 in the constellation Cetus. The supernova is located 10" East and 6" South from the center of the galaxy.As yet they type is unknown. The galaxy also hosted supernova 2007nq Posi...
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