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NGC 1774 (also ESO 85-SC26) is a magnitude +10.8 open star cluster located in the Large Magellanic Cloud the constellation Dorado. The cluster was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting telescope at Feldhausen, Claremont, Cape Town...

ATel 9778: MASTER: OT detection during Fermi trigger inspection

NASA Kepler Visionary Honoured By American Association for the Advancement of Science William J. Borucki, principal investigator for NASA's Kepler mission at the agency's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California, has been named a Fellow by the American Association for the Advanceme...

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Ginkgo 'living fossil' genome decoded The Ginkgo tree has had its genetic code laid bare by researchers. The tree is famed for being a living fossil - a term used to describe those organisms that have experienced very little change over millions of years. In the case of the species Ginkgo biloba, ther...

NGC 4789A (also DDO 154, 2MASX J12540524+2708586, UGC 8024, MCG 5-30-120 and PGC 43869) is a magnitude +13.9 irregular dwarf galaxy located 14 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy may be a member of the M64/M94 group. The discovered of the galaxy by Canadian ast...

Asteroid 2012 UK171 will make a near-Earth flyby (0.062 AU) at 23:04 UT, 22nd November 2016.

Stunning fireball on 18 Nov. 2016 (at 22:31 UT) Spoiler This amazing fireball overflew the Mediterranean Sea on 18 Nov. 2016 at 22:31 UT (23:31 local time). The event was produced by a meteoroid that hit the atmosphere at abou...

The volcano Zhupanovsky recorded two powerful explosions within 20 minutes on November 20, 2016. The first eruption occurred at 14:29 local time, sending the ash and gas plume to an amazing height of 8 kilometers above sea level. The second ejection, 20 minutes later, sent ash up to 6.5 kilometers a...

People in many areas of Taiwan will have the opportunity of witnessing two waves of rare and spectacular meteor showers are set to appear next week. Astronomers at the Taipei Astronomical Museum said people will be able to see the upcoming meteor showers with naked eyes under fair weather condition...

Muonionalusta, Rare Arctic Meteorite Iron-fine octahedrite Lapland, Sweden Muonionalusta impacted the Earth over 800,000 years ago. Muonionalusta is located north of the artic circle in the northern part of Sweden and the first meteorite was found in 1906. The meteorite that is an iron has been...

The Bali (CV3) meteorite fell in Nana-Mambere, Central African Republic, on the 22nd November, 1907. A total mass of 1000 g was recovered. 5° 23'N, 16° 23'E

ATel 9774: Spectroscopic Classification of SN 2016hjg (=PS16eqx and Gaia16bwb) as a Type IIP Supernova

Storm Angus heads to southeast England Amber warnings for winds have been issued as the first named storm of the season is forecast to hit overnight. Read more

The Rampurhat (LL) meteorite fell in West Bengal, India, on the 21st November, 1916. A total mass of 100 g was recovered. 24° 10'N, 87° 46'E