A strong magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred at 19:58:03 (UTC) on Wednesday, April 4, 2007, in the Mauritius - Reunion region, 455 km NE of Rodrigues Island, Mauritius, at a depth of 10 km. Location 17.084°S, 66.761°E
Seekers of alien life gather for SETIcon Frank Drake, the famed astronomer who started looking for signals of intelligent beings in distant space 50 years ago, has inspired generations of starstruck seekers to join the hunt, and many of them will gather in the Bay Area next week to let the public in on...
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has unveiled three basic plans it has worked out for the design of its unmanned cargo spacecraft that will be capable of bringing back supplies from the International Space Station (ISS). Based on the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV), JAXA is developing a n...
It could be the ultimate high for extreme sport fans - space diving. The first jumps at more than 20 miles above the surface of the Earth could take place within two years. The ultimate aim is for space divers to leap from a rocket 70 miles up. They would plummet at more than 2500mph and need special suits t...
Orbital elements: 2006 OD5 Earth MOID = 0.2389 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 315.05453 (2000.0) P Q n 0.22630039 Peri. 223.68834 +0.98464553 -0.13851009 a 2.6669355 Node 143.86974 +0.16180854 +0.95256976 e 0.5464116 Incl. 10.38097 -0.06550708 +0.27097196 P 4.36 H 19.5 G 0.15 U 1...
Maxima of the long period variable W Corona Borealis (HD 146560) on the 15th August, 2010. Magnitude: 8.5-13.5 Type: Mira Position(2000): RA 16 15 24.552, Dec +37 47 44.82
Orbital elements: 2010 PW58 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0219 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 207.26292 (2000.0) P Q n 1.17728038 Peri. 130.98979 -0.10896250 -0.98362334 a 0.8882791 Node 324.48230 +0.82161639 -0.00782049 e 0.2128026 Incl. 14.30760 +0.55952988 -0.18006656 P 0.84 H 21.1 G 0...
A possible magnitude 16.4 supernova was discovered on the 9th August, 2010, near the galaxy NGC6515 in the constellation Draco. Position (2000): RA 17 58 22.58 , Dec +50 47 34.4
The 390 - 870 metre wide asteroid 1991 JW will make a close pass (31.6 Lunar Distances, 0.0812 AU), travelling at 5.08 km/s, to the Earth-Moon system on the 23rd May, 2009. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between E...
Orbital elements: 2010 PD57 Earth MOID = 0.1999 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 344.47962 (2000.0) P Q n 0.27635355 Peri. 46.34073 +0.98940114 +0.10420951 a 2.3343144 Node 307.42050 -0.13962902 +0.87395018 e 0.4929198 Incl. 7.31514 +0.03986375 +0.47471198 P 3.57 H 22.6 G 0.15 U 7 [...
Orbital elements: 2010 PM58 Earth MOID = 0.0975 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 317.15598 (2000.0) P Q n 0.61214179 Peri. 53.70789 +0.88707661 -0.44856724 a 1.3737299 Node 332.45058 +0.31044393 +0.75445780 e 0.4612274 Incl. 13.63193 +0.34164257 +0.47914597 P 1.61 H 21.7 G 0.15 U 7...
Orbital elements: 2010 CB55 Earth MOID = 0.0466 AU Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 232.55354 (2000.0) P Q n 0.81586804 Peri. 108.21643 -0.23881512 +0.93734373 a 1.1342865 Node 144.65772 -0.97049489 -0.23933755 e 0.1484928 Incl. 26.01113 +0.03327171 -0.25318821 P 1.21 H 22.5 G 0.15 U 7...
Death toll in Pakistani floods surges past 800 as rescuers struggle to reach the marooned Flooding in Pakistan has killed more than 800 people in a week, a government official said Saturday as rescuers struggled to reach marooned victims and some evacuees showed signs of fever, diarrhoea and other...
Orbital elements: 2010 PP58 Earth MOID = 0.0115 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 349.01173 (2000.0) P Q n 0.29112139 Peri. 174.69458 +0.99009755 +0.14032118 a 2.2546889 Node 177.22896 -0.13171455 +0.93867787 e 0.5620135 Incl. 4.86374 -0.04856038 +0.31495052 P 3.39 H 22.1 G 0.15 U 9...
