Jumbo Jellyfish or Massive Star?Expand (9.33mb, 6242 x 6242) Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA Some might see a blood-red jellyfish in a forest of seaweed, while others might see a big, red eye or a pair of lips. In fact, the red-coloured object in this new infrared image from NASA's Wide-field I...
Leonid Denisovich Kizim (August 5, 1941 - June 14, 2010) was a Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent who was twice named a Hero of the Soviet Union (December 10, 1980 and October 2, 1984). Kizim was born in Krasnyi Lyman, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leoni...
Orbital elements: 2010 MA Earth MOID = 0.0237 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 162.44797 (2000.0) P Q n 1.27219650 Peri. 32.10928 -0.47782011 -0.84382201 a 0.8435288 Node 87.49017 +0.74541279 -0.53657836 e 0.3493896 Incl. 14.15068 +0.46480934 -0.00693350 P 0.77 H 25.5 G 0.15 U 8 [ur...
Orbital elements: 2010 MC Earth MOID = 0.0520 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 38.71911 (2000.0) P Q n 0.58946027 Peri. 135.11474 -0.59093469 +0.79630261 a 1.4087471 Node 98.23609 -0.77195848 -0.51165606 e 0.2730169 Incl. 7.50246 -0.23425689 -0.32266117 P 1.67 H 24.5 G 0.15 U 7 [url...
Orbital elements: 2010 LL34 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0290 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 339.86028 (2000.0) P Q n 0.66463486 Peri. 267.87902 +0.81000200 -0.49128006 a 1.3004110 Node 121.39408 +0.56286274 +0.80454951 e 0.5460239 Incl. 22.03285 -0.16456698 +0.33368245 P 1.48 H 19.3 G 0...
European Symposium on Occultation Projects 2010 August 20th to 24th You are invited to attend the 29th European Symposium on Occultation Projects to be held in York, England. ESOP is an annual symposium held at a different european venue each year and is a forum for advanced amateur, semi-professi...
Antares shows off its unique abilities at ILA 2010 Antares is an elegant motorised glider - the only aircraft in the world capable of taking off using power from fuel cells alone. An idea conceived at DLR Hamburg just two years ago, it flew at the Berlin Air Show, ILA, for the first time on 8 June 2010. Two...
After a first "half-successful" attempt to launch a space rocket in 2009, South Korean engineers' preparations for a second launch are proceeding smoothly with complete success anticipated in the new year, the head of the country's aerospace agency said Tuesday. Lee Joo-jin, presid...
A local astronomer says that if the weather permits, you can take a look at the sun for free every Wednesday this summer between 1:30 and 3:30 pm. Read more
Comet 2008 FK75 (Lemmon-Siding Spring) was discovered on July 1, 2008 by the Mount Lemmon Survey, and catalogued as an asteroid under the designation of 2008 FK75. The object was also independently discovered on July 1, 2007 and identified as a comet by J. Young and Mr. Hicks (Table Mountain Observa...
Maui fire officials are seeking the cause of a fire that blackened 6,200 acres between Maalaea and Ukumehame last week. Several people camping and fishing in the area when the blaze started told The Maui News that they had seen a bright, fiery object hurtle through the sky and explode against the moun...
ESA's Living Planet Symposium, Bergen, 28 June - 2 July The media are invited to ESA's largest scientific event of the year: the Living Planet Symposium, in Bergen, Norway. The symposium covers all areas of Earth observation, highlighting the results and ESA's planned missions, as well as bringin...
Spirale, the space-borne early warning system: two million images collected in its first year of operations by Astrium Astrium recently completed its first full year of operations with the Spirale system, following its acceptance in April 2009 by the DGA (French armament procurement agency). T...
K-329 Severodvinsk is a Russian nuclear attack submarine of the Graney class. The construction of the submarine was started in 1993 and was launched on June 15, 2010. The submarine could be ready for missile test launching soon after. The sub is expected to begin operational service with the Russi...
Open house set at Swasey Observatory As part of the ongoing celebration of the 100th anniversary of Swasey Observatory, the Denison University Department of Physics and Astronomy will host an open house beginning at 8:30 p.m. Friday at the observatory, 300 Chapel Drive. [url=http://www.newark...
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