ESAs orbiting X-ray observatory XMM-Newton has been used by a team of international astronomers to uncover part of the missing matter in the universe. 10 years ago, scientists predicted that about half of the missing ordinary or normal matter made of atoms exists in the form of low-density gas, fil...
Orbital elements: 2010 JA43 Earth MOID = 0.1653 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 67.27645 (2000.0) P Q n 0.47433005 Peri. 237.35749 -0.84243013 -0.07363000 a 1.6283545 Node 293.10410 +0.40266809 -0.74424885 e 0.3742860 Incl. 35.47125 -0.35800821 -0.66383151 P 2.08 H 20.9 G 0.15 U 9...
South of the large star-forming region known as the Orion Nebula, lies bright blue reflection nebula NGC 1999. The nebula is marked with a tiny dark inverted T-shaped dot in the middle of the bluewhite glow.
The dark shape is a dense gas and dust cloud, or Bok globule, seen in silhouette agai...
Title: A massive runaway star from 30 Doradus Authors: C. J. Evans (UKATC), N. R. Walborn, P. A. Crowther, V. Henault-Brunet, D. Massa, W. D. Taylor, I. D. Howarth, H. Sana, D. J. Lennon, J. Th. van Loon We present the first ultraviolet (UV) and multi-epoch optical spectroscopy of 30 Dor 016, a massive...
Orbital elements: 2010 JK41 Earth MOID = 0.2291 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 17.46585 (2000.0) P Q n 0.21709364 Peri. 143.59945 -0.75355142 +0.51374832 a 2.7418139 Node 72.44311 -0.65735429 -0.58245983 e 0.5697301 Incl. 25.47955 -0.00675211 -0.62992319 P 4.54 H 19.8 G 0.15 U 8 [...
Orbital elements: 2010 JJ41 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0223 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 130.08693 (2000.0) P Q n 0.86778363 Peri. 29.25015 +0.18528532 -0.98165143 a 1.0885835 Node 50.10979 +0.88979846 +0.14813773 e 0.6864095 Incl. 3.36629 +0.41704682 +0.12006535 P 1.14 H 21.7 G 0.15...
Integration of Soyuz' first and second stages is completed at the Spaceport The no. 1 Soyuz launcher at the Spaceport in French Guiana has completed the first step of its initial build-up, with all four of the vehicles first stage strap-on boosters now mated to the Block A core second stage. This acti...
Orbital elements: 2010 JW39 Earth MOID = 0.0245 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 50.13921 (2000.0) P Q n 0.47426803 Peri. 38.60657 -0.96749117 +0.25202274 a 1.6284965 Node 155.96536 -0.24299236 -0.90319585 e 0.3867660 Incl. 2.97014 -0.07011095 -0.34745041 P 2.08 H 24.4 G 0.15 U 8 [u...
Orbital elements: 2010 JV39 Earth MOID = 0.1013 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 35.46487 (2000.0) P Q n 0.37124976 Peri. 80.08228 -0.88519189 +0.46075953 a 1.9173082 Node 127.32489 -0.45222093 -0.81972870 e 0.4458231 Incl. 4.63879 -0.10923162 -0.34021393 P 2.65 H 23.4 G 0.15 U 8 [u...
Orbital elements: 2010 JJ1 Earth MOID = 0.0358 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 20.73561 (2000.0) P Q n 0.26455484 Peri. 344.22330 -0.72540575 +0.68784901 a 2.4032129 Node 239.26553 -0.62827080 -0.67679868 e 0.5658349 Incl. 1.70002 -0.28118020 -0.26231143 P 3.73 H 25.3 G 0.15 U 8 [u...
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., invites the public to a close-up look at JPL's past, present and future at its annual Open House on Saturday, May 15, and Sunday, May 16, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event, themed "Worlds Beyond," features displays and demonstrations fro...
A transit of Earth, as seen from Mars, took place on the 11th May, 1984. Transits of Earth from MarsNovember 10, 1595May 5, 1621May 8, 1700November 9, 1800November 12, 1879May 8, 1905May 11, 1984November 10, 2084November 15, 2163May 10, 2189May 13, 2268November 13, 2368May 10, 2394November 17, 24...
Title: Experimental determination of zonal winds driven by tides Authors: C. Morize, M. Le Bars, P. Le Gal, and A. Tilgner We describe a new phenomenon of zonal wind generation by tidal forcing. Following a recent theoretical and numerical analysis [A. Tilgner, Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 194501 (2007)]...
Kepler-4b is one of the first 5 exoplanets discovered by the Kepler Mission and at 3.87 earth radii, is the smallest discovered by Kepler thus far. Read more
Reports Of Another Possible Meteor Sighting In Wisconsin. The National Weather Service received reports of a possible meteor sighting over parts of southern Wisconsin early Monday morning. The Weather Service said Rock County 911 dispatchers took calls from two citizens and one sheriff's depu...
