James Lovelock, CH, CBE, FRS (born 26 July 1919) is an independent scientist, environmentalist and futurologist who lives in Devon, England. He is best known for proposing the Gaia hypothesis, which postulates that the biosphere is a self-regulating entity with the capacity to keep our planet h...
Orbital elements: 2010 EC43 Earth MOID = 0.0052 AU Epoch 2010 Mar. 5.0 TT = JDT 2455260.5 MPC M 350.08962 (2000.0) P Q n 0.21466688 Peri. 226.56283 -0.86406926 +0.50335593 a 2.7624389 Node 343.65806 -0.45748558 -0.78870224 e 0.6530521 Incl. 0.84233 -0.20997917 -0.35296115 P 4.59 H 22.7 G 0.15 Fro...
Orbital elements: 2006 XK2 Earth MOID = 0.0537 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 359.74221 (2000.0) P Q n 0.51566922 Peri. 240.28603 +0.88553001 +0.43953750 a 1.5401224 Node 93.27842 -0.35690405 +0.85096678 e 0.6478004 Incl. 8.66888 -0.29741570 +0.28751056 P 1.91 H 20.5 G 0.15 U 3 [u...
Bright meteor streaks across Southern California Deserts Another meteor was seen by an astronomer near Joshua Tree National Park earlier this morning. It is unclear whether or not this belongs to the same group that the one in the Midwest was, however only a few reports came in on it. [url=http://ww...
Orbital elements: 2010 GQ75 Earth MOID = 0.6555 AU Epoch 2010 Apr. 14.0 TT = JDT 2455300.5 MPC M 6.02999 (2000.0) P Q n 0.10244054 Peri. 1.19210 +0.27835136 -0.60307563 a 4.5236411 Node 73.09187 +0.87463046 -0.16247874 e 0.9267724 Incl. 51.38135 +0.39691571 +0.78096123 P 9.62 H 19.2 G 0.15 From 14...
Orbital elements: 2010 GV23 Earth MOID = 0.0041 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 220.96976 (2000.0) P Q n 1.10027170 Peri. 233.73715 +0.30179238 -0.95315799 a 0.9292575 Node 198.72862 +0.89371048 +0.29024815 e 0.2028252 Incl. 3.62093 +0.33196827 +0.08512260 P 0.90 H 27.7 G 0.15 U 7...
The magnitude: 22.26, 94 - 210 metre sized NEO 2004 HZ is to have a near-Earth Flyby on April 25th, 2007. On that date the miss distance is currently listed at 0.0303AU. There is however an impact risk on 18th October 2023, with an impac...
Israel may launch their Tauve XII scientific telescope aboard India's GSAT-4 satellite by mid next year.
"A delegation from ISRO recently visited Israel to review the progress in the project, including a short visit by its chairman, and found that the progress is smooth and the telescope i...
Skipsea Castle is a Norman Motte and Bailey castle located south of Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England on the B1249 road at Skipsea Brough. It is a prominent castle. All that remains visible today are the earthworks, having been destroyed by the order of Henry III of England [url=http:/...
Orbital elements: 2010 CM44 Earth MOID = 0.2118 AU Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 333.84710 (2000.0) P Q n 0.25285286 Peri. 194.83813 -0.89460518 +0.44626953 a 2.4767992 Node 11.74656 -0.39766416 -0.77168314 e 0.5104645 Incl. 6.46269 -0.20382539 -0.45315411 P 3.90 H 18.9 G 0.15 U 8 [u...
Orbital elements: 2010 GP67 Earth MOID = 0.0171 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 49.65558 (2000.0) P Q n 0.83950714 Peri. 44.53577 -0.25176254 +0.96044835 a 1.1128923 Node 211.45237 -0.93933414 -0.27209745 e 0.1062700 Incl. 13.17993 -0.23295280 +0.05917727 P 1.17 H 23.0 G 0.15 U 9 [...
A new comet was discovered by Rob McNaught (Siding Spring Survey) on the 19th March, 2009. The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 27th November, 2009 at a distance of approximately 5.8 AU from the Sun. Orbital elements: C/2009 F2 (McNaught) T 2009 Nov. 27....