Scientists Launch Solar Stormwatch To Ask Public For Help In Understanding The Sun The Royal Observatory, Greenwich (ROG), in partnership with the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and Zooniverse are launching Solar Stormwatch, a new web project where anyone can help spot and track solar sto...
Orbital elements: 2010 FD7 Earth MOID = 0.0563 AU Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 324.71705 (2000.0) P Q n 0.24994435 Peri. 268.71940 -0.05344114 +0.99856554 a 2.4959766 Node 358.20716 -0.86906640 -0.04813879 e 0.6689416 Incl. 6.05884 -0.49180040 -0.02344179 P 3.94 H 22.1 G 0.15 U 9 [u...
Researchers Develop Method to Describe Binding of Protons and Neutrons A researcher at North Carolina State University has helped to develop a new method for describing the binding of protons and neutrons within nuclei. This method may improve scientists' ability to predict and understand astr...
An unmanned aircraft, operated by Nasa, has successfully started flying scientific research missions over the Pacific Ocean. The Global Hawk drone is a robotic plane that is designed to stay up in the air at very high altitudes for an extended period of time. [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/s...
World-renowned eclipse hunter to speak April 30 at MSU Jay Pasachoff, a world-renowned astronomer who travels the globe to observe solar eclipses will give a free public lecture at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 30, at Montana State University's Museum of the Rockies. [url=http://www.montana.edu/cp...
Orbital elements: 2010 GW64 Epoch 2010 Mar. 25.0 TT = JDT 2455280.5 MPC M 359.98005 (2000.0) P Q n 0.00105585 Peri. 151.62582 -0.56744604 -0.04912832 a 95.5139444 Node 301.50828 +0.44547265 +0.82120184 e 0.9610967 Incl. 105.40252 +0.69250206 -0.56851907 P 933 H 14.7 G 0.15 From 30 observations...
Oxford hosts first interdisciplinary deserts conference Oxford University is to hold the world's first interdisciplinary conference on deserts at the School of Geography and the Environment on April 15-16. Experts in a range of fields relating to dryland populations and environments will com...
Orbital elements: 2010 GW62 Earth MOID = 0.4592 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 111.09765 (2000.0) P Q n 0.61950039 Peri. 354.63539 -0.03987758 -0.81124882 a 1.3628299 Node 96.63531 +0.93720758 -0.23280780 e 0.6177457 Incl. 35.96375 +0.34648481 +0.53635425 P 1.59 H 19.0 G 0.15 U 9...
Comet 2006 P1 ( McNaught ) is observable as a magnitude 9 fuzzy star in the constellation Ophiuchus low in the evening sky, from the northern hemisphere .
The comet was discovered in August 21 2006 by Terry Lovejoy. It will pass 0.17 A.U. from the sun in mid January, reaching to magnitude 1. The comet w...
Maxima of long period variable R Centauri on the 14th April, 2010 Magnitude: 5.8-11.1 V Type: Mira Position (2000): RA 14 16 34.3191, Dec -59 54 49.284
A Long March 3A CZ-3A rocket body that was launched on the 14th November 2003 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre, for the ShenTong 1 (ST-1, ChinaSat 20) mission is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 12th April, 2010 @ 02:31 GMT ±72 hours. TLE Data pre>CZ-3A RB 1 28083U 03052B 1...
The Rowan University Astronomy Club and the Department of Physics & Astronomy will commemorate the 400th anniversary of Galileo's first use of the telescope as an astronomical tool by hosting an open house on Thursday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the Rowan University Astronomical Observatory,...
Orbital elements: 2010 GC35 Earth MOID = 0.0586 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 75.12875 (2000.0) P Q n 0.73768464 Peri. 1.94751 -0.95457377 +0.29534376 a 1.2130784 Node 195.40778 -0.27535734 -0.92500117 e 0.1272390 Incl. 8.55195 -0.11387387 -0.23905000 P 1.34 H 24.6 G 0.15 U 8 [ur...
A loud boom got the attention of folks in the area of 24th and 58th St. a little after 8 p.m. Police responded to a report of an explosive device, but were unable to find anything. Read more
A possible magnitude 14.1 supernova was discovered on the 14th April, 2010, near a spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. The supernova is located 188 West and 14" North from the center of the galaxy. Position (2000): RA 12 29 53.63, Dec +47 00 38.6