Last week NASA revealed details about its plans for the next five years. The folks at NASA Langley said they could receive a 10 percent boost in funding. Langley leaders provided specific budget numbers for certain programs, such as aerodynamics. But they were less forthcoming when it came to earth...
The Transit 1B satellite, was successfully launched on the 13th April, 1960, by a Thor-Ablestar rocket. The TRANSIT system, also known as NAVSAT (for Navy Navigation Satellite System), was the first satellite navigation system to be used operationally. The system was primarily used by the US Na...
Orbital elements: 2009 SO103 Earth MOID = 0.1574 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 261.08620 (2000.0) P Q n 0.37443719 Peri. 307.00910 -0.75873691 -0.63899020 a 1.9064119 Node 194.76602 +0.63191576 -0.76917562 e 0.6429968 Incl. 29.76503 -0.15811630 -0.00777114 P 2.63 H 16.9 G 0.15...
People looking for a memorable holiday experience this year have been encouraged to visit Estonia, which has some 'world-beating claims to fame', according to the national tourist board. The eastern European country is thought to have more meteorite craters than any other location on the planet...
Kenneth Stage has a better- equipped observatory than most universities, but he doesnt call himself an astronomer. Im not an astronomer. Im curious about the universe. Ive been accused of being a professor, an intellectual, a scientist and an astronomer. To all of these accusations, I say acquitt...
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Orbital elements: 2010 GT7 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0238 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 37.92372 (2000.0) P Q n 0.23707261 Peri. 55.74045 -0.68773453 -0.71118579 a 2.5855234 Node 78.42579 +0.60753342 -0.67371071 e 0.6654918 Incl. 8.55452 +0.39739698 -0.20081997 P 4.16 H 20.3 G 0.15 U 9...
Orbital elements: 2010 FX80 Earth MOID = 0.5638 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 7.82102 (2000.0) P Q n 0.25854549 Peri. 84.27901 -0.67803032 +0.55897330 a 2.4403085 Node 128.59256 -0.62115877 -0.78292477 e 0.4995596 Incl. 37.63873 +0.39298432 -0.27308910 P 3.81 H 20.6 G 0.15 U 9 [u...
Orbital elements: 2010 GJ30 Earth MOID = 0.0912 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 47.55772 (2000.0) P Q n 0.54636668 Peri. 192.91175 -0.78779405 +0.59587477 a 1.4818807 Node 25.70711 -0.52833571 -0.52360678 e 0.2647321 Incl. 21.06781 -0.31661003 -0.60890820 P 1.80 H 24.5 G 0.15 U 8 [...
Orbital elements: 2010 GO33 Earth MOID = 0.1952 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 4.28941 (2000.0) P Q n 0.26584693 Peri. 153.40496 +0.47593887 +0.85783413 a 2.3954197 Node 144.05861 -0.85424559 +0.50334327 e 0.6976552 Incl. 19.29137 -0.20915704 -0.10376012 P 3.71 H 19.1 G 0.15 U 9 [...
Orbital elements: 2010 GQ33 Earth MOID = 0.0360 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 56.37607 (2000.0) P Q n 0.39336996 Peri. 312.02453 -0.92152456 -0.38783331 a 1.8447404 Node 205.17421 +0.36841525 -0.85737250 e 0.4529435 Incl. 2.61901 +0.12273011 -0.33837513 P 2.51 H 25.9 G 0.15 U 8 [...
