Spaceflight pioneer Aaron Cohen, a former director of NASA's Johnson Space Centre in Houston, died Thursday, Feb. 25, after a lengthy illness. He was 79. Cohen had a 33-year career with NASA. Read more
Free public lecture on Tuesday March 16 at University of Leicester reveals there is Lots in Space Lots in Space is the lecture being given by Dr Jonathon Nichols on Tuesday March 16 at 6.30pm in the Ken Edwards Building, Lecture Theatre 3, University of Leicester. The lecture is being given as part of a...
Orbital elements: 2010 DG1 Earth MOID = 0.0020 AU Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 4.69918 (2000.0) P Q n 0.36678778 Peri. 105.41571 +0.50322690 -0.86394641 a 1.9328262 Node 314.35450 +0.78233388 +0.46478685 e 0.6524922 Incl. 1.51905 +0.36703731 +0.19382926 P 2.69 H 24.5 G 0.15 U 9 [url...
Tiny ear listens to hidden worlds A micro-ear could soon help scientists eavesdrop on tiny events just like microscopes make them visible. Initially, researchers will use it to snoop on cells as they go about their daily business. It may allow researchers to listen to how a drug disrupts micro-orga...
In January, 1888, several Florida residents witnessed a "large green streak" falling through the sky. Known as a shooting star, the meteorite was visible throughout the entire southeast. Trying to project its final location and landing zone, each witness pointed to a field nearby whe...
People looking up at the sky early this morning might have seen a strange sight - a fireball, shooting across the sky, which Manitoba Planetarium astronomer Scott Young said might have left debris behind. There have been numerous reports of people seeing a ball of fire streak across the sky around 6:...
Orbital elements: 2010 CP44 Earth MOID = 0.0261 AU Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 331.17297 (2000.0) P Q n 0.32708104 Peri. 245.46641 -0.89654885 +0.43932775 a 2.0862474 Node 320.52800 -0.36741115 -0.80882561 e 0.5825073 Incl. 5.09830 -0.24740493 -0.39088650 P 3.01 H 25.7 G 0.15 U 9 [...
A mysterious ring fort in Co Tipperary holds "massive potential for discoveries" according to archaeologists who have carried out the first survey of the site. Their initial findings suggest that the site may have been used for Bronze Age sporting contests in an arena that is the ancien...
The volcano Anatahan still showed signs of activity when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), flying on the Terra satellite, acquired this image on May 25, 2005. Volcanic tremors occur when magma rises inside the volcano or when the volcano erupts.
In th...
Orbital elements: 2010 DJ56 Earth MOID = 0.0587 AU Epoch 2010 Feb. 13.0 TT = JDT 2455240.5 MPC M 37.00390 (2000.0) P Q n 0.58216859 Peri. 321.79783 -0.48901466 -0.82794007 a 1.4204857 Node 153.67769 +0.87137750 -0.44940217 e 0.2974134 Incl. 38.25579 -0.03957174 +0.33548909 P 1.69 H 19.3 G 0.15 Fr...
Orbital elements: 2010 DG56 Epoch 2010 Feb. 13.0 TT = JDT 2455240.5 MPC M 359.53497 (2000.0) P Q n 0.00497126 Peri. 319.55452 +0.72023662 +0.69339580 a 34.0009904 Node 3.67856 +0.69088119 -0.71973925 e 0.9538151 Incl. 160.43806 +0.06278841 -0.03431742 P 198 H 18.1 G 0.15 From 12 observations 20...
Orbital elements: 2010 DH56 Earth MOID = 0.3452 AU Epoch 2010 Feb. 13.0 TT = JDT 2455240.5 MPC M 339.39602 (2000.0) P Q n 0.26969189 Peri. 265.44708 -0.80941951 +0.20355646 a 2.3725978 Node 285.49568 +0.09633977 -0.87925925 e 0.5858280 Incl. 34.86182 -0.57927429 -0.43065988 P 3.65 H 20.2 G 0.15 F...
Orbital elements: 2009 XC2 Earth MOID = 0.1374 AU Epoch 2009 Nov. 25.0 TT = JDT 2455160.5 MPC M 319.46540 (2000.0) P Q n 0.34711185 Peri. 110.37500 -0.74397795 +0.52169664 a 2.0051941 Node 103.29887 -0.64955990 -0.71122403 e 0.5335107 Incl. 25.40620 +0.15674421 -0.47116133 P 2.84 H 16.9 G 0.15 Fr...
A group of Chinese scientists have returned from an investigation at Russias Lake Baikal, which is the world's deepest and largest freshwater lake.
The scientists were taking part in the first joint investigation by Russia and China into the ecological environment of the lake.
The...
