Circular Aztec temple found in Mexico A temple built on a circular base, possibly consecrated to the Aztec wind god, has been found in the historical centre of Mexico City. Archaeologist Eduardo Matos Moctezuma told the German Press Agency Matos Moctezuma, Mexico's most respected archaeologist...
Sunspot 11048 has appeared over the Suns eastern limb Expand (86kb, 560 x 560)Credit SOHO/MDI-- Edited by Blobrana on Monday 15th of February 2010 01:21:16 PM
Vivitar TEL 76700 Reflector Vivitar is to introduce their own brand of telescope at the PMA International Convention and Trade Show. 76mm mirror Deluxe Equatorial mount 3 x eyepieces (20mm, 8mm, 4mm) 3X Barlow Lens 1.5X Erecting Lens Camera Mount Price $149.99 Ed ~ The Specifications are still to b...
A magnitude 19.3 Type Ia supernova, PTF10bjs, was discovered in the galaxy MCG +09-21-083 on the 19t February, 2010, by the Palomar Transient Factory. Position (2000): RA = 13 01 11.25, Dec = +53 48 57.5 z = 0.0296
NASA has assigned the crews for space shuttle missions STS-130 and STS-131. The STS-130 mission will deliver a third connecting module to the International Space Station and a seven-windowed cupola to be used as a control room for robotics. The STS-131 mission will deliver research and science ex...
Orbital elements: 2010 CN141 Earth MOID = 0.0431 AU Epoch 2010 Feb. 13.0 TT = JDT 2455240.5 MPC M 26.91874 (2000.0) P Q n 0.45263718 Peri. 25.04128 +0.50891457 -0.82310523 a 1.6799740 Node 35.95534 +0.69973572 +0.22505418 e 0.4513517 Incl. 25.41602 +0.50137399 +0.52139082 P 2.18 H 22.4 G 0.15 Fro...
How Earth Made UsClick to Play | View Details Professor Iain Stewart examines how some of the major natural events of the past 10,000 years have shaped the course of human history. Each episode focused on a different force of nature, including storms, floods and fires. The final programme asked whet...
NASA sets sights on inflatable space stations The agency reveals plans to develop advanced new technologies, including orbiting balloon-like habitats Read more
Mount Aniakchak is a 3,400 year old volcanic caldera (about 10 kilometres in diameter) located in the Aleutian Range of Alaska, United States. The area around the volcano is the Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, maintained by the National Park Service. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/w...
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS or APLS) or antiphospholipid antibody syndrome is a disorder of coagulation that causes blood clots (thrombosis) in both arteries and veins as well as pregnancy-related complications such as miscarriage, stillbirth, preterm delivery, or severe preeclamps...
Reefs form on 'ancient template' Red Sea coral reefs get their complex shape from an ancient 'seabed template', say scientists. Their distinctive appearance can be seen clearly in satellite images of the region and has its origin in seabed erosion thousands of years ago. The scientists say the cor...
Orbital elements: 2010 DG Earth MOID = 0.1165 AU Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 329.04845 (2000.0) P Q n 0.47618907 Peri. 20.77033 -0.96782318 -0.21311689 a 1.6241137 Node 146.03179 +0.18354762 -0.96160932 e 0.3265429 Incl. 13.85412 +0.17212952 -0.17288353 P 2.07 H 24.8 G 0.15 U 8 [ur...
Spurius Carvilius Ruga (fl. 230 B.C.) was the freedman of Spurius Carvilius Maximus Ruga. He is often credited with inventing the Latin letter G, by adding a stroke to C. His invention would have been quickly adopted in the Roman Republic, because the letter C was, at the time, confusingly used both f...
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