The shepherd moon, Pandora, is seen here alongside the narrow F ring that it helps maintain.
Pandora is 84 kilometres across.
Cassini obtained this view from about four degrees above the ringplane...
The 16th Session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-16) Jan 26-29, 2010 Venue: Sofitel Centara Grand Bangkok Address: 1695 Phaholyothin Road, Chatuchak, 10900 Bangkok, Thailand Read more
A well-known astronomer has been honoured on Australia Day for something he just can't help himself doing: talking to the public about astronomy. Professor Fred Watson, astronomer-in-charge of the Anglo-Australian Observatory, was today appointed a Member in the General Division of the Order...
First hotel in space on schedule, to open in 2012 The company behind plans to open the first hotel in space says they are still on target to accept the first paying guests in 2012. The Barcelona-based architects of Galactic Suite say the space hotel will be the most expensive in the galaxy, costing 3 mil...
Hartwick to Host Planetary Geology Speakers Hartwick College's Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences will welcome two speakers for a series on planetary geology during term. The first, Dr. Steven W. Squyres, Goldwin Smith Professor of Astronomy at Cornell University, will speak on...
Orbital elements: 2007 FE1 Earth MOID = 0.0629 AU Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 323.76285 (2000.0) P Q n 0.34304158 Peri. 193.10524 -0.53336010 +0.83726976 a 2.0210243 Node 44.82106 -0.75986218 -0.41167472 e 0.5457096 Incl. 9.83815 -0.37166715 -0.35986563 P 2.87 H 18.8 G 0.15 U 1 [ur...
Japanese scientists are attempting to explore the centre of the Earth.
Using a giant drill ship launched next month, the researchers aim to be the first to punch a hole through the rocky crust that covers our planet and to reach the mantle below. Using a giant drill ship launched next month, the re...
You can listen to the underwater sound of the Antarctic Ocean via the Perennial Acoustic Observatory in the Antarctic Ocean (PALAOA). Underwater sound is recorded by means of two hydrophones by PALAOA, an autonomous, wind and solar powered observatory located on the Ekström ice shelf (Boebel et a...
Evidence of Stone Age amputation The surgeon was dressed in a goat or sheep skin and used a sharpened stone to amputate the arm of his patient. The operating theatre was not exactly Harley Street - more probably a wooden shelter - but the intervention was a success, and it has shed light on the medical ta...
The Levitated Dipole Experiment (LDX) is a project devoted to researching a nuclear fusion configuration which utilises a floating superconducting torus to provide an axisymmetric magnetic field which is used to contain plasma. It is a collaboration between Columbia University's Department...
It is with great sadness and regret that I must report to you the death of Professor Andrew Lange, a valued member of the Caltech faculty. Andrew was found this morning off campus, and it appears that he took his own life. Among the most difficult things that people have to deal with in life are tragedies...
Private aerospace company Rocket Lab is preparing for a historic first launch into space from New Zealand. The Atea-1 launch vehicle is scheduled to fly the week beginning November 30th from Great Mercury Island. The exact launch date and time is weather dependent. [url=http://www.scoop.co.nz...
America's Stonehenge is an archaeological site consisting of a number of large rocks and stone structures scattered around roughly 30 acres (120,000 m² ) within the town of Salem, New Hampshire in the northeast United States. America's Stonehenge is open to the public for a fee. Part of a recreatio...
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