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Title: Explaining the variability of WD 1145+017 with simulations of asteroid tidal disruption Author: Dimitri Veras, Philip J. Carter, Zoe M. Leinhardt, Boris T. Gaensicke Post-main-sequence planetary science has been galvanised by the striking variability, depth and shape of the photomet...

The long period dwarf nova UY Puppis is in outburst. Date: 16th November 2008 Magnitude: 13.0 - 16.8 Period: ? days Satellite orbital period: 0.479269 days Type: UG Position(2000): RA=07h46m31.24s, Dec=-12°57'09.0"

Satellites catch Austfonna shedding ice Rapid ice loss in a remote Arctic ice cap has been detected by the Sentinel-1A and CryoSat satellites. Located on Norway's Nordaustlandet island in the Svalbard archipelago, parts of the Austfonna ice cap have thinned by more than 50 m since 2012 - about a six...

A series of lectures and discussions on the subject of Space Materials for High Temperature Applications will be taking place from 26. to 27. June 2007, at the Politecnico di Torino in Turin, Italy. The Extremat Consortium, together with the Bayern Innovativ GmbH, Department BayTech, would like t...

ATel 9667: Spectroscopic Classification of SN 2016hgf as a Type IIn Supernova

European Southern Observatory astronomers have produced a spectacular new image of the famous Atoms-for-Peace galaxy (NGC 7252). This galactic pile-up, formed by the collision of two galaxies, provides an excellent opportunity for astronomers to study how mergers affect the evolution of the...

Messier 79 (also known as M79 or NGC 1904) is a globular cluster in the Lepus constellation. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780. M79 is at a distance of about 41,000 light years away from Earth and 60,000 light years away from the Galactic Centre. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messie...

Image of the eastern limb captured with a 100mm f5 Helios refractor and vesta pro webcam. Motorised EQ1 Mount and Baader solar filter.

ATel 9666: ASASSN-16lx: Discovery of A Supernova in IC 0607

Three Alaska volcanoes, including two located on remote Aleutian islands, are setting off frequent tremors and minor bursts of ash or steam. Cleveland Volcano, 900 miles southwest of Anchorage, had a small eruption on Friday. An ash plume rose to a height of nearly 15,000 feet above sea l...

When animals evolve on islands, size doesn't matter A theory explaining the evolution of giant rodents, miniature elephants, and even miniature humans on islands has been called into question by new research published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. The new stu...

Christopher Marlowe, also known as Kit Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 - 30 May 1593), was an English playwright, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. Read more

Asteroid (444) Gyptis Click to Play | View Details Asteroid (444) Gyptis Occults UCAC2 31864315

Image of sunspot 12603 and the western limb captured with a 100mm f5 Helios refractor and vesta pro webcam. Motorised EQ1 Mount and Baader solar filter.

ATel 9646: Discovery of a Supernova Candidate AT 2016gvd