Laura Lopez of the University of California at Santa Cruz and her colleagues looked at supernova remnants in the Milky Way and a neighbouring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud. Results showed that Type Ia supernovas left behind relatively symmetric, circular remnants, while debris from Type II...
Astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory have peered far into a young planetary system, giving an unprecedented view of dust and gas that might eventually form worlds similar to Jupiter, Venus or even Earth. "Because the gas, dust and debris that orbit young stars provide the raw material...
Orbital elements: 2009 YD7 Epoch 2009 Nov. 25.0 TT = JDT 2455160.5 MPC M 358.90326 (2000.0) P Q n 0.00073357 Peri. 326.81444 -0.11145727 -0.90326797 a 121.7611112 Node 125.99288 +0.98624346 -0.15175557 e 0.8900669 Incl. 30.80488 +0.12207016 +0.40134428 P1344 H 8.7 G 0.15 From 12 observations 2...
Monument to the Conquerors of Space The Monument "To the Conquerors of Space" was erected in Moscow in 1964 to celebrate achievements of the Soviet people in space exploration. The Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics is located inside the base of the monument. [url=http://en.wikipedia...
Title: L1506: a prestellar core in the making Authors: Laurent Pagani (LERMA), Isabelle Ristorcelli (CESR), Nathalie Boudet (CESR), Martin Giard (CESR), Alain Abergel (IAS), Jean-Philippe Bernard (CESR) Exploring the structure and dynamics of cold starless clouds is necessary to understan...
An archaeological excavation the Israel Antiquities Authority recently conducted has revealed new information about ancient Nazareth from the time of Jesus. Remains of a dwelling that date to the Early Roman period were discovered for the first time in an excavation, which was carried out prior...
Orbital elements: 2007 YV56 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0052 AU Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 33.07750 (2000.0) P Q n 0.49833099 Peri. 265.52110 +0.98423687 -0.14142458 a 1.5756416 Node 102.58301 +0.17130466 +0.91160689 e 0.6220837 Incl. 6.24649 -0.04396009 +0.38596887 P 1.98 H 21.0 G 0.15...
A possible magnitude 10.9 nova was discovered on the 14th December, 2009, in the constellation Aquila. Position (2000): RA 19 14 09.73, Dec +15° 16 34.7 Expand (141kb, 800 x 600)
The mystery of why Amazonian manatees migrate has been solved. Only in recent years did scientists find that the secretive aquatic mammal migrates from shallow to deep water. Now researchers can reveal that the manatees make this perilous journey to avoid being exposed to attack by predators duri...
Orbital elements: 2009 XO2 Earth MOID = 0.0194 AU Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 359.83392 (2000.0) P Q n 0.36628547 Peri. 15.59146 -0.28147249 -0.93435105 a 1.9345929 Node 91.14505 +0.85536608 -0.34753064 e 0.4871600 Incl. 12.62608 +0.43488173 +0.07880718 P 2.69 H 23.4 G 0.15 U 7 [ur...
Soyuz spacecraft have made 108 successful launches since the inaugural lift-off in 1967. Early during the Soyuz program, four people lost their lives, but there hasn't been a fatal accident for almost 40 years. Compared with the U.S. Space Shuttle program, in which 14 people have died in two accide...
Orbital elements: 2009 XT6 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0030 AU Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 22.89226 (2000.0) P Q n 0.31527129 Peri. 80.70466 +0.96593233 +0.23847688 a 2.1380266 Node 265.45025 -0.25876790 +0.88440710 e 0.7656662 Incl. 5.78720 -0.00372982 +0.40118931 P 3.13 H 19.7 G 0.15 U 9...
Oxford University Christmas Lectures Lecture 1: Marcus du Sautoy investigates why David Beckham chose the number 23 shirt as part of a journey into the maths of prime numbers. Lecture 2: Stephen Cameron introduces us to RoboCup and the world of robot football. Lecture 3: Malcolm Stewart and Roger N...
Title: SDSS J141624.08+134826.7: A Nearby Blue L Dwarf From the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Authors: Brendan P. Bowler, Michael C. Liu, Trent J. Dupuy We present the discovery of a bright (J = 13.1 mag) nearby L6 dwarf found in a search for L-type ultracool subdwarfs in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS...
