A Lecture given by Albert Einstein 84 years ago is set to be re-enacted today in the university where it was first held.
The German physicist's 1921 presentation is taking place at the University of Manchester's Whitworth Hall. This time, the lecture will be in English with Einstein, who h...
INFINITY-76P 76MM (3") F/300 PARABOLIC NEWTONIAN REFLECTOR CHILDREN'S TELESCOPE The SkyWatcher INFINITY-76 telescope features a so-called Aspherical Technology - usually found in larger and more expensive telescopes, it is characterised by the fact that the primary mirror brings the...
Reports of a bright white light in the sky above Penarth just moments after a power cut have sparked a UFO mystery. The appearance of the glowing disc of light came after homeowners were plunged into darkness as a result of an underground cable fault, which also set house alarms - and then car alarms - bl...
Born June 12, 1958 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but considered New York City and Merritt Island, Florida, to be his hometowns. He died on October 3, 2009 following a 2-1/2 year battle with a brain tumour. He is survived by his wife, the former Donna Marie Emero of Huntington Beach, California, and tw...
Monklands residents will be 'starry eyed' as improvement works got underway at Airdrie Observatory to improve viewings of the sky at night. A state-of-the-art new copper sheathed dome, complete with gyrator, is replacing the current observatory roof, making it easier to open for viewings. Plan...
Iran plans to send astronauts into space and is currently conducting the relevant studies, Communications and Information Technology Minister Reza Taqipour announced on Saturday. Source
McDonald's have been ticked off by scientists - for getting the number of planets in our solar system wrong. Their Happy Meal box, which encourages children to "Become a Planet Cook Explorer!", states: "There are nine planets in total." [url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/new...
ViaSat Inc., a producer of innovative satellite and other wireless communication systems, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held WildBlue Communications Inc., the premier Ka-band satellite broadband service provider, in a cash and stock transaction valued at $568 mill...
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Sarnia Centre The evening of Oct. 24th will be one you will not soon forget. Come and join members of the Sarnia Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and an astronomy club from Wayne State University Ohio at Mike Weir Park for a night of star gazing ope...
Orbital elements: 2009 TB Earth MOID = 0.0005 AU Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 63.53915 (2000.0) P Q n 0.48579775 Peri. 314.73622 +0.79189047 +0.61051132 a 1.6026267 Node 7.67273 -0.52749879 +0.69510914 e 0.4307374 Incl. 5.85347 -0.30765974 +0.37960401 P 2.03 H 29.2 G 0.15 U 7 [url=h...
Today marks the beginning of the GalileoMobile Project, a two-month expedition to bring the wonder and excitement of astronomy to young people in Chile, Bolivia and Peru. Supported by ESO and partners, a group of astronomers and educators will travel through a region of the Andes Mountains aboard...
BESS (the Balloon-borne Experiment with a Superconducting Spectrometer) is a joint project of Japanese and US scientists to search for antimatter in the cosmic radiation, as well as measure energy and intensity of less exotic components of the cosmic radiation. The antimatter search is of great...
