Vatican astronomer Brother Guy Consolmagno will address the Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas on Friday. The meeting, hosted by the UT Dallas Physics Department, is at 7:30 p.m. in Kusch Auditorium in the Founders North building (FN 2.102). The public is invited, and admission is free. [url=h...
Bolivian President Evo Morales seeks ITU support to launch satellite The President of Bolivia H.E. Mr Evo Morales Ayma visited ITU on 13 September. During his meeting with ITU Secretary-General Dr Hamadoun Touré, the President discussed Bolivia's filing for an orbital position for its geostati...
U.S. launches satellite survey to measure extent of San Joaquin Valley sinking Scientists suspect that parts of the San Joaquin Valley have started to sink again after years of stability, a troubling development that geologists say can be traced to increased pumping of groundwater. To measure th...
Title: The North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves Authors: F. Jenet, L. S. Finn, J. Lazio, A. Lommen, M. McLaughlin, I. Stairs, D. Stinebring, J. Verbiest, A. Archibald, Z. Arzoumanian, D. Backer, J. Cordes, P. Demorest, R. Ferdman, P. Freire, M. Gonzalez, V. Kaspi, V. Kond...
Orbital elements: 2009 RV1 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0197 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 320.50862 (2000.0) P Q n 0.27649295 Peri. 56.36931 +0.52647690 -0.85018884 a 2.3335297 Node 1.86384 +0.76942221 +0.47595795 e 0.5800957 Incl. 1.77396 +0.36167877 +0.22503994 P 3.56 H 21.9 G 0.15 U 8...
A=Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre B=Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre C=Xichang Satellite Launch Centre D=Hainan Satellite Launch Centre There are three major space launch bases in China: Jiuquan, Taiyuan and Xic...
Orbital elements: 2009 RJ2 Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 335.92114 (2000.0) P Q n 0.19823935 Peri. 19.41762 +0.92643196 -0.37265650 a 2.9130156 Node 3.94793 +0.14912806 +0.23304829 e 0.5201813 Incl. 50.85211 +0.34566552 +0.89822916 P 4.97 H 18.1 G 0.15 U 9 [url=http://www.cfa.h...
Orbital elements: 2009 RH2 Earth MOID = 0.2198 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 336.12241 (2000.0) P Q n 0.26647377 Peri. 350.54796 +0.98752445 +0.15746422 a 2.3916616 Node 0.39434 -0.13700973 +0.86142075 e 0.4874696 Incl. 5.83987 -0.07761316 +0.48286573 P 3.70 H 21.5 G 0.15 U 8 [ur...
Orbital elements: 2009 RG2 Earth MOID = 0.0100 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 297.74382 (2000.0) P Q n 0.50581445 Peri. 37.74993 +0.85065069 -0.52570109 a 1.5600621 Node 353.95748 +0.46837244 +0.76266774 e 0.3748798 Incl. 3.06905 +0.23878998 +0.37679740 P 1.95 H 25.9 G 0.15 U 7 [u...
'Moon Rock' Displayed In Dutch Museum Is Really Petrified Wood The Dutch national museum said Thursday that one of its prized possessions, a rock supposedly brought back from the moon by U.S. astronauts, is just a piece of petrified wood. Rijksmuseum spokeswoman Xandra van Gelder, who oversaw the...
Orbital elements: 2009 RU1 Earth MOID = 0.0091 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 344.86025 (2000.0) P Q n 0.63053123 Peri. 327.99477 +0.00616779 +0.99989616 a 1.3468885 Node 302.35557 -0.91418362 +0.00035992 e 0.3781966 Incl. 0.88340 -0.40525334 +0.01440611 P 1.56 H 24.2 G 0.15 U 8 [...
NASA Ames joins forces with students Researchers from NASA Ames at Moffett Field will be in the Arizona desert soon to test out the equipment that might join humans in future moon exploration. Read more
The Faulkes telescope atop Halea-kala will star at two free events that the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy will present this week. Both programs will feature live feeds from the telescope, weather permitting. A "Star Light, Star Bright" presentation will be held from 7 t...
