Orbital Elements at Epoch 2455020.5 (2009-Jul-08.0) TDBReference: E2009P03(heliocentric ecliptic J2000) ElementValueUncertainty (1-sigma) Units e0.2018853n/aa2.4605108n/aAUq1.9637698n/aAUi2.34959n/adegnode105.07573n/adegperi253.65815n/adegM315.38379n/adegtp245519...
Hurricane Felicia Intensifies Over Pacific The National Hurricane Centre says Felicia's maximum sustained winds have increased to near 140 mph, making it a Category 4 storm and a major hurricane. Read more
Palisades earth observatory event cancelled due to financial woes The lousy economy has claimed another victim: the annual open house at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. Read more...
Title: The normal Type Ia SN 2003hv out to very late phases Authors: G. Leloudas, M. D. Stritzinger, J. Sollerman, C. R. Burns, C. Kozma, K. Krisciunas, J. R. Maund, P. Milne, A. V. Filippenko, C. Fransson, M. Ganeshalingam, M. Hamuy, W. Li, M. M. Phillips, B. P. Schmidt, J. Skottfelt, S. Taubenberger...
Lunar eclipse (penumbral eclipse) will occur today and 6th August 2009 early morning which will be purely depending on earths geographical locations. This lunar eclipse will not be a full eclipse so in many locations it will not be visible properly. Lunar eclipse
Hyperactive stars move at twice speed of sun Stars in a distant galaxy move at stunning speeds - greater than 1 million mph, astronomers say. These hyperactive stars move at about twice the speed of our sun through the Milky Way, because their host galaxy, 1255-0, is very massive, yet strangely comp...
India has plans to launch a satellite to study the impact of the greenhouse gas emissions in the country. Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday informed in Rajya Sabha, discussions on the project, estimated to cost Rs 300 crore, are going on with the scientists in In...
A tool bag lost by STS-126 mission astronauts working on the International Space Station is predicted to re-entered the Earths atmosphere on the 28th, July, 2009. TLE Data pre>TOOL BAG 1 33442U 98067BL 09209.15225719 .00703046 31225-3 45762-3 3771 2 33442 051.6303 072.3650 0006840 252.1612 1...
Wendland once found a meteorite weighing three pounds in the dirt of one of his fields, and sent off a sample to be tested upon learning that one could get paid for finding the alien rocks. It was a legitimate specimen, and the buyer offered $150 for it. Wendland took the offer, to his later regret, he sai...
Hawaii island is not only home to world class observatories, it is also home to a science centre that has kids looking to the stars and to past. You can see from the outside, that the Imiloa Astronomy Centre of Hawai`i is different than many other science centres, three large domes make up this facility...
New satellites could improve Arctic communications The Canadian Space Agency is studying the possibility of launching two new satellites into orbit that could improve weather information, telecommunications and internet access in the North. The CSA is conducting a concept study into the idea...
AMSAT-UK launches FUNcube amateur satellite project AMSAT-UK has announced an amateur satellite project called FUNcube, aimed at primary and secondary school pupils. The satellite will have a 145MHz telemetry beacon that will provide a strong signal for pupils to receive. [url=http://www.e...
Peterborough was the birth place of a legend of the astronomy world, George Alcóck MBE. George, who was born in the city in 1912, discovered five comets and five exploding stars. He has been described as "the greatest visual astronomer who ever lived under cloudy UK skies". [url=http://...
Low-altitude rocket launched in New Mexico A Florida-based avionics company successfully fired what officials hoped would be the first of two low-altitude rocket launches Tuesday at the New Mexico Spaceport, but the second liftoff was postponed. [url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3228450...
