Title: The PULSE@Parkes project: A new observing technique for long-term pulsar monitoring Authors: G. Hobbs, R. Hollow, D. Champion, J. Khoo, D. Yardley, M. Carr, M. Keith, F. Jenet, S. Amy, M. Burgay, S. Burke-Spolaor, J. Chapman, L. Danaia, B. Homewood, A. Kovacevic, M. Mao, D. McKinnon, M. Mul...
Orbital elements: 2004 PW27 Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 356.81890 (2000.0) P Q n 0.20156441 Peri. 215.31282 +0.66758818 +0.70445537 a 2.8808909 Node 97.90633 -0.61485829 +0.70415738 e 0.5099844 Incl. 14.08062 -0.41985154 +0.08891019 P 4.89 H 18.0 G 0.15 U 1 [url=http://www.cf...
Pioneers lose first cheese in space It was supposed to be a small step for a cheese - and a giant leap for cheesekind. But attempts to send the first lump of cheddar into space ended in disaster yesterday when organisers lost track of their precious payload minutes after lift-off. The stunt - which owes...
According to a spokesperson for the Russian Federal Space Agency, a Russian Cosmos-3M launch vehicle has successfully placed a military reconnaissance satellite and a Sterkh-series civilian satellite into orbit, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. TLE Data pre>OBJECT A 1 35635U 09039A 09202.22...
Orbital elements: 2009 OY7 Earth MOID = 0.0362 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 311.48472 (2000.0) P Q n 0.61196845 Peri. 222.19306 +0.91267705 +0.14966200 a 1.3739893 Node 125.14670 -0.11753188 +0.98734248 e 0.2760720 Incl. 27.71579 -0.39141647 +0.05249872 P 1.61 H 24.8 G 0.15 U 8...
Orbital elements: 2009 OZ7 Earth MOID = 0.2261 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 323.03898 (2000.0) P Q n 0.53376924 Peri. 14.67191 +0.87813562 +0.41489359 a 1.5051058 Node 318.10893 -0.46697649 +0.63513201 e 0.1795868 Incl. 20.90038 -0.10397491 +0.65151411 P 1.85 H 20.9 G 0.15 U 8 [...
Title: The distant activity of the Long Period Comets C/2003 O1 (LINEAR) and C/2004 K1 (Catalina) Authors: E. Mazzotta Epifani, P. Palumbo, M. T. Capria, G. Cremonese, M. Fulle, and L. Colangeli Aims. We study the distant dust environment of two Long Period Comets: C/2003 O1 (LINEAR) (observed at r...
The strange light in the sky Monday night could have been a meteorite, a Manitoba UFO researcher says. But Chris Rutkowski said he would be curious to talk to witnesses to know exactly what they saw. Read more
Helping Astronomers Collect More Accurate Images of the Sky The brightness of stars and galaxies seen through a telescope can vary from day to day because of atmospheric variability. The sky's inconsistency is due to the presence of atmospheric aerosols -- seen as haze -- that scatter and absorb so...
A possible Palaeolithic engraving has been discovered at Cheddar Caves and Gorge by members of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society (UBSS). This new find follows the discovery of presumed Mesolithic engravings at Aveline's Hole in Burrington Combe, Somerset and in Long Hole Chedda...
Montana State University scientists are involved in a new space mission to figure out how energy is transferred through the sun's atmosphere. As a partner on the IRIS team headed by Lockheed Martin, MSU will receive about $3 million to design an optical system for a telescope that could be launched o...
Latvia signs Cooperation Agreement with ESA Latvia becomes the second Baltic country to sign a Cooperation Agreement with ESA. ESA's Director of Legal Affairs and External Relations, Peter Hulsroj, and Latvian Minister for Education and Science, Tatjana Koke, signed the Cooperation Agreemen...
Pact with US to boost India's space launch industry A technology safeguards agreement (TSA) signed with the US last week will open up fresh opportunities for India in the field of space launches, say officials. The agreement, signed July 20 in New Delhi, will facilitate the launch of non-commercia...
Orbital elements: 2009 OX5 Earth MOID = 0.0540 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 357.02621 (2000.0) P Q n 0.40208762 Peri. 141.62668 +0.01697682 +0.82773096 a 1.8179792 Node 121.81314 -0.99976969 +0.00668775 e 0.4494460 Incl. 41.30157 +0.01312817 -0.56108531 P 2.45 H 19.6 G 0.15 U 8...
Orbital elements: 2000 QS7 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0036 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 354.55123 (2000.0) P Q n 0.22429791 Peri. 218.72456 +0.97698317 -0.21186090 a 2.6827852 Node 153.47515 +0.20694633 +0.91305484 e 0.6622036 Incl. 3.19327 +0.05174077 +0.34849077 P 4.39 H 19.6 G 0.1...