The Shenandoah Valley Stargazers will host an Astronomy Day Open House at 7 p.m. May 2 at Stokesville Observatory. The public is invited to bring their own telescopes. Club members will be available to help demonstrate how to make the best use of each type of telescope. Club members also will have the...
Orbital elements: 2009 KW2 Earth MOID = 0.0036 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 13.44176 (2000.0) P Q n 0.62210850 Peri. 2.82925 -0.40015562 +0.91289808 a 1.3590183 Node 243.59405 -0.84258035 -0.40106016 e 0.2523041 Incl. 5.16147 -0.36046337 -0.07594635 P 1.58 H 26.3 G 0.15 U 8 [url...
Orbital elements: 2009 KV2 Earth MOID = 0.2910 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 17.80342 (2000.0) P Q n 0.33244101 Peri. 338.80539 -0.77362709 +0.49019950 a 2.0637622 Node 237.03872 -0.49044767 -0.86444865 e 0.3781713 Incl. 28.58937 -0.40120096 +0.11150326 P 2.96 H 19.8 G 0.15 U 9 [...
How big is the universe? Can the human mind comprehend it? Let's give it a go ... This is a talk given at the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge by Luke Barnes, in November 2008. Getting your brain around the universe - Part 1Click to Play | View DetailsGetting your brain around the univers...
ORBCOMM Inc., a global satellite data communications company focused on providing two way Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications, today announced that it intends to launch six satellites; the Coast Guard Concept Demonstration satellite and five Quick Launch satellites on June 19, 2008 fro...
An extraordinary "hyperspace" engine that could make interstellar space travel a reality by flying into other dimensions is being investigated by the United States government.
The hypothetical device, which has been outlined in principle but is based on a controversial theory about the fa...
University of Delaware researchers in Sweden have launched a giant balloon taller than a football field that is now flying at the edge of space to collect data on cosmic rays -- the most super-charged particles in the universe. The balloon, which is 396 feet tall and 459 feet in diameter when fully inf...
Title: The Formation of the First Galaxies Authors: Thomas H. Greif The primary concern of this thesis is to understand the formation and properties of the first galaxies, as well as the influence of the first stars in terms of radiative, mechanical and chemical feedback. In particular, we elucida...
Title: e^-e^+ pair creation by vacuum polarisation around electromagnetic black holes Authors: C. Cherubini, A. Geralico, J. Rueda, R. Ruffini The concept of "dyadotorus" was recently introduced to identify in the Kerr-Newman geometry the region where vacuum polarisation proces...
A Karimpur villager in the district was alarmed when two hot embers fell down from the sky in his compound after a rainfall. An expert later said the two pieces found in Shyambir's house compound are meteorites and could be part of a bigger meteor that might have exploded while rushing down the earth's...
Title: First Results from the CHEPS: Exoplanets and the Discovery of an Eccentric Brown Dwarf in the Desert Authors: James S. Jenkins, Hugh R.A. Jones, Krzysztof Gozdziewski, Cezary Migaszewski, John R. Barnes, Matias I. Jones, Patricio Rojo, David J. Pinfield, Avril C. Day-Jones, Sergio Hoyer...
Title: Galaxy Activity in Merging Binary Galaxy Clusters Authors: Ho Seong Hwang (Korea Institute for Advanced Study), Myung Gyoon Lee (Seoul National Univ.) We present the results of a study of galaxy activity in two merging binary clusters (A168 and A1750) using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SD...
Title: Internal dynamics of Abell 1240: a galaxy cluster with symmetric double radio relics Authors: R. Barrena, M. Girardi, W. Boschin, M. Dasi We aim to obtain new insights into the internal dynamics of the cluster Abell 1240, showing the presence of two roughly symmetric radio relics, separate...
We Are Astronomers Competition Your chance to win tickets to see "We Are Astronomers" along with an exclusive poster signed by the show's narrator, David Tennant To celebrate the launch of the amazing new full-dome digital planetarium show, "We Are Astronomers", you have t...
