* Astronomy

APAO IV Kyrgyzstan 2008 Click to Play | View Details The IV Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad was organized in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) in 2008. There were participants from Indonesia, Korea, Singapore, Kazakhstan, Russia & Kyrgyzstan. It was really interesting Olympiad for all. Next Olympia...

New Astronomy Park of Montsec Click to Play | View Details This area is specifically for observing the sky, both at night and during the day. The Park comprises two buildings with observation domes containing two automated telescopes, a coelostat for solar observation and a set of portable telesco...

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John Blashford-Snell has been asked to form an expedition to investigate the theory and study the geology and archaeology of the savannah, swamp and jungle around Lake Roja Aguado. SES has approved the project and a recce was undertaken by John, geologist Nilo Theron of Sergeotecmin and Yolima Cip...

Calendari Lunari a Cuma - Lunar calendars in Cuma Click to Play | View Details

Heritage Malta has moved two unique megaliths at Tarxien Temples in a bid to save what could possibly be the oldest representations of sea-faring vessels ever found. The initiatives forms part of a conservation project on Tarxien Temples funded by Bank of Valletta. Other megaliths decorated with...

Title: Segue 2: A Prototype of the Population of Satellites of Satellites Authors: V. Belokurov (1), M.G. Walker (1), N.W. Evans (1), G. Gilmore (1), M.J. Irwin (1), M. Mateo (2), L. Mayer (3), E. Olszewski (4), J. Bechtold (4), T. Pickering (5) ((1) Cambridge, (2) Univ of Michigan, (3) Zurich, (4) St...

Liberty Lecture Click to Play | View Details Solar Equipment Click to Play | View Details Thanks NATCA Click to Play | View Details

Possible Meteorite Found in Field Click to Play | View Details Scientists have visited a field in Somervell County to see if a mysterious rock is indeed a meteorite. A land owner reported a large teardrop-shaped rock, about the size of a washing machine, had knocked down trees on his property. The sit...

Orbital elements: 2009 JR2 Earth MOID = 0.1316 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 325.31629 (2000.0) P Q n 0.71221293 Peri. 255.86385 +0.58046325 +0.76768940 a 1.2418319 Node 52.93810 -0.55177765 +0.61603242 e 0.1694228 Incl. 19.89145 -0.59883540 +0.17651355 P 1.38 H 22.6 G 0.15 U 9 [...

Orbital elements: 2009 HM73 Earth MOID = 0.1727 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 10.08078 (2000.0) P Q n 0.29418973 Peri. 156.65174 -0.62048847 +0.77776020 a 2.2389843 Node 74.84463 -0.73490908 -0.53200318 e 0.4735229 Incl. 5.97146 -0.27368359 -0.33475615 P 3.35 H 23.1 G 0.15 U 9 [u...

Two Lincoln Park Academy high school students have won awards in competition with more than 1,500 students from 56 countries at the Intel International Science Fair in Reno, Nevada. Read more...

Europa-Ganymede-anim.gif Click to Play | View Details Credit Anthony Wesley Europa occulting Ganymede, 8th May 2009 18:02:56UTC - 18:12:08UTC Source

European scientists and engineers are working on a potential new mission to bring back material from an asteroid. The venture, known as Marco Polo, could launch in the next decade, and would be designed to learn more about how our Solar System evolved. The plan is to select a small asteroid - less than...

The European Space Agency, or ESA, is slated to announce a new set of astronauts at its Paris headquarters Wednesday. ESA began the search for new astronauts in 2008, calling for applications from talented European citizens who wished to join the European Astronaut Corps to conduct future mission...