NASA released an interactive, 3-D photographic collection of internal and external views of the International Space Station and a model of the next Mars rover on Thursday, May 7. NASA and Microsoft's Virtual Earth team developed the online experience with hundreds of photographs and Microsofts...
The Swift satellite observed a new outburst from SAX J1818.6-1703 a Supergiant Fast X-ray Transient on the 6th May, 2009, at 14:02:11 UT. SAX J1818.6-1703 was first discovered in 1998 by the BeppoSAX satellite. Position: RA= 274.663 degs ; Dec= -17.0520 degs [url=http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/d...
Israeli authorities say they have recovered a papyrus document which appears to be nearly 2,000 years old. The document measures 15cm by 15cm, and contains 15 lines of ancient Hebrew script. It appears to be a legal instruction, transferring a widow's property to her late husband's brother. [url=...
Orbital elements: 2009 JM1 Earth MOID = 0.0182 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 109.51948 (2000.0) P Q n 0.93622813 Peri. 242.50098 -0.22024338 -0.94706651 a 1.0348600 Node 222.40708 +0.97161143 -0.19178692 e 0.4529911 Incl. 20.26423 +0.08639496 -0.25745445 P 1.05 H 23.3 G 0.15 U 8...
Deep Impact (1998) >> Deep Impact - Destruction Click to Play | View Details MSNBC reporter Jenny Lerner, while investigating a high-level scandal in Washington, stumbles upon the story that a comet is on a collision course with Earth. A year earlier, amateur teenage astronomer Leo Biederm...
As part of an ongoing effort to raise awareness about the urgent need for action against desertification and land degradation, the UN is calling on all aspiring photographers to participate in its second international photo contest. The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is lookin...
Title: X-ray spectral evolution of the extragalactic Z-source, LMC X-2 Authors: V.K. Agrawal, R. Misra We present the results obtained by a detailed study of the extragalactic Z source, LMC X-2, using broad band Suzaku data and a large (~750 ksec) data set obtained with the proportional counter ar...
Title: Linking burst-only X-ray binary sources to faint X-ray transients Authors: S. Campana (Osservatorio astronomico di Brera) Burst-only sources are X-ray sources showing up only during short bursts but with no persistent emission (at least with the monitoring instrument which led to thei...
Title: 2MASS J17112318-2724315: A Deeply-Embedded Low-Mass Protostellar System in the B59 Molecular Cloud Authors: B. Riaz, E.L. Martin, H. Bouy, R. Tata We present near-infrared observations of the low-mass deeply-embedded Class 0/I system 2MASS J17112318-2724315 (2M171123) in the B59 mo...
Title: Low-angle collision with Earth: The elliptical impact crater Matt Wilson, Northern Territory, Australia Authors: Thomas Kenkmann, and Michael H. Poelchau Nearly all meteorite impact craters on Earth are circular. However, ~4% of craters should be formed by impacts at angles lower than...
Deep space will come into view from Eden Prairie, likely by fall, at a new observatory made possible by a $125,000 gift from Doug and Carolyn Kohrs of Edina. Using the money provided by the Kohrs and a $10,000 donation from Steve and Sue Mohn of Eden Prairie, the city will build a $100,000 observatory at...
It may look like little more than a pile of rubble today, but these stones are the remains of an iconic monument which once possessed as much cultural and religious importance as the Merry Maidens, Hurlers or Perran Round. Caerwynnen Quoit - also known as the Giant's Frying Pan and Pendarves Quoit - is...
Orbital elements: 2009 JE1 Earth MOID = 0.0101 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 359.09419 (2000.0) P Q n 0.58848908 Peri. 233.12342 +0.15117350 +0.98231366 a 1.4102966 Node 45.96768 -0.85099983 +0.18619440 e 0.3464025 Incl. 8.83984 -0.50293723 -0.01978699 P 1.67 H 26.8 G 0.15 U 9 [u...
Orbital elements: 2009 JF1 Earth MOID = 0.0014 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 358.35979 (2000.0) P Q n 0.37867873 Peri. 280.90688 +0.83354061 +0.54706341 a 1.8921495 Node 45.98089 -0.45576902 +0.75973009 e 0.7393213 Incl. 6.14825 -0.31222533 +0.35147093 P 2.60 H 27.1 G 0.15 U 6 [u...
Orbital elements: 2009 JG1 Earth MOID = 0.2578 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 359.63383 (2000.0) P Q n 0.36348373 Peri. 29.43272 -0.18552558 +0.95450339 a 1.9445214 Node 230.90379 -0.95009455 -0.23488367 e 0.3595817 Incl. 17.50664 -0.25079995 +0.18371971 P 2.71 H 20.7 G 0.15 U 8 [...
