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Cambridge University is preparing to celebrate its 800th anniversary today. The university was founded after scholars from Oxford gathered to study at the ancient Roman trading post of Cambridge in 1209. A year of celebrations will start on Saturday, when the university stages a light show in Cam...

Weather balloon observed by Italian Astronomers Click to Play | View Details

Japan is mulling an early warning satellite that can detect missile launches, a government official said Wednesday, amid worries about North Korea's missile power. Pyongyang launched a rocket on April 5, which Japan saw as a disguised missile test. The launch has sparked calls for Japan to consid...

Google Earth aids discovery A limestone countertop, a practiced eye and Google Earth all played roles in the discovery of a trove of fossils that may shed light on the origins of African wildlife. The circuitous and serendipitous story, featuring University of Michigan paleontologists Philip Gi...

Orbital elements: 2009 HE21 Earth MOID = 0.0071 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 1.27880 (2000.0) P Q n 0.27320099 Peri. 298.40581 +0.88748813 +0.45646699 a 2.3522377 Node 34.54324 -0.37406532 +0.79375357 e 0.8513292 Incl. 6.40620 -0.26914672 +0.40198652 P 3.61 H 24.6 G 0.15 U 9 [ur...

2009 FZ4 Earth Impact Risk SummaryTorino Scale (maximum) Palermo Scale (maximum) -6.34Palermo Scale (cumulative) -5.44Impact Probability (cumulative) 2.4e-06Number of Potential Impacts 442 Vimpact 15.01 km/sVinfinity 10.03 km/sH 25.2Diameter 0.031 kmMass 3.9e+07 kgEnergy 1.0e+00 MT...

The 10 - 15 metre wide asteroid 2009 FP32, made a close flyby of the Earth on the 1st April, 2009, passing by four hundred and forty-nine thousand km away. See more

Orbital elements: 2009 HW67 Earth MOID = 0.0012 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 32.51768 (2000.0) P Q n 0.32316668 Peri. 259.80502 -0.44097544 -0.89718229 a 2.1030600 Node 216.39314 +0.83883142 -0.40224186 e 0.7586145 Incl. 2.37514 +0.31922173 -0.18238810 P 3.05 H 26.1 G 0.15 U 8 [...

Orbital elements: 2009 HY67 Earth MOID = 0.2085 AU Epoch 2009 Apr. 19.0 TT = JDT 2454940.5 MPC M 26.36196 (2000.0) P Q n 0.39290477 Peri. 278.33474 -0.63818730 -0.65548052 a 1.8461962 Node 222.17765 +0.68487752 -0.72293924 e 0.5079598 Incl. 36.97138 -0.35165289 -0.21841278 P 2.51 H 21.6 G 0.15 Fr...

Orbital elements: 2009 HZ67 Earth MOID = 0.0605 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 37.29047 (2000.0) P Q n 0.33535575 Peri. 314.00679 -0.72817433 -0.68531563 a 2.0517867 Node 182.79212 +0.67345645 -0.71264090 e 0.6191633 Incl. 12.12221 +0.12735210 -0.14995148 P 2.94 H 21.2 G 0.15 U 9...

Orbital elements: 2009 HX67 Earth MOID = 0.3409 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 345.63922 (2000.0) P Q n 0.38507107 Peri. 82.74447 +0.24389587 +0.84673328 a 1.8711508 Node 215.98698 -0.82284918 +0.43870506 e 0.4543617 Incl. 53.57733 +0.51325825 +0.30096615 P 2.56 H 20.8 G 0.15 U 9...

Orbital elements: 2009 HV67 Earth MOID = 0.2228 AU Epoch 2009 Apr. 19.0 TT = JDT 2454940.5 MPC M 346.85570 (2000.0) P Q n 0.18630047 Peri. 79.45090 +0.10761875 +0.97891822 a 3.0361747 Node 199.49506 -0.98564788 +0.12789838 e 0.7037522 Incl. 31.34506 +0.13006326 +0.15925179 P 5.29 H 20.1 G 0.15 Fr...

VARIABLE STAR IN LIBRA G. Pojmanski, D. Szczygiel, and B. Pilecki, (Warsaw University Astronomical Observatory) have reported a new optical outburst of ASAS 150946-2147.7 (2MASS J15094657-2147462) on the 6th April, 2009. ASAS J150946-2147.7 was first discovered in July 2003 in the constella...

Title: RAT J1953+1859: a dwarf nova discovered through high amplitude QPOs in quiescence Authors: Gavin Ramsay, Pasi Hakala, Thomas Barclay, Peter Wheatley, George Marshall, Harry Lehto, Ralf Napiwotzki, Gijs Nelemans, Stephen Potter and Ian Todd We report the discovery of an accreting binar...

Amateur astronomy, moon, jupiter, saturn, venus, orion, pleiades Click to Play | View Details