Astronomical union designates asteroid after the teacher and astronomer Kurt Hopf. Es kommt nicht alle Tage vor, dass jemand zu Lebzeiten in den Himmel kommt. Kurt Hopf aus Hof hat das geschafft, und zwar buchstäblich. Die Internationale Astronomische Union (IAU) honoriert die Leistungen des l...
Orbital elements: 2008 YB29 Earth MOID = 0.0188 AU Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 MPC M 353.98284 (2000.0) P Q n 0.24544954 Peri. 168.95644 -0.04013851 -0.99697041 a 2.5263561 Node 283.31886 +0.91144682 -0.00920816 e 0.6044234 Incl. 3.92592 +0.40945525 -0.07723472 P 4.02 H 25.7 G 0.15 U 8...
Orbital elements: 2008 YA29 Earth MOID = 0.0711 AU Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 MPC M 354.21221 (2000.0) P Q n 0.25361487 Peri. 174.96657 -0.04158501 -0.99368485 a 2.4718356 Node 277.38914 +0.91298178 +0.00458029 e 0.5735309 Incl. 6.03231 +0.40587553 -0.11211348 P 3.89 H 24.7 G 0.15 U 9...
Clouds may obscure 2009's first sunrise Those tempted to get up early to catch the first sunrise of the new year may be disappointed as the thick clouds hovering above the nation may obscure the view, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said yesterday. [url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan...
According to the Angolan Minister of Telecom and Information Technologies Jose Carvalho da Rocha, Angola is to launch a multi-sectoral support telecom satellite in January 2009. During his ministry's yearend meeting, the minister said Angola "will start in January 2009 the commercial l...
Orbital elements: 2008 YN27 Earth MOID = 0.0617 AU Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 MPC M 4.06294 (2000.0) P Q n 0.29760141 Peri. 302.82708 +0.70164584 -0.58628332 a 2.2218397 Node 96.44758 +0.70949757 +0.62721643 e 0.6021197 Incl. 24.04809 -0.06562245 +0.51270988 P 3.31 H 21.5 G 0.15 U 9MP...
Orbital elements: 2008 YM27 Earth MOID = 0.0451 AU Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 MPC M 5.47406 (2000.0) P Q n 0.42349271 Peri. 127.43161 +0.68555812 -0.65770121 a 1.7561924 Node 276.06030 +0.52841850 +0.74447767 e 0.4807745 Incl. 18.29483 +0.50078335 +0.11481339 P 2.33 H 23.4 G 0.15 U 9 M...
Orbital elements: 2008 YO27 Earth MOID = 0.2545 AU Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 MPC M 21.60074 (2000.0) P Q n 0.56883631 Peri. 297.67414 +0.59324207 -0.52171603 a 1.4425953 Node 100.74899 +0.75688567 +0.62088049 e 0.2165099 Incl. 38.61154 -0.27420417 +0.58508102 P 1.73 H 20.3 G 0.15 U 9...
Leading scientists including Martin Rees, Roger Highfield and Colin Pillinger on the research and events in the next 12 months that most excites them. Read more
An asteroid has been named after an 18-year old Assamese-origin girl Nandini Sarma for winning the first place in a science project which advocates garlic as a replacement for synthetic chemical food preservatives. The asteroid, discovered on November 21, 2000 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near Ear...
Orbital elements: 2008 YG26 Earth MOID = 0.0791 AU Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 MPC M 357.69154 (2000.0) P Q n 0.32032872 Peri. 322.79756 +0.36539861 -0.91677778 a 2.1154631 Node 105.26434 +0.88919162 +0.29252424 e 0.5161572 Incl. 9.62211 +0.27535816 +0.27193393 P 3.08 H 21.3 G 0.15 U 8...
The Egyptian pharaoh Djedefre (or Radjedef) was the successor and son of Khufu. The mother of Djedefre is unknown. His name means "Enduring like Re." Djedefre was the first king to use the title Son of Ra as part of his royal titulary, which is seen as an indication of the growing popularity...
The new cataclysmic variable IQ Eridani is still in outburst. The new outburst was discovered on the 20th December, 2008, by L. Monard. Date: 2008 12 11 Magnitude: 11.8 - ? Period: unknown Satellite period: unknown Type: unknownPosition(2000): RA: 02 55 37.94 , Dec: -22 47 02.3
A giant tortoise that has been dubbed the world's oldest living creature may actually be an imposter, living under an assumed identity, it has emerged. It had been reported that Jonathan, a present-day resident of St Helena, was living on the remote British island when Napoleon was exiled there bac...
