Chûn Castle is an Iron Age hillfort on the summit of Chûn Downs, commanding extensive views north and north-west to the Atlantic Coast and south towards Mounts Bay. Pottery evidence from excavations carried out in the late 1920s and early 1930s suggests that the main period of occupation extended f...
Ocean Satellite Center Aims to Prevent Future Disasters Korea has had its share of ocean disasters such as red tide outbreaks and the disastrous oil spill in Taean a year ago. They wreak havoc on ocean life, leading to financial losses for fishermen and related businesses. The Korea Ocean Satellite...
Sky watchers on the north Northumberland coast can now see the deepest reaches of outer space thanks to a £5,500 telescope. Northumberland Astronomical Society (NASTRO) has taken charge of its very own 14-inch Meade LX200 telescope at their own observatory at Hauxley Nature Reserve. [url=http:...
Tests on a UK-led technology at the heart of a planned Moon mission have been a spectacular success according to the scientists involved in the project. Three penetrator missiles were fired into a sand bunker in Wales, designed to mimic the lunar surface. [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/sci/...
Comet P/2008 T4 (Hill) was discovered by R.E. Hill (Catalina Sky Survey) on the 8th October, 2008. The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 21st September, 2008 at a distance of 2.4 AU from the Sun, and a 9.2 year period. [url=http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/m...
Orbital elements: 2008 XE3 Earth MOID = 0.1891 AU Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 MPC M 39.21133 (2000.0) P Q n 0.24552499 Peri. 43.50751 +0.99548332 +0.02146368 a 2.5258385 Node 315.01011 -0.06339457 +0.87539325 e 0.5354849 Incl. 7.51625 +0.07066885 +0.48293475 P 4.01 H 16.3 G 0.15 U 8 MPE...
"Dripping Rock" is a little-known rock formation hidden by woods in the southern tip of Laurens County. Dr. Jim Kennedy, State Geologist with the Georgia Environmental Protection Division said while he was not aware of this particular rock formation, there is a good chance it develope...
Early this morning, a huge explosion lit up the Colorado skies. According to one observatory that videoed the event with its ever-watching all-sky camera, the fireball (or bolide) peak brightness (magnitude -18) exceeded the brightness of a full Moon 100 times. An awesome event. The Cloudbait Ob...
Coastal Connections, Young Professionals Network of Sheboygan County, invites members and guests to a "power lunch" at noon on Thursday, Dec. 11, at the site of Spaceport Sheboygan - the former Armory, 516 Broughton Drive. James Testwuide, chairman of the Great Lakes Aerospace Scien...
Fireball near Parma, ItalyClick to Play | View Details On Dec/6/2008 at 06:10 CET (5:10 UTC) a bright fireball was seen in Italy, southern Germany and Switzerland. First calculation show the fireball ended near Parma, Italy. It is possible that meteorites have fallen to the ground in the region bet...
Orbital elements: 2008 XX2 Earth MOID = 0.2154 AU Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 MPC M 357.17509 (2000.0) P Q n 0.24625635 Peri. 146.37546 -0.04181583 -0.98319446 a 2.5208350 Node 305.39862 +0.86194314 +0.05444988 e 0.5352226 Incl. 12.59209 +0.50527761 -0.17425231 P 4.00 H 21.4 G 0.15 U 8...
A magnitude 14.3 supernova, 2008hy, was discovered on the 6th December, 2008, by Tim Puckett, and A. Langoussis in the magnitude 12 type I/P galaxy IC 334 in the constellation Camelopardalis. The supernova is located 30" west and 97" north from the center of the galaxy. As yet the type is...
The Russian Progress 30P/M-65 spacecraft aboard a Soyuz-U rocket has been erected at the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Progress 30P/M-65 cargo ship, bound for the ISS, is scheduled to lift off at 19:50 GMT, 10th September, 2008.
