Only recently rediscovered. An ancient site in the port of Qingdao has revealed the oldest known observatory in China. The Chinese Astronomy Society, learned of the finding at its annual convention. Experts point to historical evidence, that the Langya Observatory in east China's Shandong Prov...
Longtime Greenwich resident Anne Burns is the president of the Astronomical Society of Greenwich and reservations manager at the Bruce Museum. She recently sat down with Greenwich Time to talk about the society and the new dome at the Bowman Observatory, on the grounds of Julian Curtiss School, 18...
The comet was first discovered by J.V. Scotti (Lunar and Planetary Laboratory) in December 14, 2001 and named comet P/2001 X1 (Scotti). The comet was identified on images taken by the MT. Lemmon survey dating from September 13, 2007 and October 8, 2007. J.V. Scotti (Spacewatch, Kitt Peak) recovere...
The latest in a series of maps from the Kentucky Geological Survey at the University of Kentucky depicts the economic and engineering geology of the Irvine/Stanton to Salyersville area and surrounding counties of east-central Kentucky. The map, entitled Geologic Map of the Irvine 30 x 60 Minute Q...
New analysis of Mars' terrain using NASA spacecraft observations reveals what appears to be by far the largest impact crater ever found in the solar system. NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and Mars Global Surveyor have provided detailed information about the elevations and gravity of the Red...
South Korea’s fourth commercial, and first military-purpose satellite Koreasat-5 will be launched from the southern Pacific Ocean near Hawaii in July.
The nation’s dominant fixed-line operator said that the new satellite will be launched from a floating launch platform located at a point...
Recent Cassini spacecraft images show arcs of material co-orbiting with the Saturnian moons Anthe and Methone. Expand (132kb, 591 x 551) Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Cassini imaging scientists believe t...
The Galaxy 11 geostationary communications satellite has been repositioned at the 92.9° West orbital location. The satellite will conduct Telemetry, Tracking, and Control operations for the drift to and operations at the 92.9° W orbital location. The Galaxy 11 satellite, aboard an Ariane 44...
A spokesperson for the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program revealed July 31 that the countries of Nigeria, Brazil, Argentina, and Thailand have each tendered commitments to purchase 1 million Linux laptops through the U.S.-based program.
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For many years, Will Wright has been hailed as one of the greatest creative minds in the game industry.
Starting with Sim City, Wright has enjoyed hit after hit. The Sims, with its many expansion packs, is the best-selling PC game franchise in history.
Next year, Electronic Arts...
The secrets of a 14th century castle and a second stone circle could soon be unveiled near Keswick. Remains of the mystery 14th castle, which was abandoned over 500 years ago, and a prehistoric stone circle are being hunted out in an investigation at Castlerigg on the eastern outskirts of the town. [u...
Three little boys who watched astronaut Neil Armstrong walking on the moon back in 1969, are now men obsessed with space. New show One Giant Leap sees Ian Johnston, Andy Cannon and David Trouton of theatre company Wee Stories telling the story of space from the dawn of time right up to the moon landing f...
Title: VLA observations of the "water fountain" IRAS 16552-3050 Authors: Olga Suárez (1 and 2), J.F. Gómez (2), L.F. Miranda (2) ((1) University of Nice, France, (2) IAA, Granada-Spain) We present Very Large Array (VLA) observations of the water maser emission towards IRAS 16552-305...
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