Title: POLAR Investigation of the Sun - POLARIS Authors: T. Appourchaux, P. Liewer, M. Watt, D. Alexander, V. Andretta, F. Auchere, P. D'Arrigo, J. Ayon, T. Corbard, S. Fineschi, W. Finsterle, L. Floyd, G. Garbe, L. Gizon, D. Hassler, L. Harra, A. Kosovichev, J. Leibacher, M. Leipold, N. Murphy, M....
Title: V405 Aurigae: A High Magnetic Field Intermediate Polar Authors: V. Piirola, T. Vornanen, A. Berdyugin, G.V. Coyne Our simultaneous multicolour (UBVRI) circular polarimetry has revealed nearly sinusoidal variation over the WD spin cycle, and almost symmetric positive and negative pol...
A ball of fire came hurtling from the night skies and fell in a field adjacent to a petrol pump on the Hoshiarpur-Tanda road here, convincing owner Palwinder Singh that its a meteorite. Read more
A mud volcano erupted on an island in Manaung Township in Arakan twice on the night of 25 May, 2008, but there are no reports on any damaged caused by the eruption. Read more
A puzzling medical condition, identified more than 2,000 years ago by Hippocrates, has finally been explained by researchers at the University of Leeds. The phenomenon of "finger clubbing", a deformity of the fingers and fingernails, has been known for thousands of years, and has lon...
Asteroidal occultation of an 11th magnitude star, TYC 6394-00986-1 by the 14th magnitude 120 km diameter asteroid 618 Elfriede. Occultation by asteroid 618 ElfriedeClick to Play | View Details
Major advances in the use of physics-based experimental techniques (nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, synchrotron radiation, neutron scattering, phonon spectroscopy, laser-ablation based techniques, etc.) and atomistic computer simulation make it possible to study mineral pro...
Hundreds of planets have been discovered outside of our solar system, but conspicuously absent from the list are ones that resemble Earth. On 29 and 30 May astronomers and scientists from all around the world will gather in Pasadena to discuss how we might find another Earth, and how we might detect p...
Title: Wra 751, a luminous blue variable developing an S Doradus cycle Authors: C. Sterken, A. M. van Genderen, A. Plummer, and A. F. Jones Aims. The object Wra 751 is a luminous blue variable that lately exhibits strong changes in light and colour. We summarise the available photometry of Wra 751, p...
Astronomers resolve torus around star in another galaxy Talk about a diet! By resolving, for the first time, features of an individual star in a neighbouring galaxy, ESO's VLT has allowed astronomers to determine that it weighs almost half of what was previously thought, thereby solving the myste...
Using new instrumentation, Case Western Reserve University astronomers can now view the night sky wider and deeper than before. While the vast reaches of intergalactic space may appear dark and empty, a new camera installed on the university's Burrell Schmidt telescope at Kitt Peak National Obs...
Scotland has landed a blockbuster exhibition charting the history of space exploration and its impact on everyday life. The City Art Centre in Edinburgh will host a major celebration in the autumn covering the space race and its influence on science, fiction, fashion and household items. [url=ht...
Title: BD+43 3654 -- a blue straggler? Authors: V.V.Gvaramadze, D.J.Bomans The astrometric data on the runaway star BD+43 3654 are consistent with the origin of this O4If star in the centre of the Cyg OB2 association, while BD+43 3654 is younger than the association. To reconcile this discrepancy...
