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Rob H. McNaught has announced the discovery of a new comet on May 10, 2008, within the framework of Siding Spring Survey. The cometary nature of l' object was confirmed by N. Teamo and J.C. Shovel (Tiki Observatory, Punaauia). The preliminary orbital elements of comet C/2008 J4 (McNaught) indi...

The first Genesis Pathfinder satellite is now scheduled for launch from Yasny cosmodrome, Russia, between 4 and 14 July. The spacecraft will be on board a silo-launched Dnepr-1 rocket. Genesis Pathfinder is a technology demonstration for the inflatable Nautilus space station structure be...

Andy Strangeway, a painter and decorator from York, has set himself the goal of sleeping on all of Scotland's 162 islands (those larger than 40 hectares). In 2002, I read about the 162 Scottish islands, which were over 40 hectares. I was amazed to learn that no one had ever landed on them all. As I digest...

Even before Weixiao Huang received his doctorate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, his new transistor captured the attention of some of the biggest American and Japanese automobile companies. The 2008 graduates invention could replace one of the most common pieces of technology in the wo...

Significant fireball capture. Possibly over eastern New Mexico or northwest Texas. May 12, 2008 0805:55 UT Read more

In one of the distant regions of Peru a fall in the unidentified luminous object occurred. It was reported by the leader of the geophysical university of the district of Arequipa. The earthquake with magnitude 3.5 in Richter's scale was registered on Monday in one of the regions of this district...

Title: ATCA and Spitzer Observations of the Binary Protostellar Systems CG30 and BHR71 Authors: Xuepeng Chen (1), Ralf Launhardt (1), Tyler L. Bourke (2), Thomas Henning (1), Peter J. Barnes ((1) Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (2) Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics (3) School of A...

An Atlas 5 rocket launch is being delayed about a week to allow teams more time to replace a fuel valve that froze up during the failed launch of a similar rocket earlier this year. The Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS F1) military communications satellite will be launched at 8:10 p.m. Sept. 21 from Launch C...

Megan Metheney Plays Julia's Moon at Kitt Peak Observatory Click to Play | View Details

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Astronomy students at American Fork High School may not realise what an important discovery they have made. That's according to their teacher, Curtis Craig, who helped guide the students in discovering a new asteroid and measuring three other important near-earth objects. NASA agreed, and pres...

After last weeks reports of strange lights over the skies of Saltcoats, the Herald office has been inundated by readers who also spotted the bizarre lights on Sunday, April 27. Read more SALTCOATS UFO Click to Play | View Details

Lab on a Chip "What a huge relief. The whole technical team was delighted that it worked so well" - Norman Wainwright of the Charles River Laboratories in Charleston, SC. He's talking about a miniature biological laboratory just tested for the first time onboard the International Spac...

Title: Spitzer Observations of two TW Hydrae Association Brown Dwarfs Authors: Basmah Riaz, John E. Gizis, Abraham Hmiel Researchers present Spitzer Space Telescope observations of two TW Hydrae Association brown dwarfs, 2MASSW J1207334-393254 and 2MASSW J1139511-3...

The U.S. space agency has announced the start of a new artefact loan program for museums, planetariums and other organisations. Read more