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Cybersecurity researchers on Monday announced the discovery of Flame, a piece of malicious software that one firm has called "arguably ... the most complex malware ever found." At this early stage of analysis, only a few of Flame's functions are understood, reports Kaspersky Lab, the...

Orbital elements: 2016 CE31 Earth MOID = 0.0018 AU Epoch 2016 Jan. 13.0 TT = JDT 2457400.5 MPC M 46.34085 (2000.0) P Q n 0.92900229 Peri. 277.57807 +0.77696538 -0.62811264 a 1.0402192 Node 121.34318 +0.59540926 +0.71128271 e 0.2511243 Incl. 2.84683 +0.20448129 +0.31551770 P 1.06 H 27.5 G...

ATel 8648: ASASSN-16bh: A Very Bright CV Candidate Discovered By ASAS-SN Mag 12.7V

Tibetans celebrate ancient ancestors in year of the monkey Tibetans are making last-minute preparations for the arrival of the year of the fire monkey, hoping the smart, jovial creature worshipped on the plateau as an ancient ancestor will bring good luck. The Tibetan New Year, which begins Tuesd...

North Korea may be preparing for rocket launch North Korea may be preparing a rocket launch, US officials say, citing increased activity around the Sohae Satellite Launching Station. One official told the AFP news agency that the launch might be "for a satellite or a space vehicle". Rea...

Orbital elements: 2012 DK31 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0256 AU Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC M 262.28833 (2000.0) P Q n 1.70745271 Peri. 149.18124 +0.70321068 +0.70927132 a 0.6932719 Node 165.30471 -0.68548120 +0.69475657 e 0.5777138 Incl. 11.20259 -0.18870683 +0.11936291 P 0.58...

Orbital elements: 2016 CC30 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0311 AU Epoch 2016 Jan. 13.0 TT = JDT 2457400.5 MPC M 354.06834 (2000.0) P Q n 0.25468532 Peri. 1.94640 -0.77281512 -0.50704256 a 2.4649046 Node 139.03829 +0.57411444 -0.81486212 e 0.5872897 Incl. 35.60505 +0.27046146 +0.28090490 P 3.87 H 2...

Dinosaurs haven't roamed Southern Arizona for millions of years. But over the next few weeks, the past will come alive. The Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase, known around town simply as the gem show, is a great place to check out the fossilized remains of species large and small. [url=http:...

Sayh al Uhaymir 094 20059.469'N 57020.326'E Oman Found 2001 February 8 Martian meteorite (shergottite) A 223.3 g partially crusted stone was found in the same area as Sayh al Uhaymir 005, 008, and 051 by Marc Hauser and Lorenz Moser (Bern) during a search for meteorites. Read more

NASA Announces Design For New Deep Space Exploration System NASA has selected the design of a new Space Launch System that will take the agency's astronauts farther into space than ever before, create high-quality jobs here at home, and provide the cornerstone for America's future human space ex...

A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred at 01:16:04 (UTC) on Tuesday, September 6, 2005, 50 km NorthEast of Hua-lien in the Taiwan region. The hypocentral depth was estimated to be 46 km. Location 24.087°N, 122.047°E

Edgar Dean Mitchell, Sc.D. (born September 17, 1930) is an American pilot, retired Captain in the United States Navy and NASA astronaut. As the lunar module pilot of Apollo 14, he spent nine hours working on the lunar surface in the Fra Mauro Highlands region, making him the sixth person to walk on th...

ET Hunter Calls it Quits -- Search for Funding Instead A lead scientist in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, or SETI, has decided to step aside to track down something equally elusive -- long-term funding. Jill Tarter, director of the Center for SETI Research at the California-based...

ATel 8641: Asiago spectroscopic classification of SN2016aa in PGC 22658

Orbital elements: 2016 BR80 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0446 AU Epoch 2016 Jan. 13.0 TT = JDT 2457400.5 MPC M 339.09078 (2000.0) P Q n 0.43570123 Peri. 160.35817 -0.98154185 -0.18838957 a 1.7232311 Node 8.97617 +0.13471171 -0.80330426 e 0.4592399 Incl. 12.18769 +0.13575108 -0.56498818 P 2.26 H 2...