Typhoon Wipha is forecast to make landfall in China in about 24 hours probability for CAT 1 or above is 55% probability for TS is 80% Taiwan probability for CAT 1 or above is 35% in about 12 hours probability for TS is 80% in about 12 hours Wenling (28.4 N, 121.4 E) ...
Using NASAs Swift and Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) satellites, astronomers have discovered one of the most bizarre planet-mass objects ever found. The objects minimum mass is only about 7 times the mass of Jupiter. But instead of orbiting a normal star, this low-mass body orbits a rapidly sp...
View the world through heat-sensitive infrared eyes at SkInfrared, a free art exhibit presented by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope science centre at the One Colorado Courtyard in Old Pasadena, California -- from October 10 to 31, 2007. This exhibit is held in conjunction with Pasadena's Skin/Art...
A video of an impressive fireball was taken by SONOTACO using a WATEC 100N CCD + CBC 6 mm f0.8, on March 19, 2005, at 16:27:51 UT.
The fireball was moving at over 28.0 km/sec and was spotted near Tokyo, Japan.
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Near Earth Object 2007 RN133 will miss the Earth by ~ 4.97million km, 12.9 lunar distances, on 19 September. It is estimated to have a diameter of 24 m - 55 metres, and be travelling at a velocity relative to the Earth of 19.25 km per second. Read more
Near Earth Object 2007 RW19 will miss the Earth by ~ 4.16 million km, 10.8 lunar distances, on 20 September. It is estimated to have a diameter of 25 - 56 metres, and be travelling at a velocity relative to the Earth of 10.79 km per second Read more
Asteroid 2007 RC20 is to pass the Earth at a distance of 5.1 lunar distances on September 20th. The 22 metre sized rock will reach magnitude 19. Read more
The New York Times will stop charging for access to parts of its Web site, effective at midnight Tuesday night, reflecting a growing view in the industry that subscription fees cannot outweigh the potential ad revenue from increased traffic on a free site. The move comes two years to the day after The...
Title: Dark Energy-Dark Matter Interaction from the Abell Cluster A586 and violation of the Equivalence Principle Authors: Morgan Le Delliou (CFTC), O. Bertolami, F. Gil Pedro We find that the Abell Cluster A586 exhibits evidence of the interaction between dark matter and dark energy and argue t...
Title: The Unusual Variability of the Large Magellanic Cloud Planetary Nebula RPJ 053059-683542 Authors: Richard A. Shaw, Armin Rest, Guillermo Damke, R. Chris Smith, Warren A. Reid, Quentin A. Parker We present images and light curves of the bipolar Planetary Nebula RPJ 053059-683542 that was...
G. J. Garradd has announced the discovery of Comet 2007 R4 (Garradd) on the 14th September 2007, via the Siding Spring survey. The magnitude 18 object was confirmed by A. C. Gilmore, P. M. Kilmartin (Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo) and C. Jacques, E. Pimentel (CEAMIG-REA Observatory). Prelim...
The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) is a space telescope that detects ultraviolet light - a type of radiation that is mostly absorbed by our atmosphere. The GALEX satellite looks back 10 billion years of cosmic history, enlightening us about the basic structure of the universe and the way it evol...
A launch of the Dnepr rocket vehicle to orbit two Japanese experimental satellites from the Baikonur launching site has been scheduled for mid-August.
"The first satellite, OICETS, has been delivered to Baikonur today from the Yubileiny aerodrome, where it had been tran...
Founded in 2003 by a few comic book fans in a garage, Gaia Online has become the fastest-growing hangout on the web. Millions of teens come to Gaia every month to play games, make friends, and participate in the world's most active online community. Gaia provides a fun, social environment that inspir...
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