Things that go bang in the night There has never been a Royal Institution of Cornwall Spring Lecture quite like the one delivered by Dr Andy Newsam. Read more
Two Norwegian meteors reported - one over Østlandet and another the following day over Mjøsa. Ildkule på himmelen 17. mai Ifølge astronom Knut Jørgen Røed var det en stor meteorit som skapte den kraftige ildkulen som var synlig over Østlandet noen minutter over klokka 19 på 17. mai. [url=http://ww...
The International Astronomical Union approved the naming of minor planet 49272 to Bryce Canyon this month. The asteroid, discovered by astronomer Roy Tucker in 1998 is one of literally hundreds of thousands of asteroids circling the sun ranging in size from several yards across to hundreds of mil...
A Sea Launch Zenit 3SL rocket will launch the XM 4 broadcasting satellite from the Odyssey platform, positioned in the Pacific Ocean (154° West, 0° North), in October.
The XM4 Satellite, manufactured by Boeing, will fly in geostationary orbit to provide radio services to the U.S.
The owners of a visitors’ attraction are offering a £500 reward after a full-size Dalek was stolen.
The 5ft model, believed to be an original from the cult BBC Dr Who series, was taken from Wookey Hole Caves near Wells , UK, overnight on Monday.
Bosses say it is worth thousands of pounds and...
On March 31st, asteroid 2006 VV2 will pass close to the Earth at a distance of 8.8 lunar distances. The 2-km wide asteroid will be visible as a 9 ot 10th magnitude moving star. See orbit ate TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. P...
Calling fourth-grade teacher Jodi Vidaurri spacy would be paying her the highest compliment. Jodi Vidaurri, a fourth-grade teacher at Laurel Oak Elementary School, teaches her students during class Wednesday. She will attend Space Academy for Educators, a summer camp in Huntsville, Ala., in J...
Title: The Unique Type Ib Supernova 2005bf at Nebular Phases: A Possible Birth Event of A Strongly Magnetized Neutron Star Authors: K. Maeda, M. Tanaka, K.Nomoto, N. Tominaga, K. Kawabata, P.A. Mazzali, H. Umeda, T.Suzuki, T. Hattori Late phase nebular spectra and photometry of Type Ib Supernova...
Brood XIII, billions of cicadas are expected to emerge this month in parts of the US Midwest after spending 17 years underground. The red-eyed, shrimp-sized, flying insects don't bite or sting. But they are known for mating calls that produce a din that can overpower ringing telephones, lawn mowe...
Stare into the night sky and you can't help being amazed by the sheer scale of the universe. Look for Sirius, the brightest star in the sky. That's 8.6 light years away. Polaris, the North Star, sits 431 light years from us, and the faintly visible Andromeda galaxy lies 2.6 million light years from Eart...
Space Services Inc. has announced that they are accepting reservations for the next Celestis Memorial Spaceflight – the Legacy Flight, scheduled for liftoff October 21, 2006 from Spaceport America, New Mexico. In this new service, the Celestis payload returns to Earth after a successful flight...
According to transhumanist Michael Anissimov, theres an even chance that were looking at immortality or existential destruction in the next 20-40 years. Anissimov is only 23-years-old but hes already become an important figure in the transhumanist movement. While still in high school, he beca...
The Carl Sagan Solar Observatory now fully operational The Carl Sagan Solar Observatory began regular daily-basis operations this year with two apochromatic 16 cm telescopes with Coronado H-Alpha and Calcium line filters. The observation window of the observatory is from 15 to 00 UTC. Both tele...
Pittsburgh Researchers Create New Form of Matter Physicists at the University of Pittsburgh have demonstrated a new form of matter that melds the characteristics of lasers with those of the world's best electrical conductors. The work introduces a new method of moving energy from one point to ano...
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