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Centaur 32532 Thereus (2001 PT13) is at Opposition (11.822 AU) on the 9th January 2016

Scientists discover how blue and green clays kill bacteria Since prehistoric times, humans have used clays for medicinal purposes. Whether through ingestion, mud baths, or as a way to stop bleeding from wounds, clay has long helped keep humans healthy. Scientists have found that certain clays po...

There is some evidence, though yet unconfirmed, that Sagittarius A*--the supermassive black hole at the Galactic centre--emits its radio waves modulated with a ~100-day period. What is intriguing abou...

Orbital elements: 2011 BO59 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0263 AU Epoch 2011 Feb. 8.0 TT = JDT 2455600.5 MPC M 334.29976 (2000.0) P Q n 0.40039746 Peri. 221.00347 -0.90662402 +0.42130823 a 1.8230917 Node 343.86800 -0.36221120 -0.80516618 e 0.4631159 Incl. 4.76294 -0.21641612 -0.41738088 P 2.46 H 21.1 G 0.1...

The 120 - 280 metre wide asteroid 2009 DL46 made a close pass (50.6 LD, 19,400,000 kms), travelling at 7.55km/s, to the Earth-Moon system on the 14th April 2009. The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

News Conference Features with Next Space Station Crew Spoiler NASA news conference was held Jan. 7 at Johnson Space Center in Houston with the next crew launching to the International Space Station, including NASA astron...

RV Calypso is a former British Royal Navy Minesweeper converted into a research vessel for the oceanography researcher Jacques-Yves Cousteau, equipped with a mobile laboratory for underwater field research. She was severely damaged in 1996, and is undergoing a complete refurbishment in 2009...

Hi What is the best way to destroy near earth object (NEO) on collision course with Earth? * Nuclear missiles * Powerful rockets * Giant lens / evaporator At the moment there is no international organization to detect of small NEO, similar to the one that explode over Tunguska and Amazon...

NASA's Hubble Spots Rare Gravitational Arc from Distant, Hefty Galaxy Cluster Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have found a puzzling arc of light behind an extremely massive cluster of galaxies residing 10 billion light-years away. The galactic grouping, discovered by NASA's...

The Tsukuba (H5-6) meteorite fell in Kanto, Japan, on the 7th January, 1996. A total mass of 800 g was recovered. 36° 3' 48"N, 140° 8' 42"E

The duration of this shower extends from December 28 to January 28, with the radiant moving about +1.1° in RA and -0.2° in DECL daily. At maximum on January 8, the shower's average position is at RA=108°, DECL=+32°. A secondary maximum seems to occur on January 21 from RA=125°, DECL=+25°. Read more

247 Eukrate is a rather large Main belt asteroid. It is dark and likely a primitive carbonaceus body. Read more Occultation by asteroid 247 Eukrate on 24 June 2008 [spoiler] [...

On December 11, 2015, a Zenit-3SLBF rocket launched the Electro-L2 satellite.

On December 11, 2015, a Zenit-3SLBF rocket launched the Electro-L2 satellite.

The Avengers is a 1960s British television series in the Spy-Fi genre set in cold war Britain. The Avengers initially focused on Dr. David Keel (Ian Hendry) and his assistant John Steed (Patrick Macnee). Hendry left after the first series and Steed became the main character, partnered with a succes...

Mysterious metal balls found in Vietnam may be space debris: officials Officials from the defence ministry say three strange objects discovered in northern Vietnam last weekend are most likely space debris. The spheres, weighing 250 grams, six kilos and 45 kilos, were found at three separate loc...