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Kuiper Belt Object (120178) 2003 OP32 is at Opposition (41.065 AU) in the constellation Pegasus on the 30th August 2015 EphemerisDate UT R.A. (J2000) Decl. Delta r El. Ph. Mag 2015 08 29 000000 22 12 04.3 +03 11 54 41.064 42.047 166.6 0.3 19.9 2015 08 30 000000 22 11 59.9 +03 11 22 41.064 42.047 166.6 0.3...

Comet 294P/LINEAR makes its closest approach to the Earth (0.630 AU) on the 15th March 2014

Comet 175P/Hergenrother makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.123 AU) on the 17th February, 2013.

Comet 82P/Gehrels 3 is at perihelion on the 12th January, 2010. (3.633 AU) Ephemeris Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase mag 2010 01 09 07 00.89 +21 35.4 2.652 3.633 175.5 1.2 18.3 2010 01 14 06 57.29 +21 39.9 2.661 3.633 169.7 2.8 18.3 2010 01 19 06 53.84 +21 44.1 2.678 3.633 163.8 4.3 18.3 2010 01...

The 39 - 88 metre wide asteroid 2015 QP3 will make a close pass (23.6 LD, 0.0605 AU) travelling at 9.29 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 30th August 2015 @ 01:23 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

The 78 - 180 metre wide asteroid 2015 QA will make a close pass (42.6 LD, 0.1094 AU) travelling at 5.94 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 30th August 2015 @ 21:49 UT ±00:14. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

White-light image of sunspot 12403

Expand This Chandra x-ray observatory image shows the Orion Nebula Cluster, a rich cluster of young stars lo...

Alnitak (Zeta Orionis, HD 37742) is a triple star some 736 light years distant in the constellation Orion.

Title: ALMA Observations of the Submillimeter Dense Molecular Gas Tracers in the Luminous Type-1 Active Nucleus of NGC 7469 Author: Takuma Izumi, Kotaro Kohno, Susanne Aalto, Akihiro Doi, Daniel Espada, Kambiz Fathi, Nanase Harada, Bunyo Hatsukade, Takashi Hattori, Pei-Ying Hsieh, Soh Ikara...

Title: The Pal 5 Star Stream Gaps Authors: R. G. Carlberg, C. J. Grillmair, Nathan Hetherington Pal 5 is a low mass, low velocity dispersion, globular cluster with spectacular tidal tails. We use the SDSS DR8 data to extend the density measurements of the trailing star stream to 23 degrees distance f...

Vast cosmic event leaves record in ancient trees The wooden hearts of two cedar trees hold a 1200-year-old cosmic mystery - evidence of an unexplained event that rocked our planet in the 8th century. Cosmic rays are subatomic particles that tear through space. When they reach Earth they react with t...

The 42 - 95 metre wide asteroid 2015 PT227 will make a close pass (9.7 LD, 0.0248 AU) travelling at 9.35 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 29th August 2015 @ 16:04 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

Key Inmarsat rocket flight under way A rocket has launched from Kazakhstan carrying a hugely important spacecraft for London-based Inmarsat. The new satellite is needed to complete the roll-out of the company's £1bn ($1.6bn), next-generation, global telecommunications network. The Proton r...

China launches Yaogan-27 remote sensing satellite China's Yaogan-27 remote sensing satellite was sent into space on Thursday at 10:31 a.m. Beijing Time, from Taiyuan launch site in Shanxi Province, north China. Read more