* Astronomy

NASA's Deep Space Climate Observatory was designed to monitor Earth from the vantage point of distant space. It was to be the first probe to give scientists a holistic, global view of temperatures and environmental conditions. Originally named Triana, it became a poster child for then-Vice Presi...

Epsilon Piscium (71 Piscium, HD 6186) is a visual magnitude +4.27 yellow-orange giant star located 181.77 ±2 light-years away in the constellation Pisces It is a suspected occultation double, with both stars having the same magnitude, separated by 0.25 arcsecond. Read more Right ascension01h...

The 10-km-wide island of Manam is a 1807 metre high basaltic stratovolcano 12 km north of Papua New Guinea. Latitude: 4.10°S Longitude: 145.061°E Credit NASA Manam Volcano continued to emit a volcanic plume of ash and steam on May 25, 2006. The Aqua satellite...

Comet 134P/Kowal-Vavrova is at Opposition (1.578 AU) on the 22nd April 2014 EphemerisDate TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 04 20 14 01 45.3 -11 11 20 1.5806 2.5843 177.2 1.1 16.6 2014 04 21 14 01 17.8 -11 06 29 1.5791 2.5835 178.1 0.7 16.6 2014 04 22 14 00 50.2 -11 01 38 1.5778 2.5827 178...

The 56 - 120 metre wide asteroid 2015 MX53 will make a close pass (16.9 LD, 0.0435 AU) travelling at 7.30 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 6th August 2015 @ 18:44 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 810 - 1800 metre wide asteroid 2005 NZ6 will make a close pass (60.5 lunar distances, 0.1555 AU), travelling at 29.29 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 14th August, 2010. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the d...

Zeta Piscium (Revati, HD 7344) is an optical and spectroscopic binary system, with three components, located 147.5 light years away in the constellation Pisces Zeta Piscium has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.21. Zeta Piscium A, Zeta Piscium B and Zeta Piscium C. Zeta Piscium B and C are spectros...

Nebulae Spoiler

The Lunar 'i' beside crater Theophilus. Illuminated fraction: 0.820

Lunar IceCube to Take on Big Mission From Small Package In what scientists say signals a paradigm shift in interplanetary science, NASA has selected a shoebox-size mission to search for water ice and other resources from above the surface of the moon. Read more

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Comet C/1080 P1 in the constellation Lyra made its closest approach to the Earth (0.0641 AU, 24.9 Lunar Distance) on the 5th August 1080. The great comet of 1080, whose tail extended more than sixty degrees, is supposed to preform its revolution in five hundred and seventy-five years. Read more The g...

The Zag (H3-6 chondrite) meteorite fell in Saguia el Hamra, Western Sahara, on the 4th August, 1998. A total mass of 175 kg was recovered. 27° 20'N, 9° 20'W

The 31 - 68 metre wide asteroid 2015 LE21 will make a close pass (31.6 LD, 0.0812 AU) travelling at 3.49 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 5th August 2015 @ 16:39 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

Orbital elements: 2015 CV13 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0108 AU Epoch 2014 Dec. 9.0 TT = JDT 2457000.5 MPC M 235.35965 (2000.0) P Q n 0.63648128 Peri. 132.12965 -0.21129287 +0.95997906 a 1.3384813 Node 124.76491 -0.94976216 -0.15722114 e 0.2886168 Incl. 12.93120 -0.23088343 -0.23177947 P 1.55 H...