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Orbital elements: 2015 EG Earth MOID = 0.0032 AU Epoch 2015 June 27.0 TT = JDT 2457200.5 MPC M 237.71469 (2000.0) P Q n 1.23124983 Peri. 222.47573 +0.85564349 -0.51751703 a 0.8621283 Node 168.68378 +0.48404095 +0.79529145 e 0.3572959 Incl. 2.07216 +0.18324457 +0.31573348 P 0.80 H 25.7 G 0...

Alvin (DSV-2) is a manned deep-ocean research submersible owned by the United States Navy and operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Named to honour the prime mover and creative inspiration for the vehicle, Allyn Vine, Alvin was commissioned o...

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The 180 - 390 metre wide asteroid 2015 DZ53 will make a close pass (52.0 LD, 0.1336 AU) travelling at 33.18 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 11th March 2015 @ 21:45 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

Title: BICEP2 I: Detection Of B-mode Polarization at Degree Angular Scales Author: BICEP2 Collaboration: P. A. R Ade (1), R. W. Aikin (2), D. Barkats (3), S. J. Benton (4), C. A. Bischoff (5), J. J. Bock (2,6), J. A. Brevik (2), I. Buder (5), E. Bullock (7), C. D. Dowell (6), L. Duband (8), J. P. Filippini...

Saturn captured with a 100mm f5 Helios refractor and vesta pro webcam.

Title: Kuiper belt structure around nearby super-Earth host stars Author: Grant M. Kennedy, Luca Matrà, Maxime Marmier, Jane S. Greaves, Mark C. Wyatt, Geoffrey Bryden, Wayne Holland, Christophe Lovis, Brenda C. Matthews, Francesco Pepe, Bruce Sibthorpe, Stéphane Udry We present new observa...

Title: Two New Milky Way Companions Authors: Beth Willman The researchers discuss the detection limits and current status of a uniform survey of SDSS I for ultra-faint Milky Way dwarf galaxies; and present the properties of two new, low surface brightness Milky Way companions...

AIA 304/94 (2015-03-07 17:55:55 - 2015-03-08 05:26:31 UTC) Spoiler M9.28 flare

AIA 304/94 (2015-03-07 17:55:55 - 2015-03-08 05:26:31 UTC) Spoiler M9.28 flare

ATel 7192: ASAS-SN Discovery of A Bright Transient Near ESO 382-G030

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Orbital elements: 2011 EO40 Earth MOID = 0.0512 AU Epoch 2011 Feb. 28.0 TT = JDT 2455620.5 MPC M 21.15940 (2000.0) P Q n 0.33103752 Peri. 357.80774 +0.39041207 -0.91925294 a 2.0695912 Node 69.20886 +0.84549105 +0.33628795 e 0.6679935 Incl. 3.09783 +0.36431209 +0.20465691 P 2.98 H 21.6 G 0.15 From...

The 40 - 90 metre wide asteroid 2014 EZ24 made a close pass (53.9 lunar distances, 0.1385 AU), travelling at 16.43 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 11th March, 2014 @ 10:27 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 27 - 59 metre wide asteroid 2007 EV will make a close pass (46.4 LD, 0.1192 AU) travelling at 13.96 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 10th March 2015 @ 15:53 UT ±11:53. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

The 46 - 100 metre wide asteroid 2008 TP26 will make a close pass (48.0 LD, 0.1232 AU) travelling at 13.55 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 10th March 2015 @ 17:36 UT ±1 day 11:46. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).