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Mildred Shapley Matthews (born 15 February 1915 - February 11, 2016) was an American astronomer and editor of many astronomy books. She is one of five influential children by astronomers Harlow and Martha Betz Shapley. Mildred Shapley Matthews is an editor and research assistant at the Lunar and...

The 46 - 100 metre wide asteroid 2015 BN will make a close pass (64.2 LD, 0.1650 AU) travelling at 3.81 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 15th February 2015 @ 19:37 UT ±00:46. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

The 53 - 120 metre wide asteroid 2015 AZ43 will make a close pass (7.7 LD, 0.0197 AU) travelling at 7.22 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 15th February 2015 @ 12:35 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 14 - 31 metre wide asteroid 2015 CS will make a close pass (3.4 LD, 0.0086 AU) travelling at 8.51 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 15th February 2015 @ 11:27 UT ±00:02. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

Orbital elements: C/2013 E1 (McNaught) T 2013 Oct. 19.13682 TT MPC q 7.6495798 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 320.52042 -0.96347040 +0.06433401 Node 134.64822 +0.21463581 +0.76605754 e 1.0 Incl. 158.56653 -0.16017570 +0.63954435 From 44 observations 2013 Mar. 4-8. MPEC 2013 - E35 Key to Orbital e...

Drone to scan for ancient Amazonia Scientists are to scan the Amazon forest in Brazil to look for evidence of occupation by ancient civilisations. A drone will be sent up with a laser instrument to peer through the canopy for earthworks that were constructed thousands of years ago. Read more

ATel 7060: Nova Sco 2015 = PNV J17032620-3504140

Orbital elements: 2015 CX12 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0318 AU Epoch 2014 Dec. 9.0 TT = JDT 2457000.5 MPC M 357.29187 (2000.0) P Q n 0.34793663 Peri. 226.67036 +0.45065841 -0.89224148 a 2.0020240 Node 196.61017 +0.84517232 +0.43672661 e 0.6107706 Incl. 5.72151 +0.28738605 +0.11478247 P 2.83 H 2...

Critical NASA Science Returns to Earth aboard SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean about 7:44 p.m. EST Tuesday 259 miles southwest of Long Beach, California, with nearly 3,700 pounds of NASA cargo, science and first-of-its-kind technolo...

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The 46 - 100 metre wide asteroid 2015 AA44 will make a close pass (19.1 LD, 0.0490 AU) travelling at 8.10 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 14th February 2015 @ 02:52 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 46 - 100 metre wide asteroid 2015 BV4 will make a close pass (25.6 LD, 0.0658 AU) travelling at 7.52 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 14th February 2015 @ 08:51 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: Refined Properties of the HD 130322 Planetary System Author: Natalie R. Hinkel, Stephen R. Kane, Gregory W. Henry, Y. Katherina Feng, Tabetha Boyajian, Jason Wright, Debra A. Fischer, Andrew W. Howard Exoplanetary systems closest to the Sun, with the brightest host stars, provide the mos...

This montage of galaxies M61, NGC 4449, NGC 4725, NGC 5068, NGC 5247, and NGC 5775/5774 (from top left to bottom right[img]http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0506/galaxysample_b...

ESA's X-ray observatory XMM-Newton has revealed evidence for a magnetic field in space where astronomers never expected to find one. The magnetic field surrounds a young star called AB Aurigae and provides a possible solution to a twenty-year-old puzzle. At 2.7 times the mass of the Sun, AB Au...