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Egyptian Philae obelisk revealed anew Fresh information is being obtained on the Philae obelisk, the stone monument that played such a key role in helping to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs. Today, the pink granite shaft stands on the UK National Trust's Kingston Lacy estate in Dorset, where it was...

Orbital elements: 2014 WD201 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0399 AU Epoch 2014 Dec. 9.0 TT = JDT 2457000.5 MPC M 68.52512 (2000.0) P Q n 0.32339282 Peri. 199.89667 +0.58188968 +0.80092560 a 2.1020795 Node 105.93702 -0.72487814 +0.58946369 e 0.5046231 Incl. 8.44091 -0.36872223 +0.10512248 P 3.05 H 1...

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The 40 - 89 metre wide asteroid 2014 WD120 made a close pass (31.1 lunar distances, 0.0799 AU) travelling at 18.35 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 22nd November 2014 @ 03:49 UT ±00:02. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256...

Comet 193P/LINEAR-NEAT is at Opposition (2.976 AU) on the 26th April, 2013. EphemerisDate TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 04 25 13 58 24.7 -25 25 34 2.9793 3.9671 167.4 3.2 22.4 2013 04 26 13 57 37.2 -25 22 42 2.9757 3.9639 167.5 3.2 22.3 2013 04 27 13 56 49.8 -25 19 45 2.9724 3.9608 1...

Comet P/2014 W1 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.687 AU) on the 24th November 2014 EphemerisDate UT R.A. (J2000) Decl. Delta r El. Ph. Mag 2014 11 23 000000 04 38 34.6 +22 05 39 1.696 2.673 169.2 4.0 20.9 2014 11 24 000000 04 37 51.7 +22 00 42 1.696 2.675 170.4 3.5 20.9 2014 11 25 0000...

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A pair-instability supernova occurs when pair production, the production of free electrons and positrons in the collision between atomic nuclei and energetic gamma rays, reduces thermal pressure inside a supermassive star's core. This pressure drop leads to a partial collapse, then greatly a...

The Swift satellite, is pinpointing the location of distant enigmatic flashes, called gamma-ray bursts, that appear to signal the births of black holes. The Swift satellite is named after the nimble bird, bec...

ATel 6732: ASAS-SN Discovery of A Possible Supernova in ESO 253-G003 Magnitude 17V

The 28 - 63 metre wide asteroid 2014 WH6 will make a close pass (29.1 lunar distances, 0.0749 AU) travelling at 10.69 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 23rd November 2014 @ 17:04 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.002...

Orbital elements: 2014 WR69 Earth MOID = 0.0016 AU Epoch 2014 Dec. 9.0 TT = JDT 2457000.5 MPC M 342.90102 (2000.0) P Q n 0.61665928 Peri. 233.12643 -0.45636511 -0.88910362 a 1.3670127 Node 244.06149 +0.82825661 -0.41009744 e 0.3464514 Incl. 2.23114 +0.32514901 -0.20326053 P 1.60 H 25.0 G...

The 36 - 80 metre wide asteroid 2014 WP4 will make a close pass (16.6 lunar distances, 0.0427 AU) travelling at 8.06 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 22nd November 2014 @ 21:56 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.0025...

The 800 - 1800 metre wide asteroid 2005 UH3 will make a close pass (44.4 lunar distances, 0.1142 AU) travelling at 29.56 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 22nd November 2014 @ 11:33 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0....

The 230 - 520 metre wide asteroid 2005 SX4 will make a close pass (72.8 lunar distances, 0.1872 AU) travelling at 4.58 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 22nd November 2014 @ 01:45 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00...