* Astronomy

Record-sized data centre planned inside Arctic Circle Plans to build the world's "largest" data centre are being made public. The facility is set to be created at the Norwegian town of Ballangen, which is located inside the Arctic Circle. The firm behind the project, Kolos, says the chilled air and...

SpaceX launches cargo to space station, lands rocket on solid ground A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida on Monday, sending the U.S. space firm's last new first-generation Dragon cargo ship to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft sitting on...

On this day in 1858, the great bell 'Big Ben' was transported by carriage drawn by 16 white horses, from Whitechapel Bell Foundry to Parliament's New Palace Yard in Westminster. The 31st May is the 150th anniversary of the keeping time start of the Great Westminster Clock. The Great Westminster Cloc...

(930) Westphalia / HIP 34358 event on 2017 Aug 14, 09:27 UT On 2017 Aug 14 UT, the 36.095717900958 km diameter asteroid (930) Westphalia will occult a 5.9 mag star in the constellation Gemini Read more

Mars joins the Perseid meteor shower for a beautiful display on August 12th, 2005. The Perseids come every year, beginning in late July and stretching into August. Sky watchers outdoors at the right time can see colourful fireballs, occasional outbursts and, almost always, long ho...

The Mira variable star T Cephei is at maximum on the 29th March, 2011. Date: 29th March, 2011 Magnitude range: 5.2 - 11.3 V Period: 388.1 days Type: Mira Position(2000): RA=21 09 31.7819, Dec=+68° 29' 27.206"

Asteroid (25) Phocaea is at Opposition in the constellation Libra on the 16th May, 2013. Distance to Earth: 1.053 AU Distance to Sun: 2.044 AU Magnitude: 10.0 -- Edited by Blobrana on Wednesday 15th of May 2013 08:46:53 PM

(1587) Kahrstedt / HIP 32311 event on 2017 Aug 11, 11:44 UT On 2017 Aug 11 UT, the 16.8703072653142 km diameter asteroid (1587) Kahrstedt will occult a 5.4 mag star in the constellation Gemini Read more

Maxima of the variable star R Serpentis on the 2nd October, 2011 Magnitude range: 5.2 - 14.4 Period=356.4days Type=M Position (J2000): R.A. 15 50 41.7341 | Dec. +15° 08' 01.108''

Asteroid (419) Aurelia is at Opposition in the constellation Pisces on the 12th September 2013. Magnitude: 11.1 Distance to Earth: 1.291 AU Distance to Sun center: 2.294 AU

Asteroid (537) Pauly is at Opposition in the constellation Capricornus at ~02:10 UT, 8th August 2017. Magnitude: 11.5 V Distance to Earth: 1.365 AU Distance to Sun: 2.377 AU

Maxima of long period variable star S Coronae Borealis Magnitude range: 5.8 - 14.1 Period=360.3 days Type=Mira Position (J2000): R.A. 15 21 23.95608 | Dec. +31° 22' 02.5730'' Google earth file: S Coronae Borealis.kmz (1kb, kmz)

(5247) Krylov / HIP 104172 event on 2017 Aug 06, 20:59 UT On 2017 August 06, 20:59 UT, the 8 km diameter asteroid (5247) Krylov will occult a 6.1 mag star in the constellation Vulpecula Read more

Ominous Region that Launched Super Storms Returns: Solar Storm Forecast 08-04-2017

The Bells (C2-ung) meteorite fell in Texas, USA, on the 9th September, 1961. A total mass of 0.375 kg was recovered. 33° 36'N, 96° 28'W