* Astronomy

This infrared colour image of Enceladus was obtained by the Cassini visual infrared mapping spectrometer on March 9, 2005, when the Cassini spacecraft was 9,145 kilometres away from Enceladus. Enceladus shows substantial differences in composition or, more likely, particle size...

Title: The complex magnetic field topology of the cool Ap star 49 Cam Author: J. Silvester, O. Kochukhov, N. Rusomarov, G.A. Wade 49 Cam is a cool magnetic chemically peculiar star which has been noted for showing strong, complex Zeeman linear polarisation signatures. This paper describes magnet...

ATel 10158: The discovery of DLT17u/AT 2017cbv

Chinese archaeologists have reported a major dinosaur find in northwest China's Ningxia Hui and Xinjiang Uygur autonomous regions. In the Lingwu excavation site of Ningxia, they spotted fossils from the diplodocus species that had never been unearthed in Asia before. In the Changji excavation...

True North Gems Inc, a Canadian exploration company, is pleased to announce the completion of the carving of what the company believes to be the largest recorded ruby in the Northwestern Hemisphere. Found in 2005 on the company's property in the Fiskenaesset district of Greenland, the 440 carat ro...

Cornell dedicates telescope in honour of James Houck Cornell astronomers gathered atop Mount Pleasant at sunset June 25 to honour one of their own. The 25-inch reflecting telescope at the university's Hartung-Boothroyd Observatory was named in memory of the late James R. Houck. Read more

New results shed light on how Antarctica became the icy, barren continent that we know today. British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists have discovered that 30-50 million years ago, South America and Antarctica split apart very rapidly. This formed the Drake Passage and resulted in a major globa...

ATel 10442: Spectroscopic Classification of SN 2017egm as a Luminous Type II Supernova

MIT space hotel wins NASA graduate design competition An interdisciplinary team of MIT graduate students representing five departments across the Institute was recently honored at NASA's Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts-Academic Linkage Design Competition Forum. The challenge i...

Dark Matter Day Is Approaching ... but Don't Be Afraid of the Dark A global hunt for the universe's missing matter is underway, and this autumn everyone is invited to join in. On and around October 31, 2017, events around the world will celebrate the hunt for the universe's unseen "dark matter." Dark M...

Dutch scientists find 4.5-billion year rare meteorite The fist-sized meteorite, weighing about 500 grams, crashed through the roof of a shed in the small town of Broek in Waterland, just north of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Dutch scientists celebrated the rare discovery of meteorite in the Neth...

Meteorite 'size of a small car' causes buzz after hitting Sudan The Sudanese Ministry of Minerals announced on Sunday that they found fragments of a meteorite, which had struck earth on Wednesday in the southern White Nile state. Eyewitnesses told local media that an object the size of a small car fe...

Image of sunspot 12664 and western limb captured with a 100mm f5 Helios refractor and Vesta pro webcam.

Asteroid (10) Hygiea is at opposition on the 6th February, 2010. (V = 9.8) Ephemeris Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2010 02 05 09 19.69 +12 17.6 2.169 3.153 175.9 1.3 9.8 2010 02 10 09 15.55 +12 32.3 2.163 3.148 175.2 1.5 9.8 2010 02 15 09 11.46 +12 47.2 2.165 3.142 169.8 3.2 9.9 2010 02 20 09 07...

Highlights The Solstice on June 21st (04:24 GMT) marks the official start of summer. It is the longest day for us in the northern hemisphere, and marks the celtic festival of Middansumor (AErra Liða) The Summer Triangle -- Vega, Deneb, and Altair -- holds the central position, high in the south....