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Title: A Dusty M5 Binary in the beta Pictoris Moving Group Author: David R. Rodriguez, B. Zuckerman, Jacqueline K. Faherty, Laura Vican We report the identification of a new wide separation binary (LDS 5606) in the ~20 Myr-old beta Pic moving group. This M5+M5 pair has a projected separation of 26''...

New Space Station Supply Ship Launches from Kazakhstan Spoiler The unpiloted Russian ISS Progress 55 cargo craft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan April 9 on a four-orbit, six-hour journey to deliver alm...

Scotland's 'first humans' discovered near Biggar Archaeologists have uncovered what they believe could be the earliest evidence of human settlers in Scotland. More than 5,000 flint objects dated to 14,000 years ago have been recovered near Biggar in South Lanarkshire. Experts say the tools may...

A ULA Atlas 5 with the NROL-67 satellite is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral between 17:00 - 18:35 UT, 10th April, 2014 Read more

The Sungach (H5) meteorite fell in Primorskiy kray, Russia, on the 10th April, 1935. A total mass of 637 g was recovered. 44° 52'N, 133° 10'E

The Misshof (H5) meteorite fell in Latvia, on the 10th April, 1890. A total mass of 5.8 kg was recovered. 56° 40'N, 23° 0'E

The Toulouse (H6) meteorite fell in Midi-Pyrenees, France, on the 10th April, 1812. A total mass of 1030 g was recovered. 43° 36'N, 1° 24'E

The Jalandhar (Iron) meteorite fell in Punjab, India, on the 10th April, 1621. A total mass of 1967 g was recovered. 31°N, 75°E

NGC 2910 (also Collinder 209 and OCL 781) is a magnitude +7.2 open star cluster located 8,500 light-years away in the constellation Vela. The cluster was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at the Cape of Good Hope on the 10th April 1834...

NGC 3200 (also MCG -3-26-37, UGCA 210 and PGC 30108) is a magnitude +12.0 spiral galaxy located 162 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer Edward Singleton Holden using a 39.62 cm (15.6 inch) f/15.6 Clark-refractor at the Was...

NGC 3216 (also MCG 4-25-7, UGC 5593 and PGC 30312) is a magnitude +13.6 elliptical galaxy located 541 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Datchet, Berks...

NGC 3248 (also MCG 4-25-20, UGC 5669 and PGC 30776) is a magnitude +12.4 spiral galaxy located 70 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Datchet, Berkshire...

NGC 3327 (also MCG 4-25-38, UGC 5803 and PGC 31729) is a magnitude +13.4 face-on spiral galaxy located 290 million light-years away in the constellation Leo Minor. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Datc...

NGC 3350 (also PGC 32035) is a magnitude +14.3 face-on spiral galaxy located 476 million light-years away in the constellation Leo Minor. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road, Slough, on the 10th April 1...