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Orbital elements: 2008 TD2 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0397 AU Epoch 2013 Nov. 4.0 TT = JDT 2456600.5 MPC M 271.74654 (2000.0) P Q n 0.52073098 Peri. 315.86793 +0.88178556 +0.47125298 a 1.5301257 Node 16.04806 -0.41101303 +0.78790682 e 0.3343679 Incl. 4.01607 -0.23134932 +0.39638803 P 1.89 H 21....

The sun emitted a significant solar flare, peaking at 7:49 p.m. EST on Feb. 24, 2014. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which keeps a constant watch on the sun, captured images of the event. Read more

Sun 25.02.14: Ultraviolet photo mosaic (380nm) Sun 25.02.14: The western limb Sun 25.02.14: The eastern limb with a new sunspot Sun 25.02.14: Photo mosaic Sun 25.02.14: Handstitched photo mosaic

Jersey site that was last Neanderthal home is studied An ice age site said to be one of the last known places Neanderthals lived is being studied to assess storm damage. La Cotte has been investigated since the late 19th Century and has produced a number of finds including hundreds of thousands of Nean...

Supernovae 1895A (VW Virginis) was discovered by Maximilian Wolf on the 16 March 1895, in the galaxy NGC 4424. The pernova was located 75" E and 11" S from the center of the galaxy. At the time of discovery it had a maximum magnitude of +12.5 Right ascension 12h 27m 16.90s, Declension 9° 25' 05.0" Read m...

Hubble Finds 'Smoking Gun' After Gamma-Ray Blast Ever since U.S. Air Force satellites serendipitously discovered gamma-ray bursts in the 1960s, astronomers have been searching for the triggering mechanism. Gamma-ray bursts are mysterious flashes of intense high-energy radiation that appe...

The dwarf nova ER Ursae Majoris is in outburst. Date: 25th March, 2011 Magnitude range: 12.4 - 15.2 V Period: ? days Satellite period: 0.06366 days Type: UGSU Position(2000): RA=09 47 11.89, Dec=+51°54'08.7"

Title: Transit confirmation and improved stellar and planet parameters for the super-Earth HD 97658 b and its host star Author: V. Van Grootel, M. Gillon, D. Valencia, N. Madhusudhan, D. Dragomir, A.R. Howe, A.S. Burrows, B.-O. Demory, D. Deming, D. Ehrenreich, C. Lovis, M. Mayor, F. Pepe, D. Quel...

Title: WTS-2 b: a hot Jupiter orbiting near its tidal destruction radius around a K-dwarf Author: J. L. Birkby, M. Cappetta, P. Cruz, J. Koppenhoefer, O. Ivanyuk, A. J. Mustill, S. T. Hodgkin, D. J. Pinfield, B. Sipocz, G. Kovács, R. Saglia, Y. Pavlenko, D. Barrado, A. Bayo, D. Campbell, S. Catalan, L...

'Biggest observed meteorite impact' hits Moon Scientists say they have observed a record-breaking impact on the Moon. Spanish astronomers spotted a meteorite with a mass of about half a tonne crashing into the lunar surface last September. They say the collision would have generated a flash of li...

Delta-Leonid meteor shower peak at 11:00 UT, 25th February, 2012. ZHR=2

Title: The Blue Straggler population in the globular cluster M53 (NGC5024): a combined HST, LBT, CFHT study Authors: G. Beccari, B.Lanzoni, F.R. Ferraro, L.Pulone, M.Bellazzini, F.Fusi Pecci, R.T.Rood, E.Giallongo, R.Ragazzoni, A.Grazian, A.Baruffolo, N.Bouche, P.Buschkamp, C.De Santi...

The Battle of Los Angeles, also known as The Great Los Angeles Air Raid, is the name given by contemporary sources to the rumoured enemy attack and subsequent anti-aircraft artillery barrage which took place from late February 24 to early February 25, 1942 over Los Angeles, California [url=http...

Comet 242P/Spahr is at Perihelion (3.980 AU) on the 3rd April, 2012.

The Djermaia (H) meteorite fell in Chari-Baguirmi, Chad, on the 25th February, 1961. A total mass of 3.95 kg was recovered. 12° 44'N, 15° 3'E