* Astronomy

The Launton (L6) meteorite fell in England, UK, on the 15th February, 1830. A total mass of 1.060 kg was recovered. 51° 54'N, 1° 7'W

The Dharwar (Chondrite) meteorite fell in Karnataka, India, on the 15th February, 1848. A total mass of 1.8 kg was recovered. 14° 53'N, 75° 36'E

The Juancheng (H5) meteorite fell in Shandong, China, on the 15th February, 1997. A total mass of 100 kg was recovered. 35° 30'N, 115° 25'E

KEYE TV has received several calls of fireballs falling from the sky. Eye-witnesses say the event began around 11:00p.m. Central time. Officials at the Austin airport say they have received several calls as well, including operators from 9-11 inquiring about the incident but they have no confirm...

Comet 260P/McNaught is at perihelion in the constellation Aries on the 12th September, 2012. Magnitude: 14.1 Distance to Earth: 0.618 AU Distance to Sun center: 1.497 AU Postion (J2000): RA= 2h01.0m Dec=+23°13.4'

The 15 - 33 metre wide asteroid 2014 CB13 will make a close pass (20.5 lunar distances, 0.0526 AU), travelling at 5.62 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 15th February 2014 @ 06:47 UT ±00:58. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0...

The 60 - 130 metre wide asteroid 2014 BQ43 will make a close pass (21.3 lunar distances, 0.0548 AU), travelling at 15.38 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 15th February 2014 @ 00:36 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (o...

NGC 1647 (also OCL 457 and Collinder 54) is a magnitude +6.4 open cluster located 1800 light-years away in the constellation Taurus. The cluster is 4° north of Aldebaran near the Pleiades open cluster. The cluster has an diameter of 23 light years, and an estimated age of 150 million years. The clust...

NGC 2455 (also OCL 636 and ESO 560-SC15) is a magnitude +10.2 open cluster located 8643 light-years away in the constellation Puppis. The cluster contains ~50 stars within an angular size of 15.0' The cluster was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting...

NGC 3632 (also NGC 3626, Caldwell 40, MCG 3-29-32, UGC 6343 and PGC 34684) is a magnitude +11.0 spiral galaxy located 68 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) reflecting telescope at D...

NGC 3646 (also MCG 3-29-37, UGC 6376 and PGC 34836) is a magnitude +10.8 ring galaxy located 195 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) reflecting telescope at Datchet, Berkshire, on...

Theta Centaurids is a weak meteor shower that occurs from January 23 to March 12. It is only visible from the Southern Hemisphere. Read more

The Scottish physicist Charles Thomson Rees Wilson (14 February 1869 - 15 November 1959) was the inventor and developer of the Wilson cloud chamber. Charles Wilson was born on Feb. 14, 1869, in Glencorse near Edinburgh. Read more The cloud chamber, also known as the Wilson chamber, is used for dete...

The Tafassasset (CR) meteorite was found in Agadez, Niger, on the 14 February 2000. A total mass of 114 kg was recovered. 20° 45' 48"N, 10° 26' 30"E

Intelsat 708 was a telecommunications satellite built by the American company Space Systems/Loral intended to be launched into a geostationary orbit and operated by Intelsat. It was destroyed during a launch failure on February 15, 1996, causing fatalities near the Xichang Satellite Launch Ce...