* Astronomy

Title: OGLE-2016-BLG-0168 Binary Microlensing Event: Prediction and Confirmation of the Micorlens Parallax Effect from Space-based Observation Author: I.-G. Shin, A. Udalski, J. C. Yee, S. Calchi Novati, C. Han, J. Skowron, P. Mróz, I. Soszyski, R. Poleski, M. K. Szymaski, S. Kozowski, P. Pie...

Title: Three planets around HD 27894. A close-in pair with a 2:1 period ratio and an eccentric Jovian planet at 5.4 AU Author: T. Trifonov, M. Kürster, M. Zechmeister, O. V. Zakhozhay, S. Reffert, M. H. Lee, F. Rodler, S. S. Vogt, S. S. Brems Aims. Our new program with HARPS aims to detect mean motion res...

WISE 1049-5319 (full designation name WISE J104915.57-531906) is a binary brown dwarf system about 6.5 light-years from the Sun in the southern constellation Vela. Read more

Orbital elements: 2017 KQ27 Earth MOID = 0.0019 AU Epoch 2017 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2458000.5 MPC M 17.96211 (2000.0) P Q n 0.27667076 Peri. 30.08759 +0.28996189 +0.95360879 a 2.3325298 Node 256.86925 -0.89380805 +0.23960064 e 0.5889091 Incl. 4.76793 -0.34209542 +0.18226851 P 3.56 H 25.6 G 0...

The 52 - 120 metre wide asteroid 2017 KR27 in the constellation Ursa Major will make a close pass (6.99 LD, 0.01797 AU), travelling at 12.56 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 6th June 2017 @ 03:30 UT ±00:01. Magnitude: 18.4 V See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the...

Watch as a fireball lights up the skies over South Devon A fireball brighter than the moon lit up the skies over Dawlish on Thursday night - and a video shows the spectacular ball of light plummeting down to earth. An amazing video, shot by Dawlish Beach Cam, shows the fireball, otherwise known as a mete...

ATel 10461: Spectroscopic Classification of SN 2017ekr as a Type Ia Supernova

NASA TV to Air Seventh Orbital ATK Resupply Mission to International Space Station NASA commercial cargo provider Orbital ATK is targeting its seventh commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station for 9 p.m., EDT Friday, March 24, the start of a 30-minute launch window...

The 7 - 16 metre wide asteroid 2017 LD in the constellation Sagittarius will make a close pass (3.00 LD, 0.00770 AU), travelling at 4.80 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 5th June 2017 @ 10:29 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401...

Image of sunspot 12661 captured with a 100mm f5 Helios refractor and Vesta pro webcam.

Ötzi the Iceman, Similaun Man, and Man from Hauslabjoch are modern names for a well-preserved natural mummy of a man who lived about 5,300 years ago. The mummy was found in September 1991 in the Ötztal Alps, near Hauslabjoch on the border between Austria and Italy. Read more Otzi the iceman's face rec...

Image captured with a 100mm f5 Helios refractor and Vesta pro webcam. Motorised EQ1 Mount. See more DIY focal reducer (made from 30mm achromatic lens).

A coal-carrying ship that ran aground and was leaking oil on Australia's Great Barrier Reef was in danger of breaking apart, officials said Sunday Read more

Festivals 2017: Feel at one with the universe Bluedot leads the pack for science at festivals this summer. Following its debut at Jodrell Bank in Cheshire last year, this fusion of music, science and culture tackles the big themes, from the depths of the oceans to how to leave Earth. And you can hunt fo...

ATel 10307: MASTER-OAFA: very bright, 7.6mag-amplitude OT