* Astronomy

Title: The Marlow, Oklahoma, Aerolite (CN=0981,346) Authors: Leonard, F. C. Read more

Comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) was discovered by Y. Hyakutake on the 30th January, 1996, using 25x150 binoculars. Read more

On the evening of this date at 5 :55 P.M., E.S.T., before it was totally dark, a brilliant fireball was seen to the southeast of Upper Darby by Geo. W. Wetherill, Jr., who is an active A.M.S. member. Read more

Bristol helps celebrate the Year of the Horse at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery The University of Bristol Botanic Garden and Chinese Lion Dance Troupe will help members of the public to celebrate Chinese New Year this weekend [Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 February] when they take part in an action packed p...

The 1953 North Sea flood (Dutch, Watersnoodramp, literally "flood disaster") was a major flood caused by a heavy storm, that occurred on the night of Saturday 31 January 1953 and morning of 1 February 1953. The floods struck the Netherlands, Belgium, England and Scotland. Read more

The Battle of May Island is the name given to the series of accidents amongst Royal Navy ships on their way from Rosyth in Scotland to fleet exercises in the North Sea in 1918. On the misty night of 31 January to 1 February 1918, five collisions occurred, involving eight different vessels. Although it...

The Campos Sales (L5) meteorite fell in Ceara, Brazil, on the 31st January, 1991. A total mass of 23.68 kg was recovered. 7° 2'S, 40° 10'W

The Louisville (L6) meteorite fell in Kentucky, USA, on the 31st January, 1977. A total mass of 1300 g was recovered. 38° 15'N, 85° 45'W

The Dyarrl Island (L6) meteorite fell in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, on the 31st January, 1933. A total mass of 188 g was recovered. 3°S, 151°E

The La Becasse (L6) meteorite fell in Centre, France, on the 31st January, 1879. A total mass of 2.8 kg was recovered. 47° 5'N, 1° 45'E

NGC 1862 (also ESO 85-SC51) is a magnitude +13.3 open cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud located in the constellation Dorado. The cluster was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Feldhausen, Claremont, Cape Town, on the 31st Januar...

This April, Oni Press will join the space race by releasing the all new original graphic novel FIRST IN SPACE by talented newcomer James Vining, winner of a 2006 Xeric Award. Set in the early 1960s and extensively researched, FIRST IN SPACE tells the true adventures of Ham, America’s first chimpanze...

NGC 1885 (also ESO 56-SC88) is a magnitude +12.0 open cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud located in the constellation Dorado. The cluster was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel at the Cape of Good Hope using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Feldhausen, Claremont, Cape T...

NGC 1888 (also Arp 123, IRAS 05202-1132, MCG -2-14-13 and PGC 17195) is a magnitude +12.1 near edge-on barred spiral galaxy located 112 million light years away in the constellation Lepus. NGC 1888 together with NGC 1889, lying nearby towards the NE, are classified as Arp 123. The galaxy was discov...

NGC 2210 (also ESO 57-SC71) is a magnitude +10.2 globular cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud located in the constellation Dorado. The cluster was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel at the Cape of Good Hope using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope on the 31st January 1835. Ri...