Children of Men is a 2006 dystopian science fiction film loosely adapted from P. D. James's 1992 novel The Children of Men, directed by Alfonso Cuarón. In 2027, two decades of human infertility have left society on the brink of collapse. Illegal immigrants seek sanctuary in the United Kingdom, wher...
The St.-Chinian (L6) meteorite fell in Languedoc-Roussillon, France, on the 25th December, 1959. A total mass of 134.3 g was recovered. 43° 26'N, 2° 57'E
NGC 693 (also UGC 1304, MCG 1-5-35, ZWG 412,33, IRAS01479 0553 and PGC 6778) is a magnitude +12.3 lenticular galaxy located 72 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum r...
The Argus (Melbourne) Monday 24 December 1866 A large metallic mass, resembling in appearance an aerolite, was found on the farm of Mr. Pascoe, situated near Corooran's sawmills, Bungaree, several days ago. The stranger was unfortunately broken up before it was suspected to be a celestial visito...
Title: A Sub-Earth-Mass Moon Orbiting a Gas Giant Primary or a High Velocity Planetary System in the Galactic Bulge Author: D.P. Bennett, V. Batista, I.A. Bond, C.S. Bennett, D. Suzuki, J.-P. Beaulieu, A. Udalski, J. Donatowicz, F. Abe, C.S. Botzler, M. Freeman, D. Fukunaga, A. Fukui, Y. Itow, N. K...
Title: Meteorite falls in China and some related human casualty events Authors: Yau, K., Weissman, P., & Yeomans, D. The entry for December 24, 645 B.C. states that "Five stones fell in Sung (one of the states at the time)" (Stephenson and Yau, 1992). Read more
Se cumplen 150 años del impacto del mayor meteorito caído en España En la madrugada de la Nochebuena de 1858 "las personas que estaban en las calles, en los caminos y en los campos vieron aparecer un magnífico globo de fuego de una brillantez extraordinaria y deslumbradora, que ostentando los c...
Rare space rock goes unnoticed for 140 years Bright lights and sizzling sounds accompanied the fall of the meteorite on 27 October 1873 in the village of Diepenveen in the Netherlands, according to a contemporary handwritten note. Two witnesses to the fall dug up the small, warm stone and gave it to t...
NGC 2224 is a difficult to observe elongated asterism located 7877 ħ362 light-years away in the constellation Gemini. The star grouping was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Windsor Road, Slough, on the 24th Dece...
NGC 1963 (also ESO 363-SC5) is a open star cluster of about 20 stars of 8th - 11th magnitude, located in the constellation Columba. NGC 1963 can be found less than three degrees southwest of Alpha Columbae. The cluster was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18....
NGC 1809 (also ESO 56-48, IRAS05023-6937, PGC 16599) is a magnitude +12.5 spiral galaxy located 59.68 million light years away in the constellation Dorado. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Feldhausen,...
NGC 1951 (also ESO 085-SC086, h 2858, GC 1158, KMH90-886, and SL 464) is a magnitude +10.6 open star 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...
NGC 2127 (also ESO 57-SC45) is a magnitude +11.6 open star cluster 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 23rd December 1834. Right...
