* Astronomy

The Karewar (L3.6) meteorite fell in Katsina, Nigeria, on the 19th September, 1949. A total mass of 0.180 kg was recovered. 12° 54'N, 7° 9'E

Quebrada de la Aguada Stone; ordinary chondrite (L6) Fall 1930, September Approx. recovered weight: 1 620 g A meteorite fell in the Quebrada de la Aguada. Two pieces totalling 1620 g are described and analysed Read more 31° 36' S, 65° 14' W

US and Italian companies are teaming up to build a private re-supply ship for the International Space Station (ISS). The Orbital Sciences Corporation has engaged Thales Alenia Space to build a pressurised module for its forthcoming cargo vessel, Cygnus. The spacecraft is expected to carry almos...

The 15 - 34 metre wide asteroid 2013 RF74 will make a close pass (5.5 lunar distances, 0.0142 AU), travelling at 10.56 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 18th September, 2013 @ 16:53 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or...

U.S. Air Force Ready to Launch Third Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite Built by Lockheed Martin The U.S. Air Force's third Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite, designed and built by a Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team, is ready to launch aboard a...

The Malpas (doubtful) meteorite fell in Cheshire, England, in August or September, 1813 at 1pm. An unknown total mass was recovered. 53° 1'N, 2° 51'W 'Malpas' - probably not a genuine meteorite Read more

The Mayodan (Iron, IIAB) meteorite was discovered in North Carolina, USA, in 1920. A total mass of 15.4 kg was recovered. 36° 23'N, 79° 52'W

Meteor seen across Southern California People from San Diego to Riverside to Anaheim to Los Angeles reported seeing a bright flash in the sky late Monday evening, a short-lived thrill that was likely caused by a meteor. Read more

Orbital elements: C/2012 S4 (PANSTARRS) T 2013 June 22.88479 TT MPC q 4.3835859 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 162.44831 +0.96839969 +0.22877445 Node 172.88832 -0.04062010 -0.24823304 e 1.0 Incl. 126.65636 +0.24607325 -0.94129836 From 81 observations 2012 Sept. 28-Oct. 2. MPEC 2012 - T04 Comet C/...

The Popigai crater in Siberia, Russia is tied with Manicouagan Reservoir as the 4th largest verified impact crater on Earth. A large bolide impact created the 100-kilometer diameter crater 35.7 ± 0.2 million years ago during the late Eocene (Priabonian stage). The crater is just north of the Sibe...

The Atoka (L6) meteorite fell in Oklahoma, USA, on the 17th September, 1945. A total mass of 1.384 kg was recovered. 34° 19'N, 96° 9'W

The Soroti (Iron) meteorite fell in Eastern, Uganda, on the 17th September, 1945. A total mass of 2.05 kg was recovered. 1° 42'N, 33° 38'E

The Mabwe-Khoywa (L5) meteorite fell in Kayah State, Burma, on the 17th September, 1937. A total mass of 0.540 kg was recovered. 19°N, 97°E

The Tomatlan (H6) meteorite fell in Jalisco, Mexico, on the 17th September, 1879. A total mass of 0.900 kg was recovered. 20° 10'N, 105° 13'W

The 12 - 27 metre wide asteroid 2013 RM73 will make a close pass (2.3 lunar distances, 0.0058 AU), travelling at 9.90 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 17th September, 2013 @ 00:37 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0....