* Astronomy

On 2013 Sep 03 UT, the 15 km diameter asteroid (5154) Leonov will occult a 6.2mag star in the constellation Taurus for observers along a path across S USA, Mexico. Read more

Solar Storm Forecast 09-01-2013

Solar Storm Forecast 09-01-2013

The Modoc (L6) meteorite fell in Kansas, USA, on the 2nd September, 1905. A total mass of 35 kg was recovered. 38° 30'N, 101° 6'W

The Zvonkov (H6) meteorite fell in Kiev, Ukraine, on the 2nd September, 1955. A total mass of 2.57 kg was recovered. 50° 12'N, 30° 15'E

The Wiluna (H6) meteorite fell in Western Australia, Australia, on the 2nd September, 1967. A total mass of 150 kg was recovered. 26° 35' 34"S, 120° 19' 42"E

The 450 - 1000 metre wide asteroid 2008 CR118 will make a close pass (64.1 lunar distances, 0.1647 AU), travelling at 16.08 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 2nd September, 2013 @ 13:33 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (...

Asteroid (599) Luisa is at Opposition in the constellation Cetus on the 23rd September 2013. Magnitude: 11.0 Distance to Earth: 1.032 AU Distance to Sun center: 1.993 AU

Veniaminof volcano, one of the highest (2,507 m) and largest volcanoes on the Alaska Peninsula, is truncated by a steep-walled, 8 x 11 km, glacier-filled caldera that formed around 3,700 years ago. The caldera rim is up to 520 m high on the N, is deeply notched on the W by Cone Glacier, and is covered b...

Iran may launch SharifSat satellite into orbit in September Iran may launch the SharifSat satellite into space by the end of the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (September 22), the Fars News Agency quoted the Sharif University of Technology chancellor Reza Roosta-Azad as saying. [...

T Orionis (T Ori / BD-05 1329 / GCRV 3447) is a star system in the constellation of Orion with an apparent magnitude +11.25. The AAVSO International Database shows T Orionis with a visual range of magnitude 9.3-~12.6. It is approximately 1500 light years from the Solar System. T Orionis has spectral t...

The Worden (L5) meteorite fell in Michigan, USA, on the 1st September, 1997. A total mass of 1551 g was recovered. 42° 23' 5"N, 83° 36' 41"W

A Zenit 3SLB rocket is scheduled to launch the AMOS-4 communications satellite from LC-45/1 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Kazakhstan, at 20:05 UT, 31st August 2013. Webcast

On 2013 Sep 01 UT, the asteroid (26121) 1992 BX will occult a 6.2 mag star in the constellation Perseus http://asteroidoccultation.com

Orbital elements: 2009 WH106 Earth MOID = 0.0408 AU Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 17.97470 (2000.0) P Q n 0.24686080 Peri. 98.39141 +0.95513186 -0.29183905 a 2.5167184 Node 278.58797 +0.24764374 +0.88048144 e 0.6231551 Incl. 2.92915 +0.16246756 +0.37360727 P 3.99 H 22.5 G 0.15 U 8 [u...

Orbital elements: 2013 GH66 Earth MOID = 0.0083 AU Epoch 2013 Apr. 18.0 TT = JDT 2456400.5 MPC M 333.68804 (2000.0) P Q n 0.91525972 Peri. 35.70045 -0.55479646 +0.83168144 a 1.0506059 Node 200.63179 -0.77739670 -0.52784511 e 0.0446361 Incl. 3.66337 -0.29640388 -0.17229487 P 1.08 H 28.0 G...