* Astronomy

The 290 - 660 metre wide asteroid 2006 EE1 will make a close pass (49.6 lunar distances, 0.1275 AU), travelling at 19.11 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 18th February, 2010. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the...

Title: The Australia Telescope campaign to study southern class I methanol masers Authors: M. A. Voronkov, K. J. Brooks, A. M. Sobolev, S. P. Ellingsen, A. B. Ostrovskii, J. L. Caswell The Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) and the Mopra facility have been used to search for new southern clas...

The 860 - 1900 metre wide asteroid 2002 JR9 will make a close pass (63.5 lunar distances, 0.1631 AU), travelling at 12.65 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 31st August, 2013 @ 10:44 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or...

The August Pavonids peak around August 31 and are thought associated with Comet Levy - P/1991 L3 Read more

NASA reports a fireball as bright as full moon spotted What NASA calls a "major fireball event" saw an object brighter than the full moon Wednesday flash across the sky in the southeastern U.S. The space scientists say the nocturnal visitor probably weighed about 110 pounds, was 16 inche...

The Noblesville (H4-6) meteorite fell in Indiana, USA, on the 31st August, 1991. A total mass of 484 g was recovered. 40° 5' 7"N, 86° 3' 18"W

The Ehole (H5) meteorite fell in Cunene, Angola, on the 31st August, 1961. A total mass of 2.4 kg was recovered. 17° 18'S, 15° 50'E

The Orvinio (H6) meteorite fell in Lazio, Italy, on the 31st August, 1872. A total mass of 3.4 kg was recovered. 42° 8'N, 12° 56'E

Orbital elements: 2011 QF99 Epoch 2013 Apr. 18.0 TT = JDT 2456400.5 MPC M 266.87910 (2000.0) P Q n 0.01175115 Peri. 286.31989 -0.84417198 -0.52091457 a 19.1608990 Node 222.51181 +0.53486523 -0.80261768 e 0.1767221 Incl. 10.79614 +0.03595634 -0.29060776 P 83.87 H 9.7 G 0.15 U 3 MPEC 2013 -...

Orbital elements: C/2012 S3 (PANSTARRS) T 2013 Sept. 3.64456 TT MPC q 2.5987979 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 176.04285 +0.50994126 -0.30691366 Node 119.17937 -0.81233762 +0.13547948 e 1.0 Incl. 113.01617 -0.28296201 -0.94204528 From 62 observations 2012 Sept. 27-Oct. 2. MPEC 2012 - T03 Comet C/...

First observed between August 4 and August 6, 1181, Chinese and Japanese astronomers recorded the supernova now known as SN 1181 in eight separate texts. One of only eight supernovae in the Milky Way observable with the naked eye in recorded history, it appeared in the constellation Cassiopeia and...

Briton Edward Craven-Walker invented the lava lamp in 1963. His U.S. Patent 3,387,396 for "Display Device" was filed on the 4th March, 1965 and issued in 1968. Craven-Walker's company was named Crestworth and was based in Pool...

Japanese astronomers name asteroid in honour of Peru The asteroid formerly known as "1995 SG5" was renamed earlier this month in honour of Peru. From here forward, the asteroid, which travels between Mars and Jupiter, will be known as "Qoyllurwasi." The name is a combinati...

MONARCH 5 8x56 Magnification (x)8Objective diameter (mm)56Angular field of view (Real/degree)6.2Angular field of view (Apparent/degree)46.9Field of view at 1,000m (m)108Exit pupil (mm)7.0Relative brightness49.0Eye relief (mm)20.5Close focusing distance (m)7.0Interpupillary di...

The Eutelsat 25B satellite has arrived at the European spaceport in French Guiana and is now in final stages of preparation for launch by an Ariane 5 vehicle on August 29. Built by Space Systems/Loral (SSL) Eutelsat 25B is a high-power, multi-mission satellite is jointly owned by Eutelsat and Eshai...