Scientists find different structural features in Uttarakhand hills Scientists have discovered a significantly different structural feature in Uttarakhand hills which may lead to a major earthquake. Read more
Oldest Solar Twin Identified An international team led by astronomers in Brazil has used ESO's Very Large Telescope to identify and study the oldest solar twin known to date. Located 250 light-years from Earth, the star HIP 102152 is more like the Sun than any other solar twin - except that it is nearl...
The Kavarpura (Iron, IIE-an) meteorite was recovered in Rajasthan, India, on 29 August 2006. A total mass of 6.8 kg was recovered. 25°8'36"N 75°48'48"E
Prehistoric Meteorite 'Shrines' in Arizona May Be Linked, Says Archaeo-Astronomer Two twelfth-century settlements a hundred kilometres apart in Arizona were apparently built by discrete cultures, but they have at least one trait in common: In each complex is a hidden, hollow compartment that...
The 170 - 380 metre wide asteroid 2007 CN26 will make a close pass (11.9 lunar distances, 0.0305 AU), travelling at 6.85 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 28th August, 2013 @ 08:08 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.0...
Two super heavy elements discovered
For the first time a Swiss research group has participated in the discovery of new chemical elements. The elements have the numbers 113 and 115 and were discovered by a combination of physical and chemical techniques in the Russian nuclear research...
In UFOlogy, the Val Johnson Incident refers to an alleged encounter by Marshall County, Minnesota Deputy Sheriff Val Johnson with a UFO in 1979. Read more
Sunset ceremony opens henge at Woodwalton Fire and beating drums marked the opening of the first henge to be built in Britain in modern times. Rings of bog oak trees dating back 9,000 years have been recovered from the fen soil to create the moonhenge - dedicated to the feminine energy of the world - at W...
Title: The multiple periods and the magnetic nature of CP Pup Authors: Elena Mason, Antonio Bianchini, Marina Orio, Robert E. Williams, Koji Mukai, Domitilla de Marino, Timothy .M.C. Abbot, Francesco di Mille Fast cadence time resolved spectra taken at the CTIO-4m telescope with the RC-spectro...
The Institute Astronomical Observatory of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Pozna welcomes all participants to the 8-th Meteoroids 2013 Conference. The intention of the Meteoroids 2013 meeting is to cover a broad area of science topics related to meteor astronomy. The program of the conferenc...
Ancient stone circle discovered in Ukraine International team of archaeologists discovered ancient burial ground with rich tombs and a stone circle during research in the Roman camp in the village Kartal - Orlówka on the Danube in Ukraine. Read more
School students from Delhi, Gurgaon discover two asteroids Four school students of Delhi and Gurgaon have discovered two asteroids, provisionally named as 2013 LS28 and 2013 PR, which will soon be listed in world's official minor body catalogue maintained by International Astronomical Union (...
The Brisbane Courier 25 August 1880 A Monster Aerolite A road party at work on the Dandenong road about twenty miles from Melbourne were about mid-day startled by a loud rushing noise, and looking in the direction of the sound they saw what appeared to be a large ball of fire falling to the earth with gre...
The 84 - 190 metre wide asteroid 2013 PA7 will make a close pass (65.6 lunar distances, 0.1686 AU), travelling at 2.81 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 25th August, 2013 @ 23:03 UT ±02:03. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.002...
