* Astronomy

Fun and sun was had by all at the Norman Lockyer Observatory last weekend. Around 150 people turned up to the 'Sunny Day' celebration marking the 140th anniversary of the discovery of helium on Saturday. The event featured a balloon race, planetarium shows and telescope tours and plenty of other thi...

Scientists have discovered Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) living and feeding down to depths of 3000 metres in the waters around the Antarctic Peninsula. Until now this shrimp-like crustacean was thought to live only in the upper ocean. The discovery completely changes scientists unde...

Hawaii Mars Analogue Mission and Food Study We are seeking participants for a 120 day Mars exploration analogue mission (Hawaii Space Exploration Analogue & Simulation, or HI-SEAS), to take place in early 2013 on the Big Island of Hawaii. DEADLINE: FEB 29 2012. [url=http://manoa.hawaii.ed...

Title: Candidate free-floating super-Jupiters in the young sigma Orionis open cluster Authors: G. Bihain, R. Rebolo, M. R. Zapatero Osorio, V. J. S. Béjar, I. Villó-Pérez, A. Díaz-Sánchez, A. Pérez-Garrido, J. A. Caballero, C. A. L. Bailer-Jones, D. Barrado y Navascués, J. Eislöffel, T. Forvei...

Iron in Egyptian relics came from space The 5,000-year-old iron bead might not look like much, but it hides a spectacular past: researchers have found that the ancient Egyptian trinket is made from a meteorite. The result, published on 20 May in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science1, ex...

Whakaari/White Island is an active andesite stratovolcano, situated 48 km from the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, in the Bay of Plenty. The nearest mainland towns are Whakatane and Tauranga. Read more Expan...

**Solar Storm Forecast 08-19-13**

Solar Storm Forecast 08-19-13

A strong offshore earthquake of magnitude 6.5 shook several towns in western Colombia on Tuesday, but no damage or injuries were reported, the country's Geological Service said. No tsunami warning was issued. The quake struck at 10:43 a.m. local time (11:43 a.m. EDT/1543 GMT) at a depth of 21 km (13...

A ULA Delta 4 rocket is scheduled to launch the Wideband Global SATCOM 6 communications satellite, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 00:29 UT, 8th August, 2013.

On August 10th, 1932 a 5.1kg H-chondrite-type meteorite fell near Archie in Cass County, Missouri that received national attention. A fragment is on display in the Smithsonian' s National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC. Read more

The Slobodka (L4) meteorite fell in Smolenskaya oblast', Russia, on the 10th August, 1818. A total mass of 2.75 kg was recovered. 55°N, 35°E

The Piancaldoli (LL3.4) meteorite fell in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, on the 10th August, 1968. A total mass of 13.1 g was recovered. 44° 14' 39"N, 11° 30' 8"E

Orbital elements: 2013 PS13 Earth MOID = 0.0003 AU Epoch 2013 Apr. 18.0 TT = JDT 2456400.5 MPC M 271.38127 (2000.0) P Q n 0.53331646 Peri. 268.41912 +0.65484723 -0.75572731 a 1.5059575 Node 140.66974 +0.69781550 +0.60097056 e 0.5860170 Incl. 0.64781 +0.29022171 +0.26021266 P 1.85 H 27.5...

Radio Bursts Discovered From Beyond our Galaxy Astronomers, including a team member from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., have detected the first population of radio bursts known to originate from galaxies beyond our own Milky Way. The sources of the light bursts are unknow...

A total solar eclipse occurred on August 9, 1896. It was visible across Europe, Asia, and Japan. Read more