* Astronomy

On August fifth [1926]--something remarkable! We were in our camp in the Kukunor district, not far from the Humboldt chain. In the morning about half-past nine some of our caravaneers noticed a remarkably big black eagle flying above us. Seven of us began to watch this unusual bird. At the same momen...

August 8th - 11th, 2013 Menghini Winery, Julian, CA Anyone can enjoy the Julian StarFest by participating in the free public star party on Saturday, August 10, 2013. www.julianstarfest.com/

August 05, 1766 Eclipse observed southeast of Newfoundland: Eclipse Island (part of Burgeo Islands). Mentioned in the Chronology of Captains James Cooks (1728-1779) travels by Paul Capper Title: The eclipse of August 5, 1766 Authors: Lynn, W. T. Read more

Orbital elements: P/2011 JB15 (Spacewatch-Boattini) Epoch 2012 Feb. 3.0 TT = JDT 2455960.5 T 2012 Jan. 18.13697 TT MPC q 5.0282286 (2000.0) P Q n 0.04951591 Peri. 110.45932 -0.07704634 +0.98645881 a 7.3446795 Node 153.80575 -0.99245943 -0.06199528 e 0.3153917 Incl. 19.14759 -0.09533...

Late in the evening of Friday August 2, 2013, several reports arrived relating to a bright fireball seen in the skies of various Italian cities. The fireball flew over Italy from north to south, between 22.00 and 23.00, for a period of about 5-6 seconds. Read more

USS Nautilus (SSN-571) is the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine. She was also the first vessel to complete a submerged transit across the North Pole. She was christened on 21 January 1954 and launched into the Thames River, sponsored by Mamie Eisenhower, the wife of Truman's su...

The 410 - 910 metre wide asteroid 2010 TN54 will make a close pass (65.5 lunar distances, 0.1684 AU), travelling at 4.59 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 4th August, 2013 @ 17:03 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Dis...

The Aldsworth (LL5) meteorite fell in England, UK, on the 4th August, 1835. A total mass of 700 g was recovered. 51° 47'N, 1° 47'W

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Asteroid 3115 Baily (1981 PL) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 3, 1981 by by E. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa station, which is operated by the Lowell Observatory. Read more

An advisory panel, organized under the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has recommended that Japan build a new launch pad for its space program overseas because its current one is restricted by local fishing concerns. The committee urged the government to consider sites such as...

Charles Augustus Young (December 15, 1834 - January 4, 1908) one of the foremost solar spectroscopist astronomers in the United States, died of pneumonia after a brief illness, at his home in Hanover, New Hampshire, on 4 January 1908. He observed solar eclipses and worked on spectroscopy of the Sun...

Title: On the secular and long-period inequalities in the moon's motion Authors: Stockwell, J. N I next computed the eclipse of B.C. 430 August 3, which occurred during the first year of the Peloponnesian war. This eclipse is usually referred to as the eclipse of Pericles [url=http://articles.ad...

The Mayo Belwa (Aubrite) meteorite fell in Adamawa, Nigeria, on the 3rd August, 1974. A total mass of 4.85 kg was recovered. 8° 58'N, 12° 5'E

Meteor shower brightens Cayman sky The Cayman skies were lit up by a fairly large meteorite that travelled from the direction of Belize towards Jamaica this past Monday night. Read more