* Astronomy

A new chemical study of Martian meteorites implies that the planet has always been cold and was rarely above freezing. The researchers have been able to determine the maximum temperature the rock experienced; and they find no evidence that it was ever warm. The meteorites are a record of surfac...

The Benoni (H6 chondrite) meteorite fell in Gauteng, South Africa, on the 25th July, 1943. A total mass of 3.88 kg was recovered. 26° 10'S, 28° 25'E

The Ofehértó (L6 chondrite) meteorite fell in Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg, Hungary, on the 25th July, 1900. A total mass of 3.75 kg was recovered. 47° 53'N, 22° 2'E

IRNSS-1 is the first navigational satellite in the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System series of satellites. Read more

The Parambu (LL5 chondrite) meteorite fell in Ceara, Brazil, on the 24th July, 1967. A total mass of 2 kg was recovered. 6° 14'S, 40° 42'W

The Gifu (L6 chondrite) meteorite fell in Chubu, Japan, on the 24th July, 1909. A total mass of 14.29 kg was recovered. 35° 32'N, 136° 53'E

The Gross-Divina (H5 chondrite) meteorite fell in Stredoslovensky, Slovakia, on the 24th July, 1837. A total mass of 10.5 kg was recovered. 49° 16'N, 18° 43'E

Geochemical 'fingerprints' leave evidence that megafloods eroded steep gorge The Yarlung-Tsangpo River in southern Asia drops rapidly through the Himalaya Mountains on its way to the Bay of Bengal, losing about 7,000 feet of elevation through the precipitously steep Tsangpo Gorge. For the fir...

Orbital elements: P/2013 J4 (PANSTARRS) T 2013 July 24.85170 TT MPC q 2.2876715 (2000.0) P Q n 0.05997586 Peri. 81.58727 -0.93159355 -0.35434406 a 6.4637578 Node 77.62926 +0.29222321 -0.86270960 e 0.6460772 Incl. 4.76136 +0.21619217 -0.36079417 P 16.4 From 47 observations 2013 May 5...

On 2013 Jul 23 UT, the 39 km diameter asteroid (462) Eriphyla will occult a 3.3 mag star in the constellation Gemini for observers along a path across Read more

Beowulf is an Old English heroic epic poem of unknown authorship, dating as recorded in the Nowell Codex manuscript from between the 8th and the early 11th century, set in Denmark and Sweden. Commonly cited as one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxon literature, Beowulf has been the subject of...

A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred at 02:17:45 (UTC) on Sunday, August 7, 2005 in the Prince Edward Islands region at a depth of 10km. Location 46.941°S, 33.474°E

China successfully launches three satellites The Chuangxin-3, Shiyan-7 and Shijian-15 satellites were boosted by a Long March-4C carrier rocket, according to the center in north China's Shanxi Province. Read more

Title: Meteor News - The Detonating Daylight Fireball of July 20, 1939; with Plate XVIII) Authors: Millman, P. M. Read more

The Kilabo (LL6) meteorite fell in Jigawa, Nigeria, on the 21st July, 2002. A total mass of 19 kg was recovered. 12° 46'N, 9° 48'E Mr. Mallam Yahava Muhammad of Hadejia, Nigeria, observed a brilliant fireball moving south to north. Two loud detonations were heard several minutes later. Mr. Mallam Au...