* Astronomy

The Phuoc-Binh (L5 chondrite) meteorite fell in Quang Nam-Da Nang, Vietnam, on the 18th July, 1941. A total mass of 11 kg was recovered. 15° 43'N, 108° 6'E

The Desuri (H6 chondrite) meteorite fell in Rajasthan, India, on the 18th July, 1962. A total mass of 25.4 kg was recovered. 25° 44'N, 73° 37'E

The Bald Mountain (L4 chondrite) meteorite fell fell near little Elk Creek, North Carolina, USA, on the 9th July, 1929. A total mass of 3.2 kg was recovered. 35° 58'N, 82° 29'W If you're travelling through the scenic Coquille Mountains of Southwest Oregon, you might keep an eye out for a bald mountain...

Orbital elements: 2013 NP11 Earth MOID = 0.1338 AU Epoch 2013 Apr. 18.0 TT = JDT 2456400.5 MPC M 264.06789 (2000.0) P Q n 0.62691428 Peri. 67.90431 +0.94322996 +0.11758530 a 1.3520641 Node 284.23211 -0.25465947 +0.85642995 e 0.2345913 Incl. 18.69109 +0.21322710 +0.50269418 P 1.57 H 21.5...

An unusual rock that fell out of the sky, through a shed and into a tractor earlier this month appears to be a meteorite, says a director with the Geological Survey of Canada. After viewing photographs taken of the stone, Alan Galley said the rock has the characteristics of a "stony meteorite" creat...

'Meteor' crashes at Kilimambogo An unknown mass believed to be from outer space on Saturday fell near Kilimambogo and Tala towns. Initially, there were reports of an explosion in Kangundo, Tala, Yatta and Kakuzi before an extra-terrestrial rock fell at around 10 am. Area residents say the loud sou...

The Majorca (Doubtful Iron) meteorite fell in Isles Baleares, Spain, on the 17th July, 1935. A total mass of 824 g was recovered. 39° 27'N, 2° 49'E

The Nyirábrany (LL5 chondrite) meteorite fell in Hajdu-Bihar, Hungary, on the 17th July, 1914. A total mass of 1100 g was recovered. 47° 33' 0"N, 22° 1' 30"E

The Mount Browne (H6 chondrite) meteorite fell in New South Wales, Australia, on the 17th July, 1902. A total mass of 11.3 kg was recovered. 29° 48'S, 141° 42'E

The Gorlovka (H3.7 chondrite) meteorite fell in Donetsk, Ukraine, on the 17th July, 1974. A total mass of 3.62 kg was recovered. 48° 17'N, 38° 5'E

Hubble Finds New Neptune Moon NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a new moon orbiting the distant blue-green planet Neptune, the 14th known to be circling the giant planet. The moon, designated S/2004 N 1, is estimated to be no more than 12 miles across, making it the smallest known moon in t...

The Messina (L5 chondrite) meteorite fell in Sicilia, Italy, on the 16th July, 1955. A total mass of 2.41 kg was recovered. 38° 11'N, 15° 34'E

The Forksville (L6 chondrite) meteorite fell in Virginia, USA, on the 16th July, 1924. A total mass of 6.07 kg was recovered. 36° 47'N, 78° 5'W

There will be a total solar eclipse on July 16, 2186, passing over the southern Galápagos Islands (with a maximum eclipse of 4 minutes occurring over the southern tip of Española Island), northern South America, specifically, the northern tip of Ecuador (with a maximum totality of 3 minutes and 26 s...

'World's oldest calendar' discovered in Scottish field Archaeologists believe they have discovered the world's oldest lunar "calendar" in an Aberdeenshire field. Excavations of a field at Crathes Castle found a series of 12 pits which appear to mimic the phases of the moon and track l...