* Astronomy

Jason-1 is a satellite oceanography mission to monitor global ocean circulation, study the ties between the ocean and the atmosphere, improve global climate forecasts and predictions, and monitor events such as El Niño and ocean eddies. Jason-1 was launched on December 7, 2001 from California'...

Sunspots 11785 and 11784 captured with a 100mm refractor + webcam. Ultraviolet image captured with a 114mm reflector. Cloudy Hazy conditions Music via an Amiga 1200

An earthquake struck England on the 4 July 1060. The sole source for this earthquake gives the date, and that "there was a great earthquake" Read more (PDF)

The Colby (Wisconsin) (L6 chondrite) meteorite fell in Wisconsin, USA, on the 4th July, 1917. A total mass of 104 kg was recovered. 44° 54'N, 90° 17'W

The St. Germain-du-Pinel (H6 chondrite) meteorite fell in Bretagne, France, on the 4th July, 1890. A total mass of 4000 g was recovered. 48° 1'N, 1° 9'W

The Marmande (L5 chondrite) meteorite fell in Aquitaine, France, on the 4th July, 1848. A total mass of 3000 g was recovered. 44° 30'N, 0° 9'E

The Barea (Mesosiderite-A1) meteorite fell in La Rioja, Spain, on the 4th July, 1842. A total mass of 3200 g was recovered. 42° 23'N, 2° 30'W

The type Ib supernova, 1983N, was discovered in Messier 83 by Robert O. Evans, Maclean, Australia on 3 July 1983. Supernova 1983N, spotted by Evans in 1983 in the galaxy M83 long before it reached its peak, turned out to be the first discovery of a new type of supernova, later named Type 1b. [url=http:/...

Veliky Ustyug was a meteorite that fell on July 3, 1290 (Julian calendar: June 24) at the Kotovo village near the town of Veliky Ustyug, Vologda Oblast, Russia. The fall was witnessed by local priests. Read more

3 July 1460 There was a partial eclipse of the Moon during the night which followed the 3rd day of July; its beginning was exactly 7 hours 16 minutes after midday. Read more

Antarctic flood produces 'ice crater' Scientists have seen evidence for a colossal flood under Antarctica that drained six billion tonnes of water, quite possibly straight to the ocean. The cause is thought to be a deeply buried lake that suddenly over-topped. Satellites were used to map the crat...

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NASA's Hubble Discovers Another Moon Around Pluto These two images, taken about a week apart by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, show four moons orbiting the distant, icy dwarf planet Pluto. The green circle in both snapshots marks the newly discovered moon, temporarily dubbed P4, found by Hubble i...

The Tabor (H5 chondrite) meteorite fell in the Jihocesky region of Czech Republic, on the 3rd July, 1753. A total mass of 7540 g was recovered. 49° 24'N, 14° 39'E

The Cranganore (L6 chondrite) meteorite fell in Kerala, India, on the 3rd July, 1917. A total mass of 1460 g was recovered. 10° 12'N, 76° 16'E