* Astronomy

Joseph Solomon Qandia Delmedigo (also Del Medigo, Yashar Mi-Qandia or in Italian Jacopo de Candia) (16 June 1591 - 16 October 1655) was a rabbi, author, physician, mathematician, and music theorist. Read more

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At about 5:20 p.m. on Friday, June 16, 1911, the meteor fell through the barn roof on my grandfather's farm, which is located on present day Golden Avenue near Big Spring. Some years ago I had the opportunity to visit the farm on Golden Avenue with my aunt, Mae Gaffney Fronk, but do not recall the address...

The Kusiali (stone; L6 ordinary chondrite ) meteorite fell in Uttar Pradesh, India, on the 16th June, 1860. Recovered weight: 5 g Latitude: 29.68333, Longitude: 78.38333

The Siena (LL5 brecciated chondrite) meteorite fell in Tuscany, Italy, on the 16th June, 1794. The meteor approached from the north, created a loud explosion and left a smoke trail. This was one of the first confirmed meteorite falls in Italy. Recovered weight: 3.7 kg A strong case can be made, howev...

A strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred at 23:32:54 (UTC) on Wednesday, December 7, 2005, in the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, 80 km SouthSouthEast of Raoul Island. The hypocentral depth was estimated to be 37.2 km. Location 29.963°S, 177.631°W

Kosmos-2251, (Russian: Cosmos 2251), was a Russian Strela-2M communications satellite. It was launched into Low Earth orbit from Site 132/1 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 04:17 UTC on 16 June 1993, by a Kosmos-3M carrier rocket. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos-2251]Read more[/ur...

HD 181433 b is an extrasolar planet approximately 87 light years away in the constellation Pavo. This planet has mass at least 7.56 times that of Earth, and with an orbital period of 6 Earth years. Read more

Proteus, also known as Neptune VIII, is the second largest Neptunian moon, and Neptune's largest inner satellite. It is the largest known non-spherical moon in the solar system. It is named after Proteus, the shape-changing sea god of Greek mythology. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prot...

A total solar eclipse occurred on June 16, 1806. Totality was visible in a diagonal path across the United States, and ended in North Africa. It has been called Tecumseh's Eclipse after the Shawnee chief Tecumseh realized that the only hope for the various tribes in east and central North America was...

Andrea Mia Ghez (born June 16, 1965) is an American astronomer and professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UCLA. Her current research involves using high spatial resolution imaging techniques, such as the adaptive optics system at the Keck telescopes, to study star-forming regio...

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Albitzky (June 16, 1891 - June 15, 1952) was a Soviet/Russian astronomer. His asteroid discoveries are credited as "V. Albitskij". Read more

Orbital elements: 2013 LT28 Earth MOID = 0.0150 AU Epoch 2013 Apr. 18.0 TT = JDT 2456400.5 MPC M 1.21102 (2000.0) P Q n 0.41330513 Peri. 274.08661 -0.92043905 -0.05716062 a 1.7849341 Node 262.95725 +0.19303802 -0.92667246 e 0.6244307 Incl. 22.93110 -0.33989451 -0.37149807 P 2.38 H 22.4 G...

The Society for Popular Astronomy, is celebrating its 60th year. We will be holding a Diamond Jubilee meeting in Edinburgh this Saturday, 15 June, and we've lined up a spectacular day of talks which are open to all. Read more

Robert Paul "Bob" Kraft (born June 16, 1927) is an American astronomer. He has done pioneering work on Cepheid variables, stellar rotation, novae, and the chemical evolution of the Milky Way. Read more