Today, at 03.10, local time, a giant balloon was launched from Esrange, the Aerospace Operation Facility of the Swedish Space Corporation.
The balloon is carrying BLAST, a large sub-millimetre telescope for studies of star formation.
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Doritos to Broadcast the First Ever Advert Into Space The world's first ever advert is to be broadcast to extra-terrestrial life, Doritos announced today. Doritos, as part of its new 'You Make It, We Play It' initiative, is asking the British public to shoot a 30-second ad that will be beamed past the...
When the universe was only 700 million years old, some of its galaxies were already filled with lots of dust. But where did all of this dust come from? Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope think they may have found the source in type II supernovae, the violent explosions of the universe's...
The ash cloud from the erupting Nabro volcano in the northeast African nation of Eritrea is continuing to spread throughout east Africa and the Middle East. Disruption to air traffic is expected to be minimal, however, in comparison to the widespread cancellation of flights during the eruptions...
Dan yr Ogof, also known as the National Showcaves Centre for Wales, is a 17-kilometre long cave system in south Wales, five miles north of Ystradgynlais and fifteen miles south west of Brecon within the Brecon Beacons National Park. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_yr_Ogof]Read more[/...
Orbital elements: 2010 YC1 Earth MOID = 0.1644 AU Epoch 2011 Feb. 8.0 TT = JDT 2455600.5 MPC M 64.51081 (2000.0) P Q n 0.58580216 Peri. 358.25880 +0.85663513 -0.48904858 a 1.4146057 Node 32.71389 +0.47694923 +0.62922050 e 0.4137054 Incl. 17.70305 +0.19671219 +0.60408033 P 1.68 H 20.7 G 0.15 U 7 MPE...
Orbital elements:
2013 LD16
Epoch 2013 May 28.0 TT = JDT 2456440.5 MPC
M 359.59422 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.00293016 Peri. 185.10346 -0.93323409 -0.30882793
a 48.3661853 Node 25.56944 -0.31273998 +0.94980517
e 0.9471157 Incl. 154.82850 -0.17682714 -0.04995441
P 336 H 16.5 G 0.15
From 26 observ...
Rhishard Llewelyn Jones was born at Pempompren, Uchaf-Talybont, Cardiganshire, on 1865 June 12. He was the Deputy Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, India. Read more
Orbital elements:
2013 LF16 Earth MOID = 0.1137 AU
Epoch 2013 Apr. 18.0 TT = JDT 2456400.5 MPC
M 317.49285 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.33662708 Peri. 176.06920 +0.96753084 +0.25104530
a 2.0466175 Node 169.25428 -0.23597486 +0.93877789
e 0.5908219 Incl. 9.05107 -0.09055353 +0.23594983
P 2.93 H 21.9...
Daniel Kirkwood (September 27, 1814 - June 11, 1895) was an American astronomer. Kirkwood's most significant contribution came from his study of asteroid orbits. When arranging the then-growing number of discovered asteroids by their distance from the Sun, he noted several gaps,[2] now named K...
William Robert Brooks (June 11, 1844 - May 3, 1921) was a British-born American astronomer, mainly noted as being one of the most prolific discoverers of new comets of all time, second only to Jean-Louis Pons. He was born in Maidstone, England, the son of a Baptist minister who emigrated to Marion, Ne...
Airborne rock sparks a mystery in small North Dakota town Elsie Pierce has a hole in her screen window, a hole in her glass window, a dent in her wall and splintered glass that appears as if it had spent time in a blender. What she doesnt have is an answer for what caused all of the above. When the 89-year-ol...
12 June 1883 Bingera Received Monday, 7.40 p.m. A strange phenomenon occurred about half-past ten yesterday morning. A large ball of fire was seen by many to pass across the sky. It was accompanied by a great report similar to a heavy cannonading, which lasted fully five minutes. The shock was distin...
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