* Astronomy

The Sindhri (H5) meteorite fell in Sind, Pakistan, on the 10th June, 1901. A total mass of 8.4 kg was recovered. 26° 13'N, 69° 33'E

Andrew R. Liddle (born 9 June 1965) is Professor of astrophysics at the Royal Observatory Edinburgh, as of 2013. Read more

Michiel van der Klis (born 9 June 1953) is a Dutch astronomer best known for his work on extreme 'pairings' of stars called X-ray binaries, more particularly his explanation of the occurrence of quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in these systems and his discovery of the first millisecond X-ray p...

Orbital elements: C/2013 G2 (McNaught) T 2012 Dec. 1.17904 TT MPC q 2.0490290 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 289.47595 +0.10326613 +0.04062034 Node 274.17059 +0.07388820 -0.99671837 e 1.0 Incl. 94.82063 -0.99190556 -0.07001777 From 34 observations 2013 Apr. 8-10. MPEC 2013 - G39 Key to Orbital el...

In the afternoon of May 20, 1900, Ludvig Lundgren (born 1845), went to see his neighbour, Fredrik on Berge. On his way along a meadow road, he was suddenly thrown down by a powerful explosion. A meteor struck the ground only 50 meters away from him. Neighbours found him unconscious on the road. He died o...

Billion-year old meteorites, found in Canada, go on auction Monday A slice of one of Canada's most famous meteorites - a large chunk of which was traded by the Geological Survey of Canada in 1997 to acquire a major U.S. collection of space rocks - is to be sold for up to $8,000 on Monday at a Bonhams aucti...

The Knyahinya (L/LL5) meteorite fell in Zakarpats'ka, Ukraine, on the 9th June, 1866. A total mass of 500 kg was recovered. 48° 54'N, 22° 24'E

Peter Quinn (born 9 June 1955) was the head of the Data Management Division at the European Southern Observatory. Read more

Orbital elements: 2013 LD7 Earth MOID = 0.0310 AU Epoch 2013 Apr. 18.0 TT = JDT 2456400.5 MPC M 18.59166 (2000.0) P Q n 0.76815719 Peri. 285.65356 -0.96822091 -0.14105466 a 1.1807809 Node 246.60495 +0.20078063 -0.93075040 e 0.2282511 Incl. 13.00421 -0.14911542 -0.33735333 P 1.28 H 25.3 G...

Orbital elements: 2013 LQ6 Earth MOID = 0.0239 AU Epoch 2013 Apr. 18.0 TT = JDT 2456400.5 MPC M 359.05635 (2000.0) P Q n 0.39037728 Peri. 315.83320 -0.92137797 +0.38498324 a 1.8541564 Node 246.87859 -0.33856974 -0.86246794 e 0.4639696 Incl. 3.32810 -0.19087473 -0.32853760 P 2.52 H 24.7 G...

A brilliant fire-ball was seen and heard by at least five witnesses in Sheridan County, Kansas, on July 20, 1898 around 9:00 P.M. Mr. J. W. Coleman stated his belief that the Saline meteorite fell on that day.

In 1906 a 310 pound pyrimidal-shaped stone was found by Mr. John Coleman, in a hayfield in Dallas County, Alabama about 2 miles N. of Selma near the Summerfield road. It is possible this meteorite fell on on July 20, 1898, around 9:00, but this cannot be verified. It was a weathered mass and has been clas...

Tannehill Ironworks museum hosts meteorite exhibition A temporary scientific exhibit was recently added, called "Meteorites!" Open through May 12, 2014., the exhibit contains several pieces of meteorites, including two from Alabama. These pieces appear small, but they have a big...

Nineteen Eighty-Four (sometimes written 1984) is a 1948 dystopian novel written by George Orwell, about an oligarchical, collectivist society. Read more

Orbital elements: 2013 LR6 Earth MOID = 0.0008 AU Epoch 2013 Apr. 18.0 TT = JDT 2456400.5 MPC M 331.46052 (2000.0) P Q n 0.36417961 Peri. 214.29006 +0.35856416 +0.93146860 a 1.9420436 Node 76.78951 -0.84166265 +0.35113691 e 0.5068965 Incl. 3.62942 -0.40377683 +0.09523189 P 2.71 H 27.8 G 0...