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Molniya-1 No.2, was the first Soviet communications satellite to be launched. It was a 1,600-kilogram (3,500 lb) Molniya-1 spacecraft, however it failed to achieve orbit due to a malfunction of the rocket which was carrying it. Molniya-1 No.2 was launched at 05:00 UTC on 4 June 1964, atop a Molniya...

Total solar eclipse, June 05, 1302 BCE Read more (PDF)

Total solar eclipse, June 05, 1302 BCE Read more (PDF)

A frog species believed to be extinct has hopped back into sight in northern Israel. Omri Gal of Israel's Nature and Parks Authority said Thursday the Hula Painted Frog was seen for the first time in 50 years this week. He said it was declared extinct. [url=http://www.boston.com/news/nation/arti...

Title: Mars (poem) Authors: Coblentz, C. C. Source

The 580 - 1300 metre wide asteroid 2002 GT will make a close pass (46.8 lunar distances, 0.1202 AU), travelling at 8.76 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 26th June, 2013 @ 13:06 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (L...

Orbital elements: 2013 KL6 Earth MOID = 0.0290 AU Epoch 2013 Apr. 18.0 TT = JDT 2456400.5 MPC M 330.83728 (2000.0) P Q n 0.31803565 Peri. 222.85608 +0.55880536 +0.81995747 a 2.1256195 Node 81.48542 -0.72286944 +0.55495813 e 0.5403921 Incl. 7.20995 -0.40644351 +0.14032543 P 3.10 H 24.1 G 0...

The 1200 - 2600 metre wide asteroid 1999 WC2 will make a close pass (39.2 lunar distances, 0.1007 AU), travelling at 20.38 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 12th June, 2013 @ 17:02 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance...

The 790 - 1800 metre wide asteroid 2000 FM10 will make a close pass (50.3 lunar distances, 0.1293 AU), travelling at 21.41 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 5th June, 2013 @ 01:31 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance...

The 440 - 990 metre wide asteroid 1999 JV3 will make a close pass (55.5 lunar distances, 0.1425 AU), travelling at 13.64 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 4th June, 2013 @ 21:52 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (L...

Orbital elements: 2012 LC1 Earth MOID = 0.2183 AU Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC M 343.11427 (2000.0) P Q n 0.38063755 Peri. 50.99019 -0.15355635 -0.87563813 a 1.8856524 Node 54.28543 +0.63825327 -0.44165805 e 0.7510439 Incl. 34.33075 +0.75435616 +0.19543805 P 2.59 H 16.1 G 0...

John Grigg (4 June 1838 - 20 June 1920) was a New Zealand astronomer. The 1874 transit of Venus awakened his interest in astronomy, which he pursued full-time starting in 1894. He began systematic searches for comets in that year. He is best known for his co-discovery of the periodic comet 26P/Grigg-...

Circinus is the radiant of an annual meteor shower, the Alpha Circinids (ACI). First observed in Queensland in 1977, the meteors have an average velocity of 27.1 km/s and are thought to be associated with a long-period comet. In 2011, Peter Jenniskens proposed that the debris trail of comet C/1969 T...

The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) was the second of the NASA "Great Observatories" to be launched to space, following the Hubble Space Telescope. CGRO was named after Dr. Arthur Holly Compton (Washington University in St. Louis), Nobel prize winner, for work involved with gamm...

Ariane 5's first test flight (Ariane 5 Flight 501) on 4 June 1996 failed, with the rocket self-destructing 37 seconds after launch because of a malfunction in the control software Source

Orbital elements: 2013 KK6 Earth MOID = 0.0409 AU Epoch 2013 Apr. 18.0 TT = JDT 2456400.5 MPC M 331.02566 (2000.0) P Q n 0.29647692 Peri. 218.24058 +0.87583963 +0.47864841 a 2.2274542 Node 113.05623 -0.42464463 +0.82503983 e 0.6832134 Incl. 3.84177 -0.22930739 +0.30034142 P 3.32 H 23.4 G...