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New Method of Finding Planets Scores its First Discovery Detecting alien worlds presents a significant challenge since they are small, faint, and close to their stars. The two most prolific techniques for finding exoplanets are radial velocity (looking for wobbling stars) and transits (lookin...

BG Geminorum is long period binary star system which contains a K0 I secondary star in orbit around a primary star. The components are separated by 6 arcseconds. The primary star has a mass at least 3.5 times that of the sun and could either be a B star or a black hole. Material from the K0 supergiant is tr...

On this date, a carbonaceous chondrite disintegrated and fell in fragments near the French town of Orgueil. One specimen was immediately examined by the French scientist S. Cloëz, who commented that its content "would seem to indicate the existence of organised substances in celestial bod...

Cambridge scientist Joe Farman who helped find ozone 'hole' dies The British Antarctic Survey scientist Joe Farman, who helped identify the "hole" in the ozone layer over the southern pole, has died. Dr Farman published the discovery with Brian Gardiner and Jon Shanklin in the journal...

Brian G. W. Manning (14 May 1926-10 November 2011) was an English astronomer who discovered several asteroids. He was born in 1926 in Birmingham. He constructed his first mirror from a piece of glass that a World War II bomb blew out of the roof of the factory where his father worked. He began as an engin...

Boeing will build four more 702MP satellites for Intelsat S.A., furthering its role as the initial manufacturer of Intelsats new high-performance satellite fleet, Intelsat EpicNG. The 702MPs will deliver reliable, affordable and high-capacity data transmission that Intelsat customers can...

Aglaonike (2nd century BC), also known as Aganice of Thessaly, is cited as the first female astronomer in ancient Greece. She is mentioned in the writings of Plutarch and Apollonius of Rhodes as the daughter of Hegetor of Thessaly. She was regarded as a sorceress for her ability to make the moon disap...

AGU Meeting of the Americas, Cancun, Mexico - 14-17 May, 2013. Welcome to the Meeting of the Americas, a Joint Assembly that covers topics in all areas of the geophysical sciences Read more

The Perpeti (L6) meteorite fell in Chittagong, Bangladesh, on the 14th May, 1935. A total mass of 23.47 kg was recovered. 23° 19' 30"N, 91° 0' 0"E

The Castalia (H5) meteorite fell in North Carolina, USA, on the 14th May, 1874. A total mass of 7.3 kg was recovered. 36° 5'N, 78° 4'W

The 859-gram Canellas H4 brecciated chondrite-type meteorite fell near Canellas, Barcelona, at 13:30 on the 14th May, 1861. Latitude: 41° 15' N, Longitude: 1° 40' E Read more

Orbital elements: C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) T 2013 Apr. 17.12358 TT MPC q 0.3643742 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 331.66357 +0.27396023 +0.40808751 Node 64.22546 +0.95797994 -0.03578873 e 1.0 Incl. 104.74223 -0.08497190 +0.91224106 From 34 observations 2011 May 24-June 8. MPEC 2011 - L33 Comet C/201...

Total solar eclipse, May 13, 1733 See more

Total solar eclipse, May 13, 1733 See more

The Sun captured with a 100mm refractor + Vesta pro webcam + solar filter.

Title: Ultra-Compact Dwarfs around NGC 3258 in Antlia Authors: Juan Pablo Caso (1 and 2), L. P. Bassino (1 and 2), T. Richtler (3), A. V. Smith Castelli (1 and 2), Favio Faifer (1 and 2) ((1) Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata, and Instituto de Astrofí...