... Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, +44 (0)28 3752 2928 . ... Risks Comparable to NEOs . ... The Increasing Rate of Discovery of Asteroids . ... Comet and Asteroid Collision Probabilities . ... Extreme albedo comets and the impact hazard (PDF Format) . ... Asteroid Impact Animations . ... Workshop on Scientific Requirements for Mitigation of Hazardous Comets and Asteroids - 2002 . ... The Spaceguard Survey Report, 1992 (PDF) . Tsunami from Asteroid/Comet Impacts . ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Earth Satellites . ... Continue Reading.. ... 2 Comments The space programmes of the USA and USSR began in a spirit of bitter Cold War rivalry but by the early 1970s internation tensions had eased a little into a [ ] . ... Posted on June 20, 2014 | ... 2 Comments The year 2014 could see the first 3D printer brought into space, the first fare-paying passengers leave Planet Earth on the Virgin Galactic and the first test mission of a [ ] . ...

... The beautiful Trifid Nebula (aka M20), a photogenic study in cosmic contrasts, lies about 5,000 light-years away toward the nebula rich constellation Sagittarius. ... Visible are snow peaked mountains near and far, tremendous cliffs, distant plateaus, the tops of clouds, and a dark blue sky. ... Yesterday, at about 10 am Universal Time, Mars and Earth passed closer than in nearly 60,000 years. ... At about 10 am Universal Time today, Mars and Earth will pass closer than in nearly 60,000 years. ...

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... Supernova showered Earth with radioactive debris . ... Early Mars bombardment likely enhanced life-supporting habitat . ... Asteroid DayУ?т??т??s Don Yeomans: Will asteroid 2013 TX68 strike Earth? ... When a really big rock (or a huge chunk of iron) hits Earth, why does it explode instead of just making a lot of rubble? ... Just make sure you're registered with the website. Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ...

... Space flight . ... Space camp . ... And now it's a high time for everyone not only to take use of the satellite communication, but also to fly into the real space without being a professional cosmonaut. ... My flight into space is not a walk, it is fulfillment of my life-long dream", - said Dennis Tito prior to take-off. ... ATLAS aerospace company is privileged to offer you a real flight into space - the most unbelievable and challenging adventure. ... Services / Space flight: General description ....

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... Bad Astronomy . ... Mad Science . ... Area of science: Astronomy . ... The answer depends on the shape of the path the Earth takes around the Sun. ... But really the Earth goes around the Sun, and the path it takes is called its orbit . After people figured out the Earth went around the Sun, they thought the Earth's orbit was a big circle. ... But the temperature does not depend much on how far we are from the Sun, but instead how the Earth is tilted as it goes around the Sun. ... 2008 Phil Plait. ...

... The twilight zone is not just an old television series. ... Most places on Earth pass through the twilight zone twice a day; the result is an enchanting hour at dawn and dusk of low sunlight and long shadows. ... Before assigning your students to watch a sunrise or sunset, have them try the following activities to develop their global sense. ... Armed with a global sense of our spinning planet, go out to watch the sky as your part of the Earth moves through the twilight zone. ...

Russian SHAREABLE DATA CENTER Institute of Solar-Terrestial Physics SB RAS . ... The real-time radiosignals characteristics calculation algorithm from current VS data is carried out according to the following scheme (V.P.Grozov ,G.V.Kotovitch,V.E.Nosov,S.N.Ponomartvhuk, S.V.Pushkarev,L.P.Sergeeva,V.V.Khakhinov. Real time decameters radio systems characteristics calculation by ionosphere vertical sounding data. ... ionogram and calculation results display on monitor; . ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2003 September 2 . Contemplating Mars . ... Thousands of people the world over lined up last week to see Mars through a telescope as the red planet and Earth passed unusually close together in their orbits around the Sun. Reviews of Mars were mixed, with some people disappointed that Mars still appeared somewhat blurry . ... About APOD | ...

... GMT Monday, October 25, 1999 at 14:56:07) Swatch sells a watch that tells "Internet Time", and in my opinion they are only preying on the ignorance of the masses, to make a buck. ... The 24 hours of a day are divided into 1000 beats: 1 beat = 1 minute 26.4 seconds. ... One world - one time. ... It's been around for years and is also known as Greenwich Mean Time, and also Zulu Time. ... Further, conventional time is based on a basic understanding of the natural world around us. ...

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... Asteroid . ... In case you didn't hear about it, which you probably didn't: On Jan. 7, an asteroid 1,000 feet across -- nearly three times the current diameter of Marlon Brando -- barely missed the Earth, which is most likely your planet of residence. ... What if this asteroid had hit the Earth? ... As it happens, the American Astronomical Society was holding a conference in Washington AT THE VERY SAME TIME as the asteroid nearly hit the Earth. ...

... About ATNF overview . ... Australia Telescope Steering Committee . ... Facilities . ... CSIRO ATNF Data Archives . ... In preparation for the start of the ASKAP Early Science Program , the first ASKAP Community Busy Week was held this week at the Sydney Institute for Astronomy (SIfA) . ... Like the science produced from BETA before it, commissioning data produced with ASKAP-12 will focus on demonstrating ASKAP's unique capabilities while being used to prepare for the fit-out of the full telescope. ...

Computer Ephemeris. Lunar orbital data. Explanations. ... mean longitude of the Moon (degrees) . ... mean longitude of lunar node (degrees) . inclination of mean lunar equator to real equator of the Earth (degrees) . angular distance from ascending node of mean lunar equator on real equator of the Earth to ascending node of mean lunar equator on ecliptic (degrees) . angular distance from real equinox to ascending node of mean lunar equator on real equator of the Earth (degrees). ...

... Since moonshine is really reflected sunlight, the full Moon is on the average slightly brighter in mid-winter, when Earth is closest to the Sun. In addition, the distance of the full Moon also varies, due to the ellipticity ("eccentricity") of the Moon's orbit. On 22 December, 1999, the two effects combined to produce the brightest full Moon of the century. ... This year will be the first full moon to occur on the winter solstice, Dec. 22nd, commonly called the first day of winter. ...

The Sun is our nearest star and the source of energy for life on Earth. ... For centuries astronomers wondered whether they were clouds floating in the Sun's atmosphere, but we now know that they really are huge regions of magnetic field, about as intense as the field at the poles of an iron magnet. ... Such abrupt events were named solar flares , and what made them especially interesting was that occasionally, after a prominent flare, a magnetic storm would erupt on Earth. ...

December: A Significant Month in Apollo . In 1968 and 1972, the month of December marked two significant events in NASA history?the first and last missions to the Moon. ... When they announced Apollo 8, I just couldn't believe it, but we were all over George Low to go try it, because we were young enough to try anything. ... http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/apollo8_mp3/apollo8.htm . ... http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/HouHistory/HoustonHistory-Fall08.pdf . ... Return to JSC History Portal . ...

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