Io ( "EYE oh" ) is the fifth of Jupiter 's known satellites and the third largest; it is the innermost of the Galilean moons. ... Discovered by Galileo and Marius in 1610. ... Io's surface is radically different from any other body in the solar system. ... The material erupting from Io's vents appears to be some form of sulfur or sulfur dioxide. ... Analysis of the Voyager images led scientists to believe that the lava flows on Io's surface were composed mostly of various compounds of molten sulfur. ...

Supernova 2000bg in NGC 6240 This page is devoted to information on Supernova 2000bg in NGC 6240 Basic information on this SN, including the last reported brightness, on this Supernova can be found on the main page . Information on the original web pages for many of these images can be found on the Supernova links web page. Another LOSS discovery. ... Icon generated from LOSS discovery image. ... LOSS image . ... VSNET Light curve (requires JAVA). ... vsnet-alert 4561 ] KAIT SN in NGC 6240 . ...

... December 8, 1996 . Degas Ray Crater on Mercury . ... Explanation : Like the Earth's Moon, Mercury is scarred with craters, testifying to an intense bombardment during the early history of the Solar System. ... In the above mosaic the bright rays emanating from the 27 mile wide Degas crater almost appear to be painted on . The rays consist of light colored material blasted out during the crater's formation. Numerous smaller, younger craters are seen superposed on the Degas crater itself. ...

GCVS Variability Types and Distribution Statistics of Designated Variable Stars According to their Types of Variability ======================================================================== I. GCVS Variability Types. ... Amplitudes usually do not exceed 0.1 mag. ... RR Variables of the RR Lyrae type, which are radially-pulsating giant A-F stars having amplitudes from 0.2 to 2 mag in V. Cases of variable light-curve shapes as well as variable periods are known. ... RV Variables of the RV Tauri type. ...

... SB, Porb = 55.9212d. V0745 Cas| ... Component B of the double system observed brighter than in the Hipparcos Input Catalogue. ... The variability may be due to the fainter component. ... Type ELL: is also possible. pi Cas| ... Variability type and spectral type (F2/F3Ib/II) do not agree. ... Variability type and spectral type (F3/F5II) do not agree. ... Variability may be due to component B. VZ Pic| ... Variability may be due to component B. V1377 Ori| ... SB, Porb = 9.073d. V0421 Cep|105091| ...

... Here is a brief outline of the current theory of the events in the early history of the solar system: . A cloud of interstellar gas and/or dust (the "solar nebula") is disturbed and collapses under its own gravity. ... The gas cools off enough for the metal, rock and (far enough from the forming star) ice to condense out into tiny particles. (i.e. some of the gas turns back into dust). ... Once the larger of these particles get big enough to have a nontrivial gravity, their growth accelerates. ...