Besides new observations, mining old photographic plates and CCD image archives represents an opportunity to recover and secure newly discovered asteroids, also to improve the orbits of Near Earth Asteroids (NEAs), Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHAs) and Virtual Impactors (VIs).
Jul 2, 2009 - 5:25:14 PM
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has transmitted its first images since reaching the moon on June 23. The spacecraft's two cameras, collectively known as the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera, or LROC, were activated June 30. The cameras are working well and have returned images of a region in the lunar highlands south of Mare Nubium (Sea of Clouds).
Jul 2, 2009 - 5:19:57 PM
El Niño years typically result in fewer hurricanes forming in the Atlantic Ocean. But a new study suggests that the form of El Niño may be changing potentially causing not only a greater number of hurricanes than in average years, but also a greater chance of hurricanes making landfall, according to climatologists at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Jul 2, 2009 - 5:09:18 PM
As many pet owners know, fireworks and thunder storms can cause a great deal of stress for some animals. For some pets, it's a downright terrifying time. Fear of loud sounds - fireworks, thunder, gunshot - are called noise phobias. Learn to recognize the signs of noise phobias and some tips to reduce fears.
Jul 2, 2009 - 9:28:10 AM
Weather forecasters are alarmed by two recent deliberate false tornado reports in less than a week, raising the possibility that diverting their attention could make them miss real storms.
Jul 2, 2009 - 8:57:05 AM
An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale hit the southern Greek island of Crete Wednesday but police reported no damage nor injuries, Greek Radio said.
Jul 2, 2009 - 6:34:13 AM
More than 30cm of snow has dumped on some of the state's ski fields as the weather bureau warns more severe weather is on the way. Temperatures plunged below zero again today as the storm front that swept Victoria earlier this week brought massive snow falls.
Jul 2, 2009 - 6:29:03 AM
The UK is facing severe weather on two fronts, with storms and flash floods in some areas and a raised heatwave alert in other parts of the country.
Jul 2, 2009 - 12:47:52 AM
Astronomers have unveiled an unprecedented new atlas of the inner regions of the Milky Way, our home galaxy, peppered with thousands of previously undiscovered dense knots of cold cosmic dust — the potential birthplaces of new stars.
Jul 2, 2009 - 12:24:51 AM
The Ariane 5's 31st consecutive mission success was another record-setting flight for this workhorse Arianespace launcher - lofting the world's largest commercial satellite, TerreStar-1, from the Spaceport in French Guiana today.
Jul 2, 2009 - 12:15:57 AM
NASA will try to launch the space shuttle Endeavour on July 11, nearly a month late, after plugging a potentially dangerous hydrogen gas leak, top mission managers said Wednesday.
Jul 2, 2009 - 12:05:37 AM
A new class of black hole, more than 500 times the mass of the Sun, has been discovered by an international team of astronomers. The finding in a distant galaxy approximately 290 million light years from Earth is reported today in the journal Nature.
Jul 1, 2009 - 9:57:07 PM
BISMARCK - The National Weather Service measures snowfall totals on a July 1 to June 30 calendar. The agency says the winter of 2008-09 ended up just 1.3 inches short of the all-time snowfall record of 101.6 inches, set during the 1996-97 winter.
Jul 1, 2009 - 9:02:41 AM
Taipei - Three to five typhoons will hit Taiwan this year, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) forecasted Tuesday, while reminding people to always be prepared during the typhoon season from July to September.
Jul 1, 2009 - 8:53:20 AM
