... 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 . ...

... Credit Copyright: Apollo 8 Crew, NASA Explanation: When the second millennium began, people generally knew that the Earth was round , but few saw much of it beyond their local village. ... The Earth started as the center of everything , but became a planet placed in the Solar System , which became placed in a Galaxy , which became placed in the Local Group of Galaxies , which became placed in an expanse so vast we call it just the Universe . ... Publications with keywords: Moon - Earth - millennium ...

... Comments, Opinions Publications Dnepr Program . Dnepr launch record 17 August 2011. Cluster Launch of Dnepr LV 22 August 2013 KOMPSAT-5 Launch 21 November 2013. Dnepr Cluster Mission 2013 19 June 2014. ... ISC Kosmotras announces signing of a launch contract with T B?TAK Space Technologies Research Institute (T B?TAK UZAY) for injection of RASAT spacecraft - the first Earth observation satellite designed and manufactured in Turkey by Dnepr LV in 2010. ... Dnepr LV Performance . ...

... 2013 December 11 . The Coldest Place on Earth . ... Landsat 8 , USGS , NASA . Explanation: How cold can it get on Earth? ... This is about 25 °C (45 °F ) colder than the coldest lows noted for any place humans live permanently. ... The coldest spots were found near peaks because higher air is generally colder, although specifically in depressions near these peaks because relatively dense cold air settled there and was further cooled by the frozen ground. ... About APOD | ...

... SUN MOON MERCURY VENUS MARS, JUPITER SATURN . ... Moon . ... Supernova showered Earth with radioactive debris . ... Moon Maps . ... Gift Center . ... With the Moon gradually moving away from Earth, what will happen to people and objects when the Earth-Moon center of mass reaches Earth's surface? ... The barycenter, or the Earth-Moon system's center of mass, is a mathematical construct used to help us understand the system as a whole. Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ...

.

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Planets . ... Alien Life . ... Space Flight . ... Prof. Pinklepot and the Aliens (Image credit: D-Signs and Displays ) . ... A sing-song concludes our visit to Planet Alien and the time-machine begins to start up again.€а We make our way back to Planet Earth and Professor Pinklepot thanks us for coming on this massive journey with him.€а The images used during the fly through space are stunning and we get a real sense of moving through the Cosmos. ...

... HAPPY FACES . ... People smiling . ... Places . ... Happy Faces, Smiling Faces . ... Beautiful faces all over town . ... Means friendship in lots of places . ... Lots of happy faces smiling . ... Happy Faces and smiling Faces . ... A happier place is a beautiful face. ... Happy faces are smiling faces . ... Beautiful places bring happy faces . ... Places bring happy faces . ... Beautiful places bring friendship every where . ... Beautiful places, happy faces here to stay. by Ashley F & Megan H . ...

.

... Everybody knows that Earth rotates 360 degrees each day, which is why the Sun comes back to the same place in the sky after 24 hours. Indeed, that is what makes a day a day. And everybody knows that Earth does this 365&1/4 times each year, which is why the Sun returns to the same place in the zodiac after 365&1/4 days. ... No, I am not suggesting that we return to the days of stationary Earth at the center of a cosmos that revolves around us. ...

The Earth. ... The middle raiding of the Earth is 6371,032 km, the pole 6356,777 km equatorial - 6378,160 km. The Earth surface area is 510,2 mln km^2, 70,8% of which is the World ocean. ... According to the modern cosmogonical views the Earth was formed 4,6 - 4,7 billions years ago from the protoplanet cloud captured by the Sun. ... The Earth is conditionally divided into 3 parts: a bark a cloak and a core (in the centre). The external layer - the bark is 35 km thick. ... Above the Earth. ...

ALBUM: floating Artist: Eloy @ SONG : Floating Instrumental @ SONG : The Light From Deep Darkness Out of the depth of nothing In nobobdy's time The earth was created The first morning starts Sun appears in the sky Winds stroking waves Evening shadows tumble down Eclipse the sun of life Herald the night Burning lights arise people take their places Dance a merry round They live without fear Help each other in their way through life Tomorrow we'll see They forget ...

... A Teacher's Introduction to the Earth's Magnetosphere . ... Exploration" as a Classroom Resource . A basic chronology of key dates in the exploration of the magnetosphere. ... Radiation Belts. The Sun and the Solar Wind. ... Close-Up of the Aurora. ... The Polar Aurora . ... 10H. History: 1910--Einstein introduces "adiabatic invariants". 10a. Particle Drift in Space (optional) . ... 25H. History: 1903--Birkeland observes the electric currents of the polar aurora. 25a. The Triad Spacecraft . ...

... The Exploration of the Earth's Magnetosphere" files are available as a TARed and GZIPed file via anonymous FTP . This is the home page of an overview of space research on the Earth's environment in space. ... A basic chronology of key dates in the exploration of the magnetosphere. ... The Magnetosphere . ... Magnetic Fields . ... 3a. Auroral Map of Loomis . ... Trapped Radiation . ... The Radiation Belts . 12H. History: 1958--Inner radiation belt is explained. 12a. Inner Radiation Belt . ...

... Posts tagged ?Earth? ... Posted by vlk . There is a new report from Bernabei et al. ( arXiv:0804.2741 ) of the direct detection of the effects of Dark Matter that is causing a lot of buzz. ... Category: arXiv , News | 2 Comments . ... Tags: astrostatistics , curve fitting , Earth , ellipses , epicycles , Galileo , history , inference , iTunesU , Kepler , Mars , Owen Gingerich , planetary motion , Ptolemy , Quotes . ... Entries RSS . Comments RSS . ... Entries (RSS) and Comments (RSS) . ...

... title='K?niglich Tettau Iphigenie Weiss Чашка для кофе мокка 0,09 л - Tettau - Tettau' border='0' align='left' width='120' style='margin-right: 20px;' hspace='7' vspace='5'/> . ... Welcome to Muddle Earth. ... Joe Jefferson, an ordinary schoolboy from ordinary earth, is about to find his life changed forever. ...

... SSAU History . ... The first Russian symposium on nanosatellites RusNanoSat-2015 will take place in Samara State Aerospace University from June 2 to June 4. ... The first SSAU nanosatellite SamSat-218 (the first Russian students nanosatellite) will be sent into orbit in the first launch campaign from the space-launch complex Vostochniy, together with a small spacecraft Aist-2 . ... The first Russian symposium on nanosatellite RusNanoSat-2015 will be attended by the leading Russian and foreign . ...

... Bad Astronomy . Misconceptions . ... Bad Astronomy : "That's as remote as the dark side of the Moon!" ... As the tired, hackneyed refrains went on, one in particular caught my ear: " Fly me away to the bright side of the moon, and meet me on the other side." ... As the Moon orbits the Earth, different parts of it get illuminated by the Sun. ... Bad Addendum : At the end of the album "Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd, there is a voiceover that actually says "There is no dark side of the moon. ...

... Bio . ... BIO | Quotes on Science and Society . ... I am now in the Office of Public Outreach at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI). ... BACK TO TOP . ... I]gnorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science." ... Can you establish their rule on Earth?" ... Do there exist many worlds, or is there but a single world? ...

... 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. ...