Astronomical unit has been changed

At the meeting in Beijing, the International Astronomical Union conference, present her scientists decided that would make a redefinition of the astronomical unit. One astronomical unit will continue to be equal to the distance from the Earth to the Sun, but at the same time, scientists now will be secure the monotonous exact evaluation. Now assumed the value of one astronomical unit is equal to 149597870700 meters.

Investigated such a supernova in 1604

Ray space telescope NASA Chandra, began to study the outstanding traces of an antique supernova explosion, which he observed by Io Gunn Kepler .

For the first time, a mention about this supernova are dated 1604. When the night sky is a new star in the place where previously there was none. This event recorded many of the astronomers of the time, including Johannes Kepler.

Planet of diamonds

U.S. scientists have found a diamond weigh several quadrillion carat. 

True, it is located far away from the Earth, and exceeds it in size by half.

The astronomers studied the planet that orbits a star that is visible to the naked eye, is twice the size of Earth and is essentially a giant diamond.

Asteroid 2012 TC4 pass by Earth at a distance of 95,000 km

An asteroid the size of a house will pass very close to Earth today, as scientists have caution. However, in spite of the fact that the space is very close, the scientists insist that there is no risk of collision with our planet.

Asteroid 2012 TC4 held at a distance of only 95,000 km from the Earth, which is about a quarter of the distance to the Moon at its maximum proximity to the Earth. This asteroid was discovered by astronomers October 4. NASA scientists will be watching it from the lab Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

Russia to land on the moon in 2015

Russian scientists are going to launch a mission to the moon routine. The project, scheduled for 2015, is planned to confirm that Russian science is still able to create devices and send them to other cosmic bodies.

In 2015, Russian scientists plan to make the descent module landed on the moon. 

Lovers of free space will show the sky with a telescope

On Saturday, October 13, at Kreschaty park at People's Friendship Arch space fans get together around Kiev - from 20:00 under the arch to celebrate the opening day of astronomy will be free to take a look in the telescope.

"We expose telescopes on the street and allowed anyone to look at the space objects - say the organizers of the festival. - We observe Jupiter and all the rest, what will please us Kiev sky! Log, of course, free."

Astronomers have found a planet self-possessed of diamonds

Astronomers said they found in the group of Cancer the planet, which is a treasure trove.

"According to experts, the celestial body, called 55 Chancre, is located at a distance of about 40 light-years from Earth; its diameter is greater than the earth twice, and weight - eight times. But the main sensation is that super-Earths are not covered water or, for example, the granite, and the layers of graphite and diamond, "- says the source.