An amateur astronomer rediscovers an asteroid 'lost'

Between September and October 2008 was observed 2008SE85 potentially hazardous asteroid, but has since lost his track. Until now, when a German amateur observer has re-locate it from an ESA station.

2008SE85 asteroid's orbit. Credit: ESA / E. Schwab.

Although not a threat to Earth in the short term, the German amateur astronomer Erwin Schwab has ever seen an asteroid labeled 'potentially dangerous'.

The Ocean of Storms, explained

The largest impact basins on the Moon in the visible side (left) and hidden (right). Credit: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology.

The largest dark spot the moon, known as the Ocean of Storms ("Oceanus Procellarum"), has about 3,000 kilometers in diameter and can be a huge scar cosmic impact, researchers say.

Curiosity found on Mars, radiation is not dangerous for humans

Radiation levels on the surface of the Red Planet is equivalent to environment radiation in low Earth orbit, NASA discovered Martian rover Curiosity.

The first measurements of radiation levels - the first held on the surface of another planet - can cheer those who want to see how once on Mars for the first time set foot on the person: Curiosity rover found that people may well spend some time on the surface of the Red Planet.

supernova nuclear blasts produce a paste

When dying stars detonate as supernovae, spread out a shock wave lead the so-called "rebound" - matter and elementary particles are compressed towards the center of the star to achieve the density that come into play in the nuclear force.

In the development of a supernova nuclear particles can create different and often bizarre forms, such as rods, plates or vials and long threads - which gave the name to this phenomenon, associated with the famous Italian pasta. Creating a "paste" because in the dying star DIURNAL two types of forces - the Coulomb revulsion of the same charges and nuclear forces of attraction.

Meteorites found on Mars there is warm water

Hydrothermal cracks around Martian impact craters could be suitable places for living organisms, according to scientists.

The new study, manner jointly by the University of Leicester and the Open University, led by lead author John Bridges of the University of Leicester has determined that the temperature on Mars were in the range of about 50 to 150 degrees Celsius. On Earth, microbes can survive in such an environment, such as the volcanic thermal hot springs of Yellowstone National Park, USA, suggest the researchers.

A new "border" of the galaxy

Thanks to the telescope "Hubble" discovered galaxy, at a distance of 13.3 billion light years from Earth.

Scientists working with the space telescope "Hubble" and "Spitzer" discovered galaxy, which would be a record for the distance from the Earth.

Scientists have found a way to cool down the black hole

Samuel Grall and Alexander Le Tick the University of Maryland simulated a scenario in which the orbit of the black hole is placed satellite circling it with the same speed with which rotates itself a hole - so that the two objects remain fixed relative to each other.

Thus, they reproduce the conditions under which for those in the motion of the black holes can test the hypothesis made earlier by Stephen Hawking to the contingent of static black holes.