“Al Battani, or Al Batenius, a ninth-century Arab astronomer, astrologer and mathematician, from Syria, would be a great name for the new planet,” said astrophysicist Professor Hamid Al Naimiy, chancellor of the University of Sharjah and director of
This image made available by NASA shows a combination of images captured by the New Horizons spacecraft with enhanced colors to show the composition and texture of Pluto's surface. (NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI via AP). AP. Wednesday, January 20, 2016 05:
It is the first time in more than a decade that the fab five are simultaneously visible to the naked eye, according to Jason Kendall, who is on the board of the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York. Admission to the daily show is free, though
The Financial Times says the global equity rout accelerated, sending the FTSE All-World index into bear market territory – a fall of 20% or more from the most recent peak – as oil prices slid to new lows and investors fled for the safety of high-rated
'The planet has not been found yet, this statement is untimely. Once there was found indignation on the Le Verrier's calculation of a new planet location. It's a massive object with the Neptune's mass, a gas one probably. But nobody has seen it yet