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This artists impression shows the pair of brown dwarfs named CFBDSIR 1458+10. Observations with ESOs Very Large Telescope and two other telescopes have shown that this pair is the coolest pair of brown dwarfs found so far. The two components are both about the same size as the planet Jupiter.
Astronomers Find Coldest Star in the Universe
Fox News
The hunt for cool objects in the cosmos is an active field of astronomy. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope recently identified two other very faint objects as other possible contenders for the coldest known brown dwarfs, but the temperatures of these...
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Studying Pathogens in Space
AccuWeather.com (blog)
Please join the AccuWeather.com Astronomy fanpage by clicking here. You can leave your comments there as well and be part of a community where discussions on this or any otherastronomy subject take place. We are over 1200 likes on Facebook and with ...
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Astronomy in the time of apps
Livemint
Turn it on and it tells you everything that is there in the sky above you (it can detect your position automatically)—stars, planets and constellations, the position of the various clusters in deep space, the waxing and waning phases of the moon, ...
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MeerKAT telescope leading innovation
News24
The Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act of 2007 has designated a large area in the province as a radio reserve to prohibit any radio frequency interference which would impact on the quality of the observatory. The MeerKAT began with the building of ...
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News in Brief: Atom & Cosmos
Science News
Researchers base their analysis on the first four months of observations recorded by the Keplerspace telescope, which monitors some 150000 stars for signs of passing planets. Astronomers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., ...
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Could a Link Exist Between Super Moons and Erupting Volcanoes?
Treehugger
Larry was an astronomy graduate student and like most graduate students he didn't really know the sky except for in books. I stayed until sunrise showing him all the objects I knew how to find. He asked me to meet him at the Observatory at 8:00 am when ...
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Space is the final frontier for Czech child icon
Fox News
Czech scientists and officials at the American Center in Prague said Tuesday the goal is to draw the attention of young people to space flights and astronomy. "It is our hope that with krtek's help our mission inspires students and adults to excel in ...
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Cassini Finds Saturn Sends Mixed Signals
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center manages the telescope. The Space Telescope Science Institute conducts Hubble science operations. STScI is operated for NASA by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., in Washington, DC.
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
University of Waterloo public talk to explore future of moon observatories
Exchange Morning Post
"We would like to welcome the community for what should be a fascinating talk on space," said Brian McNamara, physics and astronomy professor and director of GWPI. "Jack Burns is a very distinguished scientist and we are delighted to welcome him to our ...
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NASA Invites Media to 49th Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium
Space Ref (press release)
Invited guests also include Rob Strain, Director, NASA Goddard; William Wrobel, Director, NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops, Va.; and Dr. Steve Squyres, Goldwin Smith Professor ofAstronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Symposium sessions are ...
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West Asheville Ingles gets OK after turning down lights
Asheville Citizen-Times
Local astronomer Brian Dennison told council members that in the 35 years he's been in the area, there's been $4 million in federal grants brought here to support astronomy projects. “These projects would be negatively impacted if the night sky is ...
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Lunchbox For A Theoretical Physicist
Science 2.0
The initial data from 1919 was a bit sketchy, but subsequent work, particularly with radio astronomy, has confirmed the first order parameterized post-Newtonian (PPN) predictions. At second order PPN accuracy, the exponential metric predicts all of 12% ...
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The Plough as an observing aid
Offaly Express
By Seanie Morris, Midlands Astronomy Club Apart from these, the most recognisable asterism in the night sky must be The Plough (or the Big Dipper for North American observers). Part of the larger constellation of Ursa Major, or the Great Bear, ...
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NASA Space Shuttle Launch! Incredible!!! | Skylook | Astronomy ...
By Father Sky
The terminal phase of the rendezvous begins at 11:33 am when commander Steven Lindsey and pilot Eric Boe fire the shuttle's maneuvering rockets to begin moving in from a point about 9.2 miles behind the space station, reports CBS News ...
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Spacehack website encourages citizen scientists to explore space ...
By Physics Today
Per its home page, “Spacehack is a directory of ways to participate in space exploration, interact and connect with the space community, and encourage citizen science.” A self-professed spacegeek, Waldman helps laypeople get involved ...
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The 80 Greatest Science Fiction Books for Kids - Care2 News Network
By Anna Smith
Science-fiction is an ideal genre for kids of all ages -- not the sole domain of ponderous, provocative philosophical tomes using space as a metaphor for the human condition and psyche. Although rooted in astronomy, robots and other ...
Care2 News Network - http://www.care2.com/news/
Today's physics news: tracking down the neutrino, statue for ...
By Lena
Physics news and physics updates. ... In today's news round-up: tracking down the neutrino, statue for Gagarin, fire at US Soudan Mine, questions over US nuclear safety and physicists create heaviest form of antimatter ever seen. Tracking down the crafty neutrino ... Statue of first man in space gets lift-off in London, 50 years late. Yuri Gagarin who came on tour to the UK after his space mission is to be commemorated with a permanent statue on London's Mall. ...
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Coolest Brown Dwarf Spotted by Earth-bound Telescopes
By Anne Minard
Astronomers have found the coldest known star — a brown dwarf in a double system about as hot as a cup of tea. The discovery blurs the line between small cold stars and large hot planets. The star, CFBDSIR 1458+10B, is. ... The Spitzer Space Telescope has recently identified two other very faint objects as other possible contenders for the coolest known brown dwarfs, although their temperatures have not been measured so precisely. Future observations will better determine ...
Universe Today - http://www.universetoday.com/
Jodrell Bank shortlisted as a World Heritage site | MIDAS
By Zoe Boddy-McEwen
Having being set up at the end of World War II by Sir Bernard Lovell to study meteor showers,astronomers then began building the world's largest radio telescopes in succession. Despite its major role in the Space Race in the 1950s and ...
MIDAS - http://www.investinmanchester.com/
Is Space Like A Chessboard | Graphene Times
By syndicated
Space DailyBut in a recent study aimed at developing ultra-fast transistors using graphene, researchers from the UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy a. .. ... This article was posted on March 22, 2011 at 7:23 PM and is filed under News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. ...
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Chris Christie Meets With Potential GOP Presidential Candidates
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Brian Aitken | Brian Aitken Prison Libertarian | Chris Christie | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment .... Standing on line at Space Mountain was much more important than dealing with a major blizzard and a state that was shut down for days. He cost us a couple of hundred million in education aid because his personally selected Education chief missed ...
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Fortean / Alternative News: Videos - Phantoms and Monsters ...
By Lon
The world press has been suspiciously silent about the startling message, though lengthy scientific reports are scheduled for publication in two professional journals, Radio Astronomy and Universe. According to a highly placed NASA source in houston, noted Russian space scientist Victor Yulakow is leading a United Nations research team from a state-operated observatory 50 miles northwest of Moscow. Dr. Kulakov told Universe that the signal emanated from a point beyond the ...
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Hubble rules out one alternative to dark energy - Astronomy Magazine
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have ruled out an alternate theory on ...Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from ...
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Space and Earth Sciences News :: Astronomers detect echoes from ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- Today an international team of astronomers reports the discovery of waves inside a star that travel so deep that they reach the core.
www.news-about-space.org/astronomy-news/cluster8767809/
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Using internet tools to make science learning fun | Astronomy ...
Astronomy Space Enthusiast.com. Your Online Astronomy Information Center ... Read more on Calcutta News. Things To Do (March 17-23) ...
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Space is the final frontier for Czech child icon - Topix
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