Today: SPACE, Astronomy News, Apr 16, 2011

Apr 16, 2011

SPACE, Astronomy News, Apr 16, 2011

Astronomy: Will planets ever be defined?
DAWN.com
As researcher Tyson puts it in his interview to www.space.com, “The word 'planet' has far outlived its usefulness. It doesn't celebrate the scientific richness of the Solar System.” The universe is vast, complex and has much still left to be discovered ...
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Nadler Salutes City's Landing Shuttle Enterprise
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
He leads the NY-Skies Astronomy group in telescopic sky-watches in Brooklyn and city parks. “As far as any space fans tell me, the Enterprise's entire exterior is intact. NASA sort of promised to furnish any leftover parts from the shuttle program to ...
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Astronomical society celebrates 50th anniversary
Shelby Township Source Newspapers
The nonprofit organization has been around since the 1960s and is composed of amateur astronomers from the metro Detroit area who enjoy staring into space, literally, in their spare time. WAS Vice President Robert Berta has been a member of the society ...
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Thousands beat filing
Manila Bulletin
(Rio Rose Ribaya) SkyXplore, a pioneering state-of-the-art science road show program in the country, announced a four-day Astrocamp “designed for kids to help them appreciate astronomy and space exploration.” Former Sen. ...
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Citadel professor Saul Adelman honored
Charleston Post Courier
By Diane Knich Citadel astronomy professor Saul Adelman has received the Governor's Award for Excellence in Scientific Research at an Undergraduate Institution. The award recognizes Adelman's work on the chemical composition of stellar atmospheres. ...
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Astronomical event 'UTTARA' celebrated at Lovely Professional University
Online PR News (press release)
He also hoped that soon some students will certainly bring name and fame to the University through their novel space explorations. It is illustrative that in order to continue the excitement of the unprecedented International Year of Astronomy 2009 ...
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Spaceport 'astronauts' could boost local tourism
El Defensor Chieftain
"One question I have is, is there a connection between people interested in space flight and people interested in astronomy?" asked Harrison. If there's not, Socorro has other things to offer, from the historic plaza and San Miguel Mission, ...
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DON'T MISS: 11 aspirational courses after 10+2!
Rediff
The programme has been designed keeping such science requirements of space research in mind and has courses in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Remote Sensing, Earth System Science and Chemical Systems. The B.Tech Avionics Programme is primarily aimed at ...
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Dalhousie projector is going on 60 and still rolling along
TheChronicleHerald.ca
... when it comes to space," says presenter Patrick Fortier. "You can come back and have a completely different experience every (show)." Fortier is finishing an undergraduate degree in physics and then he's heading to graduate school for astronomy. ...
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The SA man who developed CATscan
Independent Online
CATscanners are now also used for non-destructive testing of manufactured objects as well as for investigating internal structures and processes in industrial, biological, environmental, space science and astronomy contexts. ...
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