Herald Times Reporter
In another area, Goodchild, a former science teacher and nuclear chemist with an interest in astronomy, was teaching the students about space. He also brought with him three of his own telescopes. "When the kids see the scopes they go gaga," Goodchild ...
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Explore the night skies at the Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium
The News-Press
The digital system displays educational movies about space travel, telescopes and other astronomy-related subjects - plus the occasional Pink Floyd laser light show. With the click of a mouse, the system operator can fill the dome with the solar system ...
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Mapping the distant Universe with BOSS
Astronomy Now Online
Its previous data releases have unmasked large regions of the sky, but this result is based data that has been collected from the deepest reaches of space. Astronomers are very interested in understanding how matter binds together at the largest scales ...
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Astronomy Now Online
UA Astronomy Prof Elected to National Academy of Sciences
UA News (press release)
By Daniel Stolte, University Communications, May 4, 2011 A pioneer of infrared astronomy, George Rieke credits the diverse and productive research environment in the UA's space sciences for his successful research career. George Rieke, a Regents' ...
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UA News (press release)
Sky View is a Stargazer's Best Friend
Tapscape
... giving stargazers and amateur astronomers easy access to the wonders of the universe. By using an augmented reality system, users simply point their iPhone or iPad 2 toward the starry sky to locate constellations, planets, and even man-made space ...
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Tapscape
Astronomy Day Is Out Of This World!
PRLog.Org (press release)
Go further into space with Arizona State University School of Earth and Space Exploration, East Valley Astronomy Club and Saguaro Astronomy Club. Explore the outer reaches of space in our state-of-the-art Dorrance Planetarium during Astronomy Day and ...
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PRLog.Org (press release)
Sun & stargazing party on UA campus Saturday
KOLD-TV
Eruptions on the Sun's edge and sunspots will be visible through Flandrau and TAAA telescopes during daytime viewing (weather permitting). Free space related handouts, posters and NASA postcards about astronomy and stargazing will be available from 3-9 ...
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Rocky horror
The Sun
The space rock is 1300ft wide and weighs 55million tons - the largest object ever to approach our planet so close. It will pass at a distance of 201700 miles - described by an astronomer as "a cosmic hair's breadth". That is closer than the Moon, ...
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The Sun
Gemini: Image of a Psychedelic Stellar Nursery
Space Ref (press release)
... "flashback" as its photons had to travel through space for that same number of years before they reached the gigantic Gemini 8-meter mirror. Astronomers sometimes call the region imaged the "Southern Cliff" because it resembles a sharp drop-off. ...
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Space Ref (press release)
Night Sky News: Watch Bits of Halley's Comet Fall
National Geographic
This Saturday marks International Astronomy Day, when local astronomy clubs, planetariums, and observatories will conduct beginner stargazing workshops and set up telescopes for the general public to view the wonders of the universe. ...
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National Geographic
Virgin Galactic achieves re-entry milestone as private space race hots up
DefenceWeb (press release)
SpaceShipTwo will fly over 100 kilometres above Earth, allowing scientists to conduct microgravity, biology, climate and astronomy research. In addition to SwRI carrying out its own experiments, it will also fly experiments and personnel from other ...
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DefenceWeb (press release)
My Failed Mission to Hold Holdren Accountable
Discover Magazine (blog)
Also, attending the event were “space heroes” Buzz Aldrin and Sally Ride and several other astronomers and space scientists including 5 women scientists. Two of the students, 14 year old Caroline Moore and Lucas Bolyard, a high school sophomore, ...
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Discover Magazine (blog)
Planet cluster visible this month
Times and Transcript
Sky watchers will be treated throughout this month to a "sort of family reunion" of planets, says Andrew Fazekas of Montreal, astronomy correspondent for The Weather Network. About 40 minutes before sunrise, you can look up in the eastern sky and see ...
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Wednesday's Child: Estephanie
MyFox Los Angeles
Estephanie is not intimidated by the complex fields of astronomy and aerospace engineering. So why did we meet Estephanie at Tender Greens Restaurant in Culver City, California? The answer to that is fortunately simpler than astrophysics; it's because ...
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MyFox Los Angeles
BVHS Science Olympiad competes at state
Chaffee County Times
... Ornithology; Earth & Space Science: Astronomy, "Dynamic Planet" (Earth's fresh waters), Fossils, Remote Sensing (human impact on Earth); Physical Science & Chemistry: Optics, "Sounds of Music," Wind Power, Chem Lab, Forensics, Protein Modeling; ...
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Comet Hale-Bopp finally goes dormant as it passes Neptune
PhysOrg.com
EP] http://arxiv.org/abs/1104.4351 Comet Hale--Bopp (C/1995 O1) has been the single most significant comet encountered by modern astronomy, still having displayed significant activity at 25.7 AU solar distance in late 2007. It is a puzzling question ...
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Pine-Richland cadets and parents pleased with first year of JROTC
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
"My self-esteem has been boosted. I conduct myself in a way that I can be proud of. I say 'yes ma'am' and 'no ma'am' and I don't fiddle around when I'm talking. I look people in the eye," he said. He intends to study astronomy and physics at Youngstown ...
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Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Theater, Dance and Visual Arts Listings for May 5
Daily Herald
ASTRONOMY DAY -- Space-related activities, science demos, star/solar gazing, space shows. 12:30-6:45 pm Sat. Clark Planetarium, Salt Lake City. $1. www.clarkplanetarium.org. CARVED EGGS -- Artist Brian Baity displays eggshell art from quail eggs to ...
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Al-Qaeda after bin Laden
UC Los Angeles
A UCLA team lead by Professor of Earth and Space Sciences and of Physics and Astronomy David Jewitt has captured and studied the collision of two asteroids for only the second time in the history of astronomy. Read more UCLA News|Week is a weekly video ...
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Planetarium's Earth and Sky Night offers inexpensive fun, education
The Augusta Chronicle
Members of the Astronomy Club of Augusta will orient visitors to the night sky with their telescopes or visitors can bring their own. This is a good opportunity to learn the most important constellations and stars and how to star hop from one to ...
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Space science: Along for the ride
Nature.com (subscription)
The weight of seats and life-support exacts a huge performance penalty, agrees Stephan McCandliss, an astronomer at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. McCandliss has flown ultraviolet astronomy experiments using sounding rockets for more ...
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Nature.com (subscription)
On the Move: May 4, 2011
Davis County Clipper
Judges said, “It's based on astronomy to get kids engaged, and they carry that theme throughout the building, which is really quite nice. You can imagine children being excited to go into this building every day.” The building is separated into four ...
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Spitzer Detects Shadow of 'Super-Earth' in Front of Nearby Star
Science Daily (press release)
ScienceDaily (May 4, 2011) — NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected the crossing of a solid planet in front of a star located at only 42 light-years in the constellation Cancer. Thanks to this detection, astronomers know that this "super-Earth" ...
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Calendars
TriCities.com
BRISTOL ASTRONOMY CLUB: Vance Drive, Charlie Robinette Park, May 13, 8:30 pm free Saturn watch. Earth's Moon will also be well placed for viewing the night of the event. Club telescopes will be available. www.bristolastronomy.org. ...
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Burlington Post It - May 4
InsideHalton.com
Friday, May, 13 — Hamilton Amateur Astronomers, a non-profit club that promotes local astronomy, has its next meeting at 7:30 pm at the Hamilton Spectator Building, 44 Frid St. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. An optional donation of a ...
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Sith Series laser is double-handed, 'insanely dangerous' and not like Darth ...
NEWS.com.au
You are only allowed to own one if you're a member of an astronomy club or society. The "Sith Series" wields the same power, except at both ends — similar to the lightsaber used by a certain apprentice now spinning through space in two pieces after ...
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NEWS.com.au
Shuttle Endeavour's launch date likely to move again
The News-Press
Astronomy Day 2011 is a good place to start.- 8:47 pm Today, we and our children face many challenges. These are uncertain, unpredictable times.- 4:57 pm CAPE CANAVERAL — Endeavour's next launch attempt appears likely to slip later into next week as ...
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Mystery Force May Be Due To Mirrors
PhysicsCentral.com (blog)
40-year old NASA space probes are still heating up the field of astronomy after identifying mysterious 'anomaly'. Portuguese physicists report that they have identified the unknown force whose influence on outward bound interplanetary space probes has ...
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Rotating sunspots triggered massive solar flare
Tehran Times
Brown presented the findings on April 20 at the Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomy Meeting in Wales. The flare erupted at 08:50 PM EST on Feb.14 (0150 GMT Feb. 15), sending a massive wave of charged particles into space. ...
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Utilities seek access to 4.9 GHz band
Urgent Communications
That power level is especially good for mesh communications technologies, although there is some interference in the band posed by US Navy in some parts of the country and a small number of radio astronomy sites throughout the US, Tropos said. ...
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Voyager set to enter interstellar space - Astronomy Magazine
Voyager set to enter interstellar space. The two probes are currently in the .... Voyager news most fascinating. How long are signals from the voyagers ...
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Space and Earth Sciences News :: Tycho's supernova remnant: New ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers may now know the cause of an historic supernova explosion that is an important type of object for investigating dark energy in ...
www.news-about-space.org/astronomy-news/cluster9343695/
NASA delays Endeavour launch again (AFP) | Space, Astronomy ...
Science, Space, Astronomy and NASA News from off the planet! Home. « Space Shuttle Endeavour Won't Launch Monday, NASA Says (SPACE.com) ...
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Early European astronomers determined Easter dates - European ...
Updated by artificial intelligence Wed, 4 May 2011, 7:30:22 EDT Learn more. Tell your friends. Get science news via. Astronomy Space · Biology ...
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Doorstep Astronomy: Venus Shines Bright | Space.com : Venus News ...
Doorstep Astronomy: Venus Shines Bright | Space.com: Venus News Wallpapers: Images on Venus News, Pics, Photos, Wallpapers, Photogallery.
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Astronomy News and Research - May 2011 Archives
Astronomy News and Research - May 2011 Archives ... At NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., a team of scientists and engineers are working ...
www.astronomyreport.com/Archives/May_2011.asp
European Association for Astronomy Education » Space Technology
International Space Station as viewed from Space Shuttle. ... This is the EAAE News blog that aims to allow astronomy teachers to know whats being ...
eaae-astronomy.org/blog/?cat=203
50 Years Of Manned Space Flight - An Interview With A Lead ...
Astronomy News · 50 Years Of Manned Space Flight - An Interview ... Moon watch to be held at ancient stone circle · Aicn's Copernicus - aka Andy Howell - Is ...
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