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SPACE, Astronomy News, Jul 29, 2011

Hubble telescope's successor could face budget ax
USA Today
By Dan Vergano, USA TODAY For years, astronomers have set their sights on launching a successor to the Hubble Space Telescope— one with 100 times its power — that could peer back to the earliest light of the universe. But funding for the costly James ...
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Morning Minutes: July 29
Norwich Bulletin
There is information about the space shuttle program; information for teachers, students and those curious about space; multimedia presentations; blogs; NASA history information; astronomy facts; and more. 1958: Year on this date when NASA was created. ...
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Cool and Fun NASA iPhone Apps From Star Gazing To 3D Sun
International Business Times
Go StarGaze is your portal to the NASA Night Sky Network, a nationwide community of astronomyclubs and organizations dedicated to bringing the wonders of the universe to you. The SpaceWeather Media Viewer features near-real-time imagery from a wide ...
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European ALMA Antenna Brings Total On Chajnantor To 16
RedOrbit
[1] The AEM Consortium is composed of Thales Alenia Space, European Industrial Engineering, and MT-Mechatronics. ESO, the European Southern Observatory, is the foremost intergovernmentalastronomy organization in Europe and the world's most productive ...
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Czech cartoon hero Little Mole returns home from orbit aboard space shuttle ...
Winnipeg Free Press
"We're excited about what new programs may come along, and we're looking forward to our future inspace." Feustel had hoped by bringing along the stuffed creature, the flight would help get young people interested in space, science and astronomy. ...
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New Webb Telescope Technologies Already Helping Human Eyes
PR Newswire (press release)
"The Webb telescope program has enabled a number of improvements in measurement technology for astronomy, mirror fabrication, and measurement of human eyes, diagnosis of ocular diseases and potentially improved surgery," said Dr. Dan Neal, ...
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The Science Museum invites you to spend your summer in space
Culture24
In the Future gallery, visitors can play a game about space tourism and take a look at how we've explored the universe so far in Cosmos & Culture – a gallery all about the history of astronomy. The popular Launchpad gallery introduces the laws of ...
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Astronomical Events Coming Your Way
KHTS Radio
The large space rock, about 1300 feet in diameter will pass closer than the Moon at 0.85 lunar distances. While it is not expected to pose a threat to the Earth, this extremely rare event presents a unique opportunity for amateur astronomers to observe ...
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Looking Up: See the brightest asteroid
NEagle
... is farther away and has a darker terrain. Ceres is 590 miles and is now classified as a “dwarf planet.” For more information online, see www.nasa.gov/Dawn for the space mission. For more about locating Vesta from your backyard, see www.astronomy.com.
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Bruce Willis not needed to blow up meteor
London Free Press
Studying images compiled by NASA, Paul Wiegert - a professor in Western's department of physics and astronomy - along with colleagues at Athabasca University and the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, found a 400-metre asteroid roughly 80 million ...
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Relaunch of Science Museum Exhibition: Space at the Science Museum
Art Daily
After taking a look into the future, you can take a look at how we've explored the universe so far in Cosmos & Culture – a gallery all about the history of astronomy. The trail also passes through the Science Museum's popular Launchpad gallery, ...
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Juno's all-seeing eye will cast a glance at turbulent Jupiter
John O'Groat Journal
CAITHNESS Astronomy Group will be holding an open day in Caithness Horizons in Thurso on August 13 and, in September, the local branch of the British Science Association will be holding a two-day event at which you can become a rocket scientist for the ...
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SETI Institute
SETI Institute
One college astronomy teacher commented that she wished her students came to class understanding the concepts that were introduced and easily grasped by the young folks engaged in the Night & Day activity. Younger children were able to dissect owl ...
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'Cowboys & Aliens' latest close encounter in film
GoErie.com
The main allure of aliens and faraway galaxies is the mystery, said Darren Williams, associate professor of physics and astronomy at Penn State Behrend. It comes down to a simple, insatiable human curiosity: What if? There might not be concrete, ...
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'60s pop art icon keeps on trucking
San Antonio Express
But it just happens.†Astronomy remains a vital interest for Max, who says his next challenge will be to take his fantasy world to animated film. “It's my pet subject outside art,†he says of studying the stars. “They are two separate loves. ...
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Researcher computes speed of expansion of universe
domain-B
The report in the `Science Daily' said a PhD student, Florian Beutler, from The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) in Perth had produced one of the most accurate measurements ever made of how fast the universe was expanding. ...
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Oatland Island Wildlife Center draws families
Savannah Morning News
WiSE has a roster of 16 expert environmental guides, each specializing in a different area of environmental education, including astronomy. These guides not only know their stuff, all are active in conservation and research in their respective fields, ...
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News Briefs – July 28
Gustine Press-Standard
Newman astronomy enthusiast Tom Duarte is conducting a series of free summertime viewings of the moon and Saturn. Upcoming viewings are planned for Aug. 5 and Sept. 2. Each begins 30 minutes after sunset on the basketball courts in Sherman Park.
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The Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower peaks tonight
Examiner.com
Every year from late mid July into early August, Earth passes through the stretch of space junk shed by an object of unknown origin, reaching the deepest concentration of debris tonight. According to some estimates, under ideal conditions (dark country ...
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2Do: Museums, parks, family events and more for July 29-Aug. 4, 2011
Plain Dealer (blog)
Astonishing Astronomy -- Gazing on Saturn. Join a park ranger for a talk, followed by an opportunity to observe the ringed planet through a telescope. 9 pm today. Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad's Peninsula Depot. 1630 West Mill St. www.cvsr.com. ...
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Space and Earth Sciences News :: NASA's Juno to Study Jupiter's Recipe
Goal is to study planet's magnetic, gravity fields, as well as composition of core, atmosphere.
Space and Earth Sciences News
SWAYRAS | News Center
28 Jul, 2011 | Author: Space and Astronomy News Headlines - Yahoo! News | Comments Off. A NASA satellite has caught a stunning, yet eerie, video of a huge ...
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Main - Universe Daily
Universe Daily is a reference website for space news today. Links to popular astronomy and astrophysics pages. Discussion forum and articles regarding the ...
www.universedaily.webs.com/

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