SPACE, Astronomy News, Aug 02, 2011

NASA tech benefits human eyes UPI.com 1 (UPI) -- Infrared vision technologies being incorporated in NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are already proving useful to human eye health. "The Webb telescope program has enabled a number of improvements in measurement technology for astronomy, ... See all stories on this topic »

Bellingham astronomer studying the edge of our solar system for New Horizons ... Bellingham Herald Parker has more than space on his mind. He also enjoys taking photographs, riding his mountain bike and playing his guitar. His interest in astronomy and music merged while in Victoria. He helped another graduate student, Melissa Graham, ... See all stories on this topic » Bellingham Herald

Young astronauts to depart for Beijing tomorrow for seven days' training 7thSpace Interactive (press release) Mr Tsang said at the ceremony that to arouse the interest of the new generation in astronomy andspace science and deepen teenagers' understanding of China's space technology and culture, the LCSD and the China Astronaut Research and Training Center ... See all stories on this topic »

Landing at Homewood The JHU Gazette The event, presented by the Maryland Space Grant Consortium and NASA, will take place in Schafler Auditorium in the Bloomberg Center for Physics and Astronomy. The crew will give a video presentation about the mission and answer questions from the ... See all stories on this topic » The JHU Gazette

Night Sky in August 2011 Telegraph.co.uk “The history of astronomy,” said Edwin Hubble--after whom the Hubble SpaceTelescope is named--“is a history of receding horizons.” The more we find out about the universe the bigger it appears to become. For most of human history the stars were ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

New doomsday date! Comet will bring the end on October 16! (NASA is unconvinced) Beliefnet.com (blog) “The intruder from deep space, called Comet Elenin, crosses Earth's orbit on its inbound leg and again on its outbound swing around the sun later this year. Russian astronomer Leonid Elenin discovered the innocuous little comet on Dec. ... See all stories on this topic »

Crew of Space Shuttle “Endeavour” to Speak at Johns Hopkins VAdvert Press Center (press release) Presented by the Maryland Space Grant Consortium and NASA, the event is free and open to the public. The crew will give a video presentation about the mission and answer questions from the audience in the Bloomberg Center for Physics andAstronomy's ... See all stories on this topic » VAdvert Press Center (press release)

Right at Home: Touches of geek chic can make a smart room even smarter Washington Post And more broadly, so many of the sciences — astronomy, geology, chemistry, for example — are filled with elements that can be interwoven into a room's decor for a look that's offbeat and chic. ( coolstuffexpress.com / Associated Press ) - This ... See all stories on this topic »

Area digest -- Published August 1, 2011 Stockton Record The Oak Grove Nature Center will present Astronomy in the Park from 7:30 to 10:30 pm Saturday inside the center at 4520 W. Eight Mile Road, Stockton. There will be astronomy themed activities and crafts. Telescopes will be provided by volunteers of the ... See all stories on this topic »

Outdoor activities abound at Highlands Festival Kingsport Times News Those with an interest in astronomy will want to head to the mountains on Aug. 1 for “Mountaintop Stargazing and Starlore.” Dr. Mike Duffy and Tom McMullen will lead an outing atop a local mountain, where they will identify summer constellations, ... See all stories on this topic » Kingsport Times News

Faith versus science Himal Southasian Astrology, looking at the influence of planetary movement on human lives, has always claimed to be a science, and efforts were made to obliterate the distinction between astronomy and astrology during the BJP era. Each and every form of therapy, ... See all stories on this topic »

NASA going green with solar-powered Jupiter probe Houston Chronicle The spacecraft will orbit the planet for a year, sending back photos and other data. Juno is the first of three high-profile astronomy missions for NASA in the coming months. Other destinations include the moon and Mars. See all stories on this topic » Houston Chronicle

Maya in Guatemala: Seeds, Ceremonies and the Year 2012 The NarcoSphere “If we have connection with everything around us, this is mathematicals: Astronomy, Agriculture, expression of art, the resolution of social conflict and everything else.” He said the year 2012 is a “moment to reflect on, to think about the way we ... See all stories on this topic » The NarcoSphere

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