Diamond planet: A huge girl's best friend discovered in space
CNNGo.com
“Essentially it's all diamond,” said Dr. Michael Keith, of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), in Astronomy and Space Science. “It's the remnants of a star. It's leftover carbon and diamond is a crystalline form of ...
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| Along New Mexico's Space Trail: The final frontier USA Today By Jayne Clark, USA TODAY This meandering route is dotted with ancient astronomysites, modern rockets, a futuristic spaceport, and, of course, little green men. By Jayne Clark, USA TODAY The White Sands Missile Park presents a sculptural array of used... See all stories on this topic » |  USA Today |
Coldest 'Missing Link' Brown Dwarf Discovered
Discovery News
Where brown dwarf science gets really interesting is that because they are naturally very dim, conventional astronomy has a hard job spotting them. However, sophisticated infrared spacetelescopes are the best brown dwarf hunters out there, ...
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'Instant Cosmic Classic' Supernova
Science Daily (press release)
... including the Hubble Space Telescope. Joshua Bloom, assistant professor of astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley, called it "the supernova of a generation." Astronomers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and UC ...
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Montréal Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium - Construction Gets Underway!
Canada NewsWire (press release)
The new Planetarium will become a world leader in scientific museology dedicated to astronomy andspace science. Starting in spring 2013, it will introduce visitors to major issues in these fields, and emphasize the importance of preserving dark skies, ...
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Poll: only 8% of Republicans believe in evolution
Examiner.com
Now, one may be asking “what does all of this have to do with space science?” Answer: plenty. Like biology, astronomy is a subject that has had a history of conflicting with religionand, even now, can shock the sensibilities of some, ...
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Webb Telescope Delayed, Costs Rise to $8 Billion
Science Now
NASA delivered the bad budget news--first reported this week by the BBC and Nature—on 16 August, says space agency spokesperson Trent Perrotto. Two outside sources say the silver lining for astronomers is that NASA hopes to share the fiscal burden ...
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Kate Becker: The solar system's popularity contest
Daily Camera
Good luck to any astronomer trying to spot a 300-meter rock against the glare of the sun. Using NASA's space-based WISE telescope, though, astronomers were finally able to see into this astronomical blind spot. Getting the timing just right, ...
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Moving in time
NPR (blog)
But without ever leaving our home planet Earth, astronomers are poised to enter the next dimension of exploration. Astronomy is on the brink of a revolution. Astronomy is entering the time domain. In the 1960s, the entire sky was photographed, ...
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Star Walk 5.4 for iOS-Find and Identify 20000+ Objects in the Night Sky
prMac (press release)
Vito Technology and European Space Agency have signed a partnership agreement for mutual cooperation that will bring quality content to astronomy apps developed by Vito Technology. The first result of this partnership is the Spectrum Bar feature in ...
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| Magritte, Monet and Tracey Emin – the week in art The Guardian How can art keep up with the astonishing images provided by modern astronomy? Semiconductor have a go, with a set of moving image artworks that explore how the sun is being observed from earth and space. Last chance to see this cabinet of cinema... See all stories on this topic » |  The Guardian |
| Dream team BBC News His course draws heavily on his background as a student of astronomy - he's been teaching them how to calculate the distance between planets for example, telling them what the Karman line is, and educating them about the dangers of re-entry. ... See all stories on this topic » |  BBC News |
| Camera- and spectrometer-based infrared instrument completes testing before ... Vision Systems Design The James Webb Space Telescope -- a partnership between ESA, NASA, and the Canadian Space Agency -- is central to the UK Space Agency's science program, which funds the UK's involvement in the project. The STFC's UK AstronomyTechnology Centre (UKATC) ... See all stories on this topic » |  Vision Systems Design |
A planet called "Lucy" ?!
ABC Online (blog)
Team member Dr. Michael Keith from CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science spoke with Ross Solly who told him he's missed the chance to keep this under his hat. You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post. ...
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Journal Science honors 'universe awareness' with award
EurekAlert (press release)
His interest in using astronomy to inspire young children immediately attracted Odman. IMAGE: A drawing of Mimas, one of Saturn's moons, by Eden Munroe, age 12, of Ashbourne Irish Girl Guides, Dublin, during Discover Science and Engineering's Science ...
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| 'Dry facts' on Mars a lively look with Swinburne's 3D Leader News Picture: JOSIE HAYDEN MARS has come to life thanks to Swinburne University'sastronomy productions team. Star Voyager is a three-dimensional film about spaceand takes the audience on a realistic journey across the red planet. ... See all stories on this topic » |  Leader News |
Motor Mouth
Richmond Times Dispatch
Like any other passionate pursuit – whether that is electronics, footwear, football or astronomy – it takes time and dedication to learn the lingo. It took me a while to find a suitable subject for the Audi, because as I see it, certain vehicles would ...
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A pint-sized Pollock?
The Australian
Aelita doesn't mention astronomy around me except when prompted by Kalashnikova: “Kate was asking you about gravity. Explain to me about gravity.” Aelita replies: “You know. You already explained to me.” This awkward moment of instruction is repeated ...
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| SPIE announces 2011 election results SPIE Newsroom ... in popular astronomy magazines such as Sky & Telescope and Astronomy, CBS national and local television news, and NASA's Astrophoto of the Day (APOD), and was featured in a personal exhibit at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. See all stories on this topic » |  SPIE Newsroom |
Dreams by the bucketful
Tasmania Mercury
Also high on his bucket list is his goal to popularise astronomy among the masses, something he chips away at daily through his teaching and writing. "I consider it a wonderful achievement to be able to influence people around the world and have more ...
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University of Wisconsin - Sheboygan
Milwaukee Business Journal
Academic departments at UW-Sheboygan include anthropology and sociology, art, astronomy, biological sciences, business/economics, chemistry, communication and theater arts, computer science, engineering, English, history, music, physical education, ...
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| The end is nigh ... The Standard Keeping his feet firmly on the ground, Huey Pang, president of astronomy association AstroLink, says it's "highly possible" that a comet or asteroid will hit Earth and cause enormous destruction. "But size and speed are very important when you talk ... See all stories on this topic » |  The Standard |
North Central Community Calendar — Aug. 25
San Antonio Express
Space is limited. Contact: 614-7070 or www.claritycgc.org. San Antonio Astronomical Association offers First Friday free night-sky viewings through members' telescopes in the San Antonio College Scobee Planetarium parking lot. Astronomy in the Park ...
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Looking Up: Window into the starry night
Macon Chronicle-Herald
Many of these books have month to month star charts and instructions on how to use them. There are also monthly magazines such as Astronomy and Sky & Telescope at local stores, which can instruct and inspire you further.
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| Hunt Underway For Meteorites Following Fireball Sighting Irish Weather Online By Mark Dunphy - Fri Aug 26, 11:28 am Astronomy Ireland (AI) has confirmed that fragments from a fireball meteor spotted above Ireland in the early hours of Tuesday morning (23 August 2011) landed somewhere in the northern half of the island. ... See all stories on this topic » |  Irish Weather Online |
Along N.M.'s Space Trail: The final frontier
Tucson Citizen
25, 2011, under USA Today News This meandering route is dotted with ancient astronomy sites, modern rockets, a futuristic spaceport, and, of course, little green men. The recently launched trail commemorates the state's rich space heritage. ...
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Missing items do not dull Herty updates
Colonnade (subscription)
There is also a new observation tower for the astronomy classes. “During the summer months they were working on Herty Hall, so (Public Safety) theorized that it was a good possibility, with all the construction going on, out of the multiple contractors ...
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| Learn About Space & Astronomy with 3 Amazing Free Space Apps [iOS] By Mufti PTTU was established in 2009 to provide users with a single spot information and news portal aboutspace and cosmology. The app provide users access to articles, excerpts from various astronomyblogs. The app is constantly updated ... TricksDaddy |
| NASA boosts Webb telescope cost to $8.7 billion - Yahoo! News News. NASA has boosted its cost estimate of a major telescope project to 8.7 billion dollars, even as lawmakers have threatened to slash the space agency's ... news.yahoo.com/nasa-boosts-webb-telescope-cost-8-7-billion-... |
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