SPACE, Astronomy News, Mar 31, 2012

UC Riverside professor to archive Hubble telescope images The Desert Sun RIVERSIDE — A UC Riverside astronomy professor will be archiving galactic photos snapped over the last decade by the famed Hubble Space Telescope thanks to a federal grant, campus officials announced this week. Bahram Mobasher received a $200000 ... See all stories on this topic »

UC Riverside professor received a NASA grant Inland Empire News ... a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of California, Riverside, has received a two-year $200000 grant fromNASA to compile into a data bank all the imaging observations of galaxy surveys that the Hubble Space Telescope has ... See all stories on this topic »

Comet Shows Evidence of Space Weathering Astrobiology Magazine (press release) The results were presented by John Bridges at the NationalAstronomy Meeting in Manchester on Tuesday 27th March. The Wild 2 grains were collected by the NASA Stardust mission and returned to Earth in 2006. The fast-moving dust grains were collected in ... See all stories on this topic » Astrobiology Magazine (press release)

Cats in Space: Internet Video Pokes Feline Fun at Cosmic Photos Space.com "The problem is that they are obscuring the astronomical phenomena that our scientists and the public would be more interested in seeing," he explains in the video. The video was posted on YouTube by Andy Freeberg, who toldSPACE.com that it was ... See all stories on this topic »

Why Lovejoy goes through hell and back Sydney Morning Herald For decades, astronomers have watched thousands of comets fall towards the sun, but the solar glare made it impossible to see the snowballs on close approach. Last year, however, a NASAsatellite, the Solar Dynamics Observatory, made the first direct ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

The gigantic solar tornado that could devour five Earths The Week Magazine Photo: NASA/SDO/AIA/Aberystwyth University/Li/Morgan/Leonard SEE ALL 107 PHOTOS The video: For the first time ever, a massive solar tornado was caught on camera, dramatizing the hellish power of the sun. This isn't a garden variety twister: This ... See all stories on this topic »

Sunskimming comets: supersonic snowballs in hell Astronomy Magazine By Royal Astronomical Society, United Kingdom — Published: March 30, 2012 The Solar Dynamics Observatory AIA imager (observing in extreme ultraviolet light) observed the evaporation of a sun-grazing comet as it disintegrated over about a 15-minute ... See all stories on this topic »

Dead stars may guide the astronauts across the Universe very soon Newstrack India A new technology will soon be developed by the scientists which will enable them to locate anywhere in space more precisely by catching the X-ray signals from pulsars. Through this technology the space crafts will soon be able to navigate through the ... See all stories on this topic » Newstrack India

Go an Hour Without Power: Earth Hour 2012 Universe Today Nancy Atkinson is Universe Today's Senior Editor. She also is the host of theNASA Lunar Science Institute podcast and works with the Astronomy Cast and 365 Days of Astronomy podcasts. Nancy is also a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador. See all stories on this topic »

Sky Survey Maps Universe in 3D UA News (press release) Comparing distances between galaxies at different ages of the universe allows astronomers to reconstruct how the universe has expanded over time. (Illustration: Zosia Rostomian) By Daniel Stolte, University Communications, March 30, 2012 Researchers... See all stories on this topic » UA News (press release)

Astronomy students receive NASA-funded grants - News and Stories ... Home · News and Stories; Astronomy students receive NASA-funded grants... And they'll be doing so via a pair of $2500 NASA-funded Michigan SpaceGrant ... www.calvin.edu/.../astronomy-students-receive-nasa-funded-g...

NASA Wants You to Find Hubble's Next Iconic Image By Adam Mann The European Space Agency wants you to help search for ...Astronomers working with Hubble data have created amazing, iconic images of gaseous ... www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/.../hubble-hidden-treasure...

NASA's GRAIL MoonKAM returns first student ... - Astronomy Magazine Home » News & Observing » Astronomy News » NASA's GRAIL MoonKAM ...The MoonKAM program is led by Sally Ride, America's first woman in space, and ... www.astronomy.com/~/link.aspx?_id=734c8fdf-0924...

NASA May Find Ice On Scorching Mercury | David Reneke | Space ... Astro Quiz · Why Is It So? Gift Vouchers ... Join my newsletter to stay up to date on all the latest space news. ... NASA May Find Ice On Scorching Mercury ... www.davidreneke.com/nasa-may-find-ice-on-scorching-merc...

Join the hunt for Hubble's hidden treasures More space news from msnbc.com NASA file Amazon billionaire finds Apollo 11's engines Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos says he's ... www.msnbc.msn.com/id/.../ns/technology_and_science-space/

Amateur Astronomers Make History by Flashing the ISS! - Night Sky ... Home > News Archive > Amateur Astronomers Make History by Flashing the ISS! ... light" at the top of the image is what the International Space Station saw from Texas! ... On March 4th, two NASA Night Sky Network Astronomy clubs, the San ... nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/news-display.cfm?News_ID=497

Congress to NASA, private spaceflight firms: get moving - National ... When President Obama first outlined his plan for the American spaceprogram, he made a dramatic ... Space News Examiner ... ClevelandAstronomy Examiner ... www.examiner.com/.../congress-to-nasa-private-spaceflight-fir...

NASA's Cassini Space Probe Finds New Saturnian ... - Yahoo! News News: It's hard enough for kids to remember all the known oceans and seas ...jets," says Terry Hurford, a Cassini associate at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. ... Neat, I love astronomy and always took as many classes as I could in it at ... news.yahoo.com/nasas-cassini-space-probe-finds-saturnian-oc...

Today's NASA Breaking News March 30, 2012 :ScienceLine NASA, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the State Department and Nike today announced a challenge to identify 10 game- changing ... www.scienceline.eu/.../todays-nasa-breaking-news-march-30-2...

NASA's 5 rockets in 5 minutes Update. - Page 3 - Astronomy Forums ... Discuss space travel, space exploration, space missions and more! ...registration banner astronomy forum ... NASA's Wallops Flight Facility .... FreeAstronomy Articles, Tips, News, Event Updates including comets, solar/planetary/lunar events, ... www.astronomyforum.net/.../133044-nasas-5-rockets-5-minut...

Space and Earth Sciences News :: More M95 supernova news ... Your daily source for the latest space and earth sciences news ... NASA'sAstronomy Picture of the Day for March 22 features a snapshot of a supernova - a ... www.news-about-space.org/astronomy-news/cluster14151027/

Astronomical Atlas of the Day - TDW Geeks geek news - Astronomical Atlas of the Day. NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), the infrared space telescope that discovered trojan asteroids and ... geeks.thedailywh.at/.../geek-news-astronomical-atlas-of-the-da...

TV Viewing Alert: NASA's Unexplained Files Countless mysterious objects have been caught by NASA's cameras, and usually the events can be explained logically. ... Space and astronomy news... www.universetoday.com/.../tv-viewing-alert-nasas-unexplaine...

National Robotics Competition Arrives in Washington March 30 ... Get the latest outer space and science news, NASA information, watch spaceflight videos at Space.com. View exclusive solar system Images, latestastronomy ... inagist.com/all/185474147198042112/

NASA's SOFIA captures images of the planetary nebula M2-9 Science and technology news ... NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) recently captured this color-composite image of the planetary ... www.physorg.com/.../2012-03-nasa-sofia-captures-images-pla...

Hubble Telescope Contest Challenges Public to Find Celestial Treasures Since its launch in 1990, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has made more than 1 ... which asks amateur astronomers around the world to search through the ... www.space.com/15058-hubble-space-telescope-photo-contest...

NASA Space Shuttle UFO Encounters – Mission STS-37 NASA Space Shuttle UFO Encounters - Mission STS-37 Here's some UFO video ... Space & Astronomy News, Space & Astronomy Videos, Strange Noises and ... ufoshock.com/nasa-space-shuttle-ufo-encounters-mission-sts-3...

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SOUTH AFRICA Summer News, Mar 31, 2012

Statistical highlights of India-South Africa one-off Twenty20 Times of India The 119-run partnership is the highest by any pair for the second wicket against India, outstripping the 97 between Kallis and Graeme Smith for South Africa at Gros Islet on May 2, 2010. # Suresh Raina (2/49), for the first time, has taken two wickets ... See all stories on this topic »

UK murder suspect's extradition to SAfrica blocked Sacramento Bee But they said it was likely Dewani would recover "within a reasonable time" and could then be sent to South Africa. Dewani, who is being treated in a psychiatric hospital, was not in court. He denies involvement in his wife's death, claiming the ... See all stories on this topic »

Save our South Africa News24 I believe that the time has now come for all South Africans to stand up and demand that we get responsible, accountable and dependable leadership from the ruling party. The current attempts by Jacob Zuma to usurp the power of the highest courts in the ... See all stories on this topic »

Still time for diplomatic solution on Iran: US INDOlink “He's also been very clear that there's still–we believe there's still time for a diplomatic solution,” Toner added. The leaders of the BRICS nations that also included Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa had a summit meeting in Delhi yesterday. See all stories on this topic »

India lose to South Africa by 11 runs via D/L method Daily Pioneer Chasing South Africa's 219 for four, India were fairly well placed at 71 for no loss in 7.5 overs, 11 runs behind the par score under the D/L method, when the heavens opened up. The match was called off at 8.35pm local time after an hour-long ... See all stories on this topic »

What They Said: The Brics Summit Wall Street Journal (blog) On Thursday, leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa met in New Delhi for the fourth annual Brics summit. In a move to insulate themselves from the euro-zone debt crisis and to boost trade amid slow growth in the West, ... See all stories on this topic »

S.Africa's MTN slides on Iran corruption lawsuit Ahram Online The Turkcell case threatens to tarnish the reputation of both MTN - a black-run company widely seen as a post-apartheid success story - and the South African government, including former President Thabo Mbeki. It comes at a time when countries around... See all stories on this topic » Ahram Online

Proteas beat India by 11 runs in rain-affected match Jamaica Observer It was the first time South Africa had beaten India in a T20 at home in four attempts and new Proteas coach Gary Kirsten's first game against his former team, who he guided to World Cup glory a year ago. The match was organised as a tribute to Proteas ... See all stories on this topic »

Botha set to be released from SA contract for stint Down Under International News Network "Johan has been an excellent servant of South African cricket for a lengthy period of time and we will never forget the manner in which he captained the Proteas to success in the absence of Graeme Smith in the away ODI series in Australia in 2009," ... See all stories on this topic »

BRICS Looks at Banking, Stock Cooperation The Moscow Times Medvedev also said the global financial system did not yet reflect the new role that the BRICS — Brazil, Russia, India, China andSouth Africa — and other states with developing markets are playing. Earlier on Thursday, the chairman of Russia's ... See all stories on this topic » The Moscow Times

Princesses cruise past South Africa Ghana Broadcasting Corporation Ghana's women's U-20 team improved their chances of reaching the world stage after beating South Africa 2-0 in the first leg of the second qualifying round of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The Black Princesses scored two second half goals through ... See all stories on this topic »

It's South Africa's turn to turn off for Earth Hour Mail & Guardian Online In South Africa, Earth Hour is set to be observed between 8:30 and 9:30pm. From Egypt's Tahrir Square to New York's Empire State Building, thousands of cities will turn off lights for 60-minutes from 8:30pm local time, with switches flicked in around ... See all stories on this topic »

South Africa vs India: Key moments ESPN STAR Sports Ingram's innings is the highest by a South Africa against India in T20Is, surpassing the 73 by Jacques Kallis at Gros Islet on May 2, 2010. - Ingram has been adjudged the Man of the Match for the firsttime in T20Is. - Only Chris Gayle (98 off 66 ... See all stories on this topic » ESPN STAR Sports

Can't be callous when Jacques is batting Hindustan Times India looked clueless and jet-lagged as South Africa sent them on a leather hunt. Maybe, it was a mistake to put South Africa in to bat as the hosts amassed a massive 219 for 4 without breaking into a sweat. for no loss in 7.5 overs and Gautam Gambhir ... See all stories on this topic »

Turkana oil find no news in South Africa and other scary stories. The Star My old pal Neeraj from my days in senior school jokingly suggested that it wastime for us to return to Kenya from South Africa to “share in the bonanza” but I had to let him down gently (some would say, cynically) and tell him that by thetime we ... See all stories on this topic »

India vs South Africa: As it happened... Zee News Johannesburg: South Africa won the New Age Friendship cup by 11 runs as the match was called off due to rain in Johannesburg. Rain halted the game when India had scored 71 runs with openers still in the middle in 7.5 overs. Though, India were behind ... See all stories on this topic » Zee News

General thoughts on BRICS summit Indian Express The presidents of Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa were in New Delhi as the guests of our prime minister for the BRICS summit, which was being hosted by India for the first time. Many western powers, who are still nostalgic about how they ruled ... See all stories on this topic »

South Africa vs India one-off T20 at Johannesburg highlights: 1st innings part one Cricket Country South Africa posted 219 for four in 20 overs against India in the one-off Twenty20 international at the Wanderers. Colin Ingram was the top scorer with 78 while Jacques Kallis made 61. India's part-time off-spinner Suresh Raina picked up two for 49. See all stories on this topic »

Force hands Queensland Reds 3rd straight loss SI.com The injury-hit Reds were coming off a 61-8 loss to the three-time champion Bulls in South Africa last weekend. The Force led 21-5 at halftime after tries by scrumhalf James Stannard and lock Nathan Sharpe, and a conversion and three penalties for ... See all stories on this topic »

The World Cup starts now for Stuart Lancaster, the quiet achiever The Guardian (blog) England may be due to undertake a demanding summer tour ofSouth Africa, comprising three Tests and two midweek games, but are unrecognisable in outlook from the unloved crew who returned from the World Cup last October. Their new permanent head coach ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian (blog)

Greats slam Botha appointment Adelaide Now Source: AdelaideNow SA cricket greats have slammed SACA as "selling the captaincy" by dumping skipper Michael Klinger for South African spinner Johan Botha. And Australia's most successful off-spinner since the Bradman era, Ashley Mallett, ... See all stories on this topic »

Around South Africa in a small tin can Financial Times But we did not have sufficient time to validate our licences inSouth Africa, a lengthy process that involves paperwork and expense. However, we discovered that it was just as cost-efficient, and a lot quicker, to rent a flying instructor to travel ... See all stories on this topic » Financial Times

Samoa demolish Blitzbokke SPORT24 The Samoans won 38-7, after leading 24-0 at half-time. Samoa scored inside the first two minutes, with Alafoti Faosiliva finishing a good move, which included some slick passing from his team-mates. South Africa fought back hard, but were unable to ... See all stories on this topic »

South Africa Introduces New Regulation for Food Labeling openPR (press release) (openPR) - Delayed for one year to allow the industry extra time to revise their product labels in preparation, South Africa has now established new labeling regulations (R146) that applies to food manufacturers both nationally and internationally and ... See all stories on this topic » openPR (press release)

South Africa defeated India in the one-off Twenty-20 by 11 runs via D//L method at City Journal.in Half-centuries from Colin Ingram and Jacques Kallis had liftedSouth Africa to their second-highest T20I total, and the fourth-highest ever. With all his three medium-pacers going for runs, MS Dhoni was forced to overuse his part-time spinners, ... See all stories on this topic » City Journal.in

No extradition for Shrien Dewani – for now UK Human Rights Blog (blog) The extradition to South Africa of Shrien Dewani, the man accused of murdering his wife on honeymoon there in 2010, has been delayed pending an improvement in his mental health. The case made headlines in 2010, when the story broke of a honeymooning ... See all stories on this topic » UK Human Rights Blog (blog)

SA down plucky Portugal SPORT24 The Blitzbokke won 12-7, after leading 7-0 at half-time. In what was a rain-soaked affair at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Stadium, the South Africans ran into a determined Portugal side, buoyed by their earlier narrow 21-20 defeat to much fancied ... See all stories on this topic »

Cricket South Africa restructuring to be investigated NDTV IPL 2 was played in South Africa due to security concerns around elections at the time in India. Mbalula had called on CSA to act promptly on the recommendations of the Nicholson inquiry, threatening government intervention if this did not happen. See all stories on this topic »

Stormers beat Bulls 20-17 in bone-crunching South African derby in Super 15 Winnipeg Free Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Peter Grant kicked a 77th-minute penalty to finally separate South Africa's north-south rivals as the Stormers edged the Bulls 20-17 in the Super 15 on Saturday. Grant's late shot, his only kick of the game, finally held off a ... See all stories on this topic »

Davis, Oosthuizen share lead in Houston Open USA TODAY By Matt Sullivan, Getty Images Louis Oosthuizen of South Africawatches his tee shot on the 18th hole during the second round of the Shell Houston Open on Friday at Redstone Golf Club in Humble, Texas. By Matt Sullivan, Getty Images Louis Oosthuizen of ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Cummins sets sights high Brisbane Times Cummins, who bagged an impressive seven wickets in his Test debut against South Africa in Johannesburg in November, was sidelined throughout the summer by a frustrating heel injury. However, the Penrith fast bowler told The Sun-Herald he intends to... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Botha a 'natural-born leader' - Berry ESPNcricinfo.com As a resident of Adelaide and a long-time Redbacks fan I think this is a completely disgraceful decision. Yes, the Redbacks have been poor for some time, but the solution isn't an overrated, South African chucker as captain. Why not spend the money on ... See all stories on this topic » ESPNcricinfo.com

Russell Peters back in SA Independent Online Peters said he has always enjoyed performing for his South African fans. “The South African people are great. Look at the history of the country; you have to have a good sense of humour just to get through all of that.” It's the sixth time Peters has ... See all stories on this topic » Independent Online

Player relishes latest Master's honor Kansas City Star The South African star knew the first time he watched soon-to-be friends Palmer and Nicklaus that they would dominate the game. "Arnold has such charisma," Player said. "I saw him in Chicago practicing and said, 'That guy there's going to be a champion ... See all stories on this topic » Kansas City Star

Difficult times actually did have some positives New Zealand Herald By Mark Richardson Did we learn anything new about our national cricket team this summer? Well, not really. We've known for some time that they are pretty good at T20s, okay but not tops in ODIs and way better than the minnows in tests but not as good ... See all stories on this topic »

Botha to captain South Australia ESPNcricinfo.com However, South Australia's awful Sheffield Shield form - the Redbacks didn't win a first-class match this summer and won only one the previous year - has prompted the state to look at ways the side can improve. The Cricket South Africa acting CEO, ... See all stories on this topic » ESPNcricinfo.com

It's an Indo (hyphen) world Winnipeg Free Press Time right to look at immigrants, their legacies Related Items Articles Our City, Our World: South Asian equation Manitoba is home to more than 15000 people who trace their roots to India. Many of them are happy to call themselves Indo-Canadians, ... See all stories on this topic »

Cricket South Africa to release Botha after World T20 NDTV Johannesburg: Johan Boha will be released from his national contract at the end of the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka in September, according to an official release from Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Friday. Terming it as a decision based on cricket and ... See all stories on this topic »

Wright to decide on future with New Zealand ESPNcricinfo.com ... has had a successful summer with a historic win in Hobart over Australia and a reasonably solid showing in a 1-0 series loss against South Africa. "We said we would give John three weeks after the South African series, just to give him time to... See all stories on this topic » ESPNcricinfo.com

Fossil raindrop-prints solve an ancient atmospheric mystery CBC.ca (Wlady Altermann/University of Pretoria ) Marks left by falling rain inSouth Africa 2.7 billion years ago appear to solve a long-standing scientific mystery: Why wasn't the Earth covered in ice at thattime? Because the sun's warmth wasn't as strong ... See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

south africa beat india by 11 runs SamayLive South Africa beat India by 11 runs via the Duckworth Lewis Method in the rain-marred one-off Twenty20 international at the Wanderers here on Friday. India, while chasing a target of 220, were cruising well at 71 for no loss in 7.5 overs with Gautam ... See all stories on this topic » SamayLive

Cheetahs run Hurricanes ragged Brisbane Times Photo: Getty Images The Cheetahs may not be the best South African team but they certainly are the most entertaining. Their coach, Naka Drotske gives his players licence to attack and while this attitude may not always result in winning rugby, ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Bacher: Indians will feel cheated by South Africa Mid-Day The headline referred to the one-off Twenty20 international between India and South Africa at the Wanderers yesterday. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) honoured their commitment to Cricket South Africa (CSA) -- to commemorate 150 years ... See all stories on this topic » Mid-Day

South Korea to work with US to reduce Iran oil imports Kingsport Times News On Thursday, India along with its BRICS bloc partners China, Russia, Brazil and South Africa said they believed negotiations were the best way to resolve worries over Iran's nuclear program, while also supporting "Iran's right to peaceful uses of ... See all stories on this topic »

Player relishes latest Master's honor STLtoday.com The South African star knew the first time he watched soon-to-be friends Palmer and Nicklaus that they would dominate the game. "Arnold has such charisma," Player said. "I saw him in Chicago practicing and said, `That guy there's going to be a champion ... See all stories on this topic »

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