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SPACE, Astronomy News, Mar 22, 2011

Space is the final frontier for Czech child icon
Seattle Post Intelligencer
... popular among children in Eastern Europe and countries such as Germany, Austria, China and India. Czech scientists and officials at American Center in Prague said Tuesday the goal is to draw the attention of young people to space flights and astronomy.
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Grab & Go Kids Planner: Owls, Radio Control Aircraft Show and Stargazing
Patch.com
Radio Control Club of Detroit Patch's picks for family-friendly activities this week include sidewalkastronomy, a model aircraft show, space travel and a talent show. Why Go: Children in kindergarten through fifth grade are encouraged to discover our ...
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Winning Space 'Crafts' Could Get a Ride on Shuttle
Universe Today
Not surprisingly, space exploration and astronomy is an inspiration for many crafters, and NASA and Etsy held a “Space Craft” contest, where contestants entered an original handmade item or work of art inspired by NASA programs, such as the space...
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Universe Today
Children Learn About Space Exploration
MyWabashValley
Students were able to learn about space exploration, astronomy, and physics. They had to work together to answer questions posed by performers. Teachers say it's vital to introduce children to these subjects earlier than before. ...
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Stars gather in “downtown” Milky Way
Astronomy Magazine
Astronomers have determined that these stars are orbiting a massive black hole that lies at the center of the galaxy. The region pictured here is immense, with a horizontal span of 2400 light-years (5.3°) and a vertical span of 1360 light-years (3°). ...
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The American Astronomical Society Testifies Before House Appropriators
Space Ref (press release)
Europe seems poised to take over the US lead in ground-based optical and space-basedastronomy. Cuts to research and facilities would also have a severe impact on cutting-edge research that is critical to our future. At DOE, the cuts would affect high ...
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Quest, Squamish strengthen ties
Squamish Chief
Quest University president David J. Helfand explains the relation between time and space during a sample Astronomy class at the Quest Open House on Friday (March 18). It felt like I was being transported back to first year Astronomy in college, ...
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Blog this on:
TIME (blog)
But anyone who follows astronomy knows that there's an important rule in space exploration: Whenever you train a new, more powerful set of instruments on a celestial object, whether it's a nearby planet or a galaxy halfway across the universe, ...
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Panoramic visuals and engaging interviews make 400 Years of the Telescope the ...
PBS
Beautifully photographed in 4K digital cinematography, the film is a visually stunning chronicle of the history of the telescope from the time of Galileo, its profound impact upon the science of astronomy, and how both shape the way we view ourselves ...
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The Cosmos: A Beginner's Guide
DVD Talk
Rather than taking the traditional approach of going from point A to now, covering all the heavy hitters of astronomy, Hart-Davis chooses to theme episodes around subjects ranging the search for intelligent life, to the quest for inhabiting the stars ...
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You can view sunspots safely
San Antonio Express
The San Antonio Astronomical Association invites you to participate in all of its public astronomyevents. It's free, and you can view the calendar at www.sanantonioastronomy.org. The sun has been very active lately, and sunspot watching is easy with ...
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The skies at night, are too darn bright
Discover Magazine (blog)
Even far from urban areas, the effects are felt. The obvious problem is for astronomers, who have to fight this added light when observing faint objects. To do this we have to build observatories far, far from cities, or even up in space. ...
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San Pedro Valley Observatory offers unique stargazing
Green Valley News
The observatory began in the Tucson home of Dr. Eduardo Vega, a pathologist who dabbled inastronomy. Vega started with a small collection of telescopes, said Art Nagel, the manager of the observatory. When Vega ran out of space in his home for the ...
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Jodrell Bank shortlisted as a World Heritage site
University of Manchester
Part of The University of Manchester's School of Physics and Astronomy, the Observatory is a unique combination of live science and a visitor attraction. Dr Teresa Anderson, director of the new Discovery Centre, said: “We're absolutely delighted to ...
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University of Manchester
Cosmic tail shows recent galactic bond
Cosmos
“Our model shows the Magellanic Clouds have been drifting around the Milky Way for many billions of years, but have only just recently found each other,” said ICRARastronomer Kenji Bekki, co-author of the study published in the Monthly Notices of the ...
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Cosmos
Switch off for Earth Hour
Joburg
Activities will begin at 5pm and will include guided night walks, stargazing with the Astronomy Club and observing the hour around a bonfire, telling jokes and stories. Booking is essential. Phone Lebo Moalusi on 011 646 2000 extension 216 or send an ...
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Revisiting 1950s Experiments for Signs of Life's Origin
Space Ref (press release)
Assistance with data analysis and figure preparation was carried out at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Carnegie Institution for Science...
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Space Ref (press release)
Space and Earth Sciences News :: New technique could help solve ...
Space and Earth Sciences News. Your daily source for the latest space and earth sciences news. Home · Earth Sciences · Astronomy · Environment · Space Exploration. New technique could help solve mystery of vanishing bees ...
Space and Earth Sciences News - http://news-about-space.org/
NASA Invites Media to 49th Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium ...
By NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
FEATURED IMAGE: 18 Mar 2011, 20:43 UTC | Stars Gather in 'Downtown' Milky Way 22 March 2011, 1:58:47UTC RSS | About | Contact | Site Map · International Year of Astronomy 2009 · Home ·News · Podcasts · Blogs · ParticipateLinks ... Home » News » NASA Invites Media to 49th Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium. Bookmark and Share · NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center ...
PTTU News - http://www.portaltotheuniverse.org/news/recent/
RLV and Space Transport News » The Lurio Report - March 21, 2011
Space Access 2011. Quick Updates: Milestones Announced in Suborbital Research Plans, NSRC Notes XCOR's Contract is First for _Suborbital Science with Crew_ .. .But Virgin Has “First Commercial Contracts to Send Researchers to Space” ...
RLV and Space Transport News - http://hobbyspace.com/nucleus/HSblog.php?itemid=26700
The Universe is expanding at 73.8 +/- 2.4 km/sec/megaparsec! So ...
By Phil Plait
Astronomy | Adam Riess | In 1998, two teams of astronomers independently reported amazing and bizarre news: the Universal expansion known for decades was not slowing down as expected, b. ... If you find a galaxy 1 megaparsec away ( about 3.26 million light years), the expansion of space would carry it along at 73.8 km/sec (fast enough to cross the United States in about one minute!). ...
Bad Astronomy - http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/
Winning Space 'Crafts' Could Get a Ride on Shuttle
By Nancy Atkinson
Not surprisingly, space exploration and astronomy is an inspiration for many crafters, and NASA and Etsy held a “Space Craft” contest, where contestants entered an original handmade item or work of art inspired by NASA programs, ...
Universe Today - http://www.universetoday.com/
This mop-topped stargazer revels in the insignificance of mankind ...
By Brendan O'Neill
Cox gave the game away in Sunday's episode of his muzak-riddled BBC show Wonders of the Universe, when he revealed that his hero is Carl Sagan, the popular late twentieth-centuryastronomer and author of books such as Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. Sagan did more than any other modern popular ... Rather, Copernicus wanted to increase human authority over the unknowns of the universe, not teach mankind a lesson about our “insignificance in the great loneliness ofspace”. ...
News - http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/
Japan flooding as seen from space; 18000 dead, 13262 missing ...
By John Metcalfe
This photo of Japan from space shows the remnant of a monstrous earthquake and tsunami that left an estimated 18000 dead. ... Japan flooding as seen from space ; 18000 dead, 13262 missing (Photo). March 21, 2011 - 01:18 PM ... But in good news, a U.S. official with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said today that the nuclear crisis in Honshu is “on the verge of stabilizing.” Engineers are preparing to hook up several overheating, radiation-leaking reactors to power cords, ...
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ASTRONASTY: Stop Everything! Brand New ESO Space Pictures Will ...
By dj Busby
This is an (almost) daily updated blog of breaking science news mainly relating to astronomy and physics. You will find pictures, videos, and entertaining yet accurate spins to science articles, as well as many links to other online ...
ASTRONASTY - http://astronasty.blogspot.com/
Austrian Mint Issues Robotics Silver and Niobium Bimetallic Coin ...
By Austrian Mint
The Mars lander is based on a design of the European Space Agency. The six- wheeled lander operates on solar power collected by the lander, and noted in the large solar panels coming up from the lander in the middle third of the coin design ... Related Coin News: Austrian Mint Strikes Renewable Energy Bimetallic Silver and Niobium Coin · Austrian Mint Releases Silver and Niobium Coin Celebrating the “Fascination of Light” · Austria 2009 €25 Year Of Astronomy Silver Niobium ...
Coin News - http://www.coinnews.net/
Space is the final frontier for Czech child icon | The Associated ...
By The Associated Press
Czech scientists and officials at American Center in Prague said Tuesday the goal is to draw the attention of young people to space flights and astronomy. Endeavour with the Little Mole aboard is due to blast off April 19. Advertisement ...
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Today's physics news: quake shakes Japan's science, NASA and ESA ...
By Lena
Physics news and physics updates. ... In today's news round-up: UK supports nuclear power stations despite Japan, quake shakes Japan's science, life could exist around dying stars, NASA and ESA 'divorce' over money. UK supports nuclear power stations despite ... Life could exist around dying stars. White dwarfs may have Earth-like planets. Physics World. NASA and ESA 'divorce' over money. Tight budgets at NASA have put ambitious joint space missions on the chopping block ...
The Institute of Physics blog - http://www.iopblog.org/
Space And Astronomy News Mattters - Mar 8 2011 - Race for better ...
Space Music: Discovery Wakes up to Shatner : Discovery News. NASA's "Space Rock" contest?..... Astronomy Without A Telescope – Unreasonable Effectiveness ...
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Spacebuzz astronomy & space news, Shuttle Discovery's last mission ...
Spacebuzz astronomy and space news. What are the latest hot astronomy and space news? Find them with. Spacebuzz<http://www.strudel.org.uk/spacebuzz/>, ...
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Is space like a chessboard? - Topix
Astronomy. News · Forums & Polls. Is space like a chess. ... a better transistor and ended up discovering a new way to think about the structure of space. ...
www.topix.com/forum/science/.../TRA6MC5NRI5BM0ED9
Atlantic City astronomy Articles, Atlantic City astronomy News ...
Read the latest Atlantic City astronomy news and view Atlantic City astronomy ... As reported bySpace.com, Gross calculated that the length of the day ...
https://www.examiner.com/astronomy-in-atlantic-city
Space Shuttle Discovery Lands for Final Time - Space & Astronomy ...
Next up on the chopping block is Space Shuttle Endeavour, which is scheduled to launch on April 19 for its final trip ... Free Space / Astronomy Newsletter! ...
space.about.com/.../space-shuttle-discovery-lands-for-final-tim...
Send us your astronomy photos - OrlandoSentinel.com
/news/space/orl-ugc-send-us-your-astronomy-photos,0,258176,upload. ugcphotogallery ... 360 panoramic view of the launch of space shuttle Discovery on STS-133 ...
www.orlandosentinel.com/.../orl-ugc-send-us-your-astronomy...
Space shuttle program draws to a close - Carroll County Times ...
In 2004, President George W. Bush announced a new vision for space exploration. ... Posted inAstronomy on Sunday, April 4, 2010 1:26 pm. Updated: 1:30 pm. ... News Sports Entertainment Blogs. People Features Photo Galleries ...
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Universe Today | Facebook
Universe Today is one of the most popular space and astronomy news websites, and has been providing the latest news from the cosmos since 1999. ...
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Space debris burning up over Iceland? - Astronomy Forums ...
Astronomy News · Telescope Reviews Coming Soon! Astronomy Articles .... Space Debris Warning! Sunwolf, Amateur Astronomy Forum, 4, 12-29-2008 06:32 AM ...
www.astronomyforum.net/.../109619-space-debris-burning-up...
Astronomy Blog: Last Space Shuttle Discovery Landing Wednesday ...
The Space Shuttle Discovery is (sadly) scheduled to land for the last time on ... Dry conditions will prevail at the Kennedy Space Center underneath partly ...
forums.accuweather.com/index.php?showtopic=25678
Twitter / Space Mattters: The #Space #And #Astronomy ...
The #Space #And #Astronomy #News Channel: Radiation fears brings increased sale of tablets, Geiger counters http://bit.ly/fHXH8M.
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