Astronomers Find The Coldest Stars In The Universe
International Business Times
By Jesse Emspak | March 24, 2011 9:42 AM EDT Astronomers may have found the coldest star in the universe, a brown dwarf 75 light years from Earth. Using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, Kevin Luhman and John Bochanski of Penn State University and Adam ...
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International Business Times
Exploring the Universe with the Naked Eye
Discovery News
Without the use of space-piercing telescopes, early astronomers had to rely on natures own optical instrument: the human eye. Of all the eyes in the animal kingdom, the human eye isn't the most efficient but it is still amazingly adaptable. ...
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Bidding for the right to look back in time
NEWS.com.au
“We've also got more than half a century of tradition in radio astronomy with existing infrastructure; it's around Australia already.” Scientists, engineers, astronomers and cosmologists from all participating countries, including Australia, ...
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Dark matter, dark energy
PhysOrg.com (press release)
... University in St. Louis' McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences. Kolb, who goes by the name Rocky, is the Arthur Holly Compton Distinguished Service Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics and chair of the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics. ...
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Triton College: See standup comedian Tiffany Ellen free April 1
River Forest Leaves
The Cernan Earth and Space Center's Star Store gift shop offers a wide variety of educational books and teaching materials related to the themes of astronomy, space exploration and the study of our own planet Earth, including astronomy or Earth-science ...
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Scientists to Reap Benefits of Private Spaceflight Revolution
Space.com
One project will test out a biomedical harness, another will investigate the geology of asteroids and comets by performing microgravity experiments, and the third will look into the ability of suborbital vehicles to do astronomy and atmospheric science ...
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Space.com
Spaceport Sheboygan summer camps launch in June
Sheboygan Press
The two- and three–day classes will use hands-on, interactive programs to teach about the solar system, food in space, the effects of microgravity on the human body, astronomy and the constellations and one focusing on the planet Mars. ...
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Exploding Stars and Stripes
News from Rutgers
... SC, Paul Plucinsky from Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA), Cambridge, MA, Cara Rakowski from the Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, Estela M. Reynoso from the Institute of Astronomy and Space Physics and University of Buenos ...
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Is the Planet Mercury Made of Green Cheese?
Bright Side of News* (blog)
As Stuart Atkinson, author of children's astronomy books, indicates in his poem, Secrets, we hope to find clues as to the origin and history of our solar system, "hidden in the Sun's blinding glare." Data garnered from Mariner's many journeys past the ...
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OC teen trains to be astronaut
OCRegister
A. I've always liked astronomy, and I also like engineering as well, like the designing of bridges and buildings. I like learning about science when it's applied to real life, and math – how it's tied into so much of our life. I've been to a leadership ...
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Western keeps eyes on the skies for NASA
Western News
“When it's in orbit, the largest danger posed to the space shuttle is impact from orbital debris and meteorites,” explains Peter Brown, Western physics and astronomy professor. By knowing when meteorite activity is high, NASA can make operational ...
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Decadal Survey for Human Spaceflight?
Universe Today
The parameters of such a study would be similar to the decadal surveys done by the astronomy and planetary science disciplines. Foust reports that last week such a concept for human spaceflight was debated at a small conference where NASA's Phil ...
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Universe Today
Invisible Milky Way Satellite Uncovered With Help from NERSC
PhysOrg.com
“Our approach has broad implications for many fields of physics and astronomy—for the indirect detection of dark matter as well as dark-matter dominated dwarf galaxies, planetary dynamics, and for galaxy evolution dominated by satellite impacts,” says ...
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The Path of Minor Planets
New Statesman
That Swift organises both his life and his work according to a jauntily misogynistic axiom - "Never trust a comet or a woman" - is only the most extreme example of the author's tendency to indulge in forced collisions between astronomy and romance. ...
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New Statesman
'Super Moon' Gets Super Reaction on campus
SBIndependent
It is important to note that astrology is not astronomy. Astrology is the reading and interpretation of celestial signs in space. Astronomy is the study of celestial objects through physics, chemistry and meteorology. Astrology or astronomy, students ...
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Renowned Physicist Stephen Hawking to Present Lecture at Texas A&M
KBTX
The event is presented by the George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, established in 2002 as the result of a generous gift from the Mitchell family intended to advance physics and expand man's understanding ...
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Are you 2011′s astrophotographer of the year?
Discover Magazine (blog)
I'll note last year's winner of the Deep Space category was Rogelio Bernal Andreo for his shot of Orion's belt. If his name is familiar, it's because he took the absolutely jaw-dropping shot of Orion I picked as my #1 shot for the Top 14 Astronomy ...
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Windham Orchestra presents ‘The Planets’
Commons
The Romans saw astronomy's “Red Planet” as the god of war. From this mythology came the astrological associations with virility, paternal authority, and the sign Aries. We hear an implacable rhythm that counts 1-2-3-4-5 over and over again in almost ...
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Kopernik program encourages girls to pursue science careers
Press & Sun-Bulletin
NASA will challenge the girls to better understand the sun, with help from women scientists from the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Local women scientists Betsey Adams, from the Cornell University Department of Astronomy; ...
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The Dutch Masters: a golden age of opportunity
The Independent
The University of Amsterdam goes through the alphabet from astronomy to urban geographies. There are two main kinds of universities offering Masters degrees in the Netherlands – research universities, of which there are 14, and around 40 universities ...
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Around Your Town: 03/24/11
Sierra Vista Herald
The event starts off with Kartchner Caverns Astronomer Bob Gent presenting an “Introduction to the Night Skies of Kartchner” talk at 5:30 pm in the Discovery Center auditorium. Later, enjoy the night skies through telescopes from the Huachuca Astronomy ...
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Brian Cox answers your questions about life, the universe and everything
The Guardian
The professor will be answering your questions about astronomy, particle physics and the Wonders of the Universe between 1 and 2pm on Thursday. This article was published on guardian.co.uk at 07.45 GMT on Thursday 24 March 2011 . ...
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The Guardian
Live - School Report News Day
BBC News
School Reporters from St Aidan's CE Technology College in Lancashire will interview astronomy professor Dr Nick Lister from Lawrence House Observatory in Rossall about the messenger space probe going into orbit around Mercury, and talk about doing GCSE ...
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Sts Peter and Paul Catholic College sixth former Jessica Grainger gives ...
Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News
“With students like Jessica coming forward, it looks as though British astronomy has a bright future.” Professor Michael Bode, director of ARI and professor of astrophysics, who watched Jessica give evidence by podcast, added: “Even for hardened ...
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Huge meteor likely the 'fire in the sky' spotted in eastern NC
WBTV
David-Wilson hopes the meteor sightings will spark an interest in astronomy. "People are going to start looking up," she said. "And with all the other things going on the world it's nice to be able to look up and be refreshed. ...
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Entertainment Calendar
ElmLeaves
Earth and Sky Shows, children's shows and Monthly Skywatch feature topics in astronomy, space science and earth science. Cost is $8; $4 for senior citizens 55 and older and children ages 2-12. Laser light shows blend multicolored laser beams and visual ...
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Why Was Darwin's 'Origin of Species' So Popular?
HomepageDaily
Leroy Chiao, the 311th person in space, discusses satellites past and present. . . read more 19 sep | Paleoanthropologist Zeresenay Alemseged is looking for the roots of humanity in Ethiopia's badlands. He talks about what he has found - including the ...
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Astronomers Discover Coldest Star Ever [VIDEO] - AOL News
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Blog Archive » Renowned Physicist Stephen Hawking To Present ...
By Keith Randall
The event is presented by the George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, established in 2002 as the result of a generous gift from the Mitchell family intended to advance physics and expand man's understanding ... Widely considered to be the greatest scientific mind since Sir Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein, Hawking is a world leader in research on black holes, the birth of the universe and the nature of space, time and gravity. ...
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Explore deep sky objects at Explorit | Davis Enterprise
By Special to The Enterprise
Columns News. Thursday, March 24th, 2011 | Posted by Special to The Enterprise ... After the initial thrill of viewing the craters of the moon, the rings of Saturn and the moons of Jupiter through their small telescopes, many backyard astronomers want to see deep space objects like the Orion Nebula, the Andromeda Galaxy and Crab Nebula. “Deep sky objects” is a term used in astronomy to denote ...
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US military satellites successfully track ballistic missile ...
By Physics Today
Space.com: Two low-Earth-orbiting demonstration satellites successfully tracked a ballistic missile launch through all phases of flight. Such “birth-to-death” tracking has never been done before from space, according to Doug Young, ...
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The Tarantula Nebula
By OpenMind
ForumGarden - News. Discussion. Debates. Community. ... A "stunning" closeup released this week shows part of the Tarantula Nebula, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope. The star-forming region of ionized hydrogen gas sits in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. ... Flame Nebula. By Marie5656 in forum Space and Astronomy. Replies: 7. Last Post: 02-04-2007, 01 :55 PM ...
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The red square nebula enchants space | ZME Science
By Tibi Puiu
The Red Square Nebula would look very different from other angles, and astronomers speculate that viewed from other angles its cones would look like the huge rings that we can observe on supernova 1987A. via N.A.S.A. ...
ZME Science - http://www.zmescience.com/
Children & Nature Awareness Month | Bok Tower Gardens
By Martin Corbin
Category : News March 24, 2011. With the arrival of spring it is time to dust off your shoes and get outside! The Children & Nature Network has designated the month of April as “Children & Nature Awareness” month in a nationwide effort ... Join Bok Tower Gardens and Webber University for a night of astronomy at one of America's finest gardens! Enjoy a spectacular view of the sunset from the Exedra & Overlook before a presentation on astronomy from Karl Gould from Webber ...
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SKA South Africa and NRAO to deepen collaboration in 2011 ...
By AfricanBrains
News article republished with kind permission from SKA Africa. By Debra Shepherd , MeerKAT project office, Cape Town. On 17 September 2008, the South African SKA Project Office (SASPO) signed a formal collaboration agreement with the USA National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) with the shared goal of collaborating and cooperating to develop radio astronomy projects of common interest. In that memorandum of understanding, SASPO and NRAO resolved to collaborate on ...
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Iran's flying saucer Zohal recalls 'Plan 9 From Outer Space ...
By John Metcalfe
There's probably one less art director in Iran following this news article claiming the theocracy has developed an “unmanned flying saucer.” Any fear and trembling this portentous event was supposed to inspire in the Western world was ...
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Space Florida to Host UK Delegation Next Week | Parabolic Arc
By Doug Messier
Space Tourism … and Much More. News ... Keith Mason – Chief Executive of the UK's Science and Technology Facilities Council, representing the UK Space Agency . Previously the Chief Executive of the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC), and prior to that Head of UCL's Department of Space and ...
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Iran Claims They've Built a Flying Saucer
By Nancy Atkinson
The craft was designed and developed jointly by Farnas Aerospace Company and Iranian Aviation and Space Industries Association (IASIA). The original image: This image accompanied a news article in Iran about the country's own flying ...
Universe Today - http://www.universetoday.com/
Brown Dwarf Star Is as Cool as They Come
By Mike Martin
"This object has insufficient mass to become a normal star that is fusing hydrogen into helium in the core," said Peter Gonthier, professor of physics at Hope College in Holland, Mich., who also teaches astronomy courses. ...
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Weird Saturn Radio Signals Puzzle Astronomers - Yahoo! News
Saturn is sending astronomers mixed signals — radio signals, that is.
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Space Cowboys: Asteroid riders - Topix
Astronomy. News · Forums & Polls. Space Cowboys: Astero... Real-Time News · Newspaper Archives ... Email me Astronomy news. Learn more. Comments ...
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Picture Of A Satellite In Space
Stay up in planet, apollo,picture album wallpaper astronomy geostationary satellite Made into space earths surface were collected and astronomy news Link ...
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Backyard Astronomer Nabs Stupendous Sun Photo - World Top News
Florida Keys headlines and news references: Follow the latest news coverage on ... Backyard Astronomer Nabs Stupendous Sun Photo Veteran Space Shuttle ...
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