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SPACE, Astronomy News, Mar 30, 2011

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NGC 5584: Expanding the Universe STScI Announces the 2011 Hubble Fellows
Newswise (press release)
Newswise — BALTIMORE — A panel of experts from the astronomy and astrophysics research community was recently convened at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore to advise STScI Director Matt Mountain on the selection of 17 new ...
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NASA astronaut to speak at 2011 Astronomy Day in Bozeman
Space Ref (press release)
... space and science-related exhibits as well as an evening star party. Arnold's visit is sponsored by the Montana Space Grant Consortium and the Project WET Foundation. For more information aboutAstronomy Day, visit http://eu.montana.edu/AstronomyDay/
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Vatican astronomer, author is guest on “Appalachian Perspective” to air in April
Appalachian State University
He also has been a visiting scientist at the Goddard Space Flight Center. He has coauthored five astronomy books: “Turn Left at Orion,” “Worlds Apart,” “The Way to the Dwelling of Light,” “Brother Astronomer” and “God's Mechanics. ...
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Appalachian State University
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Berthoud Recorder
Home to some 250 Cepheid variable stars and a recent Type Ia supernova explosion, key objects for astronomical distance determinations, NGC 5548 is one of 8 galaxies used in a new study that includes additional Hubble Space Telescope observations to...
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Berthoud Recorder
Venus and the Moon Near Each Other Just Before Dawn
AccuWeather.com (blog)
Please support a favorite astronomy site of mine, EarthSky.org. This site was the inspiration for this blog and has graciously allowed me to use the skymap shown below. Please join the AccuWeather.com Astronomy fanpage by clicking here. ...
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Amateur skywatchers spot the Air Force's 'secret' space plane... AGAIN
Daily Mail
It could be seen easily by the naked eye, ranking at magnitude three on theastronomy brightness scale, where lower numbers represent a greater brightness. Mr Fetter's task was made easier by fellow Canadian Ted Molczan, who worked out the path of the ...
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Daily Mail
Cosmic Rose Blooms in Star Cluster Photo
Space.com
This cluster is of particular interest to astronomers due to the unexpectedly large number of variable stars it contains. These are stars that change in brightness over time. Variable stars play a pivotal role in astronomy: Some types are invaluable ...
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Space.com
Stacking of final shuttle rocket boosters underway
Spaceflight Now
You look at the different kind of missions it can do, and it built the space station, it's done science missions that range from taking the Spacelab up to big radar missions we've done, it's done astronomy, it's done biological science, ...
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Spaceflight Now
ROTC opponents still angered by poll, perceived lack of safe space
CU Columbia Spectator
Attendees also said the task force was never objective in its handling of its discussion on ROTC, noting that astronomy professor and task force member Jim Applegate has been a vocal ROTC proponent, writing pro-ROTC op-eds in campus publications. ...
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Archaeoastronomy in Georgia
Astronomy Magazine (blog)
Some of my astronomy friends, though, might be surprised to learn about a discipline related to their field now taking root in the southeast European country. Professor Irakli Simonia of Ilia State University wrote us this guest blog explaining a ...
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Astronomy Magazine (blog)
Twinkle, twinkle, little star; Billy Hix knows what you are
Shelbyville Times-Gazette
Hix is a professor at Motlow College and a dedicated amateur astronomer and conducts this program. He is a member of several professional astronomy groups and also is a member of the Von Braun Astronomical Society, which recently featured him in the ...
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Rice University in Texas unveils energy-efficient research facility
World Interior Design Network
The building will be home to experimental, theoretical and applied physicists from Rice's departments of Physics and Astronomy and of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Designed, constructed and occupied in just 33 months, the Brockman Hall combines ...
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Saint Michael's astrophysicist Alain Brizard gets $99000 DOE grant
Vermont Biz (press release)
... an elected member of the Vermont Academy of Science and Engineering, has been at Saint Michael's for ten years, where he teaches astronomy, meteorology, physics, classical mechanics and other physics courses. His research interests include space, ...
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FIRST FOOTAGE FROM BASEMENT IMAX FILM “OUTSIDE IN” GOES VIRAL WITH 2.5 MILLION ...
openPR (press release)
“ The worldwide attention caught NASA's eye and the video clip became NASA's “Astronomy Picture of the Day” (APOD) on March 15th, a tremendous honor for an art film by a non-scientist. The APOD exposure not only led to a huge spike in views, ...
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openPR (press release)
To Drive or Not To Drive...
SBIndependent
Last year heavy snowfall forced Borger, a junior Astronomy major, to leave home almost an hour and a half before an important test. She had no problem getting to school, but the tricky part was parking. She said she found the South P lot packed with ...
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Celebrating one of the greatest Canadians
Tillsonburg News
It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more ...
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Freebies of the month: events to ease the pain of recession drain
Creative Loafing Tampa (blog)
Visitors can view the stars through St. Pete Astronomy Club's state of the art telescopes, weather permitting. For more info or to reserve a space, call 866-art-walk or visit gulfportma.com. From 6 to 10 pm every first Friday and third Saturday of the ...
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Creative Loafing Tampa (blog)
Physical and Engineering Sciences News » 28 New Books in Astronomy ...
By Rhea Grove
Cosmic Impacts and Life on Earth [electronic resource] · Dictionary of geophysics, astrophysics, andastronomy [electronic resource] · Stargazing [ electronic resource] : what to look for in the night sky · Deep space astronomy ...
Physical and Engineering Sciences News - http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/pes/
Space Weather - The Sun
By Fredrik Broms
Yesterday`s view of the northern lights from Kvaløya made it to the front page of the famousastronomy-site "Space Weather" - click on the headline above for news about the auroras and the sun ! Today I tried to image the beautiful ...
Northern Lights Photography - http://nordlysfoto.blogspot.com/
RLV and Space Transport News » Space Access '11 agenda
Tuesday, 3/29/11 - Just over a week till Space Access '11! The conference will once again take place at the Grace Inn in Phoenix Arizona. Book those flights now; they'll cost a lot more if you wait any longer. And reserve your room now ...
RLV and Space Transport News - http://hobbyspace.com/nucleus/HSblog.php?itemid=26700
Space and Earth Sciences News :: First Image of Mercury From Orbit
Space and Earth Sciences News. Your daily source for the latest space and earth sciences news. Home · Earth Sciences · Astronomy · Environment · Space Exploration. First Image of Mercury From Orbit. Early this morning, NASA's Messenger ...
Space and Earth Sciences News - http://news-about-space.org/
Image of the Week – Tycho's Dust Bunny
By PeterC
Peter has always had an interest in Space & Astronomy but is more experienced in the technical/theoretical part of the science rather than the practical side. He is especially interested in stellar, galactic and high energy astrophysics ...
The Young Astronomers - http://ya.astroleague.org/
Singapore government considers building nuclear reactor ...
By Physics Today
Because the island country is so densely populated, there is no space where a typical large-scale reactor could be safely built and operated. Drawbacks to the plan include the fact that such reactors would have to be scaled down in size ...
Physics Today News Picks - http://blogs.physicstoday.org/newspicks/
Science Centric | News | New laser technology prepares to ...
One emerging high-speed solution being developed at Stevens Institute of Technology uses lasers to transmit data through readily available open space, with the potential of expanding past the limitation of fibres into a system known as optical free space communications. ... Science Centric delivers breaking news about the latest scientific discoveries in the fields of physics, chemistry, geology and palaeontology, biology, environment, astronomy, health, and technology. ...
Science Centric | News - http://www.sciencecentric.com/
First picture of Mercury's surface released by NASA
Officials from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) released early Tuesday morning the very first picture of the surface of the planet Mercury taken by the spacecraft Messenger.
RSS Feed - Latest Digital Journal News - http://www.digitaljournal.com/rss/?feed=latest_news
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Meteor/Meteorite News ...
By LunarMeteorite*Hunter
News On 6. Amateur astronomer James Beauchamp visited Six in the Morning Friday to discuss how he got video of what was most likely a meteor falling from space. "They're very common, it's just that people don't see them very often. ...
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News - http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/
Keeping Astronauts Safe from Meteoroids
By Nancy Atkinson
“When it's in orbit, the largest danger posed to the space shuttle is impact from orbital debris and meteoroids,” said Peter Brown, Western physics and astronomy professor. By knowing when meteoroid activity is high, NASA can make ...
Universe Today - http://www.universetoday.com/
ESO - eso1111 - The Rose-red Glow of Star Formation
Variable stars play a pivotal role in astronomy: some types are invaluable for determining distances to far-off galaxies and the age of the Universe. The data for this image were selected from the ESO archive by Manu Mejias as part of ...
ESO Top News - http://www.eso.org/public/news/
International Space Station Shuttle NASA Missions Google Earth ...
By stanley prince
Nowhere is the dynamism of this young branch of astronomy demonstrated more dramatically than by the intellectual quality and enthusiasm of these five new Sagan Fellows," said Charles Beichman, executive director of the NASA Exoplanet ...
International Space Station Shuttle... - http://internationalspacemission.blogspot.com/
Tsunami's, Sunspots and the Tsalala Pride
By Tom
Certainly the coverage is ordinary – and I don't mean that it doesn't have enough graphically disturbing scenes, but it's the same news that is rehashed every 15 minutes, with the same grim possibilities alluded to. ... Recently we had Professor Douglas Gough of The Institute of Astronomyin Cambridge, lecture to the Ranging Team on sunspots. The Professor is an expert in Helioseismology which is the science of using acoustic pressure waves in the sun to learn more about ...
Luxury African Safari - The Londolozi... - http://blog.londolozi.com/
MESSENGER's first picture from Mercury orbit! | Bad Astronomy ...
By Phil Plait
Great image, great news, great little spaceprobe. :-). Congratulations once again to the MESSENGER team. :-). So today for the first time in human history we have working spaceprobes around all four of the inner / terrestrial /rocky planets : Mercury – MESSENGER ... Evenastronomers can be confused unless they look closely. Mercury strikes me as the “default settings” planet – no atmosphere (or at least precious little!) , no moons, no rings just a globe of rock inspace. ...
Bad Astronomy - http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/
Modern Examples of Evolution | Geology.com
By Geology.com
"IceCube, an astronomy project at the South Pole, is a telescope designed... Examining Fossils with Technology February 7, 2011 | National Science Foundation "For hundreds of years, scientists who wanted to examine a rare fossil. ... April 15, 2010 | Air Force Space Command Here is a short video by Air Force Space Command that explains... Award for Excellence in K-8 Earth Science Teaching December 21, 2010 | American Geological Institute ... Welcome to Geology News! ...
Geology News - http://geology.com/news/
Ghostly green eye : Space and Astronomy news daily – SpaceInfo.com.au
SpaceInfo … astronomy and space exploration news and images, updated daily. Check out the SpaceInfo Shop too (link above) for astronomy books, space DVDs, ...
spaceinfo.com.au/2011/03/28/ghostly-green-eye/
Space And Astronomy News Mattters - Mar 29 2011 - Junkers RT-8 the ...
spacefuture Astronomy Without A Telescope ? Dark Statistics #space .... Heartening news for endangered big cats: India's tiger population has risen by ...
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Space and astronomy digest: April 2011
The Royal Astronomical Society, encourages and promotes the study of astronomy, solar-system science, geophysics and closely related branches of science.
www.ras.org.uk/.../1936-space-and-astronomy-digest-april-20...
When Is an Asteroid Not an Asteroid? | Astronomy Space Enthusiast.com
Astronomy Space Enthusiast.com. Your Online Astronomy Information Center ... can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. « Lastest Astronomy News ...
www.neibler.com/...belt/when-is-an-asteroid-not-an-asteroid/
Lastest Astronomy News | Astronomy804's Blog
The Astronomy and Space Enthusiast Blog. Skip to content. Home · About · ← Lastest Constellations News · When Is an Asteroid Not an Asteroid? → ...
astronomy804.wordpress.com/2011/.../lastest-astronomy-news...
Videos Of The Big Moon | Gets Topic
ScienceDaily Space Time VideosAstronomy News. Read the latest astronomy news and articles from around the world. Space ... The moon passes through the ...
getstopic.com/news/videos-of-the-big-moon.html
CAE 2011 Professional Development Workshop Series for College ...
Nasa Earth & Space Science Education News - Upcoming edicational programs, ... current and future instructors of college-level astronomy and space science. ...
www.smdeponews.org/.../cae-2011-professional-development-...
A Supermoon And Solar Flares: What On Earth Is Going On In Space?
Home · Space · Astronomy News A Supermoon And Solar Flares: What On Earth Is Going On InSpace? Quote of the Day Do not impose on others what you yourself ...
www.messagetoeagle.com/.../499-a-supermoon-and-solar-flare...
JAXA's HTV2 mission ends | Johannes Kepler - ESA Blog Navigator
By Daniel
... Mars Express blog Interplanetary science from the Red Planet; Cumbrian Sky Stuart's keen look at our Solar System; Bad Astronomy Phil Plait's unique take on the Universe; Planetary SocietyEmily Lakdawalla's excellent blog ... NASA ISS · Dirk Ewers astronomy · Arianespace · Flame Trench · BBC Spaceman · Wired Science · JAXA HTV-2 news · Arianespace v200 · ATV at AstriumSpace · @ astro_paolo in Flickr · Train like an astronaut · Russian Space Agency · Johannes Kepler ...
Johannes Kepler - http://blogs.esa.int/atv/

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