CBS News
By Phil Plait In a week of ridiculously gorgeous astronomy pictures hitting the 'net, I keep thinking they can't get cooler... and then this happens: a seriously cool picture of the Sun from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory! Given that SDO orbits the ...
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Space Agency's first day of operations marked by satellite stamps launch
Creamer Media's Engineering News
She summed up the National Space Strategy, which Sansa will help execute, as stimulating astronomy, communications, Earth observation, navigation and space physics research, as well as developing the country's science, engineering and technology ...
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Stargazing: Hubble, Venus dance early Saturday
Florida Today
This is the final lecture of the spring 2011 season of BCC's Space and Astronomy Lecture Series, so don't miss it next Friday. BCC's 24-inch Ritchey-Crétien telescope in the Observatory tops the Astronaut Memorial Planetarium at the BCC Cocoa campus. ...
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Field trip takes WES students to Adventure Science Center
The Tennessean
Many of the students enjoyed the hands-on interaction with over 30 interactive astronomy exhibits in Space Chase along with the Moon Walk simulations. Among the standard scientific lessons, the students learned more about forces and motion, ...
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Canadian radar data helps keep astronauts safe from space rocks
Montreal Gazette
Brown is a Western astronomy professor and one of the operators of the Canadian Meteor Orbit Radar. NASA uses the real-time data provided by the radar to track the countless minuscule particles streaking through space which could delay a shuttle launch ...
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South African National Space Agency set to join telescope programme
Creamer Media's Engineering News
South Africa is also set to provide telemetry, tracking and control services for the space telescope. Led by Russia, the Radioastron programme also includes the US National Radio Astronomy Observatory, the European Space Agency, the Common- wealth ...
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New book dishes dirt on Soviet space program
Examiner.com
A new took about Yuri Gagarin titled Starman is stirring up a lot of controversy by exposing what the author claims are the darkest secrets of the Soviet space program, namely that the Kremlin knew that the space vehicles were not safe yet decided to ...
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Space Pictures This Week: Aurora Orb, Galaxy Dance
National Geographic
The winning entry, from the Sydney Girls High School Astronomy Club, proposed that Gemini investigate the dynamic interactions of the galaxies NGC 6872 and IC 4970, in part because the pair may offer clues to what will happen when our Milky Way galaxy ...
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National Geographic
What NASA has done for you lately--technology spinoffs
The Free Lance-Star
Look for the brilliant planet to be near the crescent moon during the mornings of the 29th and 30th. David Abbou of Stafford County is a volunteer for the NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassadors Program and is a member of the Rappahannock Astronomy Club. ...
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China to build space observatory at South Pole
Shanghai Daily (subscription)
Officials from the Polar Research Institute of China said the scientists carried out a series of research on Antarctic marine system, the South Pole climate and astronomy, but choosing a location for an observatory was their main task. ...
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Community briefs
Helena Independent Record
On Friday, April 8, Carroll College will present its annual Astronomy Weekend guest lecture by Terry D. Oswalt, Ph.D., the head of the Physics and Space Sciences Department at Florida Institute of Technology. Dr. Oswalt's lecture, “It's Later than You ...
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Are You Experienced?
Patch.com
One of those films will be presented tonight during a public astronomy night at McDonald-Davis. The 20-minute movie, Oasis in Space, talks about the evidence of water on planets in the solar system. The shows are at 6:30 and 7:30 pm The room seats ...
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DTA Grammy after party
The INDsider
According to Babylonian astronomy, master squeezers are a rare breed – only two born every 100 years. Do the math. Take the ride. Born July 1, 1967 in Churchpoint, Louisiana, Carrier's zodiac alignment of celestial stones and space rocks denoted an ...
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The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations that Transform the World, By David Deutsch
The Independent
They predicted radio waves, from which have flowed not just radio but TV, mobile telephony, radio astronomy, 3G wireless internet, radar and microwave ovens. Deutsch has plausible answers to some of the greatest mysteries of all time. ...
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NASA Invites Public to Free Planet Walk Activities on April 9 in Anne Arundel ...
PR Newswire (press release)
From 11:00 am to 3:30 pm EDT scientists from NASA Goddard, astronomy clubs and local colleges will be at each station to provide information and to answer questions. There will be educational activities at many of the stations. ...
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Final ROTC resolution released, mentions nondiscrimination
CU Columbia Spectator
University senator and astronomy professor Jim Applegate, a longtime ROTC proponent and member of the senate task force which solicited opinions on ROTC, said there has been more than enough time for debate. “We have bent over backwards to try to get ...
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Mayor announces mobile app at State of the City
The Downey Patriot
•The Columbia Memorial Space Center is "a perfect example of the city's commitment to our youth and our glorious history." The center will host "astronomy family nights" this summer where families can gaze at stars using telescopes. ...
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Epic Discovery: China's National Radio-Astronomy Observatory ...
By Casey Kazan Daily Galaxy Editorial Staff
China's Xinhua News Agency, the official press agency of the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) announced Thursday that the National Radio Astronomy Observatory has been monitoring signals from a previously unknown " dark" ... Oh, boy, I will be begging to send a manned mission (and it will take this kind of discovery for the space program to ever get any real funding again. .) Of course, it has to be discovered by the US, because we're the good guys. ...
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Messenger Mission: Is There Water on Planet Mercury - WNC News
By jerolincalvin
WNCNews – February 19, 2011 – So far, the birth of the planet barely ever witnessed. However, image taken by Christian Thalmann from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Germany,. ...
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IBEX scientists isolate mysterious 'ribbon' of energy and ...
Notes Schwadron, an associate professor at UNH's Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space and department of physics, "Isolating and separating the ribbon from the IBEX maps was like pulling the drapes from our window to discover ... University of New Hampshire: http://www.unh.edu/news. Thanks to University of New Hampshire for this article. This press release was posted to serve as a topic for discussion. Please comment below. We try our best to only post press ...
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News about geology and earth science from around the world! ... "Astronomers have snapped a picture of three planets orbiting a star beyond... How Do Twin Stars Form? May 21, 2010 | NASA "How twin stars form is an ongoing question in astronomy. Do they... Monitoring Antarctica from Space August 3, 2010 | NASA ...
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Meteorites, LIFE and the Outer Space Treaty of 1967 « The Thought ...
By Kash Farooq
Science, skepticism and astronomy. About Us. Posted by: Kash Farooq | April 1, 2011 ... The news was published in a paper and everything – it was published in the Journal of Cosmology. And the paper was written by a NASA astrobiologist: Richard Hoover. Mineralized remains in the one of the meteorites studied by Richard Hoover. Credit: Journal of Cosmology. Amazing news, eh? ...
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Physical and Engineering Sciences News » 45 New eBooks in ...
By Orion Pozo
Robotics, Space Planes, Tethers & Elevators, Mechanical Engineering & more… Roll over book cover for complete title or click on book cover for more information & link to full text (NCSU only). Robotics [electronic resource] : modelling, ...
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The Urban Astronomer: Get Involved: Globe At Night, Lectures ...
By The Urban Astronomer
Each week has a theme, and next Thursday April 8th is Yuri's Night, an annual celebration of the first man in space. If the skies are clear, you can find me on the Living Roof giving star tours alongside the docents of the museum ...
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April 2011: Life in the Astro-Blogosphere. : Astro Guyz
By David Dickinson
Of course, some news outlets took advantage of the hysteria to give a platform to some truly “shaky” science. Keep in mind, that while stating that an earthquake will occur “within a week of the Full or New Moon” may be a safe bet, it's neither precise nor ... Tags: alpha magnetic spectrometer, april 2011 astronomy, april 2011 launches, april 2011 science, april 2011 science fiction, david dickinson, endeavour, saturn, science blogs, space, supermoon, yuri gagarin ...
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Astroblog: Kleopatra, a Bone Shaped Asteroid with Two Moons
By Ian Musgrave
It turns out Kleopatra is between 30% to 50% empty space! You can read the original paper here, Emily Lakdawalla's take on it here and the Bad Astronomer's take here. Naturally, I've made a Celestia file for you to add. ...
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Salt-Seeking Spacecraft Arrives at Launch Site | Portal to the ...
By NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features
Your one stop news portal for all things astronomy. Portal To The Universe provides a global portal for online astronomy content, serving as an index and aggregator. ... An international spacecraft that will take NASA's first space- based measurements of ocean surface salinity has arrived at its launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Note: All formatting and links have been ...
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Space And Astronomy News Mattters - Mar 31 2011 - Junkers RT-8 the ...
Astronomy magazine’s tour group of 22, accompanied by Chris McKay of NASA ..... Your login is case sensitiveMaggie McKee, space news editor (Image: ...
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A well dressed space man wouldn't be seen in one of those! ... Search our Community. in. Posts by Poppa Chris, Space missions, News, (Entire Community) ...
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Ask Bluey - "List Of Astronomers" images 1 - 20 of 5280
It's sort of the "Academy Awards" for deep space astronomy, except ... http:// news.discovery.com/space/phantom-universe-next-biggest-mystery.html ...
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Mazenodian Astronomy and Space Society | Facebook
News: mass - Mazenodian Astronomy and Space Society is a leading astronomical society in Sri Lanka. We are the champions. Facebook © 2011 · English (US) ...
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Twitter Astronomy Observer, 2011/03/20 edition
abc.net.au - Share |Print News in Science › Space and Astronomy Friday, 18 March 2011 Stuart GaryABC By looking at changes in the light coming from the red ...
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thenewRadiant - April is,,, Global Astronomy Month
Show Archived Articles. Space Exploration and Space Missions ... We share ideas, astronomy news and observation stories, exchange hints and tips with other ...
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Nasa Recent Article About 19th Of March 2011 | Gets Topic
Space Astronomy Astronaut NASA News from KepeaMarch 19th, 2011 by admin. Reuters - Libya has called for an emergency meeting of the U.N. . ...
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