CU astronomer to deliver talk on Hubble discovery of most distant known galaxyExaminer.com
Space enthusiasts will have a rare opportunity this week to learn about the recent discovery of the most distant known galaxy in the universe. Dr. Michael Shull, a University of Colorado at Boulder astrophysicist, will present “The Edge of the Visible ...
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Big Astronomy
The Economist
That power will be used to investigate some of the biggest outstanding questions in astronomy. The SKA will join the hunt for gravitational waves, ripples in the structure of space predicted by Albert Einstein's general relativity. ...
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Martin Rees: I've got no religious beliefs at all – interview
The Guardian
But of course as to whether there is life out there, biology is a harder subject than astronomy, because it deals with more complex things and we don't understand how life began on Earth. If we understood that, we'd have a better understanding of how ...
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The Guardian
Looking back in time with MeerKAT
News24
It would be the most sensitive radio interferometer in the southern hemisphere," astronomer Dr Sarah Blythe told News24. Blythe will, with Dr Andrew Baker of Rutgers University and Dr Benne Holwerde of the European Space Agency, lead a team of 56 to ...
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Brown dwarfs? A cool cup of tea
Cordis News
Astronomers continue to search for cool objects. Scientists recently used the Spitzer Space Telescope to identify two other very faint objects as potential contenders for the coolest known brown dwarfs. However, they could not precisely measure their ...
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Cordis News
The animated art of space
Discover Magazine (blog)
Not surprisingly, I watch a lot of TV shows about astronomy. Some are good, some, um, not so much. Probably my biggest beef with them is that the visual art is inaccurate or used badly. I've seen countless shows where the graphics are simply wrong, ...
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Shipment heralds the beginning of our newest project
BCLocalNews
The NGSFM is part of a collaborative project between the National Research Council, Natural Resources Canada and the Canadian Space Agency. Most of astronomy is aimed specifically at improving our understanding of the universe, how it came to be as we ...
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Top award for Bay stargazer
North Wales Pioneer
Mr Ellis said his interest in astronomy began during childhood visits to Colwyn Bay library. He said: “When I was six I went into Colwyn Bay public library and took out a little blue book entitled Into Outer Space by Patrick Moore. ...
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NASA honours star performers
Romsey Advertiser
The Toothill-based group, which celebrates its 40th anniversary next year, has been handed the Certificate of Appreciation by NASA's Space Place Astronomy Club, in recognition of the educational talks and workshops it puts on throughout the year. ...
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Restless experimenter
The Canberra Times
You might think Brian Schmidt is famous enough as a prodigious achiever in the world of astronomy. He led the team that discovered the universe is accelerating, and posited the existence of mysterious dark energy to account for it a piece of cosmic ...
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Senior Spotlight: Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History: An Adventure in Learning
Post-Chronicle
Fascinating, further exploration of outer space is offered by the Leitner Family Observatory and Planetarium, New Haven, a facility of Yale Astronomy Department. It features free public viewing nights on Tuesdays: two free shows in the SciDome-HD ...
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Professor helping make telescope to see 10-billion-year-old galaxies
Waterloo Record
And University of Waterloo astronomy and physics professor Michel Fich is a key player in its development. “We don't really know how our Milky Way got formed,” said Fich. But this telescope, which will be the biggest of its kind ever built, ...
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Poland's environmentalists fight foresters for heart of primeval forest
The Guardian
He likens it to the Hubble space telescope, which revolutionised astronomy by allowing scientists to peer back in time with unprecedented clarity, but with a key difference. "In the event of damage to [Hubble], it can be replaced. ...
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The Guardian
NASA's Spitzer discovers time-delayed jets around young star
Brahmand Defence and Aerospace News
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope took this image of a baby star sprouting two identical jets (green lines emanating from fuzzy star. Photo by NASA/JPL-Caltech. PASADENA, CALIFORNIA (BNS): Astronomers have discovered that two symmetrical jets shooting ...
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Patricio Guzmán and Stardust Memories
The Indypendent
Consequently, this inhospitable area has long been a research destination for archaeologists and astronomers alike, with both searching for the past in opposite directions. Guzmán dissolves the philosophical paradox between the dimensions of space and ...
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The Indypendent
Fun with Colliding Galaxies!
ScienceBlogs (blog)
-Henry David Thoreau This past weekend, the Astronomy Picture of the Day was a remarkable shot of the giant spiral galaxy NGC 6872, taken by the Gemini Telescope. (It's not Hubble, but Gemini is pretty impressive in its own right! ...
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BRADBERRY: April showers bring May flowers and promises ...
Niagara Gazette
... and astronomy leading us to try to send grasshoppers into orbit atop an assortment of explosive propellants including whatever we could get to launch our inventions into outer space, which to us was anything higher than the local roof-tops. ...
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Final Program Ready: The Next Breakthrough Space Technologies for ...
By BO News Network
Final Program Ready: The Next Breakthrough Space Technologies for Canada. by BO News Network on April 6, 2011 ... Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies Aerospace Students Association, the Astronomy & Exploration Society, the Canadian Alumni of the International Space University, the Canadian Space Society, Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association and the Rotman Alumni Network. ...
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The Space Junk Hazard | Geology.com
By Geology.com
Related Stories. Space Junk Problem Worsening February 25, 2010 | Yahoo! News Even if everyone stopped launching spacecraft starting today, the Earth's space junk... Sighting the International Space Station Over Your Home ...
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Yuri's Night App 50 years of human space flight Twitter,… | Sci-Fi ...
By App Verse by Fancy Fembot
Yuri's Night App 50 years of human space flight Twitter,… Written by App Verse by Fancy Fembot on 05 April 2011. Yuri's Night App. 50 years of human space flight. Twitter, events calendar, maps,etc. Free. Posted in App Verse, News | No ...
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Yuri Gagarin statue to take over London's Mall in Anglo-Russian ...
A statue of the Russian cosmonaut who became the world's most famous man when he entered space 50 years ago will be unveiled by his daughter in July in a gift from the Russian Space Agency to the British Council. ... 50 Years Of Space In Pictures. Related resources. 'Underneath the Stars' KS3 Workshops at Armagh Planetarium. Armagh Planetarium. Amazing Astronomy and Light Fantastic (KS2). Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath. Stardome. National Space Centre, Leicester ...
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UM Physicist Honored for Black Hole Research
By Zing
It will also “put more astronomy in gravitational-wave astronomy” by investigating the astrophysical implications of gravitational-wave observations, and by stimulating interactions between the general relativity community and the larger ... Phil Ayers of Ridgeland and David Hudson of Kosciusko each received a 2011 Distinguished Alumnus Award, and Bob Broadus of Madisonville, La., received the Dean's Service Award. A clinical pharmacy [...] Read more Alumni News ...
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New mineral discovered in meteorite - Physics Today News Picks
By Physics Today
Space.com: Yesterday researchers announced the discovery of a new mineral, Wassonite, found in a 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite discovered in Antarctica in 1969. "Wassonite is a mineral formed from only two elements, sulfur and titanium ...
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Professor helping make telescope to see 10-billion-year-old ...
By News Desk
By News Desk. A telescope big and powerful enough to look back 10 billion years will soon be built high on a mountain plateau in Chile. It will help humans understand how the universe began. And University of Waterloo astronomy and physics professor Michel Fich is a key player ... The new telescope will have a diameter of 25 metres, much larger than the Herschel Space Observatory telescope , which makes the same kinds of readings but which is only three metres in diameter. ...
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Company planning biggest rocket since man on moon | The Associated ...
By The Associated Press
Space Exploration Technology has already sent the first private rocket and capsule into Earth's orbit as a commercial venture. It is now planning a rocket that could lift twice as much cargo into orbit as the soon-to-be-retired space ...
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Live Earth-Moon Audio-Video Performance Airing April 10th ...
By alvinr
From Earth to Moon to Earth, a combination of astronomy, radio technologies and art, OPTICKS aims at inspiring artists, scientists and amateurs alike. ... News. April 12th May Become “International Day Of The Human Space Mission”. New York, N.Y. — The United Nations is considering a resolution declaring April 12th “ International ...
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What is the name of the famous telescope placed in space by NASA ...
By admin
"Dirk Bradshaw" "Alternative News" UFOs "strange occurrences" "life after death" creatures extraterrestrial supernatural myths legends monsters space universe science mystery sci-fi unexplained phenomena "mind control" CIA "Government ... He gave a great set of talks about his training and upcoming missions for the local astronomy clubs and the greater area public. The NGST (the James Webb Space Telescope) is billed as the even bigger and better follow on telescope. ...
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Largest Commercial Rocket Set for Launch in 2013 | Technology ...
By By Jack Phillips/Epoch Times Staff
Elon Musk, CEO of Space Exploration Technologies Corp, speaks during a news conference at the National Press Club April 5, 2011 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk , CEO of Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) and Tesla Motors, held the ...
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April 6, 2011
By ellegood
The U.S. space shuttle program will end this year, though two launches remain — Endeavour in April and Atlantis in June. The impact of this reality is nearly unnoticed in today's fast-paced news cycle. NASA will effectively be out of .... Identical Jet Lags Behind Twin (Source: Astronomy Now) Two seemingly symmetrical jets shooting out knots of gas and dust from opposite sides of a growing star have now been found by the Spitzer Space Telescope to lag behind each other by ...
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The Labor-Inducing Cupcake One Astronomer's Noise
By Nicole
One of my favorite sources of local news, cvillenews.com, delivered this little gem of a story from our local CBS station: Cupcake Helps Overdue Moms Deliver Babies. Now, there is no doubt that cupcakes are a magical delivery device for ...
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What Sites Do You Visit Frequently? - SLUniverse Forums
By Cristiano
By the time I finish I will have a good grasp of the weather, local, national and international news, new developments in science and technology, solar weather and astronomy news and more importantly; I will have found out all the crap ...
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Launch Chasing Worldwide. : Astro Guyz
By David Dickinson
Few realize (including news reporters, sometimes!) that the KSC is a separate facility from the Cape just to the south. This is the home of NASA's manned space program, established in 1962 largely to support the Apollo program. .... Launch chasing worldwide is a great way to supplement an astronomy habit, and also serves to bridge the gap between the public and space science. Few realize that they can see evidence of the space age nightly over their very heads. ...
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Coalition for Space Exploration Tasks us to “Think Outside the Circle”
By Jason Rhian
Such is the case with a recent PSA produced by the Coalition for Space Exploration. Entitled, “Think Outside the Circle,” the video takes us on a visual tour of America, we are followed along the way by a very familiar sight – the space ...
Universe Today - http://www.universetoday.com/
Tom's Astronomy Blog » Blog Archive » Stellarium
By Tom
Toms Astronomy blog ... Finally there is the X-37B, the secret space plane launch about a month ago. Well it's been found and Heaven's Above has pass data. The weather here is rainy so I can't verify their data, maybe this weekend. ... NanoSail, NASA, New Horizons, News, NOAO, NRAO, Observing, PBS, Phoenix, Photos, Planetary Society, Research Topic, Reviews, Riddle, Scientific American, SDO, SETI, Shuttle, Space X, Spitzer, STEREO, Stuff, Venus Express, Video, VLA, WISE ...
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SpaceX makes big promises. If they deliver, it will change space ...
By Eric Berger / Houston Chronicle
SpaceX makes big promises. If they deliver, it will change space forever. Today SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk announced plans to launch a heavy lift rocket, the Falcon Heavy, by late 2013 or early 2014. The news is significant ...
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Astroblog: Carnival of Space #191 is here.
By Ian Musgrave
Obscured by Clouds. The rough and ready blog of a cloud benighted biologist and amateur astronomer. Astroblog will cover my interests in astronomy, biology and Life, the Universe and Everything. ... ABC Science Online. Australian ABC Science Portal · Australian ABC Science in Space · Australian ABC Science Space News ...
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SpaceX unveil the world's most powerful private rocket | ZME Science
By Tibi Puiu
The dawn of a new space era has begun - the commercial space era! As governments constantly cut space exploration budgets, the world is forced to turn its.
ZME Science - http://www.zmescience.com/
Beetle footpads could inspire novel man-made adhesives
By BioNews
Related News Stories. Slippery feet remind beetles to bathe · New 'superglue' that stays stickier in space · Why geckos have 'superglue' feet · Oldest mammalian hair found in France · Anti-Adhesive Layers Leave No Hope for Insects ...
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Channel - NASA TV - sevenload
IRrelevant Astronomy is packed with CG animation and snarky humor, all wrapped around the latest astronomy news and science from NASA's Spitzer Space ...
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Weekend space station passes - Orbiter-Forum
Weekend space station passes Astronomy & the Night Sky. ... Astronomy & the Night Sky Astronomy news & discussions, Astrophotography, Telescopes, ...
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Plans unveiled for kilometer wide telescope - National Space news ...
Space News Examiner. Dennis is a dedicated amateur astronomer/astrophotographer who has a deep interest in the science of astronomy as well as current ...
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Speed of Light = 'Ping Pong' in space - Astronomy Forums ...
Astronomy News · Telescope Reviews Coming Soon! Astronomy Articles ... Space and time at the speed of light, G=EMC^2 Glazier, General Astronomy Forum ...
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Space Weather News for March 28, 2011
Space and astronomy discussion groups ... Space Weather News for March 28, 2011 http://spaceweather.com ... Visit the Space Weather Store for details: ...
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