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SPACE, Astronomy News, Apr 08, 2011

Museum honors space exploration
Arizona Daily Star
Yuri's Night will feature presentations by leaders in space exploration, starting at 1 pm, and a family-oriented evening program from 5 to 9 pm featuring space, astronomy and physics displays and activities. • Grant Anderson, vice president of ...
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Korean Peninsula Shifts 2.3 cm East Due to Japanese Earthquake
The Chosun Ilbo
The National Geographic Information Institute in collaboration with other institutions such as the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute analyzed the movement of the Korean land mass due to the Japanese earthquake and said Wednesday the peninsula ...
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Exploration Day events set for Saturday
Centre Daily Times
More than 200 students, faculty and community volunteers will present exhibits in fields such as astronomy, biology, physics, earth science, robotics, and more, many involving hands-on demonstrations geared toward students in grades K- 12. ...
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Physics and astronomy symposium kicks off on Saturday
The Sophian
She is employed by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and also collaborates with the Max Planck Institute in Munich, Germany. Furthermore, she runs a telescope in Chile which makes it possible to view destroyed stars. ...
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Jodrell Bank to open new Discovery Centre
University of Manchester
Part of The University of Manchester, the Observatory has for many years been a much-loved visitor attraction, as well as a significant Astronomy research centre. The site has recently been shortlisted for World Heritage Site status, and will now be ...
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University of Manchester
If aliens come to visit, they'll probably be much cleverer than us
Irish Times
Astronomers are always on the lookout for any sign of an alien civilisation in space. But what would we do if we found one? HUMANKIND'S first contact with an alien civilisation, if it ever happens, will be the biggest milestone to that date in the ...
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Get Out: Enjoying The Great Outdoors
Patch.com
Why Go: This is the third annual event jointly sponsored by the Friends of Anne Arundel County Trails Inc., NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center and the AACC Astronomy Club, and features a day and evening of astronomy-themed activities, ...
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SOFIA Completes First Flight of German Science Instrument
PR Newswire (press release)
Flying at altitudes between 39000 and 45000 feet, above the water vapor in Earth's lower atmosphere that blocks most infrared radiation from celestial sources, SOFIA conducts astronomy research not possible with ground-based telescopes. ...
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Measuring carbon from space
Planet Earth
Watch this space. Professor Paul Palmer is a member of the School of GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh, Dr Hartmut Bösch is a member of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester, and Dr Andy Kerr is Director of the ...
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Training astronauts
BBC News
And the trainers fed back ideas to the astronauts; when it became clear that navigation in space would be most reliable if done by the stars, the Mercury astronaut corps went back to astronomy class. Eventually a mock-up of the capsule was placed ...
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BBC News
Star-gazing Smithie goes to Washington, DC
The Sophian
The junior's passion for astronomy developed early in life, through decidedly less advanced technologies. "One day, my dad and I rented Carl Sagan's Cosmos. It was a series that came on a bunch of VHS tapes, and by the time they had gotten rid of their ...
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Apple iPad: gateway to the cosmos
Examiner.com
Perhaps the best news of all is that the app is free, so, if your Apple has iOS 4.0 or newer, why not give it a try? Hit the 'subscribe' button for automatic email updates when I write something new! Want more astro info? Why not check out my astronomy ...
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New telescope to view panorama of the universe
Cosmos
“The difference between single-pixel astronomy and a hundred-pixel panorama is a matter of observing time – an astronomer can observe with a hundred-pixel panorama in one day what would take him three to four months with a single-pixel receiver,” said ...
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Cosmos
NASA Telescopes Join Forces to Observe Unprecedented Explosion
Newswise (press release)
This is truly extraordinary," said Andrew Fruchter at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore. Swift determined a position for the explosion, which is now cataloged as gamma-ray burst (GRB) 110328A, and informed astronomers worldwide. ...
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GI school layoffs down to 8 teachers
Grand Island Independent
They also noted that high school astronomy classes have high enrollment. Stelk noted that Senior High has four science vacancies, so it may be possible to look for a teacher who has the skill to operate the planetarium and the endorsement to teach ...
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Bayonne Historical Society hosts Antiques and Appraisal Day
The Hudson Reporter
The exhibit will include an introductory astronomy video called “Our Night Sky” from the DVD series “The Great Courses.” Also on exhibit will be a Civil War era oil portrait of Margaret McIntyre LaTourette, whose parents owned a farm at Bergen Point in ...
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Frozen comet had a watery past, University of Arizona scientists find
Astronomy Magazine
Astronomers frequently refer to comets as dirty snowballs because they consist of mostly water ice, peppered with rocky debris and frozen gases. Unlike asteroids, extraterrestrial chunks made up of rock and minerals, comets sport a tail — jets of gas ...
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Entertainment Calendar
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Triton College's Cernan Earth and Space Center, 2000 Fifth Ave., River Grove. (708) 456-0300, ext. 3372. www.triton.edu/cernan. Earth and Sky Shows, children's shows and Monthly Skywatch feature topics in astronomy, space science and earth science. ...
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Understanding Ontogenetic Depth, Part I: Naming Versus Measuring
Discovery Institute
As the history of astronomy shows, measurements (or estimates) of the AU, attempted since antiquity, didn't settle on anything close to the modern value until the late 18th century. The data required to perform the triangulation depicted in Figure 2, ...
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Space and Earth Sciences News :: Two dying stars reborn as one (w ...
White dwarfs are dead stars that pack a Sun's-worth of matter into an Earth- sized ball. Astronomers have just discovered an amazing pair of white dwarfs whirling around each other once every ...
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Today's physics news: space privateers to launch biggest rocket ...
By Lena
In today's news round-up: space privateers to launch biggest rocket since 70s and Martin Rees wins £1m Templeton Prize. Space privateers to launch biggest rocket since 70s. The space race is no longer just between nations. Space X, a private firm ... Useful physics sites. International Year of Astronomy · Physicsworld.
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Space Telescopes Observe Unprecedented Explosion
By Nancy Atkinson
As dozens of telescopes turned to study the spot, astronomers quickly noticed that a small, distant galaxy appeared very near the Swift position. A deep image taken by Hubble on April 4 pinpoints the source of the explosion at the ...
Universe Today - http://www.universetoday.com/
Unmanned Space Exploration in 2011, Pt. 2, by Emily Lakdawalla ...
By 365 Days of Astronomy
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.
PTTU Podcast Episodes - http://www.portaltotheuniverse.org/podcasts/eps/recent/
Astronomers Find Newly Discovered Asteroid Is Earth's Companion ...
By Thermo Klein
(visit the link for the full news article). reply posted on 6-4-2011 @ 01:49 PM by Thermo Klein. This asteroid is following a horseshoe shape from Earth's perspective - always staying away from Earth. ... it appears to slowly trace out a horseshoe shape in space. Asteroid 2010 SO16 takes 175 years to make the trip from one end of the horseshoe to the other. So while on the one hand its orbit is remarkably similar to Earth's, in fact "this asteroid is terraphobic," ...
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Top astronomers from the Middle-East and Africa meet in Cape Town ...
By South African Astronomical Observatory
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. ... Latest Podcast. http://feeds2.feedburner.com/ 905514c02b96e81e0eecfa7579cb2f81: Unmanned Space Exploration in ...
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Solar System Scope – astronomy gets a glorious makeover - The Red ...
By Nigel
SSS means Astronomy for Everybody. Whether you are a student, astronomy fan or an accidental browser, you are most welcome to play with our user-friendly application. It's full of space-art graphics, has easy-to-use interface with ...
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Spec Tech: Heavy Lift « Clarion Blog
By Nathan Bergey
There was an interesting bit of space news that came out the other day. The US rocket company SpaceX announced that they were going to push forward with their plans for a heavy lift rocket. As a rocket scientist and a big space fan this ...
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Solar System Scope – astronomy gets a glorious makeover ...
By Dintz
The stunningly beautiful Solar System Scope is an easy to use space travel experience, which lets you soar through our solar system at the touch of a button. The application is populated with gloriously high resolution images, ...
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Spaceports: Gagarin Spacecraft Docks with Space Station
By JackKennedy
The Soyuz TMA-21 Gagarin capsule carrying three Expedition 27 crew members docked to the ISS at 7:09 p.m. on Wed., April 6, 2011. Docking is followed by a news conference from Mission Control in Korolev, Russia. The space station crew ...
Spaceports - http://spaceports.blogspot.com/
NASA: wiping the slate clean : Dynamics of Cats
Speculations on astronomy, astrophysics, news I find interesting, theoretical issues, science and science policy. I will digress into computational physics, science fiction and general issues and basically whatever I feel like whenever. ..... of the American astronomers (not those I talked to), but it definitively wasn't in Europe and the decision by NASA to end the LISA and ESA studies also has now pretty much pushed all European space people back to the drawing boards. ...
Dynamics of Cats - http://scienceblogs.com/catdynamics/
Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.
Except Ridley's 73 year old ass can't bend over like that anymore without the aid of a walking stick, and the xenomorph is a twenty foot tall animatronic space jockey birthed alien standing in front of a green screen. ...
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Administration Support for the Keystone XL Pipeline | Geology.com
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February 15, 2011 | Petroleum News Some people in the United States oppose importing the crude oil from... Keystone XL Pipeline Protests August 11, 2010 | USA Today On July 25 an oil spill sent nearly a million gallons of. ...
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5 Reasons Why Life on Earth May Have Began in Outer Space | The ...
By Elaine Chaney
Sumer existed before modern astronomy confirmed the existence of Pluto, so how did the Sumerians KNOW about Pluto unless, as ancient alien theorists suggest, E.T. had a Learning Annex class on astrology with the Sumerians? Nazca Lines ...
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Common dietary fat, intestinal microbes linked to heart disease
By BioNews
News Section | Cardiovascular / Cardiology. Common dietary fat, intestinal microbes linked to heart disease. Thursday, April 7th, 2011. A new pathway that links a common dietary lipid and intestinal microflora to an increased risk of ...
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Space Junk Threat Will Grow for Astronauts and Satellites - Yahoo ...
Follow SPACE.com for the latest in space science and exploration news on Twitter ... More on Space & Astronomy. Soyuz docks 50 years after Gagarin's voyage ...
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spacefuture massive database of space and astronomy info pics #space bit.ly/ feMFDp .... After delay, NASA preparing Mars rover for launch » Space Times News ...
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Space and Earth Sciences News :: Astronomers may have witnessed a ...
On March 28, 2011, NASA's Swift satellite caught a flash of ...
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The Kepler space telescope is about to reset your brain - Dave's ...
Marcie Smith is the mission director of the Kepler space telescope and also ... Apart from the news you will soon hear about these 1235 planets as they ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's ...
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Copernicus on the astronomy behind the new GREEN - Ain't It Cool News
In space the suits are under pressure, so they puff out. Compare this shot to a shot of my favorite .... except for the astronomy and space suit parts :-) ...
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We obsessively track breaking news and interesting content about astronomy and space exploration in the blogosphere and Twitter so you don't have to. ...
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Asteroid trails Earth in weird orbit - Unexplained Mysteries
You are viewing: Home > News > Space & Astronomy > News story ... me at the time was how Earth-like its orbit was," says astronomer Apostolos Christou. ...
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NASA's Spitzer Discovers Time-Delayed Jets Around Young Star
MessageToEagle.com - Astronomers have discovered that two symmetrical jets ... Home · Space · Astronomy News NASA's Spitzer Discovers Time-Delayed Jets ...
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Space and astronomy digest: April 2011
AlphaGalileo - The world`s independent source of research news ... This release summarises some of the astronomy and space science events taking place ...
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Astronomer will bid farewell at Sunday benefit for library
Ridgefield Press
She graduated MIT in 1982 and is now a celebrated astronomer, once named among Discover magazine's 50 most important women in science. For more than a decade, she has explored the farthest reaches of space from her home office on a dead-end road in ...
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Astronomy event tonight at library
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
By the Herald staff If you're interested in astronomy, thinking about studying science or just love looking at cool photos from outer space, go to Kennewick's library tonight. Mike Durst, director of the Moore Observatory at Columbia Basin College, ...
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The Cost Of No Science
Science 2.0
"The Sky By Day" looks at the science and the people in today's 9-5 pro astronomy world. Born in the heart of a dying star (as we were all), Alex... How much does science cost-- and how much does it cost to turn science off? You're listening to a guy ...
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Waco: SOFIA Takes First Science Flight With German Instrument
KWTX
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy or SOFIA completed its first test flight in Waco in April 2007 where the plane was modified at L-3 and the massive telescope was installed. On Wednesday, SOFIA completed its first flight with the ...
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Astronomy professor lectures about aliens
Open Minds UFO News
And more universities, like Sacramento State, are hosting lectures on the subject, which helps to spark the interest among students, and encourages the next generation of scientists to open their minds to new ideas about life in space.
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Europe must stand tall on space science
BBC News (blog)
It's a new kind of astronomy that would allow you to study far-off phenomena without looking through a telescope. With perhaps just a billion euros to play with, the original architecture may not be achievable. One idea is to still fly three satellites ...
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BBC News (blog)
Astronomy exhibit on view this month at Massabesic Audubon Center
NewHampshire.com
Employed for 15 years at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ, he created software for analysis, reduction and graphical presentation of astrophysics images, including data from Hubble Space Telescope. He has brought that experience to ...
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NewHampshire.com
Global Lunar Week – April 10 to 16, 2011
Universe Today
A week-long series of programs, from April 10 through 16, will be dedicated to the Moon during Global Astronomy Month to help people rediscover our closest companion in space.” says AWB. “Lunar Week takes place while the Moon is well-placed for ...
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WVU begins planetarium move to White Hall
Daily Athenaeum
Earl Scime, chair of the WVU Physics Department, said the planetarium will be used for descriptive astronomy classes and to share scientific findings, such as space missions and discoveries, with the public. It will be installed on the rooftop of the ...
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Goonhilly plans developing
Business Cornwall Magazine
“This is an important aspect of the development of the Space Science Park at Goonhilly, whereby leading research can be undertaken and the public will be able to experience first-hand the exciting world of astronomy. It is also great news for Cornwall ...
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NASA's Kepler helps Iowa State's Kawaler, astronomers update census of sun ...
EurekAlert (press release)
... Chair Ron Gilliland of the Space Telescope Science Institute based in Baltimore, Jorgen Christensen-Dalsgaard and Hans Kjeldsen, both of Aarhus University in Denmark. Kepler has provided astronomers with so much new information, the Science paper ...
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What Do You Say to An Alien?
Discovery News
The plaque always has a high giggle factor when I show it to my Astronomy 101 classes. "The aliens are going to think we don't wear any clothes!" said one student. And that's just the point, says authors Dimitra Atri, Julia DeMarines, ...
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Planetarium second home to class
Albany Herald On-line
A physical science professor and astronomy enthusiast, Flowers is using Thronateeska Heritage Museum's Wetherbee Planetarium as a unique tool to help teach his students about the universe and the complex components within it. “We're studying astronomy ...
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cheap date
Calgary Herald
This year, the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory, the University of Calgary's physics and astronomy research facility located southwest of the city limits, is joining in the festivities and throwing its first ever YURI'S NIGHT bash on Saturday, ...
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Meteor brighter than the Moon blazes through Tennessee sky
Examiner.com
For people not familiar with the stars, the brilliant flashes that we on Earth see as meteors results from pieces of space rock from entering our atmosphere. With a speed commonly measured in not miles per hour, but miles per second, these asteroid and ...
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Jodrell Bank gets new multi-million pound visitor centre
Manchester Evening News
... along with current work by British astronomers. Exhibits include a monitor showing live information from the Lovell Telescope, an infra-red camera which demonstrates how radio telescopes work, and incredible interactive pictures from space. ...
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Scientists work to create telescope network
Belleville News Democrat
Scale that up to the centimetre wavelengths of radio astronomy and you have a problem, says Simon Garrington, Director of the e-Merlin array at the Jodrell Bank Radio Observatory near Manchester. The SKA should offer 50 times greater sensitivity and ...
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Tevatron Experiment Could Send Particle Physicists Back to the Drawing Board
TechNewsWorld
... and Space Exploration, told TechNewsWorld. The discovery "would be a very fundamental discovery in particle physics," said John Ellison, professor and vice chair of the department of physics and astronomy at the University of California Riverside. ...
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Last-ditch effort to avoid government shutdown involves NASA cuts
Examiner.com
No doubt, regardless of what the next government spending bill offers, NASA will continue on its quest. Hit the 'subscribe' button for automatic email updates when I write something new! Want more astro info? Why not check out my astronomy column?
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Astrophysicist also known as science enthusiast
The Pan American
Tyson earned a bachelor's degree in physics from Harvard in 1980 and a master's in astronomy from University of Texas at Austin in 1983. In 1991 he earned his Ph.D. in astrophysics from Columbia University. His areas of research include star formation, ...
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Inspired by curiosity, fueled by fun
Boston Globe
The range of subjects — engineering, technology, medical sciences, physics, astronomy, computer sciences, architecture, aeronautics, environmental sciences, humanities — explored “Under the Dome'' sets the tone for rest of the festival. ...
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NASA Telescope Identifies Planet-Hunting Targets
RedOrbit
"We've discovered a new technique of using ultraviolet light to search for young, low-mass stars near the Earth," said David Rodriguez, a graduate student of astronomy at UCLA, and lead author of a recent study. "These young stars make excellent ...
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NASA Telescope Ferrets Out Planet-Hunting Targets
Space Fellowship
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech “We've discovered a new technique of using ultraviolet light to search for young, low-mass stars near the Earth,” said David Rodriguez, a graduate student of astronomy at UCLA, and lead author of a recent study. ...
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The Fourth Estate: Faculty Shows Dedication Over the Last 25 Years
my.hsj.org
Although he has taught a variety of subjects in the sciences, including chemistry, Modern Physics Seminar, and astronomy, he has had the same classroom for decades. "For all these years the Jackson Lab has been Angeloff's home," he said. ...
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DOTGO Launches Text Messaging Publishing Suite for All 100 Million Internet ...
PR Newswire (press release)
DOTGO is owned and operated by New York-based technology company Scientific Media, Inc., which was founded in 2007 by Kenneth M. Lanzetta, a professor of Physics and Astronomy at Stony Brook University, and Stefan Gromoll, a former graduate student in ...
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Topanga Messenger
Some of the areas of study, explored through Native American Stories and Culture, Science Activities, Art, Drama and Environmental Education are: Animals, Astronomy, Earth Stewardship, Ecological Principles, Edible/Medicinal Plants, Energy, Habitats, ...
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Shooting for the Stars
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1 Department of Astronomy, McDonald Observatory, and Texas Cosmology Center, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, USA. 2 Delaware Asteroseismic Research Center, Mt. Cuba Observatory, Greenville, DE 19716, USA. The primary objective of the Kepler ...
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Kepler Detected Gravity-Mode Period Spacings in a Red Giant Star
Securities Industry News (subscription)
13 Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA. 14 High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO 80307, USA. 15 SETI Institute/National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ...
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Space and Earth Sciences News :: Kepler helps astronomers update ...
NASA's Kepler Mission has detected changes in brightness in 500 sun-like stars, giving astronomers a much better idea about the nature and evolution of the stars.
Space and Earth Sciences News - http://news-about-space.org/
Frozen comet had a watery past (4/8/2011)
This artist's impression shows the irregular surface of comet Wild-2 and jets spouting into space at speeds of several hundred kilometers per hour. A UA-led team of scientists now found evidence that Wild-2 harbored liquid water at some ... Discovered in 1978 by Swiss astronomer Paul Wild, Wild-2 (pronounced "Vilt") had traveled the outer reaches of the solar system for most of its 4.5 billion year history, until a close encounter with Jupiter's field of gravity sent the ...
Astronomy News and Research - http://www.astronomyreport.com/
SOFIA Completes First Flight Of German Science Instrument ...
By Klaus Schmidt
WASHINGTON -- The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, completed its first science flight Wednesday, April 6, using the German Receiver for Astronomy at Terahertz Freq. ... NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., manages the SOFIA science and mission operations in cooperation with the Universities Space Research Association headquartered in Columbia, Md., and the German SOFIA Institute at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. ...
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Science Made Cool: BIG Space News
By Cambias
If you follow space-industry news, you already know about this. SpaceX, the private space-launch outfit founded by Internet billionaire Elon Musk, has unveiled their newest rocket, and it's a doozy. The Falcon Heavy can put fifty tons ...
Science Made Cool - http://www.sciencemadecool.com/
NASA's Kepler helps Iowa State's Kawaler, astronomers update ...
By News
NASAAMES, Iowa – NASA's Kepler Mission has detected changes in brightness in 500 sun-like stars, giving astronomers a much better idea about the nature and evolution of the stars. Prior to Kepler's launch in March 2009, astronomers ... The investigation is led by a four-member steering committee: Kawaler, Chair Ron Gilliland of the Space Telescope Science Institute based in Baltimore, Jorgen Christensen-Dalsgaard and Hans Kjeldsen, both of Aarhus University in Denmark. ...
Science Codex - Science news,... - http://www.sciencecodex.com/
Asperger's Syndrome Documentary | Disease Symptoms Blog Online
By BO News Network
I knew I was different from the age of about 6 years old, hypotheses included – the reincarnation of King David or Pliny the Elder, a left behind Space Alien and finally mild autism (after seeing a TV documentary). ... I became interested in astronomy/science ~3 years old, so I'm told, it was my interests that made me stand out in school. Later on in primary school, I became fascinated by mineralogy too. I found it difficult not to talk about my hobbies, ...
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Halos Gone MAD
By Jon Voisey
To identify the components of the simulated space, astronomers have had to develop tools to search for structure. The results has been nearly 30 independent computer programs since 1974. Each promises to reveal the forming structure in ...
Universe Today - http://www.universetoday.com/
Search for Earth's Twin: Kepler Zeroes in on Milky Way's Sun-Like ...
By Casey Kazan Daily Galaxy Editorial Staff
"This helps us understand more about the formation of stars and how they evolve, " said Steve Kawaler, an Iowa State University professor of physics and astronomy, and a leader of the Kepler Asteroseismic Investigation. ... studies to determine the ages of all these sun-like stars and studies of the host stars of the earth-like planets discovered by Kepler. The Daily Galaxy via Iowa State University. Get Your Daily Dose of Awe @'The Daily Galaxy' in Your Facebook News Feed ...
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AAPT Announces 2011 Klopsteg Memorial Award Winner is Dr. James E ...
By American Association of Physics Teachers
Hansen was trained in physics and astronomy in the space science program of James Van Allen at the University of Iowa. He obtained a B.A. in Physics and Mathematics, a M.S. in Astronomy, and a Ph.D. in Physics, all three degrees from ...
We Hear That - http://blogs.physicstoday.org/wht/
Boeing 747-based observatory studies star formation | Boeing and ...
By Aubrey Cohen
The latest Boeing and aerospace news, including updates about the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, 747-8 and 737, Airbus A380 and A350, the anticipated Boeing 797 and Boeing jobs and layoffs. « Seattle airfares a bit of a bargain (NYT) ... NASA's Boeing 747-based Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy performs a test flight on Aug. 4, 2010. (Carla Thomas/NASA). NASA's Boeing 747-based observatory completed its first science flight with a German spectrometer Wednesday. ...
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Tevatron Experiment Could Send Particle Physicists Back to the ...
By Sci/Tech - Google News
... not fit into the standard model of particle physics, said UC Riverside physics and astronomy professor John Ellison. ... What Has the Tevatron Really Discovered?Discovery News Possible new elementary particle describedSpace Daily ...
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Review: Gravity's Ghost by Harry Collins. : Astro Guyz
By David Dickinson
Ironically, we were reading Gravity's Ghost when news reached us via LIGO scientist Amber Stuver's blog Living LIGO of the current affair that eerily mirrored the “Equinox Event” discussed in great detail by Gravity's Ghost. ... 2010 may have come and gone without a detection, but AdLIGO is due to come on line in 2014-15, and if the proposed Laser Interferometry Space-borne Array ( LISA) ever makes it to the pad, gravitational wave astronomy could be a flourishing field of ...
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European Association for Astronomy Education » NASA telescopes ...
By Alexandre Costa
If you are an astronomy teacher and want to be part of our news team ( Contributors), all you need to do is to contact your EAAE national representative and request him to send us your email contact to confirm you are in fact a teacher. ...
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A Brief Timeline of the Soviet/Russian Manned Space Program ...
Follow Yahoo! News on Twitter, become a fan on Facebook ... More on Space & Astronomy. 50 years after Gagarin, US space flight sputters AFP ...
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Space telescopes observe unusual cosmic blast - Topix
Astronomy. News · Forums & Polls. Space telescopes obse. ... This will search the titles of the threads in the Astronomy forum. Search the Astronomy Forum: ...
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Galactic Collision | Astronomy News
Astronomy News. Skip to content ... This amount of space will may change, but it will be proportional to the amount of space the new galaxies take up when ...
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NASA Breaking News | AstronomyOutreachFoundation.com
Expanding Astronomy Awareness ... NASA Retargets Space Shuttle Endeavour's Launch For April 29. Following discussions among the International Space Station ...
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Tom's Astronomy Blog » Blog Archive » Tiny Janus
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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute. Cassini spies the tiny Saturn moon Janus. Want to see the full-version? Look here. The press release: Saturn's moon Janus obscures part of the planet's A ring as the Cassini spacecraft ...
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