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AP National/International News AP Entertainment News Video By Erin Jordan, meteorologist - bio | email To celebrate the 21st anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope's deployment into space, astronomers at the Space Telescope Science Institute in ...
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International Space Station Zooms Across Irish Skies
Irish Weather Online
According to David Moore, Editor of Astronomy Ireland's magazine “Astronomy & Space”: “The ISS crosses the sky each night for only one or two minutes and can be seen by anyone with ordinary eyesight as a star-like object, high overhead. ...
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Irish Weather Online
SPACE brings you another Asteroid Search
India PRwire (press release)
All participants get to interact with various experts and scientists working in the field of astronomy and space science. They receive a certificate of participation from SPACE. These participants also get to learn scientific data analysis and advanced ...
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Space Music: Deadmau5 Explores HR 8938 Cephei
Discovery News
In 1992, HD 221525 (a star designation used by the "Henry Draper Catalogue" published between 1918 and 1924) was the subject of a paper called "HD 221525 as a primary spectrophotometric standard star in the visible," from the journal Soviet Astronomy. ...
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Happy Earth Day
Discover Magazine (blog)
Phil Plait, the creator of Bad Astronomy, is an astronomer, lecturer, and author. After ten years working on Hubble Space Telescope and six more working on astronomy education, he struck out on his own as a writer. He's written two books, ...
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Asteroid named after Little Mole's author
Prague Daily Monitor
... space aboard the Endeavour space shuttle's last mission. During the mission, the Zdenekmiler asteroid will find itself in the Gemini constellation, said Tichy. "Zdenek Miler definitely deserves a place in astronomy catalogues and on the starry sky. ...
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See the Bright Yellow Star Arcturus in the Night Sky
Space.com
In older astronomy books, it is actually ranked sixth behind Vega and Capella, but modern measurements have shown it to be a trifle brighter than those two stars. As if it weren't already easy enough to find, there is another way of locating it. ...
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Space.com
Heavens above! Starry idea to prolong life of air bases
Inverness Courier
Astronomy has also been given something of a boost by the Dark Sky Scotland initiative to combat light pollution and the 2010 Year of Astronomy. On television, Professor Brian Cox has also been doing his bit to get Britain watching the skies — though ...
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UAHuntsville in running for National Solar Observatory HQ
WAFF
The NSO is the nation's premier ground-based scientific research program to study solar physics and space weather, and is operated under the auspices of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) on behalf of the National Science ...
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How to Raise A Space Explorer
CRIENGLISH.com
"We don't aim to let the children learn something, but to help them develop an interest in the cosmos and astronomy." Different programs are aimed at different age groups. One features an old monk talking about the history of stargazing, while another ...
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Movie review: 'Nostalgia for the Light'
Los Angeles Times
Because he has been interested in astronomy since childhood — the film opens with intriguing images of the still-functional 1910 telescope that inspired him — Guzmán starts with scientists who choose to study the stars from a series of Atacama radio ...
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Los Angeles Times
Crossroads at Big Creek: Aspens get early start on growing season
Green Bay Press Gazette
Free, but space is very limited and registration is required. Stonecipher Astronomy Center; use the Utah Street entrance to Crossroads. Families can break, dissect, roll, toss and even drop eggs, all to gain appreciation for eggs and birds. Free. ...
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Get Out! Your Maryland Heights Weekend Planner
Patch.com
The facility is used to provide instruction on space and astronomy to Pattonville students at all levels and to provide an opportunity for community members to observe the nighttime sky through regular public astronomy nights. This program is guided by ...
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Calling all candidates for Concordia
Space Ref (press release)
Studies in glaciology, atmospheric sciences, astronomy, Earth sciences, technology, human biology and medicine all benefit from the isolated and extreme environment in the middle of the Antarctic continent. ESA uses Concordia as a laboratory for ...
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NASA discovers 122 new eclipsing binary stars
Economic Times
"It's inspiring to learn that STEREO, which was designed to teach us more about the Sun's influence on our solar system, is able to detect other solar systems," said STEREO project scientist Joseph Gurman at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in ...
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Fun, free things to do
Cincinnati.com
Registration's not required, but space is limited to the room's capacity. 513-777-3131; www.westchesterlibrary.org. Celebrate 100 Years of Astronomy In Cincinnati, 8-10 pm, Cincinnati Astronomical Society Observatory, 5274 Zion Road, Cleves. ...
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Training Workshops for Afterschool Universe Astronomy Program
Space Ref (press release)
It explores basic astronomy concepts through hands-on activities and focuses on a journey through the universe beyond the solar system. A free, 2-day training workshop for US citizens is being held on July 28-29, 2011, at NASA's Goddard Space Flight ...
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Hubble turns 21, spots 'rose' galaxy
Brahmand Defence and Aerospace News
This image of a pair of interacting galaxies called Arp 273 was released to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the launch of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. WASHINGTON (BNS): As astronomers mark the 21st anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, ...
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Brahmand Defence and Aerospace News
Chicago Calendar
Chicago Sun-Times
The Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum: 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive. 312-922-7827 or www.adlerplanetarium.org. • Adler Astro-Overnights: Hands-on activities, exhibition free time, a space show and telescope viewing (weather permitting). ...
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Aging with Gusto - More than a kitchen drives Annie
Edmonds Beacon
Any state resident aged 60 and older may audit University/Community College courses on a space-available basis for $5 per quarter. Take a course you've always wanted: Astronomy; Business; Construction; Culinary Arts, Horticulture; East Asia studies; ...
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Best Sun Images From Solar Space Telescope's First Year
Wired News (blog)
"It is already transforming heliophysics (the science of space weather) in the same way the Hubble Space telescope has transformed astronomy and cosmology." In this gallery, we look back at the mind-blowing sun photo factory's greatest hits. ...
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Wired News (blog)
Avant-Garde Epiphanies In Tilburg: Roadburn 2011 Reviewed
The Quietus
It was a needless concern - from their eponymous anthem 'Voivod' to 'The Unknown Knows' to an emotional dedication to their late guitarist and founding member Piggy during the cover of 'Astronomy Domine', this was grade-A nostalgia for the thrash ...
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Community Calendar - Friday
The State
(803) 779-1971 STATE MUSEUM AND MIDLANDS ASTRONOMY CLUB'S “PLANETS FOR THE PEOPLE”: 6-9 pm May 7, Mellow Mushroom, 1009 Gervais St. A sidewalk telescope viewing. Free. www.southcarolinastatemuseum.org MOTHER'S DAY AT EDVENTURE: noon-5 pm May 8, ...
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Space Scoop – Astronomy news for children | Portal to the Universe
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 ...
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Detecting exoplanets that orbit at large distances from their star remains a challenge for planet hunters.
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Could low-cost space missions keep astronomy aiming high? - Topix
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STEM NEWS. Space Scoop! Exciting New Astronomy Resources for Children. Life has just become much easier for parents and educators dealing with enthusiastic ...
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Arp 273 - Astronomy News
In celebration of the 21st anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope's deployment into space, astronomers pointed Hubble at an especially photogenic group ...
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether in the present so-called 'age of austerity' or more generous times, arguing for funds for space exploration can sometimes be hard ...
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