Today: SPACE, Astronomy News, Apr 24, 2011

Apr 24, 2011

SPACE, Astronomy News, Apr 24, 2011

NASA Voyager Panel to Feature BU Astronomer Merav Opher, April 28
Newswise (press release)
In a few years, the probes will transition into the medium between stars known as interstellar space. Panel members will discuss how a unique idea became scientific legend, the exotic region of space Voyagers are exploring right now and where they're ...
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LBL's Golden Pond Planetarium to Host Astronomy Day May 7th
Clarksville Online
Featured shows include Blown Away: Wild World of Weather, Journey to the Edge of Space & Time, Far Out Space Places, Two Small Pieces of Glass, and The Skies Above. LBL's Golden Pond Planetarium is a state-of-the-art, air conditioned facility with new ...
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Happy Earth Day, 2011 Edition!
ScienceBlogs (blog)
-Bill Anders, Apollo 8 Astronaut This Earth Day, I think -- for anyone interested in space, astronomy, or the Universe -- gives us perhaps the best opportunity to look back on our planet as we understand it now, having traveled so far away from it. ...
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Caught in the act: Cascading material pours onto a young star
Astronomy Magazine
J. Green, Univ. of Texas/ESA/UKIRT/CSO Astronomer Joel Green of the University of Texas at Austin has been following a rare massive flare from a nascent star similar to the early Sun using the European Space Agency's (ESA) infrared Herschel Space ...
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No stars? No problem
Patch.com
Google has supplemented the star chart with thousands of high-quality astronomy photos―try that Andromeda Galaxy example―but it's more of an educational tool than a skygazing aid. There's no simulated horizon, and there's no way for Google Sky to ...
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Lyrid Meteors Grace The Skies Tonight
ThirdAge
By Stephanie Sajor The Lyrid meteors will grace the skies tonight, but according to Space.com, the show is expected to be less than extraordinary. According to the astronomy news source, the shower is occurring through April 25, but the bright moon ...
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Royal Birth Heralded by a Supernova?
Sky & Telescope
My high-school astronomy class has just started chewing on supernovas, and in ticking off the recent bright ones I come up with a fairly short list. There's SN 1987A, of course, though its far-southern declination rendered it invisible to northern ...
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"The King's Speech"
Statesman Journal
Tom McDonough, astronomy instructor at Chemeketa Community College, cautioned viewers to be patient and plan on spending at least a half hour outside. He said to head out around 11 pm or midnight —before the moon brightens up the sky — and look ...
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Planetarium projector being put to pasture
Charlotte Observer
While the Zeiss projector was used primarily for Earth-based astronomy shows, the digital system, funded in large part by a $1.5 million gift from GlaxoSmithKline, will let the planetarium expand its offerings in other scientific disciplines. ...
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Charlotte Observer
Inflation at South Pole: New telescopes search universe for signs of rapid ...
Space Ref (press release)
"We've been very successful with cosmic microwave background observations here from the South Pole, particularly in the last 10 years," said Kovac, an assistant professor of astronomy and physics at Harvard University, as his team readied the first of ...
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