A New Way to Find Planets
Astrobiology Magazine (press release)
Astronomers have come up with a new way of identifying close, faint stars with NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer satellite. The technique should help in the hunt for planets that lie beyond our solar system, because nearby, hard-to-see stars could very ...
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Astrobiology Magazine (press release)
Experience the Universe in 3D
Swinburne University Media Centre
Using innovative virtual reality technologies developed by the Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, AstroTours are designed to educate and entertain audiences about astronomy. Those attending can explore the planets of our Solar System, ...
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NASA's Kepler: Updated Census of Sun-like Stars
Space Ref (press release)
"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, a co-author of the paper and a leader of the Kepler Asteroseismic Investigation. ...
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Space Ref (press release)
Featured sight for week of 4/10: stunning Saturn
Examiner.com
Astronomy, always a weather-allowing pursuit, requires one to keep an eye on the Cleveland weather forecast and, for hour-by-hour cloud predictions, the Cleveland Clear Sky Clock. Live somewhere else? Find a clock and see if it will be clear near you. ...
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Are we alone in the universe?
Boulder Weekly
This is a free event for the community with activities, shows and prizes to celebrate the discoveries of hundreds of extra-solar planets. For more information about Astronomy Day and the science in the column, visit http://fiske.colorado.edu or call ...
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Boulder Weekly
Getting ready for the world's biggest ever telescope
Media Newswire (press release)
The Council has a broad science portfolio including Astronomy, Particle Physics, Particle Astrophysics, Nuclear Physics, Space Science, Synchrotron Radiation, Neutron Sources and High Power Lasers. In addition the Council manages and operates three ...
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Kerala boy reaches for sky, finds asteroid
Deccan Chronicle
The discovery has stoked Atul's passion for astronomy and he now wants to pursue masters in space studies abroad. “I was so happy that I discovered the asteroid as part of an international asteroid search campaign. I got the confirmation at my ...
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Deccan Chronicle
If you can't name that star, try asking your telescope
Tehran Times
It can also simulate a ride on a spacecraft taking you on a tour of distant planets. Last year, the App Smart column of The New York Times reviewed several other astronomy-related apps including Star Walk ($3 for the iPhone; $5 for the iPad) and Google ...
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New Teacher Brings Love of Science to Fairfield
The Daily Fairfield
For example, over the next few weeks Oligino will build models of the solar system and its planets with her eighth-graders, teaching them about astronomy. At the same time, she'll take her sixth-graders through a more Earth-based assignment, ...
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Minor Planets - What are Minor Planets? - Space & Astronomy at ...
Prior to 2006 every object in orbit around our Sun was either a Planet, a Minor Planet or a Comet. When the issue of Pluto's planet-hood was raised a new ...
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Astronomy & Space - Is there be another planet like Earth? - Yahoo ...
Courtesy : Discovery Networks ... Probably somewhere, but we haven't discovered it yet. ... yes, zillions most likely. ... Mars is "like Earth". ...
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Astronomy Cmarchesin: NASA Telescope Ferrets Out Planet-Hunting ...
Releases from NASA, NASA Galex, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Hubble, ... them ideal targets for astronomers wishing to take images of planets outside ...
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Astronomy And Space
Read science, astronomy news articles and outer space stories at Space.com. View images of celestial bodies around the universe, learn about the planets and ...
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Space and Earth Sciences News :: Galaxy Evolution Explorer ...
Your daily source for the latest space and earth sciences news ... NASA Telescope Identifies Planet-Hunting Targets. Astronomers have come up with a new way ...
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New Hit Single: “Pluto the Previous Planet”
Pluto, the previous planet from carolune on Vimeo. I see the folks attending the third .astronomy (dotastronomy) conference this year have been busy — hacking ... Torbjorn Larsson OM on Space Telescopes Observe Unprecedented Explosion ...
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NASA telescope ferrets out planet-hunting targets » Space Times News
Astronomers will use telescopes to try to image giant planets that orbit farther out .... April 12 may become international day of the human space mission ...
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Space | About Windows 7 2011 2012 Continue
Get the latest news and read special reports about space ... Stars Astronomy Planets Night SkyWatching Solar Eclipse Learn about skywatching, astronomy, ...
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NASA telescope ferrets out planet-hunting targets
The technique should help in the hunt for planets that lie beyond our solar ... under NASA's Explorers Program managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, ... 19, 2008) — Astronomers have discovered a new planet that is closely ...
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110408102612.htm
Astronomers Say Milky Way Has Around 2 Billion “Earth Analog ...
Space | astronomy | What's the News: Based on early Kepler data, astronomers say ... “The Occurrence Rate of Earth Analog Planets Orbiting Sunlike Stars. ...
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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 ... As you may know, astronomers have cataloged 539 planets outside our solar ...
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What is Inclination – Definition of Inclination in Astronomy/Cosmology
When it comes to astronomy, it is defined as a measure of the tilt of a certain planet's orbital plane in relation to that of Earth. ...
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Space And Astronomy News Mattters - Apr 10 2011 - Countdown to ...
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Our Unlikely Solar System ..... NASA's planet- hunting Kepler space observatory is showing it's a multi-purpose instrument. ...
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Two Billion Earthlike Planets In The Milky Way | Mount Washington ...
Current Sky Conditions. Mount Washington Valley Astronomy .... Some planets lost to space. Future Stars: Uranium, potassium, and thorium too rare to provide ...
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Space Project Topics | eHow.com
Space Project Topics. When it comes to astronomy, subjects may appear as ... When people hear the word "outer space," most think of life on other planets. ...
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Educated Earth // Videos - Astronomy - Pluto, Eris, and the Dwarf ...
Pluto, Eris, and the Dwarf Planets ... Soyuz Docks At The Space Station Type: Astronomy. Python vs Alligator Type: Life on Earth ...
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NASA Telescope Identifies Planet-Hunting Targets - Space News ...
Such stars are dimmer and smaller than yellow stars like our sun, which makes them ideal targets for astronomers wishing to take images of planets outside ...
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Free iPhone Apps Astronomy & Space | Facebook
NASA Space Weather - CMEs (Coronal Mass Ejections) can be viewed on the app minutes ... Planets - 3D guide to the solar system for aspiring astronomers. ...
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Future Planetary Exploration: Rethinking Icy-ocean Moon Missions ...
By vk
In the new leaner budget times, if there was a category of missions that was loser in the collision between he Decadal Survey's recommendations, and the new budget realities for NASA's planetary program, it was the icy-ocean moon missions. The flagship missions now appear ... Now, further exploration of these moons rests on the European Space Agency's (ESA's) possible Ganymede orbiter that is in competition with two good astronomy/astrophysics missions for selection. ...
Future Planetary Exploration - http://futureplanets.blogspot.com/
Fifty years of spaceflight : Space and Astronomy news daily ...
By Jonathan Nally
The celebrate, a special movie has been produced, called First Orbit, which combines historic footage from 1961 with new footage shot from the International Space Station, to give us an idea of what Gagarin experienced during his ...
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Lunar Pioneer: A Rationale for Cislunar Space
By joelraupe@gmail.com (Joel Raupe)
Space satellite assets in orbit beyond LEO benefit society. Modern industrial life depends on satellites of various types and purposes – space assets for global communications, weather monitoring, scientific exploration and national security. ... for routine human interplanetary flight (i.e., to Mars and beyond) . Making propellant from water retained at the lunar poles permits us to set up a logistics base on the Moon, creating routine access throughout cislunar space. ...
Lunar Pioneer - http://lunarnetworks.blogspot.com/
Tom's Astronomy Blog » Blog Archive » Let's Talk About Exoplanets
By Marian
NASA artist rendering of Earth-like exoplanet. The Kepler Mission is specifically designed to search out Earth-like planets (along with studying the diversity of planetary systems as a whole). We're finding all kinds of interesting planets out there; fascinating systems, ... Do you think that would have an impact on religion, the economy (i.e., would we suddenly put more funds into space exploration?), or the way we view our “destiny”? Let me know what you think. ...
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