Today: SPACE, Astronomy News, May 03, 2011

May 3, 2011

SPACE, Astronomy News, May 03, 2011

Dawn dance of the planets
WTOP
What's Up The Space Place has a new look on WTOP's website. Now entering my 7th year writing and reporting on all things space and astronomy I hope you like the format. You can join me and other astronomers at George Mason University Observatory this ...
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This Week On The Space Show
Space Fellowship
Ian Brewster returns for news on developments in physics, commercial space and related topics. Mr. Ian Brewster is a science enthusiast and writer and the author of “The Simple Universe.” He has been actively studying physics and astronomy from a very ...
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Rotating Sunspots Triggered Massive Solar Flare
Space.com
[Amazing New Sun Photos From Space] Brown presented the findings on April 20 at the Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomy Meeting in Wales. The flare erupted at 8:50 pm EST on Feb.14 (0150 GMT Feb. 15), sending a massive wave of charged ...
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Space.com
Search for aliens shuts down because of shrinking budgets
NOLA.com
Dozens of radio dishes that make up the Allen Telescope Array in the mountains of Northern California have scanned deep space since 2007 for alien signals. Cash-strapped governments, it seems, can no longer pay the interstellar phone bill. Astronomers ...
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NOLA.com
Society for Science & the Public Re-Launches Science News for Kids
PR Newswire (press release)
With hundreds of archived articles on topics ranging from weather to fossils to space and astronomy, Science News for Kids continues to serve as an invaluable resource for students researching a science topic and for teachers looking to augment their ...
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What Earth would look like with Saturn's rings
The Guardian
Since the rings would be so bright, we might not have seen (m)any stars and planets, so how might this have affected astronomy? Would we even have a Copernicus, Galileo, or Kepler? Would Brahe have seen "his" famous supernova? In this brilliant fusion ...
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Marin outdoor calendar for the week of May 2, 2011
Marin Independent-Journal
MOUNT TAM ASTRONOMY PROGRAM — Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre, Mount Tamalpais State Park; 455-5370; www.mttam.net. May 7: Franck Marchis discusses "Tiny Moons Around Small Asteroids," followed by telescope viewing. 8:30 pm Free. ...
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Islam Phobia Of The West: Historic Perspective
PakTribune.com
They had gained enviable prominence in several branches of science, especially medicine, chemistry, optics, mathematics, astronomy and philosophy. After the long rules of Ummayads (661-750) and Abbasids (750-1258), the Ottoman Empire (1290-1566) ...
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Benefits cuts will cause faculty flight, profs warn
CU Columbia Spectator
“I don't shop at grocery stores in Cambridge, Massachusetts,” astronomy professor Jim Applegate said. “I care about my salary here in New York City.” Steele said that tuition benefits would still be among the best in the country after the cuts, ...
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14000 quasars build 3-D map of the universe
Cosmos
This new technique turns the standard approach of astronomy on its head. “Usually we make our maps of the universe by looking at galaxies, which emit light,” said Slosar. “But here, we are looking at intergalactic hydrogen gas, which blocks light. ...
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