SPACE, Astronomy News, Jun 14, 2011

Spaced Out! Blood moon rising ABC Online (blog) (pic courtesy Astro-Space News) Leave comments and questions on the ABC Riverina Breakfast facebook page and make sure you check out Dave's website for more astronomy and spacescience news. You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the ... See all stories on this topic »

Google Mars: Mahatma Gandhi's face appears on the surface of Mars DigitalJournal.com By Andrew Moran. Rome - One astronomy buff has claimed to have discovered the face of Mahatma Gandhi on the surface of the red planet. The Italian astronomyenthusiast sifted through images sent back from Europe's Mars Express using Google Mars. ... See all stories on this topic » DigitalJournal.com

Vantage Point Morning Star Photo by Kevin Pieper Motuzas explained that he has often brought his interest inastronomy into their conversations, and Aitken added that learning about space goes along with her “natural curiosity.” Back at Kennedy's Banana River causeway for the ... See all stories on this topic » Morning Star

Moon rises in eclipse Astronomy Now Online ... 116-page Astronomy Now special edition is an extravaganza of astronomy for the year ahead. Featuring an extensive guide for observing in 2011, an introduction to major new missions to the Moon, Mars and Jupiter, an epitaph for the space shuttle, ... See all stories on this topic » Astronomy Now Online

Through the Looking Glass NASA SOFIA--the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy-- is an airborne observatory, built to complement the Hubble, Spitzer and Herschel space telescopes, as well as major Earth-based telescopes. SOFIA features a German-built 100-inch (2.5 meter) ... See all stories on this topic » NASA

NASA Chat: Giant Black Holes In The Early Universe RedOrbit You can log in and be ready to ask questions at 3 pm Ezequiel Treister is an astrophysicist for theInstitute for Astronomy at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He has a doctorate in astronomy from the Universidad de Chile, two masters degrees in ... See all stories on this topic »

Star Found Shooting Water "Bullets" National Geographic "If we picture these jets as giant hoses and the water droplets as bullets, the amount shooting out equals a hundred million times the water flowing through the Amazon River every second," said Lars Kristensen, a postdoctoral astronomer at Leiden ... See all stories on this topic » National Geographic

Killer stars from deep black space threaten Earth Pravda This was stated by an employee of the Pulkovo Observatory RAS, head of the kinematics and galactic structure of positional astronomy, Vadim Bobylev. He used the data on the motion of 35000 stars closest to us, received by a European research probe ... See all stories on this topic » Pravda

Muncie's Mike Hutchinson's photography is electrifying Muncie Star Press But when the weather begins looking dangerous and rumbling in, this member of the MuncieAstronomy Club -- a man whose picture-taking predilection often sees him pointing his camera at targets in outer space -- is at his happiest. ... See all stories on this topic »

Sky & Telescope August 2011 Sky & Telescope Spectroscopy is arguably the second biggest advance in astronomy after the invention of the telescope. (Astrophotography itself is the only other contender.) It's what made theoretical astrophysics possible, and to a large extent, it's still the main ... See all stories on this topic »

Summer activities aplenty for kids in the desert The Desert Sun Children ages 4 through 14 can participate in several themed camps, including space odyssey, weather detectives, astronomy and meteorology. Prices range from $75 to $190. Information: (760) 346-5694 Ext. 2501, or register online at www.livingdesert.org ... See all stories on this topic »

Manchester academics awarded OBEs University of Manchester In addition to his research, Professor Davis has been for many years an enthusiastic teacher of physics in the University's School of Physics and Astronomy. He has taught courses across a wide range of physics and astrophysics and has supervised many ... See all stories on this topic » University of Manchester

'One World, One Sky' features Sesame Street characters Malaya The "One World, One Sky," that began at the Planetarium on June 4, offers kids an exciting introduction to astronomy and an appreciation for science in general. It also teaches kids about cross-cultural connections and moral values, especially on ... See all stories on this topic »

Catch 'em young, keep 'em home Calcutta Telegraph “We are going to collaborate with the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Pune for the renovation,” Father Felix Raj said. Calcutta University also has a tie-up with Bose Institute, but St Xavier's is the only college in Bengal to ... See all stories on this topic » Calcutta Telegraph

Cranfield University Professor Appointed President of euspen Azom.com He is involved in major international research projects funded by organisations such as NASA, the European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (ESO), the UKAstronomy Technology Centre and the EU. On his new role, ... See all stories on this topic »

Moons Around Asteroid Reveal a Giant Rubble Pile - Yahoo! News Follow SPACE.com for the latest in space science and exploration news on Twitter ... More onSpace & Astronomy. Russian Space Oddity: Ground Control to ... news.yahoo.com/.../moonsaroundasteroidrevealagiantrubblepil...

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Astronomy News: What's Happening In The World Of Astronomy? « Don ... TV will always feature astronomy related news when they need space fillers. Whenever there are interesting heavenly occurrences happening and expected to ... astronomynewsforamateurastronomers18.wordpress.com/.../ast...

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