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SPACE, Astronomy News, Jun 18, 2011

NASA's Fishman receives 2011 Shaw Prize in Astronomy
Space Ref (press release)
Dr. Gerald J. Fishman, astrophysicist at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., has been named a recipient of the 2011 Shaw Prize in Astronomy, for which he will share a $1 million award. Fishman is being recognized for his leadership ...
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Space, the final frontier, now ready for guided tours
The Nelson Daily
“Then we'll move on to some of the things we're going to show the public in our astronomytelescopes: some of the harder-to-find things that may be bright, but can be difficult to locate. For the real diehards we'll likely stay late into the night. ...
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Star Shooting Intense Water Jets Into Space Spotted By Herschel Telescope
Huffington Post
As Lars Kristensen, lead author of the study -- which has been accepted for publication in the journalAstronomy & Astrophysics -- points out, that's "about 80 times faster than bullets flying out of a machine gun." The really interesting part of this ...
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When Snoopy Landed on the Moon
New York Times
Also on display is a print of a partial eclipse by Étienne Léopold Trouvelot, a 19th-century French artist and astronomer whose work was exhibited at the Stamford Museum in May. And in conjunction with “To the Moon,” the museum's “Astronomy Nights” ...
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Black Hole Eats Star, Creates Brightest Gamma-Ray Flash Ever Seen
The Inquisitr
“This is a really, really unusual event,” study co-author Joshua Bloom,assistant professor of Astronomy at University of California, Berkeley, told SPACE.com. “It's now about two-and-a-half months old, and the fact that it just continues on and is only ...
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European Endorsement for ESA's Space Hazards Programme
Science Daily (press release)
In 2011, SSA activities are accelerating with the opening of a space surveillance data analysis capability located at ESAC, the European Space Astronomy Centre, Spain. It will serve as the test-bed for enhanced debris data analysis and for issuing test ...
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Funding cut to the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence and the death of...
Los Angeles Times
Privately financed astronomy is nothing new. In the 18th and 19th centuries — the heyday of private observatory building — such work was in part spurred by interest in alien life. It's an interest that, despite present budget tribulations, runs deep. ...
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RVCC Planetarium to hold star shows, laser concerts this summer
NJ.com
Saturn is also visible. Join us on Friday evenings throughout the summer to learn what stars and constellations are visible in the sky. The program also will include information about current events inastronomy.
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Folk knowledge and MLE
Inquirer.net
UP HISTORIAN Dante L. Ambrosio recently passed away and left us a monumental study on Philippine ethno-astronomy—the knowledge, ideas, beliefs and lore of the country's ethnic groups about the heavenly bodies. In his book, “Balatik,” Ambrosio ...
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NASA's sun mission finds new sets of star twins
DigitalJournal.com
The HI cameras on the spacecraft are helping astronomers determine the periods ofvariable stars with pinpoint accuracy, by providing repeat viewings during the year and allowing continuous sampling over 20 day periods, a lead researcher from the ...
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Summer 'staycations' can be fun, affordable
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Fernbank Science Center offers 65 acres of old-growth forest, trails, natural and astronomy exhibits (for free), as well as planetarium shows ($4 for adults, $3 for kids). Mummy lovers will enjoy the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University. ...
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Weekend Express: Your one-stop, fun-stuff planner
Salt Lake Tribune
Various activities including rock climbing, ATV safety instruction, astronomy tips, fly casting, pony rides, birds of prey, entertainment, food. A 5K, 8K, Millcreek Canyon hike, rock climbing, junior ranger, etc. activities precede the festival at ...
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European endorsement for ESA's space hazards programme
Space Ref (press release)
SSA activities are accelerating this year with a new testbed for improved analysis of space surveillance data at ESA's European Space Astronomy Centre in Spain, which will issue test warnings to satellite operators. Similar test facilities are also ...
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Space Just Too Big for Green Lanterns to Patrol, Astronomer ... - News
The self-appointed intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps has over 7200 members, which sounds like a lot, until you learn that their ...
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Space And Astronomy News Mattters - Jun 11 2011 - Rosetta… Stoned ...
News. PARIS (AFP) – Astronomers on Wednesday reported that six ultra- bright flashes detected in deep space were ancient explo... on June 9 From ...
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Black holes born soon after Big Bang : Space and Astronomy news ...
Space and Astronomy news daily – SpaceInfo.com.au. Space and Astronomy news daily. banner ad. Home · About us · Contact us · Links ...
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Guest Post Newly Born the Science of Astronomy - Space News Category -
Guest Post Newly Born the Science of Astronomy - Space News Category Astronomical equipment from the ages, on display at the Adler Planetarium.
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Gargantuan Sun Explosion Rocks Astronomers (SPACE.com) | Files at ...
astronomy sun explosion (2); sun explosion picture (2). Related News: ... Big Asteroid's Approach in November Excites Astronomers (SPACE.com) SPACE.com – An ...
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Space exploration: Will budget cuts stall search for other Earths ...
Astronomy. News · Forums & Polls. Space exploration: Wi. ... Astronomers are on the cusp of new discoveries in the search for distant planets that could ...
www.topix.com/.../space-exploration-will-budget-cuts-stall-sea...
astronomy
Search results for astronomy. Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine. Bad Astronomy Blog | Commentary on astronomy news and space-related myths and ...
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Science space | Shereesvoice
Space.com offers the late breaking headlines about outer space, space flight, science andastronomy news. Get the latest news and read special reports about ...
shereesvoice.co.cc/2011/06/08/science-space/
Rosetta comet probe enters hibernation in deep space
Faster Than Space - News, images, podcasts, videos and everything you want to know about spaceand ... Astronomy Magazine News Article - Released:6/8/2011 ...
www.fasterthanspace.com/.../2331-Rosetta%20comet%20prob...
Strictly Astronomy
Astronomy news, recent research results, and pretty pictures from the media along with ... Data show Voyager could reach interstellar space at any time ...
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