SPACE, Astronomy News, Jun 27, 2011

Matt Reed: Get Rubio, Nelson into budgeting Florida Today ... the successor to Hubble that is predicted to transform astronomy. / For FLORIDA TODAY Your US senators, the political players redrawing county commission districts and a scary, $7 billion gamble on a space launch topped my watchlist this week. ... See all stories on this topic »

Astronomy Without A Telescope – Backgrounds Universe Today by Steve Nerlich on June 25, 2011 Thousands of galaxies seen by the Herschel SpaceObservatory through the Lockman Hole. Credit: ESA. You've probably heard of the cosmic microwave background, but it doesn't stop there. The as-yet-undetectable cosmic ... See all stories on this topic » Universe Today

House-sized asteroid 2011 MD will come dangerously close to Earth's surface Monday International Business Times An asteroid, the size of a house, will come dangerously close to the Earth's atmosphere but will zoom by harmlessly on Monday, astronomers said. The orbit of the asteroid, named 2011 MD, is uncannily similar to Earth's orbit and the space rock,... See all stories on this topic » International Business Times

Prime time for the skyline Nashua Telegraph Gerry Descoteaux, author of “The Lawnchair Astronomer,” is a freelance writer and teacher who has taught astronomy at America Online's Online Campus for more than 10 years. His course, “Astronomy, An Introduction,” is presented on the Internet. ... See all stories on this topic »

Scientifically Speaking, 6/26 Denver Post Info/register: contact Heather Lindsey at hlindsey@larimer.org or call Telescope viewing Chamberlin Observatory, 2930 E. Warren Ave., on the University of Denver campus, has astronomypresentations and allows use of the 20-inch Alvan Clark refractor ... See all stories on this topic »

The Candle or the Mirror …? Sunday Times.lk Questions will be based on 5 subjects - Current Affairs, Sports, General Knowledge,Space & Astronomy & Arts/Literature and Entertainment. Those who are interested in taking part could confirm their participation to the TMC desk at Galle Face Hotel ... See all stories on this topic » Sunday Times.lk

Black hole swallows a dying Star Indian Express In this case the burst was unusually long, said Joshua Bloom, an associate professor of astronomyat Berkeley and the first author of one of the studies. The burst also came from the centre of a galaxy four billion light years away. ... See all stories on this topic »

St. Vincent College opens first part of science center Pittsburgh Post Gazette The 110000-square-foot facility houses classrooms and laboratories for cell genetics, microbiology, biochemistry, astronomy, electronics and several other fields. "We've got to give the kids good training," Mr. Dupré said. "The US is lagging behind ... See all stories on this topic »

Superstar spreads its wings : Space and Astronomy news daily ... By Jonathan Nally ASTRONOMERS HAVE IMAGED a complex and bright nebula around the supergiant star Betelgeuse in greater detail than ever before. This structure, which resembles flames emanating from the star, is formed as the behemoth sheds its gas into ... Space and Astronomy news daily...

Space and Astronomy News: Asteroid to Pass Extremely Close By ... Space and Astronomy News Message: [b]Asteroid to Pass Extremely Close By Earth On Monday. investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id...

Space and Earth Sciences News :: Astronomers reach for the stars ... Astronomers' research on celestial bodies may have an impact on the human body. Ohio State University astronomers are working with medical physicists and ... www.news-about-space.org/astronomy-news/cluster10261521/

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