SPACE, Astronomy News, Jun 27, 2011 (2)

Asteroid poses no threat to planet Earth, say astronomers The Guardian The asteroid will pass between the Earth and the moon's orbit, making it an official "intruder" in astronomy terms. As it passes by, the rock will enter a region of spacearound our planet known as its Hill sphere, where Earth's pull is the dominant ... See all stories on this topic »

Comet Dive-Bombs Sun During Big Solar Eruption Space.com by Joe Rao, SPACE.com Skywatching Columnist A newfound comet discovered byastronomers using a telescope in Hawaii will swing through the inner solar system in 2013, with some astronomers and skywatchers hoping for a cosmic spectacle when it arrives. ... See all stories on this topic » Space.com

Flying Telescope Chases Down Pluto's Shadow Space.com The telescope, called the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), is a 100-inch (2.5-meter) reflecting instrument mounted on a highly modified Boeing 747SP aircraft. A stronomers used the flying observatoary's mobility to position ... See all stories on this topic » Space.com

LJMU Hosts the First Annual Public Lecture in Astronomy Liverpool John Moores University The lecture "Hubble in Orbit: Two Decades and Counting" was given by Dr Bob Fosbury, former Director of the Space Telescope - European Coordinating Facility in Garching, Germany, to a large and enthusiastic audience. Dr Fosbury described how during May ... See all stories on this topic » Liverpool John Moores University

Russian astronomers hope to find aliens within two decades Kyiv Post While we have been searching for extraterrestrial civilians, we have been waiting for messages fromspace, not the other way," he said. About 1000 exoplanets, ie planets circling around stars like the Sun, have been found, and 10% of them resemble the ... See all stories on this topic »

Young Star Shoots "Water Bullets" Into Space HULIQ According to National Geographic, a new study set for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics reveals that the European Space Agency's Herschel Space Observatorypicked up evidence of water being emitted from a protostar 750 light years from Earth.... See all stories on this topic » HULIQ

Search skies at star party Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier Black Hawk Astronomy Club members will be on hand to point out planets, current constellations and deep space objects. Children can earn their junior astronomer certificate. Star parties will not take place if it is cloudy. The event is free and open ... See all stories on this topic »

Edwin Hubble in translation trouble Nature.com (subscription) Professional historians are demanding further evidence, but advocates of the position are already urging NASA to name a future space mission after the slighted researcher. Hubble is credited with a discovery that paved the way for modern astronomy. ... See all stories on this topic » Nature.com (subscription)

Velocity of light disrupts a theory Hattiesburg American I've been into physics and astronomy as long as I can remember. What I can tell you is that I was always encouraged to follow those interests. My dad, in particular, liked (and still does like) to talk up the latest developments, even when I was a kid ... See all stories on this topic »

Make your own dream, astronaut tells students TheNewsTribune.com He and his classmates entered original designs for space probes they would send to Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus or Neptune to study weather as part of a unit on astronomy, said Griffin teacher Johanna Dowler. Harvey's design, the “Henson ... See all stories on this topic » TheNewsTribune.com

Reduced Prices at Stardome Scoop.co.nz (press release) The additional funding acknowledges that and allows Stardome to extend the opportunity to learn about astronomy and space sciences to Aucklanders for whom it may have previously been out of reach. The new prices are great news for schools, ... See all stories on this topic »

Meteor '2011 MD' to pass perilously close tonight The Tech Herald “We are certain that it will miss us, but if it did enter the atmosphere, an asteroid this size would mostly burn up in a brilliant fireball, possibly scattering a few meteorites,” commented Dr. Emily Baldwin of Astronomy Now in a Telegraph report. ... See all stories on this topic » The Tech Herald

Honor Harger: A history of the universe in sound Exchange Morning Post (press release) Her artistic practice is produced under the name radioqualia together with collaborator Adam Hyde. One of their main projects is Radio Astronomy , a radio station broadcasting sounds from space. What does it mean to listen to space? ... See all stories on this topic »

Miss. science teachers receive innovative pointers Jackson Clarion Ledger All of the teachers learned about physics, chemistry and astronomy, as well as age-appropriate and low-cost ways to share those lessons with their students. In the sessions, the teachers saw firsthand how difficult it is to just sit and listen versus ... See all stories on this topic »

Five Things: SK All Stars Score In Opening Round; Council To Finalize Budget ... Patch.com Scouts also have the opportunity to learn skills in outdoor classrooms in areas like nature, camp craft, astronomy and geology. Merit badges are offered in a variety of areas including, camping, pioneering, leatherwork, small boat sailing, ... See all stories on this topic »

Mars mission launch gets closer : Space and Astronomy news daily ... By Jonathan Nally Space and Astronomy news daily. Space and Astronomy news daily...

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