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SPACE, Astronomy News, Jul 06, 2011


Hydrogen peroxide found in interstellar space
TG Daily
"We don't understand yet how some of the most important molecules here on Earth are made in space," says Berengere Parise of the Max-Planck Institute for RadioAstronomy in Germany. "But our discovery of hydrogen peroxide with APEX seems to be showing ...

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6 from Warren Astronomical Society to attend shuttle's last launch Friday
Detroit Free Press
It's a dream trip for the enthusiasts who meet twice a month at Cranbrook and Macomb Community College to discuss the history and future of astronomy, physics and observations. "There are people from many backgrounds," Kade said. ...
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Truckin' Up to Low Earth Orbit, Part 3: The Shuttle Gives Science a Boost
Scientific American (blog)
The delivery into orbit of the Hubble Space Telescope, considered one of NASA's greatest science achievements stands out. Not as well known, but very important to solar system astronomy, were the highly successful Magellan, Galileo and Ulysses probes, ...
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"Zombie" stars key to measuring dark energy
Astronomy Magazine
With telescopes, astronomers could discover supernovae farther away. “Now we have huge digital cameras on our telescopes, and really big telescopes,” said Howell. “We've been able to survey large parts of the sky, regularly. We find supernovae daily. ...
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Spitzer finds distant galaxies grazed on gas
Astronomy Magazine
NASA/JPL-Caltech/STScI Galaxies once thought of as voracious tigers are more like grazing cows, according to a new study using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Astronomers have discovered that galaxies in the distant universe continuously ingested their ...
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The Challenges — and Dangers — of Amateur Astronomy in Afghanistan
Universe Today
Aghaei is an amateur astronomer and a science and technology columnist fromNeyshabur, Iran. For several years, he has been translating Universe Today articles onspace and astronomy and publishing them in his local newspaper in Iran. ...
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McDonald Observatory reports compiled as resource for astronomy classes
UT The Daily Texan
Epsilen provides an immersive experience for users through Web 2.0 learning space, online portfolios, interactive video photography and utilities for other content providers, Nudelman said. “What we've done is we've created a digital content repository ...
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The Holographic Universe: Is Our 3D World Just an Illusion?
TechNewsWorld
Interest in the concept of a holographic universe was revived most recently, however, when Craig Hogan, a professor in the department of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of Chicago and director of the Fermilab Center for Particle ...
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Explore the weird, wonderful in space
Statesman Journal (blog)
Join the members of Night Sky 45, Salem's amateur astronomy club, on Wednesday for “2011, Some Space Oddities,” a presentation by past president Steve Dulaney. Dulaney will talk about some of the unusual and unexplained phenomenon in the cosmos. ...
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ECC to offer Kids' College in July
Chicago Daily Herald
Space Science and Astronomy Camp: NASA Ambassador Michelle Szybowicz will share her excitement and knowledge about flight and outer space in this camp. Participants will learn what makes things fly by making kites, paper airplanes, and fizzy flyers, ...
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NASA selects local astronomy blogger to tweet at shuttle launch
Dallas Morning News (subscription)
By KIRA WITKIN Major, 35, is among 150 NASA Twitter followers who were randomly selected to watch the final space shuttle launch from the press area in Merritt Island, Fla. In Firefox, go to Tools / Clear Recent History. Check the "Cache" box and ...
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Presidential Powers and War
UC Los Angeles
NBC's "Nightly News" reported Monday NASA's airplane-mounted infrared telescope SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy). The SOFIA project, led by UCLA professor emeritus of physics and astronomy Eric Becklin, hopes to answer ...
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Gilibrand at Science Camp
WBGH
Students go to different labs throughout the two weeks, including biology, astronomy and chemistry. They'll also race solar cars. Senator Gillibrand says, "One of the projects they are teaching the kids is how to build a solar car, a little mini car. ...
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Where's Huell? (July 5-9)
KCET (blog)
Founded in December 1904 by George Ellery Hale, Mount Wilson Observatory would quickly rise to dominate astronomy worldwide. The Observatory hosts several of the most technologically advanced facilities in the world and is home to the 100-inch Hooker ...
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NASA'S HUBBLE MAKES ONE MILLIONTH SCIENCE OBSERVATION
The Cypress Times
Goddard manages the telescope. The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) conducts Hubble science operations. STScI is operated for NASA by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc. in Washington.
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A nebula to dye for! : Space and Astronomy news daily – SpaceInfo ...
By Jonathan Nally
“We were really excited to discover the signatures of hydrogen peroxide with APEX,” says Per Bergman, astronomer at Onsala Space Observatory in Sweden. “We knew from laboratory experiments which wavelengths to look for, but the amount ...
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Astronomy & Spaceflight News - STS-135 Countdown Under Way - July ...
The countdown for the final space shuttle launch began today at 1 p.m. EDT, beginning at the T-43 hour mark. However, the launch-day weather forecast looks less than favorable for Friday's 11:26 p.m. liftoff.
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Space Scoop: Astronomy News for Children - Scientix
Space Scoop: Astronomy News for Children. Published on: 27/06/2011. Country: No Country. Topic: Astronomy, Physics, Education, Project ...
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Space And Astronomy News Mattters - Jul 1 2011 - Stunning ...
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Here you can read the latest Space Scoop, our astronomy news service for children. Space Scoop is specifically aimed at children aged 7-10 years, ...
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Astronomers Find Brightest Object of Early Universe - Yahoo! News
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