SPACE, Astronomy News, Jul 20, 2011

Hubble telescope spots tiny fourth moon near Pluto AFP Hubble is a potent space telescope that has transformed the field of astronomy since it was first launched in 1990. Pluto, once known as the ninth planet from the Sun, was declassified as a full-fledged planet in August 2006 and joined the new category ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

'Super-Earth' Viewed Through The Eyes Of An Eclipse RedOrbit The astronomers collected starlight data continuously for two weeks from Canada's Microvariability and Oscillations of Stars space telescope (MOST). They directed the satellite scope toward 55 Cancri e based on a tip from doctoral student Rebekah ... See all stories on this topic »

Neighbor galaxy caught stealing stars Astronomy Magazine Compilation by K. Olsen (NOAO/AURA/NSF) Astronomers from the National Optical AstronomyObservatory (NOAO) and their collaborators have found that hundreds of the stars found in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) were stolen from another nearby galaxy ... See all stories on this topic »

Is space travel shuttling off into deep, dark history? WalesOnline Professor Suryanarayana Sathyaprakash, who specialises in gravitational astronomy at Cardiff University, said space exploration is a stimulus for technological development and may ultimately yield the resources we are running out of on Earth. ... See all stories on this topic »

Thirty Years Of Shuttle Flights Yield Station, Exploration MyStateline.com The Hubble Space Telescope has rewritten astronomy books and still functions after 21-years, only because shuttle astronauts have been able to repair and upgrade it five times. Over the years, shuttles deployed the Chandra X-Ray observatory and the ... See all stories on this topic »

NASA Android app still reaches for the stars Android Apps Appolicious If all this information makes you want to visit a NASA center, you'll find a section that describes each site and where it is. All in all, the app is great for anyone already interested in space science orastronomy, and it will enlighten everyone ... See all stories on this topic »

Russian telescope launch pulls national space program out of black hole Christian Science Monitor "This is going to open up a whole new era in astronomy and astrophysics," he says. "It's a huge contribution to world science. Russia has held advanced positions traditionally, and this is a logical next step for our space program. It's just great." See all stories on this topic » Christian Science Monitor

Crescent moon expected to be seen on July 31 Peninsula On-line Ramadan will fall on August 1 according to astronomical calculations, said Sheikh Salman bin Jabor Al Thani, chairman of the advisory committee for the Arab Union for Astronomy and SpaceSciences. The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar consisting of ... See all stories on this topic »

PSLV-XL: ISRO's new power vehicle Brahmand Defence and Aerospace News Hence, the space agency has lined up some more PSLV-XL launches in the coming months. The new power vehicle is scheduled to launch some key satellites, including the imaging satellite RISAT-1, nano satellite Jugnu and India's first dedicatedastronomy ... See all stories on this topic » Brahmand Defence and Aerospace News

Father and Son at First and Final Shuttle Launches: Story Behind the Photos Space.com Both had an avid interest in astronomy and the space program and were thrilled to be in Florida for STS-1. [FAQ: The Maiden Voyage of the Space Shuttle] Flash forward thirty years to the present: Chris, now the technical director at an interactive ... See all stories on this topic » Space.com

Chasing Pluto's Shadow Science 2.0 Today, Lowell's 19 astronomers use ground-based telescopes around the world, telescopes inspace, and NASA planetary spacecraft to conduct research in diverse areas of astronomy and planetary science. The Observatory welcomes about 80000 visitors each ... See all stories on this topic »

Simply out of this world Durham Herald Sun “A lot of them are curious about their environment, but [astronomy is] not something that's often heavily covered in school,” she said, “so what we want to do is reinforce what the students are learning in their classes and take it one step further. ... See all stories on this topic »

Cosmos at the Cosmos WALA-TV FOX10 The event will compliment the summer's educational focus on astronomy and the traveling exhibit Black Holes: Space Warps & Time Twists from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Guests can see the stars and explore the mysteries of space ... See all stories on this topic »

New 'Through The Worm Hole' Episode Captivating RedOrbit Though I am not an atomic physicist and am not well versed in the department of astronomy, this episode kept my intrigue at an all-time high, feeling the boyish imagination in me getting excited at what the future may hold in space travel. ... See all stories on this topic »

Students Spending Summer at U of M's Space Camp ChrisD.ca (blog) “There are still many exciting and challenging opportunities in space-related fields for graduates today.” Students are learning about rocket building, space law, medical engineering, satellites, robotics, orbital mechanics, astronomy and the local ... See all stories on this topic »

Exploring the wonders of science Merced Sun-Star Emma, who likes biology and astronomy, said students got to take apart a videocassette recorder, and added that she learns more through a hands-on approach. Catherine Charles, 9, of Modesto will be a fifth-grader this fall. She likes chemistry, but she ... See all stories on this topic »

Twitter a useful learning tool at Souderton Area High School for some forward ... Montgomery Newspapers One teacher, Ian Burley, used it for an astronomy class, said Haines. Burley helped students findastronomers and other scientists “who are actively tweeting (sending messages on Twitter),” Haines said. The students were able to “follow” the scientists ... See all stories on this topic »

Believing in each other Las Vegas Weekly (blog) Not enough space for the tables. Somewhere around 1600 skeptics total. I caught Jennifer Hecht's whirlwind lecture on the philosophy of skepticism, Pamela Gay's lecture on astronomy (only at a skeptic convention would the line “Neptune has taken a ... See all stories on this topic »

Iowa State physicist to test next-generation neutrino detector for major ... Symmetry magazine Sanchez, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy, is working to develop the next generation of detectors to pick up the trail of neutrinos, subatomic particles that are among the most abundant in the universe and normally race through matter ... See all stories on this topic »

Keep cool and have fun at the library The Barrie Advance Experience the wonders of space under a simulated night sky. Limited free Tickets coming soon! Ages 5 +. Times will be printed on tickets. This amazing presentation will be led by an expert Royal Ontario Museum Astronomy Teacher. ... See all stories on this topic »

Russia launches powerful space radio telescope News.Az "For 20 years, it was always five years away," said Ken Kellermann of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in the United States, in an interview with the American magazine New Scientist. The telescope, which is also known as RadioAstron, ... See all stories on this topic » News.Az

“Risk-taking is important in this golden age of astronomy” — RT By RT As the imminent end of the Space Shuttle program is about to set a landmark for space exploration, RT talks to astronomer Robert Williams, one of those behind the Hubble Space Telescope, who says his field of science is experiencing its ... News RSS : Today

Space spiders coming home : Space and Astronomy news daily ... By Jonathan Nally Space and Astronomy news daily. ... CARRIED ALOFT BY THE SPACE SHUTTLE Endeavour in May 2011, the Spiders in Space experiment saw two spiders—Gladys and Esmerelda—take up residence aboard the International Space Station (ISS). ... Space and Astronomy news daily...

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