SPACE, Astronomy News, Jul 25, 2011

Enormous Water Reservoir Identified in Space Christian Post By Daniel Blake | Christian Post Contributor Astronomers have reported the discovery of a huge water vapor cloud floating around a black hole in space. The cloud is so big that scientists estimate it holds 140 trillion times the mass of water in the ... See all stories on this topic »

Astronomers discover hydrogen peroxide in space Cordis News For the very first time, astronomers have discovered molecules of hydrogen peroxide in interstellar space. This new information, presented in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics, could help scientists shed new light on the chemical link between water... See all stories on this topic » Cordis News

Bizarre Dwarf Planet Wrapped in Water Ice Space.com [Video: Dwarf Planet Veiled in Water-Ice] "Crystalline ice is what we all have in our fridges — the molecules of water are aligned in lattices," researcher Benoit Carry, an astronomer at the European Space Astronomy Centre in Madrid, told SPACE.com. ... See all stories on this topic » Space.com

Desert skies BBC News Astronomers say the images it produces will be 15 times sharper than those sent to earth by the Hubble space telescope, and might eventually help us find signs of life on other planets. The European Southern Observatory (ESO), which operates Paranal, ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Capelo Praises Wesleyan's MA Astronomy Program in Astrobites Wesleyan Connection (blog) Holly Capelo, a graduate student in the Astronomy Department, wrote a contribution to “astrobites,” an e-newsletter for students and others interested in astronomy. In her article, titled “Careers, LikeSpace Missions, are Tricky: How a Master's Degree ... See all stories on this topic »

Posted On Monday, July 25, 2011 at 06:12:20 AM Pune Mirror Kabra, an ardent astronomy lover, has set up a portable planetarium inside his own house, having had set up planetariums in places like the Science City Space Theatre in Kolkata, AB Birla Planetarium in Hyderabad, Meghnad Saha Planetarium in Burdwan, ... See all stories on this topic »

Neighbor Galaxy Caught Stealing -- Stars HULIQ "Using observations with the Spitzer Space Telescope," he told Astronomy, "we were able to get a complete census of the stellar populations in the LMC. With the ground-based observations, we could determine the properties and motions of a large sample... See all stories on this topic » HULIQ

2011 Canadian Space Summit SpaceRef Canada The Canadian Space Summit is THE place to learn about the latest trends, technologies and political issues taking place in the space industry. With technical sessions on everything fromastronomy to Earth orbit, from life sciences to law and policy, ... See all stories on this topic »

Local Briefs The Durango Herald A family-friendly astronomy program will be held at 8 pm Aug. 6 at the Hawkins Preserve in Cortez. Take Verde Vu Drive to Cedar Street and turn left to the Hawkins Preserve parking lot. AstronomerBill Nietfeld will bring telescopes and a laser pointer ... See all stories on this topic »

Pittsburg State students will travel to Germany to study abroad Pittsburg Morning Sun David Heins, who also is a senior in physics said he wanted to advance his knowledge ofastronomy. “I also want to experience German culture,” he said. Kathryn Whitbeck is a senior in communications, but her emphasis is on Earth and space science. ... See all stories on this topic »

Cosmic approach to astrophysics 24 Hours Vancouver A consultant to the once-popular science fiction TV series X-Files, Matthews is a principal investigator with Canada's space agency and travels the world working with other experts in the field of astronomy. He's off soon to Vienna and Spain for his ... See all stories on this topic »

Study finds new nebula ScienceAlert Originally found by Matthias Kronberger, a member of an amateur astronomy group known as the Deep Sky Hunters (DSH), the role that Douchin and De Marco played was integral to ensuring the accuracy of the discovery. There are roughly 3000 planetary ... See all stories on this topic » ScienceAlert

Everything is relative in families, science Hattiesburg American In doing so, he destroyed our notions of space and time. How does that work? See you then! Christopher Sirola is an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at USM. Contact him at christopher.sirola@usm.edu. See all stories on this topic »

Weekly agenda Columbus Ledger-Enquirer @CO AGENDA body:Astronomy Night at Providence Canyon State Park: Presented by the Coca-Cola Space Science Center and Columbus State University, 9-11 pm today. A PowerPoint presentation and telescopes will be set up for viewing different stars, ... See all stories on this topic »

After the space shuttle Toledo Blade The shuttles had two crowning achievements: launching and repairing the Hubble Space Telescope, whose breathtaking images have revolutionized astronomy, and assembling the space station, a prodigious engineering feat. But the shuttles never lived up to ... See all stories on this topic »

NASA SPACE NEWS: Astronomers Find Largest, Most Distant Reservoir ... By Gabriella Brianna Astronomers expected water vapor to be present even in the early, distant universe, but had not detected it this far away before. There's water vapor in the Milky Way, although the total amount is 4000 times less than in the quasar, ... NASA SPACE NEWS

Astronomers discover hydrogen peroxide in space ~ COSMOS TV LATEST ... COSMOS TV LATEST NEWS ... Astronomers discover hydrogen peroxide in space ... This new information, presented in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics, ... www.cosmostv.org/.../astronomers-discover-hydrogen-peroxi...

So long, space - Astronomy.com blog - Astronomy.com - Online ... But I think it's clear the days of American leadership and dominance in space are long-gone. That might be good news for the private industry, ... cs.astronomy.com/asycs/blogs/.../archive/.../so-long-space.aspx

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