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SPACE, Astronomy News, Jul 27, 2011



The Largest Ocean in the Universe

Big Think (blog)
Two teams of astronomers have discovered an enormous reservoir of water in space that contains 140 trillion times the amount of water in all the Earth's oceans combined. This reservoir is inside a quasar over 12 billion light years away. ...
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Amateur Astronomer Discovers Blue-Raspberry-Shaped Planetary Nebula

Popular Science
NASA actually works with several amateur astronomy groups to examine the findings from its Kepler space observatory, so sometimes, the big discoveries are made by amateurs--including this one, the newest known planetary nebula, named Kronberger 61. ...
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Astronomy Discovery Could Help Treat Cancer Patients
Space.com
Nahar, Pradhan and medical physicist Yan Yu of Thomas Jefferson University Medical College are working with collaborators to further explore the medical applications of their finds, researchers said. Follow SPACE.com for the latest in space science and ...
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Space.com
20 students attend space camp at Morehead State
Lexington Herald Leader
The Morehead State University Space Science Center recently held its first SummerAstronomy and Space Science Camp for high school students. Jointly sponsored with University of Kentucky's Robinson Scholars Program, the camp offered 20 sophomores...
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Lexington Herald Leader
Microscopes borrow tricks from astronomy to see deep into living tissues
PhysOrg.com
Inspired by adaptive optics technology for telescopes, which has allowed astronomersto see more clearly and deeply into space, the researchers are developing adaptive optics for microscopes to enable deep imaging of living cells and tissues. ...
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PhysOrg.com
Herschel confirms Enceladus as primary water supply for Saturn atmosphere
Space Daily
The first evidence of this water was found by ESA's Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) in 1997 and confirmed, a couple of years later, by NASA's Submillimeter WaveAstronomy Satellite (SWAS). These bodies have chemically reducing atmospheres; ...
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Space Daily
Young astronauts visit space camp
Toledo Blade
It's a longer mission, and you get to drop off the crew and then return to Earth," he said, adding that he particularly liked learning about astronomy during the camp. He has studied astronomy, and it was the subject of his 4-H project that last week ...
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Toledo Blade
Rensselaer Appoints NASA Research Leader as Associate Vice President for Research
Newswise (press release)
He became associate director of the internationally renowned Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy at the university in 2000. He earned his bachelor's degree in astronomy from Harvard University and his master's degree and doctorate in ...
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New Planetary Nebula Discovered [PHOTO]
International Business Times
Matthias Kronenberger, a member of an astronomy club called the Deep Sky Hunters, first discovered the phenomenon, which was then confirmed by a team led by Dr. Orsola De Marco of Australia's Macquarie University. The nebula's existence, which is named ...
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International Business Times
Classroom resources help students learn about space discoveries
eSchool News (registration)
Amazing Space, from the Formal Education Group of the Space Telescope Science Institute's Office of Public Outreach, uses the Hubble Space Telescope's discoveries to inspire and educate about the wonders of the universe. The site focuses on astronomy, ...
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Delhi girls find asteroid
Hindustan Times
Aggarwal and Chawla are part of the All India Asteroid Search Campaign organised by SPACE, an organisation that works with students to increase interest in astronomy. The organisation sends images from outer space to students in 70 different countries. ...
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e2v technologies PLC Interim Management Statement
Military & Aerospace Electronics
In space imaging, e2v provides reliable, high performance space qualified imaging sensors and arrays for space science and astronomy applications and high speed, high resolution sensors for earth observation satellites. ...
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New Doctor Who novel will travel into Time Lord's past
The Guardian
One of Reynolds's fans asked how the author, a scientist with a PhD in astronomyknown for his hard science fiction writing, would deal with the Pertwee era's "not exactly rigorous science", including the well known phrase "reverse the polarity of the...
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The Guardian
Manhattan-Sized Ice Island Seen From Space
Universe Today
Jason Major is a graphic designer, photo enthusiast and space blogger. Visit his website Lights in the Dark and follow him on Twitter @JPMajor or on Facebook for the most up-to-date astronomyawesomeness!
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Meteor showers to dazzle stargazers despite full moon
Longview News-Journal
The Aquarids tend to space out, so to speak, in weeks leading up to and following the midpoint, according to the astronomy website, earthsky.org. The Aquarids can bring from 15 to 20 shooting stars an hour, while the Perseids have been known to throw ...
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I lava science!
Discover Magazine (blog)
Look, astronomy can be dangerous. Seriously; we work at high elevations, there's heavy equipment, and sometimes dangerous chemicals. But that guy? Yikes. He should be more careful. Even if any spheroidal part of him were made of brass, that still has a ...
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Sun's extinction is billions of years away
Chicago Daily Herald
“These so-called sungrazers are mostly fragments of a very large comet, possibly first seen in 371 BC by the Greek astronomers Aristotle and Ephorus,” Gyuk said. “Many hundreds have been discovered by SOHO.”
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Hip, Interactive Company Poised Well or Future Growth
Patch.com
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and a PBS-produced series entitled Astronomy: Observations and Theories, which won two Emmy awards, are a couple of the latter. In doing web design and interactive business marketing work, Noodlehead Marketing has also ...
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Westlake Porter Public Library introduces Science Week
Westlake | Bay Village Observer
... August 10 (3-4:30 pm) Solar Astronomy: Seeing the Sun – Telescopes, specially filtered for safety, will be set up allowing us to view sunspots (if any are present) and prominences: the amazing fountains of solar material stretching into space. ...
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Mid-Summer Balboa Park Happenings
SignOnSanDiego.com (blog)
Go a little early to the space in front of the outdoor fountain for free telescope viewing with the San Diego Astronomy Association. On Thursday, August 4, the San Diego Museum of Man is collaborating with the House of Finland to present Tower After ...
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FanWatch: Galileo24 Sees Stars At UVa
TheSabre.com
I read that book back in my younger days and it kindled an interest in astronomy that is one of my favorite hobbies still today. 15. Last question: Is there anything you wish you knew when you were younger that might help the younger Hoos out there? ...
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TheSabre.com
How to Measure Galaxy's Distance From Earth?
International Business Times
"The Hubble constant is a key number in astronomy because it's used to calculate the size and age of the Universe," said Beutler. Galaxies are clustered but not spread evenly through space. Using a measurement of the clustering of the galaxies surveyed...
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International Business Times

The Center for Astronomy Education Teaching Excellence Workshop ...
By smdnews
Workshops have been attended by over 2000 current and future instructors of college-level astronomyand space science. CAE invites you to participate in one of their many workshops offered throughout the year, and to learn how to kick ...
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Astronomy Without A Telescope – Gravitational Waves » Space Times News
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Gravitational Waves. Universe Today staff; Space Times News; Posted July 16, 2011 at 5:49 p.m. ...
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Giant Meteorite Discovered in China (SPACE.com) | Space, Astronomy ...
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