SPACE, Astronomy News, Jun 31, 2011

Quabbin telescope scrapped Worcester Telegram The dome over the Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory is torn down earlier this month. (SUBMITTED PHOTOS) By Bradford L. Miner TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF NEW SALEM — When ET phoned home, he might have checked with the staff at the Five College ... See all stories on this topic »

Should Canada have its own space-launch facility? CTV.ca The reason given for the delay was a backlog in previous launches by the ISRO -- IndiaSpace Research Organization. Astronomy professor Jaymie Matthews wonders if using a Canadian launch facility would actually be cheaper than "rocket-for-hire ... See all stories on this topic » CTV.ca

A glimpse of an astronaut's life in space The Columbian “That is where our anxieties lie,” said Barratt, a guest speaker at OMSI's annual Astronomy Day. Another fix-it job, involving a carbon-dioxide scrubber, resembled one of those ticking-time-bomb plot lines on the TV series “24.” There were 64 wires, ... See all stories on this topic »

Sagittarius: A Versatile Star Pattern Space.com About 40 years ago, astronomy author George Lovi (1939-1993) pointed out that we could augment our tea service with a teaspoon and lemon as well. The teaspoon comprises stars in northern Sagittarius, while the lemon is an alternate rendition of the... See all stories on this topic » Space.com

Interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson SanDiego.com Born in the Bronx to a sociologist father and gerontologist mother, Tyson took his youthful interest in astronomy full steam into higher education. After earning a Bachelors of Arts in physics at Harvard, he earned his Master of Arts in astronomy at... See all stories on this topic » SanDiego.com

NASA shuttle program ending means high hopes for future LaSalle News Tribune “It's important for us to have a leading role in space for our young people,” he said. “It gives them something to look forward to and that's important.” Illinois Valley Community College astronomyinstructor Kevin Corrigan said when he talks to his ... See all stories on this topic »

Trail of crumbs discovered from potentially hazardous comet Astronomy Magazine He teamed up with Finnish astronomer Esko Lyytinen to investigate. Lyytinen calculated a possible return in 2016 or 2023, after that not again until 2076. Future observations of this shower may bring other information about the comet that caused this ... See all stories on this topic »

Quasar APM 08279+5255: Really Big Bathtub Drain? QUEST (blog) ... and the distant sources of the radio emissions appeared to be coming from compact, point-like spots in space, the same as the light from a star. Today we know of over 200000 quasars. When first discovered a few decades ago, astronomers didn't know ... See all stories on this topic » QUEST (blog)

President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts Whitehouse.gov (press release) An accomplished astronomer, Dr. Sargent has served as President of the American Astronomical Society, Chair of NASA's Space Science Advisory Committee and Chair of the National Research Council's Board of Physics and Astronomy. ... See all stories on this topic »

Requiem For The Shuttle Aviation Week His vision remains relevant to improving progress in astronomy, communications, security, environmental studies and much more. I still believe the best is yet to come. Perhaps other nations, with less money, will leap ahead. The shuttle program was a ... See all stories on this topic »

South campus breaks ground on new science and allied health facility Your Houston News Scheduled for completion in Fall 2013, the new three-story, 150000 square foot building will house nine areas of scientific study, and will include nursing simulation labs, an astronomy observatory, and laboratories designed to model pharmaceutical ... See all stories on this topic »

A Trojan Asteroid Keeps Earth Company NPR Martin Connors is a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the - sorry - and the Canada Research Chair at Athabasca University in Alberta, Canada. Thanks for talking with me today, Dr. Connors. MARTIN CONNORS: Well, very happy to do ... See all stories on this topic »

Cosmic expansion rate confirmed : Space and Astronomy news daily ... A STUDENT WITH THE with the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research ( ICRAR) at the University of Western Australia, has calculated how fast the ... spaceinfo.com.au/2011/07/.../cosmic-expansion-rate-confirme...

Astronomy Discovery Could Help Treat Cancer Patients - Yahoo! News News. Astronomers studying stars and black holes have made a discovery that ... FollowSPACE.com for the latest in space science and exploration news on ... news.yahoo.com/astronomy-discovery-could-help-treat-cancer...

Astronomy Discovery Could Help Treat Cancer Patients - Space.com ... Astronomers are applying their knowledge of stars and black holes to medical treatment. esciencenews.com/.../astronomy.discovery.could.help.treat.can...

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Astronomy Discovery Could Help Treat Cancer Patients (SPACE.com ... by jackiebese SPACE.com - Astronomers studying stars and black holes have made a discovery that could lead to safer, more effective cancer treatments down ... dietscalorie.com/.../astronomy-discovery-could-help-treat-canc...

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