SPACE, Astronomy News, Aug 07, 2011

Nearly 100 Unknown Milky Way Star Clusters Discovered by Astronomers Christian Post By Fionna Agomuoh | Christian Post Contributor With the help of the VISTA Variables Telescope,astronomers have discovered 96 star clusters that were previously undetectable. The VISA Variables Telescope, located at the European Space Observatory's ... See all stories on this topic »

New NASA Telescope to Study Planets Outside Solar System Patch.com Clampin discussed the JWST that NASA has been working on and what it will do to advance the field of astronomy. “You'll see tonight that the James Webb Space Telescope is making lots of impressive technical progress and we are looking forward to have ... See all stories on this topic »

Featured sight for week of 8/7: the Perseid Meteor Shower Examiner.com This week's feature: one of the biggest astronomical events o the year, one that is so famous that even most non-astronomers know about it: the Perseid Meteor Shower, which will peak on the the night of August 12/13, which just so happens to fall on ... See all stories on this topic »

Astronomy Without A Telescope – A Photon's Point Of View Universe Today Again, time and distance are just two aspects of the same thing, space-time, but we struggle to visualise this. We have evolved to see the world in snapshot moments, perhaps because a failure to scan the environment with every step we take might leave... See all stories on this topic » Universe Today

Displaced observatory finds 'pristine' home The Spokesman Review (subscription) The Alliance for the Advancement of Science Through Astronomy, or AASTA, had been looking for a new location for the observatory since the Department of Energy ordered it taken down from the top of Rattlesnake Mountain in 2008. ... See all stories on this topic »

Week ahead: Back-to-school shots offered The Tennessean Still, sky watchers can see about 20 meteors per hour from a dark sky, according to Astronomymagazine. Look for meteors any day this week, shortly before dawn, and block the moon's glare with a large building or tree, the magazine suggests. ... See all stories on this topic »

Coming To A Solar System Near You… Super-Earth! Universe Today says Nader Haghighipour of the Institute for Astronomy and NASA Astrobiology Institute, University of Hawaii. “Being slightly larger than a typical terrestrial planet, super-Earths may have physical and dynamical characteristics similar to those of ... See all stories on this topic » Universe Today

NASA spacecraft begins 5-year trip to Jupiter China Daily The $1.1 billion mission - which will end with Juno taking a fatal plunge into Jupiter in 2017 - kicks off a flurry of astronomy missions by NASA. Next up is Grail, twin spacecraft with a $496 million price tag that will be launched next month and go ... See all stories on this topic »

MacFarlane to Make Sagan's “Cosmos” Sequel International Business Times 1 on Amazon's astronomy best-seller list. Tyson , who is director of New York's Hayden Planetarium as well as a seasoned author and TV host, will not be aping Carl Sagan but bringing his own element to it. “I cannot be Carl Sagan. ... See all stories on this topic »

Mars rover moving closer to launch : Space and Astronomy news ... By Jonathan Nally Welcome to SpaceInfo! SpaceInfo … astronomy and space exploration news and images, updated daily. Check out the SpaceInfo Shop too (link above) for astronomy books, space DVDs, posters, gifts, gadgets and more! Your comments… ... Space and Astronomy news daily...

Archive for August 5th, 2011 - SWAYRAS Author: Space and Astronomy News Headlines - Yahoo! News Published: August 5th, 2011. NASA's Juno spacecraft is heading for Jupiter this week with a novel ... swayras.com/wp/?m=20110805

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