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SPACE, Astronomy News, Aug 08, 2011


Spectacular entries for Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition
News Shopper
Deep space enthusiasts can marvel at the swirling pink clouds of hydrogen gas surrounding the Orion Nebula, the luminous reds of the bright, spider-shaped Tarantula Nebula and the vast spiral of the M31 Andromeda Galaxy. Equally beautiful images were ...
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Solar storms to peak soon
Manila Bulletin
Dario dela Cruz, OIC of the PAGASA's Space Sciences and Astronomy Section, explained that solar storms or solar flares are sun eruptions that happen when the sun approaches its maximum cycle. Large eruptions are most frequently referred to as solar ...
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First 'European Researchers Night' in Ireland to happen in Galway
Siliconrepublic.com
Exhibits exploring marine science, atmospheric science and astronomy will be set up throughout the venue. Participants will have a chance to learn more about whales and dolphins in Irish waters, see a mini-sea exploration vehicle, take a 3-D tour of ...
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The Voyagers: An unprecedented on-going mission of exploration
NASASpaceflight.com
Thus, with good luck and careful management, the twin Voyagers will give humanity the first measurements taken from interstellar space. Jeff Goldader holds a BSc in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Washington, and a PhD inastronomy from ...
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Star Points: Solar system's largest asteroids visible in August
Carroll County Times
Long before the first asteroid was discovered, astronomers took notice of a large gap between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Finally, on January 1, 1801, an Italian monk discovered Ceres, a 575-mile diameter rock circling the sun in the zone between ...
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NASA'S Juno Spacecraft Launches To Jupiter
VAdvert Press Center (press release)
The NASA Deep Space Network, or DSN, is an international network of antennas that supports interplanetary spacecraft missions and radio and radar astronomy observations for the exploration of the solar system and the universe. The network also supports ...
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Queen's Observatory Open House
Kingstonist
Next, head up to the dome to gaze into deep-space with a 16” reflecting telescope, sure to dazzle inquiring minds young and old! This month's presentation will be given by Mr. Jonathan Sick of Queen's University on “Citizen Astronomy: The Future of ...
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Power Companies are worried about the active Sun
AccuWeather.com (blog)
"I don't think this week's solar storms will be anywhere near that. This will be a two or three out of five on the NOAA Space Weather Scale," said Kunches. Please join the AccuWeather.com Astronomyfanpage by clicking here. You can leave your comments ...
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Time keeps ticking along
Hattiesburg American
Instead, time itself becomes a relative concept. Next: Does this affect everyday life? Yes! 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.
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Moon to disrupt view of meteors
The News-Press
For those who want to take a chance, the Perseids might not be a total bust, said Rich Talcott, senior editor of Astronomy magazine. “Go out before dawn, around 4 o'clock,” he said. “The radiant will be fairly high in the Northeast, and the moon will ...
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She should do science
Feministe (blog)
Experimental particle physics, like astronomy (and biology for a while now), seems to be becoming more and more gender-balanced (in America at least; Europe can still be kind of effed-up). At least as an undergrad, some of my biggest problems were ...
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Astronomy News
NewsAstronomy (Aug. 3, 2011) — The mountainous region on the far side of the ... 5 from Florida's Kennedy Space Center and which is expected to help steer ...
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Today's Astronomy News (August 2011) General Astronomy Forum ... not only a chance to rub shoulders with some of the world's most famous space explorers, ...
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