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SPACE, Astronomy News, Aug 11, 2011


Spectacular space pictures
CNN International
These spectacular space shots were taken by a variety of people, from back-garden amateurs to professional astronomers. They have captured locations as diverse as an equinox in Ecuador, skies above mountain ranges in Nepal, a lunar rainbow in the mist ...
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Has Graphene Been Detected in Space
Space Daily
by Staff Writers A team of astronomers, using the Spitzer Space Telescope, have reported the first extragalactic detection of the C70 fullerene molecule, and the possible detection of planar C24 ("a piece of graphene") in space. ...
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Space Daily
Head in the cosmos, feet on the ground
Valley Sun
Enter David Gallagher, a La CaƱada resident recently appointed by JPL to head the directorate of Astronomy, Physics and Space Technology, one of five operational divisions. Gallagher is modest about his high-ranking position, indicating with a chuckle...
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Valley Sun
Spiral Galaxy Photographed By European Space Observatory
Irish Weather Online
Strangely, the French astronomer seems to have missed this flocculent spiral even though he identified several other galaxies of similar brightness in the constellation of Leo. It was only in the year that Messier published the final version of his ...
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Spiralling out of our grasp
Sydney Morning Herald (blog)
Yet, apart from it having something vaguely about space and astronomy, what does the name actually mean? The word ''galaxias'' was conjured by the Greeks to describe the creamy-white glow running through the night sky, derived from the word ''gala'', ...
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Sydney Morning Herald (blog)
Scientists Say Building Blocks of DNA Found in Meteorites
93.1 WIBC Indianapolis
By Alex Brown Scientists say the building blocks of DNA found in meteorites definitely came from outer space. Butler University Physics and Astronomy Professor Brian Murphy tells 93 WIBC's Ed Wenck on Indy's Afternoon News the building blocks, ...
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News in Brief: Atom & Cosmos
Science News
By Science News Staff There's no breathing in space, but there is oxygen. Astronomers have long known that single oxygen atoms float in interstellar space, but now scientists have also spotted molecules of two linked oxygens. ...
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Randolph teachers head to space camp for the summer
The Patriot Ledger
In the upcoming school year, Joniec and Smith will teach units on astronomy and engineering, using ideas and activities that stem from the space academy's lessons. “The underlying goal for all teachers is success for our students,” Smith said. ...
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Photography competition reveals amazing space pics
CBBC Newsround
It's one of a number of amazing photos entered in the 'Astronomy Photographer Of The Year 2011' competition. This is the M31 Andromeda Galaxy, which is about 2.5 million light years away...which, as far as we understand, is a very long way away! ...
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CBBC Newsround
End of an era as the Atlantis ends 30 years of the shuttle program
ChristianToday
The touchdown bought an end to NASA's shuttle program of 30 years which include delivering supplies to the International Space Station, Hubble Telescope, releasing satellites into deep spaceand perform experiments on the Spacelab about astronomy, ...
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The sky at night: Highlights from this year's Astronomy Photographer Competition
The Independent
Categories include 'Earth and Space', 'Our Solar System', 'Deep Space' and 'Young AstronomyPhotographer of the Year'. A free exhibition of all winning images opens on 9 September, and will run until February 2012 at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
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Bad Universe: Death Stars
Sky TV
... the self-titled 'Bad Astronomer' Dr Philip Plait is uncovering the mysteries of our planet, our solar system and the bad universe we call live in. And tonight he's look at death stars. No, not the big evilspace ship Darth Vader lives on in Star ...
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5 Questions With...
Artvoice
The best astronomy opportunities happen close to home, so I've built my interest in astronomy to center on objects that I can observe from my backyard. I try to do the best work I can within the limits of my location. What kind of equipment is ...
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Precision Glass & Optics Provides Customized Optical Mirrors For
Photonics Online
This will permit HETDEX astronomers to produce a 3-dimensional map of a large volume of space, indicating how fast the universe expanded at different periods in history, which will help reveal the role that dark energy has played during different eras. ...
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Perseid meteor shower appears
VietNamNet Bridge
Astronomy clubs will organize observation of this interesting phenomenon. The most notable astronomic phenomenon in August 2011 is the Perseid meteor shower, one of the biggest meteor showers in the year, with the peak will be in the early morning of ...
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Construction Begins on Addition to Bailey Science Center
Valdosta State University
“We are grateful to have laboratory space for geoscience core-lab courses,” said Dr. Edward Chatelain, head of the Physics, Astronomy, and Geoscience Department. “Our faculty can serve many more non-major students, with fewer faculty teaching labs. ...
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Miley Cyrus Talks About Science
BSCkids
I think that a good education cannot be stressed enough and its so important for kids to be exposed to various science topics like astronomy, biology, and meteorology. Are you going to watch the upcoming science special?
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P'Well's 1813 meteorite goes for auction
Limerick Post
It's not the first time the skies over Limerick were witness to unusual sightings ofspace debris. In February 2010, a fireball was spotted by thousands as it blazed across the Mid-West. A call was put out at the time by Astronomy Ireland for people to ...
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Limerick Post
Five things to do outdoors this weekend
Baltimore Sun (blog)
... watch the Perseids meteor shower at Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area with members of the Westminster Astronomy Club, from 8 pm to 10 pm If cloud cover obscures the light show, the club will talk about the rocks that fall from space. ...
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$200000 Raised To Resume Search For Alien Life
WAPT Jackson
The telescope array, which SETI operates in a partnership with the Radio Astronomy Lab at the University of California, Berkeley, had not been working since April. A funding shortfall forced to university to put its Hat Creek Observatory, which houses ...
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Community Events
Newark Post
From the pages of The Dangerous Book for Boys, this event centers around all the cool activities featured in the very popular book, including paper airplane design, astronomy, games, and spy codes. Special guests, including members of the Delaware ...
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ACMA consults on options for siting satellite Earth stations
Telecompaper (subscription)
... into the future by taking a band by band approach to the identification of the challenges of using each space frequency band up to 20 GHz. The band by band assessment primarily focuses on Earth receive bands including radio astronomy bands. ...
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Best Cruises and Travel Now Announces 2 for 1 Fares, Free Air and Free ...
Insurance News Net (press release)
They also host a Discovery and Exploration series, which features respected scientists and explorers who give lectures on astronomy, history and the environment. They also offer family programs that cater to children and young adults. ...
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Astronomy Without A Telescope – A Photon's ... - Space Times News
Astronomy Without A Telescope – A Photon's Point Of View. Universe Today staff; Space TimesNews; Posted August 6, 2011 at 5:05 p.m. ...
www.spacetimesnews.com/.../astronomy-without-a-telescope-a...
Latest Astronomy News Planets Nasa | About Astronomy Blog
Astronomy and "life" sort of not really go together. Cheers! ** BREAKING SPACE NEWS ** – NASA discovers about 300% more planets that may have life ! ...
www.aboutastronomy.info/latest-astronomy-news-planets-nasa/
Learn about the mysteries of space with radio astronomy at the ...
Radio astronomy, an important new development in both astronomy and astrophysics , allows researchers to examine previously unknown and invisible corners of ...
www.canadiantrainvacations.com/.../learn-about-the-mysteries...
Astronomy Supplies: August 2011
Astronomy Supplies. A blog about the best things of astronomy news. ... multimedia files, andspace simulator software present on an astronomy DVD in the ...
littlepapershop.blogspot.com/2011_08_01_archive.html

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