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| Has graphene been detected in space? Astronomy Magazine A team of astronomers using the Spitzer Space Telescope has reported the first extragalactic detection of the C70 fullerene molecule, and the possible detection of planar C24 (a piece of graphene) in space. Letizia Stanghellini and Richard Shaw from ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Remembering Dr Vikram Sarabhai on his birthday Daily News & Analysis When I joined PRL way back in August 1969, PRL already had vibrant research groups undertaking research work in a variety areas of space physics. With my interest in astronomy, I was fascinated with the latest developments in non-groundbased Astronomy. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Recommended: Make the most of the meteors msnbc.com Astronomer Bill Cooke and his colleagues from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama will be chatting away from 11 pm ET Friday to 5 am Saturday. Click on over to this webpage to join the chat when it starts. There'll also be live video from ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Richard Schwartz dies, he sought answers in the stars STLtoday.com ... astronomy program. He became a full professor in 1983 and did research for NASA and the National Science Foundation. He observed and photographed the heavens from some of the world's most famous observatories, including the Hubble Space Telescope. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| SETI project: We're listening again, ET San Jose Mercury News The idea of monitoring radio waves from space to look for patterns that could indicate intelligent life has been around for more than 100 years. Pioneering work was done by Cornell astronomer Frank Drake, now a Santa Cruz County resident, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Shooting Light a Curve: New Tool May Yield Smaller, Faster Optoelectronics Science Daily (press release) Recently it was discovered that light rays can travel without diffraction in a curved arc in free space. These rays of light were dubbed "Airy beams," after the English astronomer Sir George Biddell Airy, who studied what appears to be the parabolic ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Lucianne Walkowicz: Finding planets around other stars Exchange Morning Post (press release) She got her taste for astronomy as an undergrad at Johns Hopkins, testing detectors for the HubbleSpace Telescope's new camera (installed in 2002). She also learned to love the dark stellar denizens of our galaxy, the red dwarfs, which became the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 2Do: Museums, parks, family events and more for Aug. 12-18, 2011 Plain Dealer (blog) Family astronomy night with indoor and outdoor activities for stargazers 8 and older, exhibits, crafts, games, night hike, wildlife program, snacks and miniature train rides. Registration required. 8 pm Saturday. Call for more details. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Viewing the Dark Side of the Moon Highland Community News (subscription) Amateur astronomer Cliff Saucier, whose mother Melby lives in Highland said, “When I was little, my mom and I would get up and watch lunar eclipses and space launches. She and my father were very supportive of my passion for astronomy. ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Space and Earth Sciences News :: Alien world is blacker than coal Astronomers have discovered the darkest known exoplanet - a distant, Jupiter-sized gas giant known as TrES-2b. Their measurements show that TrES-2b reflects less than one percent of the sunlight ... Space and Earth Sciences News |
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