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SPACE, Astronomy News, Aug 18, 2011


NASA tells Cleveland area residents to be on lookout for fallen meteorites
Examiner.com
For people not familiar with astronomy, the brilliant flashes that we on Earth see as meteors results from pieces of space rock from entering our atmosphere. With a speed commonly measured in not miles per hour, but miles per second, these asteroid and ...
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Space conference begins today at UW-L
La Crosse Tribune
The 21st annual Wisconsin Space Conference features keynote speakers Jonathan Gardner, deputy senior project scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope, and Robert Gehrz, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Minnesota. ...
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Inspired as a student, Northern Highlands graduate heads to space camp
NorthJersey.com (press release)
BY ADAM KEEBLE Back when her last name was Hagen, Alison Kraham admits she snoozed through compulsory ninth-grade astronomy classes at Northern Highlands Regional High School. Northern Highlands graduate Alison Hagen Kraham was one of 250 teachers from ...
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NorthJersey.com (press release)
NASA launched a mission to Jupiter
RIA Novosti
This story by Tobias Owen, astronomer, Professor, Institute of Astronomy, university of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA, was published in International Affairs magazine. Tobias Owen: «Jupiter is a contribution to human knowledge and experience, in the same way ...
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The Beauty of Space
Discover Magazine (blog)
My friend, astronomer and artist Dan Durda, let me know about a gorgeous book called The Beauty of Space. He sent me some promo material, and it truly is a very cool book. It's about the history ofspace art, and includes astonishing and spectacular ...
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Scientist of the Week: Paul Goldsmith
Laboratory Equipment
Being in space is essential, because the O2 in the Earth's atmosphere absorbs any astronomical O2 signals. Herschel has a 3.5 meter diameter telescope, which is the largest telescope yet launched for astronomy. At the wavelength of the O2 lines, ...
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See Stars at LiveSky and Sky Watch
Richmond.com
Prabir Mehta, content producer for the LiveSky series, is a self-proclaimed astronomy junkie. At age 3, Mehta got excited about the moon. And, like the asteroids, comets and meteors he mentions in his presentations, he's been falling for space study ...
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National Solar Observatory site selection team in Huntsville for final visit
al.com (blog)
... of Universities for Research in Astronomy, which operates the observatory for the National Science Foundation. UAH solar physicist Dr. Gary Zank said Wednesday that the Alabama position is strong. The presence of the Marshall Space Flight Center, ...
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al.com (blog)
Best Educational iOS apps Discounted and Updated for Back to School
prMac (press release)
With the help of Star Walk installed on the iPad and connected to HD TV an astronomy lesson can be designed in a way that all students can nearly touch the space, find any planet, star, or satellite, read the info about them and even travel in time. ...
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See a 'falling star' from above
Mother Nature Network (blog)
(Photo: Shayne Kaye/Flickr) August is known as "meteor month" in astronomycircles, largely due to the Perseids. But if the full moon (or your unwillingness to get up before dawn) kept you from seeing any this year, don't worry. ...
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Mother Nature Network (blog)
Physicist uncovers new data on adenine, a crucial building block of life
R & D Magazine
Early Earth's atmosphere provided little shielding for ultraviolet light from space, so many prebiotic molecules, bombarded by it and light of other wavelengths, had a hard time surviving at all. But some molecules became photostable—able to withstand ...
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Too cool for school?
BBC News
Applications for physics courses at university are also up by more than 17% on last year and astronomy is up by a whopping 40%. Commentators believe that this increase is partly due to students thinking more about their future employment prospects ...
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BBC News
Comet Elenin Will Have No Impact On Earth
Irish Weather Online
By Mark Dunphy - Thu Aug 18, 11:33 am Astronomers and other space enthusiasts have long pondered the question of whether a massive Comet, named Elenin, could hit earth or take control of the planet's polarity away from the sun in late 2011. ...
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Irish Weather Online
Blink-182 | Interview
Time Out Chicago
Yes, and poop. By Brent DiCrescenzo Tom DeLonge is big into space. For half our interview, the guitarist and vocalist for snotty punk band Blink-182 geeks out onastronomy. It's not terribly surprising. His side project, Angels & Airwaves, ...
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Time Out Chicago
Greencastle girl reaches for the stars
Echo Pilot
While Abigail is interested in constellations and astronomy in general, she also likes natural science. "I love music too." She plays piano, trombone and violin. And she plays soccer and chess. Abigail will be in seventh grade in the fall so she has ...
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Calendar: August 17- August 24
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
18, at 8:30 pm Join astronomers as they guide your eyes across the sky and reveal the wonders ofastronomy. JAM On DUMBO Family Festival: Aug. 20, from 10 am–5 pm At the Archway under the Manhattan Bridge. A line-up of the hottest kids bands in NYC ...
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Climate scientist willing to face arrest at tar sands pipeline protest
The Guardian
As a freshman at the University of Colorado-Boulder in 1990-91 Box was vacillating between geology and astronomy. But reading the first assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) of the United Nations convinced him to laser in ...
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Bulletin Board: RACC run to aid foundation honoring slain officer Wise
Reading Eagle
The program will feature speakers, astronomy presentations and activities for kids. Viewing of the Milky Way will be available through more than 20 telescopes. Admission and parking are free. The following events are scheduled: 7 to 7:30 pm: An ...
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Giant space blob glows from within
Astronomy Magazine
Image credit: ESO/M. Hayes A team of astronomers has used the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) to study an unusual object called a Lyman-alpha blob. These huge and luminous rare structures are normally seen in regions of ...
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HAS GRAPHENE BEEN DETECTED IN SPACE? - National Optical Astronomy ...
NOAO < NEWS < Press Release: HAS GRAPHENE BEEN DETECTED IN SPACE? National Optical Astronomy Observatory News. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: : Wednesday, ...
www.noao.edu/news/2011/pr1103.php
Hidden star groups uncovered : Space and Astronomy news daily ...
Space and Astronomy news daily – SpaceInfo.com.au. Space and Astronomy news daily. banner ad. Home · About us · Contact us · Links ...
spaceinfo.com.au/2011/08/07/hidden-star-groups-uncovered/
Space / Astronomy | SWAYRAS
Space and Astronomy News Headlines - Yahoo! News on August 17th, 2011. This story was updated at 1:20 p.m. EDT. ...
swayras.com/wp/category/science/space-astronomy/
Colliding Galaxies Form Exclamation Point in Space - Yahoo! News
The survey will help astronomers understand why Luminous Infrared Galaxies emit ... FollowSPACE.com for the latest in space science and exploration news on ...
news.yahoo.com/colliding-galaxies-form-exclamation-point-s...

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