SPACE, Astronomy News, Aug 22, 2011

Fewer stars as universe runs low on gas: Study Economic Times Robert Braun, astronomy and space chief at Australia's government science agency CSIRO, said about one-third of the molecular gas vital for the formation of new stars had been used up and the skies were slowly dimming. Braun's team mapped the light ... See all stories on this topic »

Hubble's Gaze Extends to Edges of Universe Voice of America As the first chief astronomer at the US space agency, NASA, Roman played a pivotal role in Hubble's early planning and development. She travelled around the country, talking with astronomersabout what they needed in a new telescope. ... See all stories on this topic »

ESO Closer To Unlocking Secrets Of Space Blobs Irish Weather Online By Mark Dunphy - Mon Aug 22, 2:10 pm A team of astronomers has used EuropeanSpace Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) to study an unusual object called a Lyman-alpha blob. These huge and very luminous rare structures are normally seen in ... See all stories on this topic » Irish Weather Online

Galaxies are running out of gas Insciences Organisation Dr Robert Braun (CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science) and his colleagues used CSIRO's Mopra radio telescope near Coonabarabran, NSW, to study far-off galaxies and compare them with nearby ones. Light (and radio waves) from the distant galaxies has taken ... See all stories on this topic »

Space camp experience shared SunLive Read More Katikati College student Toby Hendy will be telling Tauranga astronomers this week all about her recent trip to space camp. Toby is one of only two New Zealand students to be selected by the Royal Society of NZ to attend the USA International ... See all stories on this topic »

A century of astronomy forum will be out of this world Macarthur Chronicle Camden He said astronomy was receiving plenty of attention in the media. “If you look at (major newspaper titles) there are regularly articles on new space discoveries,” Mr Bee said. The lecture will be held on September 8 from 6.30pm to 9.30pm at Camden ... See all stories on this topic » Macarthur Chronicle Camden

We need to talk about aliens The Guardian (blog) An early occasion was in 1967 when astronomers at Cambridge University using a new radio telescope detected regular blips coming from deep space. They were puzzled because no known source should do that. One possible explanation was ET and the director ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian (blog)

Advice for college students — and their empty-nest parents Chicago Tribune Take the occasional impractical art history or astronomy class. Yes! Between lectures, audited classes, museum programs and podcasts, there are countless ways to use your newfound free time to learn. And here, we've got the advantage over the college ... See all stories on this topic »

Solar flare activity will heat up over next couple of years Beaver County Times Peter Deutsch, who has taught astronomy at Penn State-Beaver in Center Township for nearly 20 years, said flares can cause dramatic visual displays in the sky, a brightening of the aurora borealis northern lights, which can be seen as far south as ... See all stories on this topic »

Sky's the limit for stargazers Lismore Northern Star ... nights with his mates staring off into space and hunting down stars, galaxies, nebula and other deep-sky objects. And Dr Cozens says Casino, where the skies are relatively untainted by “light pollution”, is the perfect place to get into astronomy. ... See all stories on this topic »

Astronomers Discover Pulsar With Bright X-Ray Tail Irish Weather Online PSR J0357 was originally discovered by the Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope in 2009. Astronomers calculate that the pulsar lies about 1600 light years from Earth and is about half a million years old, which makes it roughly middle-aged for this type of ... See all stories on this topic » Irish Weather Online

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Organic farm takes root near Fergus Guelph Mercury The concert took place on the upper floor of the barn in a large, sunny studio space normally used for yoga and workshops. In the fall, the room will fill with the smell of maple syrup being evaporated over an ancient wood-burning stove below. ... See all stories on this topic »

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Space and Earth Sciences News :: Giant space blob glows from ... (PhysOrg.com) -- Observations from ESO's Very Large Telescope have shed light on the power source of a rare vast cloud of glowing gas in the early Universe. www.news-about-space.org/astronomy-news/cluster11010960/

The Greatest Mysteries of Saturn's Moons - Yahoo! News News. Each week this summer, Life's Little Mysteries, a sister site to SPACE.com , presents The Greatest Mysteries of the Cosmos, starting with the coolest ... news.yahoo.com/greatest-mysteries-saturns-moons-15100350...

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