SPACE, Astronomy News, Aug 24, 2011 (2)

NASA And The Six Dwarfs – Astronomers Discover Coldest Stars Ever Irish Weather Online “They are 5000 times brighter at the longer infrared wavelengths WISE observed fromspace than those observable from the ground.” Information gathered from WISE has revealed 100 new brown dwarfs to date, but further discoveries are expected as ... See all stories on this topic » Irish Weather Online The lights in the universe are going out. Now astronomers think they know why. io9 Using the ability to spy on galaxies past to their advantage, a team of scientists at CSIROAstronomy and Space Science in Australia measured the chemical makeup of distant galaxies by observing shifts in the wavelength of their ancient (but recently ... See all stories on this topic » Astronomers Find Potential Super-Earth RedOrbit “The inner edge of the (Habitable zone) denotes the location where the entire water reservoir can be vaporized by runaway greenhouse conditions, followed by the photo-dissociation of water vapor and subsequent escape of free hydrogen into space,” said ... See all stories on this topic » Pluto's Controversy Remains: To be a Planet or a Dwarf, That's the Question International Business Times We learned that lesson when the definition was changed," said Marc Kuchner, a planetary scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. "After the ruling, astronomers everywhere were besieged by complaints from everyone big and small. ... See all stories on this topic » International Business Times US rocket expert here for school tours Wauchope Gazette The school visits have been arranged by our local space expert, astronomer Dave Reneke, as part of his school education program called 'Astronomy Outreach' which is now enjoying its seventh year travelling to schools throughout NSW. ... See all stories on this topic » Space Station Crew Enjoys Eye-Level View of Perseid Meteor Shower Space Daily by Jessica Nimon for ISS Science Office With the bright moon that was out on the evening of August 13, many astronomy buffs were not able to fully appreciate the spectacular Perseid meteor shower going on in the night sky. From the InternationalSpace ... See all stories on this topic » Space Daily Can This St. Louis Man Launch a Satellite Into Space and Turn It Into Music? Riverfront Times (blog) For years, Antunes used his degrees in astronomy and computational astrophysics in his work with NASA to launch the program's satellites into orbit. After four years spent on a launch that he never heard about again, Antunes decided to try it again, ... See all stories on this topic » Riverfront Times (blog) ASTRONOMERS FIND ICE ON DWARF Weekly World News (satire) The new findings also suggested that the red-tinged dwarf planet might be covered in a thin layer of methane, the remnants of an atmosphere that's slowly being lost into space. “You get to see this nice picture of what once was an active little world ... See all stories on this topic » Heat seekers Independent Online In 1980 Saturn's moon Helene was discovered by astronomers working at the Pic du Midi observatory. A 400mm Schmidt Cassegrain lens has been installed in the Bernard Lyot telescope at Cap du Midi to enhance new images from space. - Sunday Tribune. See all stories on this topic » Independent Online Grammar boys in space race to beat Nasa Evening Standard In astronomy, pupils have discovered several near-earth objects. The school is also believed to be the only one to have a licence to modify the human genome and is investigating a particular protein's role in multiple sclerosis. ... See all stories on this topic » VIDEO: Kingston amateur astronomer is reaching for the stars Moorabbin Glen Eira Leader Cherney's “amazing ride” began in 2007 when his then four-year-old daughter Milana was learning about space at kindergarten. “She came home one day and asked me to help her find aliens,” Cherney said. “So I took her to the Mornington Peninsula ... See all stories on this topic » Political spectrum has at least two dimensions Cumberland Times-News His column used to be primarily about astronomy. However, recently, he has been delving into political philosophy or political economy. While Bob has the credentials and experience to enlighten the public on astronomy (his MS and Ph.D. are in ... See all stories on this topic » Mercury's moment to shine Astronomy Magazine Astronomy: Roen Kelly The solar system's smallest planet makes its best morning appearance of 2011 in early September. Often obscured by the Sun, Mercury appears brightest before dawn on the 3rd, providing a great view to anyone using a telescope, ... See all stories on this topic » Meteor sparks a treasure hunt Irish Independent Astronomy Ireland (AI) said that valuable parts of space rock could be found after a fireball was visible across the night sky on Monday. However, the fragments are extremely difficult to locate. In the last century, only two instances of meteoritical ... See all stories on this topic » Star Walk iPad App MacDirectory I teach young students astronomy (ages 3 and up), so I'm picky about astronomy apps and software. They have to be easy enough for the average person to operate, have great graphics (we are looking at space!), catch your attention, and aid in learning ... See all stories on this topic » Defining The Universe: Harder Than You Think NPR (blog) This collection of objects is the focus of most of astronomy and astrophysics. We can then think of the universe, at this first level of definition, as the set of objects it comprises. Of course, there are also things we can measure but don't know what ... See all stories on this topic » Planet Snow White… Or Rose Red? Universe Today Before the discovery of water ice and the possibility of methane, “2007 OR10″ might have sufficed for the astronomy community, since it didn't seem noteworthy enough to warrant an official name. “We didn't know Snow White was interesting,” Brown says. ... See all stories on this topic » Universe Today Ward Kimball and UFOs MousePlanet Thirty qualified experts (astronomy professors, engineers, photographers, a representative from Cal Tech's Jet Propulsion Lab and more) met at the home of Disney artist Robert Karp in Encino. Also in attendance was Ward Kimball. ... See all stories on this topic » Dinner & drink Arizona Daily Wildcat Of course, Sky Bar wouldn't be Sky Bar if the entertainment didn't live up to its mint Fourth Avenue heritage: They also have nightly astronomy shows with deep space images shown on projectors (from in-house telescopes). If that doesn't sound right up ... See all stories on this topic » San Jacinto College South campus breaks ground on new science and allied ... Houston Chronicle The three-story, 150000-square- foot building will house nine areas of scientific study, and will include nursing simulation labs, an astronomy observatory, and laboratories designed to model pharmaceutical environments. Photo: COURTESY / HC To meet ... See all stories on this topic » Series to honor professor lost in car accident Carroll County Times Last year, author and Johns Hopkins physics and astronomy professor Mario Livio was the guest lecturer. The lecture and exhibition opening is Wednesday, Sept. 7, at Stevenson's Greenspring campus at the Inscape Theater and Gallery at 1525 Greenspring ... See all stories on this topic » Understanding Big Data analytics Search Storage Another analytics-oriented database emanating from the open source community is SciDB which is being developed for use cases that include environmental observation and monitoring, radioastronomy and seismology, among others. ... See all stories on this topic » Space telescope price tops $8bn Myjoyonline.com The observatory is supposed to be the next great undertaking in space astronomy, incorporating the biggest mirror ever sent into orbit. Its near-infrared detectors promise a swathe of remarkable discoveries about the early cosmos. ... See all stories on this topic » Myjoyonline.com Meteorite researcher blasts through his field Science Network Western Australia A/Professor Bland sits on several panels of the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council and has been the recipient of several awards and fellowships including the Royal Society Overseas Research Fellowship, the Particle Physics and Astronomy ... See all stories on this topic » Galaxy gazing with The Eyes : Space and Astronomy news daily ... By Jonathan Nally Space and Astronomy news daily. Space and Astronomy news daily... Oxygen finally spotted in space - - - BBC News - Science and ... Oxygen finally spotted in space. By - - BBC NEWS - SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT Added: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:01:17 UTC. alt text "Hidden" oxygen may be released from dust grains and ice in star-forming regions. One of astronomy's ... RichardDawkins.net - All Content NASA Picks 3 Pioneering Technologies for Deep Space ... - Yahoo! News You can follow SPACE.com senior writer Mike Wall on Twitter: @michaeldwall. Follow SPACE.com for the latest in space science and exploration news on Twitter ... news.yahoo.com/nasa-picks-3-pioneering-technologies-deep-s... Disney World Offers Hotel 'Tribute' for NASA Shuttle ... - Yahoo! News News. When NASA's storied space shuttle fleet retired last month, it sparked a flood of commemorative events across the country to honor the 30-year ... news.yahoo.com/disney-world-offers-hotel-tribute-nasa-shuttl... Gaze at sun, stars at Astronomy Fair VIII The Tacoma Astronomy Society will hold its eighth annual Astronomy Fair on ... Breaking newsand articles on Space and Astronomy. All Space Media in one ... www.rj45.ir/index.php?option=com...id... 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