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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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