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SPACE, Astronomy News, Sep 02, 2011


Why is moon uneven? NASA gravity probe aims to find out


The Free Lance-Star
The autumnal equinox, the beginning of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, occurs Sept. 23. David Abbou of Stafford County is a volunteer for the NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassadors Program and is a member of the Rappahannock AstronomyClub. ...
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Taiwan aids in study of black hole devouring star
Taiwan Today
Astronomy data provided by Yuji Urata (left), an assistant professor at National Central University and his wife Huang Li-jin (right), a researcher at Academia Sinica helpedNASA discover a black hole swallowing a star. (Courtesy of NCU) By Grace Kuo ...
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Taiwan Today
Hands-on space experience at German Aerospace Day
Space Daily
Space enthusiasts will be able to visit various DLR institutes and facilities to obtain information about the projects being carried out by the scientists who work there. SOFIA - the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy - will make its ...
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How to Spot New Supernova in Nearby Galaxy
Space.com
In their book "Binocular Astronomy" (Willmann-Bell, Inc, 1992), authors Craig Crossen and Wil Tirion note that "as you look for M101, keep in mind that you are searching for an object with a diameter two-thirds the moon's, but with a surface brightness ...
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Space.com
The International Space Station Is a Sight to Behold
AccuWeather.com (blog)
Speaking of the ISS, Daniel Vogler, AccuWeather Astronomy facebook expert, recently sent me this message about the ISS that I will share with you. "Something to think about: As you have heard, the Russian space program took a big hit last month when ...
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Petaluma Weekend Planner September 2-5
Patch.com
Davis is a software engineer by day and an amateur astronomer by night and an Astronomy and Cosmology enthusiast 24 hours a day. He presents the latest news in space exploration at the docent meetings, writes articles for the observatory's newsletter ...
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Hawaii's Roads, Bridges are Dilapidated, National Study Shows; UH Manoa, NASA ...
Hawaii Reporter
NASA has allocated a $1 million grant to a group of University of Hawaii Particle Astrophysicists led by Professors Peter Gorham and Gary Varner in the UH Mānoa Department of Physics andAstronomy. They will begin development of what they are calling a ...
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HMNS George Observatory looking forward to looking up, (way, way up) for ...
Your Houston News
NASA Johnson Space Center, Lunar Planetary Institute, NASA's Night Sky Network, and many others. Astronomy Day is free to the public with admission to Brazos Bend State Park, which costs $5 per person ($3 for seniors and free for children under 12).
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Amazing Meteor Footage
Paranormal Utopia
This entry was posted on September 1, 2011 at 3:46 AM and is filed under Astronomy, News, Recent Posts. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You must be logged in to post a comment. Visit UniversalInspirationProject.com ...
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Starline: Three bright planets in morning September sky
Mankato Free Press
By Dr. Steve Kipp Minnesota State University Astronomy Information Service MANKATO — This September you can see three bright planets in the morning sky just before sunrise, about 6:35 am at the beginning of September. About 45 minutes before sunrise, ...
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Hubble Telescope Captures Young Stars Ejecting Supersonic Gas Jets
Irish Weather Online
By Mark Dunphy - Thu Sep 01, 11:33 am New movies created from years of still images collected byNASA's Hubble Space Telescope provide new details about the stellar birthing process, showing energetic jets of glowing gas ejected from young stars in ...
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Leading Professor on a quest to unravel the mysteries of the universe
gulfnews.com
He had popularised astronomy through his simple but entertaining style of writing. However, every British theoretical physicist will look upon Nobel Prize-winning Paul Dirac as a great role model. He was the quintessential theoretical physicist with a ...
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Chandra finds nearest pair of supermassive black holes
Astronomy Magazine
Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/G.Fabbiano et al; Optical: NASA/STScI Astronomers using NASA'sChandra X-ray Observatory discovered the first pair of supermassive black holes in a spiral galaxy similar to the Milky Way. ...
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Blount takes seat as Dean of new college
The East Texan
Blount's background is specifically in astronomy. He has worked with the Distributed Active Archive Center, which is a data-gathering gateway for NASA's Earth Science Enterprise. His expertise in this area could help start what he hopes will be the ...
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Exhibitors and technical attendees 'thrilled' by numbers and quality at SPIE ...
SPIE Newsroom
"I love attending SPIE meetings because they are at the effervescent intersection between science,astronomy and engineering," said Jon Jenkins (NASA Ames Research Center), plenary speaker in the Astronomical Optics and Instrumentation. ...
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Solar Pillar: Earth Image of the Week
Earthweek - A Diary of the Planet
Such pillars can be caused by the rising or setting sun, as well as the moon or terrestrial sources of light like street lamps. Here are other examples of solar pillars photographed at various locations around the world, presented by NASA's Astronomy...
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Earthweek - A Diary of the Planet
The Genesis of Galaxy Eris…
Universe Today
“Previous efforts to form a massive disk galaxy like the Milky Way had failed, because the simulated galaxies ended up with huge central bulges compared to the size of the disk,” said Javiera Guedes, who recently earned her Ph.D. in astronomy and ...
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Universe Today
NASA Names Astrophysics Fellowship for Iconic Woman Astronomer
Her celebrated career included multiple scientific and technical achievements at NASA and her important contributions to the design of the Hubble Space ...
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NASA: James Webb Space Telescope to Now Cost ... - Yahoo! News
News. WASHINGTON — NASA has confirmed a new cost estimate for its James ... of Universities for Research in Astronomy, told Space News Friday (Aug. 26). ...
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