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SPACE, Astronomy News, Sep 05, 2011

NASA Names Astrophysics Fellowship for Iconic Woman Astronomer
MarketWatch (press release)
Roman set up a committee of astronomers and NASA engineers that eventually led to a detailed design for the Hubble. The telescope was launched April 24, 1990, aboard space shuttle's Discovery's STS-31 mission. Hubble's subsequent discoveries ...
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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 Astronomy Club. ...
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The Free Lance-Star
Hubble Movies Reveal Solar-System-Sized Traffic Jams
Space Ref (press release)
When it comes to big-budget action movies, Rice University astronomer Patrick Hartigan prefers Hubble to Hollywood. Using Hubble Space Telescope images collected over 14 years, Hartigan has created time-lapse movies that offer astronomers their first ...
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Delhi students discover new asteroid
IBNLive.com
New Delhi: Two Delhi students have made history by discovering a new asteroid as part of a unique astronomy project connected to US space agency NASA. The duo will also get an opportunity to name the asteroid. Vaibhav Sapra and Sharanjeet Singh, ...
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Vardo McKenzie makes his mark on scientific world as an intern for NASA
Bahamas Tribune
"Vardo was one of the best interns I had, far better than some of the college interns," said Dr Jaydeep Mukherjee, director of the NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium. "He started his internship by participating in a high altitude balloon workshop for ...
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18-Year Old Student Discovers Comet Break-Up
Discovery News
So the interpreting the data is all part of an exciting day in the life of an astronomer." Although she's already accomplished so much in astronomy, Blyth has other ideas for her next big academic step. "Astronomy is certainly going to be in my future, ...
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NASA – Eyes On The Solar System
Universe Today
If you've had the chance to use high dollar astronomy software, you'll appreciate this free program. Inside is a 3-D environment full of real NASA mission data which let's you explore the cosmos from the comfort of your computer. ...
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Atlantans see a visitor from Mars
WXIA-TV
They are studying the dangers debris in space poses to astronauts. So why was this particular meteor more interesting than others? "It was very bright and fireballs that bright are somewhat unusual for us to see," said Tellus Astronomy Program Manager ...
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Astronomy Without A Telescope – Cosmic Coincidence
Universe Today
Credit: NASA. Cosmologists tend not to get all that excited about the universe being 74% dark energy and 26% conventional energy and matter (albeit most of the matter is dark and mysterious as well). Instead they get excited about the fact that the ...
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Universe Today
Shooting for the Stars: Harper Student Chosen for NASA Scholars Program
TribLocal
... at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. in November developing a prototype Mars rover and presenting that project to NASA engineers. “I knew this program would be an amazing opportunity to expand my knowledge of astronomy and NASA, ...
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Jupiter, Saturn and Venus in the fall sky
Washington Post
10: Julie McEnery of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt examines the results from the Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope at the National Capital Astronomers meeting, University of Maryland Observatory, College Park. ...
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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
Astrophysics research group wins $1 million NASA grant
UH System Current News
A group of particle astrophysicists led by Professors Peter Gorham and Gary Varner in the UH Mānoa Department of Physics and Astronomy have been approved by NASA for a $1 million grant to begin development of a radical new design of a stratospheric ...
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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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Here is a different kind of space book
Cumberland Times-News
Outward from the sun are the inner circle of the four planets as well as meteorites, space junk, the International Space Station, our moon, the Mars rovers and the Asteroid Belt. I found it interesting that the names of NASA's Mars Rovers, ...
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Glendale Man Wins NASA Trip Through Twitter
MyFox Phoenix
NASA picks around 100 to go. You have to pay for the trip and accommodations, NASA handles the tour. "I've loved it since I was 8 years old, I started studying astronomy, my father got me interested." There's probably no better candidate than Buxton, ...
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Final Preparations for a Journey to the Moon
AccuWeather.com (blog)
Please join the AccuWeather.com Astronomy fanpage by clicking here. You can leave your comments there, as well, and be part of a community where discussions on this or any other astronomy subject take place. We are now at 1800 likes on Facebook and ...
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Mars rover offers scientists opportunity
Sydney Morning Herald
''This rock doesn't look like anything else we've seen before'' on Mars, said Steven Squyres, a professor of astronomy at Cornell University and principal investigator of the rover mission. The rim of Endeavour - a 22-kilometre-wide depression that was ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Hands-on space experience at German Aerospace Day
Space Daily
This joint project by the US space agency NASA and DLR is based in California; its science observation flights began in December 2010. Visitors to German Aerospace Day will be able to see and even board the aircraft while it is parked on Zulu Stand, ...
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KU adds minor in new field of astrobiology
Kansas.com
The discipline is at the confluence of physics, astronomy, biology, chemistry and geology. And it is growing as new technology spurs new discoveries and raises new questions. Hawley, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics who has been on five space ...
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First simulation of a Milky Way-like galaxy
Astronomy Now Online
Our latest 116-page Astronomy Now special edition is an extravaganza of astronomy for the year ahead. Featuring an extensive guide for observing in 2011, an introduction to major new missions to the Moon, Mars and Jupiter, an epitaph for the space ...
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Astronomy Now Online
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, helped NASA discover a black hole swallowing a star. (Courtesy of NCU) By Grace Kuo ...
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Taiwan Today
Q & A With Stephen James O'Meara
RedOrbit
But many astronomy clubs/societies have dark-sky observing sites. Joining a club and sharing time under the stars with other observers can be a rewarding experience. Of course, one of the growing aspects of amateur astronomy is CCD-imaging (electronic ...
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RedOrbit
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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NASA meteor expert will address annual meeting at Pisgah Astronomical Research ...
Mountain Xpress (blog)
Located in the Pisgah Forest 30 miles southwest of Asheville, NC, the PARI campus is a dark sky location for astronomy and was selected in 1962 by NASA as the site for one of the first US satellite tracking facilities. Today, the 200 acre campus houses ...
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Pulsars Discoveries by NUI Galway Astronomers
Afloat
The tail was discovered by combining optical observations taken with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope and NASA's Chandra X-Ray observatory. The pulsar, known as PSR J0357, is about half a million years old and is located 1600 ...
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UNLV professor gets to observe rare astronomical event
Las Vegas Review - Journal
So now, it is decades later, and Zhang has just finished teaching an introductory astronomy course with 160 students in it at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas . He fingers through a computer printout of a game-changing article published last week in ...
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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 and Astronomy. They will begin development of what they are calling a ...
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Unique galaxy tells tantalizing tale
Astronomy Now Online
Our latest 116-page Astronomy Now special edition is an extravaganza of astronomy for the year ahead. Featuring an extensive guide for observing in 2011, an introduction to major new missions to the Moon, Mars and Jupiter, an epitaph for the space ...
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Astronomy Now Online
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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Space Program Lives on as Discovery Center Celebrates McAuliffe's Birthday
The Union Leader
The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center features 21st century interactive exhibits on aviation, astronomy, Earth and space sciences, a state-of-the-art planetarium and a variety of science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs. ...
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NASA Swift Satellite Discovers Two Active "Monster" Black Holes Near Milky Way ...
International Business Times
"If two galaxies collide and each possesses a supermassive black hole, there should be times when both black holes switch on as AGN," commented the study's coauthor Richard Mushotzky, professor of astronomy at UMCP. "We weren't seeing many double ...
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Space junk reaches 'tipping point' : Space and Astronomy news ...
By Jonathan Nally
“The current space environment is growing increasingly hazardous to spacecraft and astronauts,” said Donald Kessler, chair of the committee that wrote the report and retired head of NASA's Orbital Debris Programme Office. “NASA needs to ...
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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 Chose Right Museums for Retired Space ... - Yahoo! News
Read 'NASA Chose Right Museums for Retired Space Shuttles, Report Finds' on Yahoo! News. This story was updated on Aug. 27 at 3:06 p.m. ET.
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Space Junk and the Future of NASA - Space / Astronomy - About.com
Free Space / Astronomy Newsletter! ... Space Junk and the Future of NASA ... a few articles (links at the end of this post) from various news sources that have ...
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NASA's WISE mission discovers coolest class of stars - Astronomy ...
Home » News & Observing » Astronomy News » NASA's WISE mission ... infrared wavelengths WISE observed from space than those observable from the ...
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NASA James Webb Telescope Expected To Cost 87 ... - Space News
NASA has confirmed a new cost estimate for its James Webb Space ... of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, told Space News Aug. 26. ...
www.spacenews.com/civil/110826-jwst-cost-billion.html
NASA sees Katia become second Atlantic Hurricane | Astronomy ...
Posted in News - Astronomy News. (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) The second Atlantic Ocean Hurricane was born today, Sept. 1 as Katia strengthened ...
www.telescopesastronomy.com/.../nasa-sees-katia-become-sec...
Space and Earth Sciences News :: NASA's Swift Satellite Spots ...
[STK][IN] ARO[SU] EXE-- WITH PHOTO -- TO NATIONAL, AND SCIENCE EDITORS:NASA's Swift Satellite Spots Black Hole Devouring a StarWASHINGTON, ...
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NASA satellite observes unusually hot July in the U.S. Great Plains
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NASA Center for ... - NASA Earth & Space Science Education News
Nasa Earth & Space Science Education News - Upcoming edicational programs, ... Astronomy Camp “Train the Trainer” Workshop for Girl Scout Leaders (Sept. ...
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NASA Video Shows Black Hole Devouring Star - Irish Weather Online
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NASA's humanoid robot is awake in space - Unexplained Mysteries
NASA's experimental 'Robonaut' has been successfully powered up on the International ... You are viewing: Home > News > Space & Astronomy > News story ...
www.unexplained-mysteries.com/viewnews.php?id=212749
Rover probes role water may have played on Mars (Reuters ...
Space, Astronomy, Astronaut, NASA News from Kepea. Science, Space, Astronomy and NASA News from off the planet! Home. « Mars rover Opportunity ...
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NASA Names Astrophysics Fellowship For Iconic Woman Astronomer
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SwRI selected as payload integrator for three NASA suborbital flight ...
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NASA'S Swift Satellite Spots Black Hole Devouring A Star - Night ...
You are here: Astronomy News » Deep Space » NASA'S Swift Satellite Spots Black ... NASA's Swift satellite first alerted astronomers to intense and unusual ...
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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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Star Gazing with Dean Regas, Co-Host of Star Gazers - Night Sky ...
Night Sky Network: Astronomy Clubs bringing the wonders of the universe to you ... Home > News Archive > Star Gazing with Dean Regas, Co-Host of Star Gazers ... is crazy about astronomy outreach, just like the rest of the NASA Night Sky ... I believe that almost everyone has an interest in space and showing them the real ...
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