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SPACE, Astronomy News, Oct 20, 2011


Scott promises space-based jobs
The Independent Florida Alligator
Peter Nguyen, a 22-year-old physics and astronomy senior, said the job market forspace-related jobs in Florida looks strained. This summer's layoffs by a NASA shuttle contractor are discouraging, and it feels harder than ever to enter astronomy ...
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North America Nebula – A Swirling Landscape Of Stars
iWeather Online
In visible light, the region resembles North America, but in this image infrared view from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, the continent disappears. Where did the continent go? The reason you don't see it in Spitzer's view has to do, in part, ...
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iWeather Online
Record-breaking photo reveals a planet-sized object as cool as the Earth
PhysOrg.com
Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/Francis Reddy "The distance of this white dwarf from its brown-dwarf companion is 2500 astronomical units (AU) -- about 2500 times the distance between the Earth and the Sun, so its orbit is very large as ...
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PhysOrg.com
Latest Update on ROSAT Satellite: Uncontrolled Re-Entry on Oct. 22 or 23
Universe Today
Nancy Atkinson is Universe Today's Senior Editor. She also is the project manager for the 365 Days of Astronomy podcast, works with Astronomy Cast and is host of theNASA Lunar Science Institute podcast. Nancy is also a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador.
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Hawaii astronomer captures image of forming planet
Boston.com
Kraus presented the discovery Wednesday at NASA's Goddard SpaceFlight Center in Maryland. Kraus and Ireland's research paper on the discovery is due to appear in The Astrophysical Journal. Observing planets while they're forming can help scientists ...
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Boston.com
AACC Astromony Club to Host Fall Open House
Patch.com
Mark Sistilli, a member of AACC's astronomy faculty and a NASA expert, will speak about “Unlocking the Mysteries of the High-Energy Particle Universe” to discuss the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) that was installed on the International Space ...
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See - and touch - a meteorite at Astronomy Open House
Arizona State University
The free open house is partially supported by ASU NASA Space Grant, GEO Club and the Undergraduate Student Government. To get to the open house, go to the main entrance to the Bateman H-wing. Free parking is available after 7 pm in the Tyler Street...
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First Soyuz Launch from South America Delayed
Universe Today
Nancy Atkinson is Universe Today's Senior Editor. She also is the project manager for the 365 Days of Astronomy podcast, works with AstronomyCast and is host of the NASA Lunar Science Institute podcast. Nancy is also a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador.
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Universe Today
Subject Matters: CAC to hold leadership elections
Annapolis Capital
An Anne Arundel Community College Astronomy Club event will offer a NASA expert's presentation on equipment exploring universal matter. NASA program manager and AACC faculty member Mark Sistilli will discuss the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer installed ...
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Governor Livingston High School students learn science via Skype
Independent Press - NJ.com
By Independent Press Governor Livingston High School students recently participated in a question and answer session via Skype with astronaut Kjell Lindgren and geologist Jon Meyer, who were on location at NASA'sDeep Space Habitat at Black Point Lava ...
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Independent Press - NJ.com
Discover the geology of Mars at 'Friday Nights, Celestial Lights' Oct. 21
UTSA Today
The lecture will be given by Mark Jurena, lecturer and lab services supervisor in the UTSA Department of Physics and Astronomy. NASA has designated 2011-2012 as the Year of the Solar System, given the number of missions within our solar system that are ...
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UTSA Today
Last Minute TV Viewing Alert: Finding Life Beyond Earth
Universe Today
Nancy Atkinson is Universe Today's Senior Editor. She also is the project manager for the 365 Days of Astronomy podcast, works with Astronomy Cast and is host of theNASA Lunar Science Institute podcast. Nancy is also a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador.
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A Planet is Born
KWCH
Kraus presented the discovery Wednesday at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. Kraus and Ireland's research paper on the discovery is due to appear in The Astrophysical Journal. Observing planets while they're forming can help scientists ...
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Strong Evidence Life Spread by Comets, Astronomers Say
Using NASA's Spitzer Space telescope, the astronomy team analyzed the warm dust surrounding Eta Corvi, a billion-year-old star 60 light years away from ...
www.foxnews.com/.../striking-evidence-comet-delivering-wat...
NASA Releases New Interactive Space Communications Game ...
NASA has released an interactive, educational video game called NetworKing ... You are here: Astronomy News » Astronomy Software » NASA Releases New ...
www.nightskyobserver.com/.../nasa-releases-new-interactive-s...
NASA finds 600 mysteries in space - Forums - Astronomy.com ...
http://lightyears.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/18/nasa-one-third-of-gamma-ray- ... Receivenews, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's ...
cs.astronomy.com/asycs/forums/p/53109/477393.aspx
uuworld.org : nasa fellowship named for uu astronomer
Home / News / NASA fellowship named for UU astronomer ... Dr. Nancy Grace Roman, with a model of the Goddard Space Flight Center's Orbiting Solar ...
www.uuworld.org/news/articles/188407.shtml
NASA Solicitation: Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy ...
STATUS REPORT Date Released: Monday, October 10, 2011. Source: Dryden Flight Research Center. NASA Solicitation: Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared ...
www.comspacewatch.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=38689
'Doomsday' Comet Elenin Makes Closest Approach To Earth
Astronomers and other space enthusiasts have long pondered the question of ... up while internet forums are awash with suggestions that NASA has failed to ...
www.irishweatheronline.com/news/space/.../42035.html
A flying telescope? Observing NASA's SOFIA airborne observatory
NASA gives tours of its Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, ...James Martin is the staff photographer at CNET News, covering the geeks and ... NASAwill send up to 1300 pounds of experiments to the edge of space on ...
news.cnet.com/.../a-flying-telescope-observing-nasas-sofia-air...
MESSENGER's First Day, Nasa Image, Space Shuttle, Astronomy ...
NASA Space Information,Shuttle Station,Climate Change,Earth Moon Mars,Solar System · NASA Image NASA Astronomy Picture NASA News Global Climate ...
nasa-image.blogspot.com/2011/10/messengers-first-day.html
European Association for Astronomy Education » NASA releases ...
NASA releases new interactive Space communications game ... If you are anastronomy teacher and want to be part of our news team (Contributors), all you ...
eaae-astronomy.org/blog/?p=4140
Space News Now: A Tour of NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for ...
Space News Now ... I enjoyed a tour of NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for InfraredAstronomy (SOFOA), which was on display at Moffett Field near San ...
www.spacenewsnow.com/.../tour-of-nasas-stratospheric-observ...
Foothill College Astronomy Program
Foothill Astronomy Instructor Andrew Fraknoi has a Facebook page for astronomy news called "Andrew Fraknoi (The AstroProf)": ... Astronomy Picture of the Day: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html (Two space scientists scour the ...
www.foothill.edu/ast/astrolnk.php
New view of Vesta mountain from NASA's Dawn ... - News Astronomy
Space / Astronomy News and Articles ... NewsAstronomy (Oct. 11, 2011) — A new image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows a mountain three times as high as ...
www.newsastronomy.com/.../13685-new-view-of-vesta-mount...
Astrotech Subsidiary Awarded Task Order for NASA Mission
All Space Media in one place with hourly updates... Astronomy. Latest outer spaceand science news, NASA information. exclusive solar system Images, ...
www.yesitekhub.com/index.php?option...
NASA takes Apollo astronaut to court over camera - National Space ...
Over the summer, NASA filed a lawsuit against Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell after the former ... Space News Examiner ... Cleveland Astronomy Examiner ...
www.examiner.com/.../nasa-takes-apollo-astronaut-to-court-ov...
NASA, NRO, USAF establish strategy for certifying new expendable ...
NASA, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the U.S. Air Force signed an agreement this week to establish ... of commercial providers of launch vehicles used for national security space and civil space missions. ... Science and technology news ....14 hours ago I'm a freshman taking an intro to astronomy course. ...
www.physorg.com/.../2011-10-nasa-nro-usaf-strategy-certifyi...
CSExtra – Thursday, October 13, 2011 « Coalition for Space ...
From Nature News: Astronomer Ed Weiler, who recently retired as NASA associate administrator for science after three decades with the space agency, ...
spacecoalition.com/.../csextra-thursday-october-13-2011
Today's NASA Breaking News :ScienceLine
NASA has released a series of new satellite data visualizations that show tens of millions of fires detected worldwide from space since 2002. Filed under: ...
www.scienceline.eu/2011/10/.../todays-nasa-breaking-news-14...
Latest Nasa Administrator News | SpaceWeb
Providing Spaceflght and Astronomy News Since 1996 ... Portrait, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ). ...
spaceweb.com/latest-nasa-administrator-news.htm
NewsRoomAmerica.com - NASA Ames Research Center News and ...
NASA Releases New Interactive Space Communications Game http://www.nasa. gov/centers/ames/news/releases/2011/11-83AR.html"Mon, 10 Oct 2011 ...
www.newsroomamerica.com/.../nasa_ames_research_center_n...
NASA-backed space taxi to fly in test next summer - Yahoo! News
Read 'NASA-backed space taxi to fly in test next summer' on Yahoo! News. CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A seven-seat space taxi backed by NASA to ...
news.yahoo.com/nasa-backed-space-taxi-fly-test-next-summer...
NASA to Test New Solar Sail Technology - Space
Latest Space and Astronomy News / updates every 3 minutes. FEED · Home · U- Today ... NASA has been making strides with solar sail technology. Using the ...
www.spacescientific.com/.../19734-nasa-to-test-new-solar-sail-...
A flying telescope? Observing NASA's SOFIA ... - CNET News.com
NASA gives tours of its Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, ...James Martin is the staff photographer at CNET News, covering the geeks and ... NASAwill send up to 1300 pounds of experiments to the edge of space on ...
news.cnet.com/.../a-flying-telescope-observing-nasas-sofia-air...
Want to be an Astronaut? Try ... - Space / Astronomy - About.com
Free Space / Astronomy Newsletter! Sign Up ... Now that the space shuttle fleet has retired, it would seem logical that NASA would pare down its astronaut corps. ...
space.about.com/.../want-to-be-an-astronaut-try-learning-russi...

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