Burying Fukushima?

On solutions to the nuclear crisis in Japan: If the decision is made to entomb the entire Fukushima complex, as has been most recently recommended by physicist Michio Kaku, at least one constituency needs to be informed: The future.
In the 1990s, the concern among American nuclear physicists was over nuclear waste and how to warn future generations of its existence. What signage would be required? What barbed-wire fence would last for 10,000 years?
From "The 10,000-Year Warning: Alerting Future Civilizations about Our Nuclear Waste" by Gary Kliewer, in the September-October 1992 issue of THE FUTURIST:
"How could you label Pandora's box so that no one would mess with it for 10,000 years?
"The U.S. Department of Energy recently asked a panel of experts to design a marking system that would warn people against digging into the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in southeastern New Mexico, where radioactive materials from U.S. nuclear defense operations will be permanently entombed. The markers need to last as long as the danger, and this waste will pose a threat to human health for 300 generations.
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"The panel confronted a number of challenging questions: How do you make a sign that will never fade away? What languages do you use? What surface do you write the message on? How do you relay a clear message to an audience so distant in time that you cannot know its culture, politics, level of technology, or religion?"
One of the answers to those questions drew from ancient wisdom: using symbols like the hieroglyphics carved in Eygptian pyramids, so the messages would convey our warnings pictorially.
Kliewer wrote:
"By setting down in granite symbols the contradictory messages of the creative and destructive powers of our technology, perhaps we are leaving a far better message in the desert than we intend. Our descendants will see that we, a civilization lost in their distant past, cared for their safety. Perhaps they will also see that we understood both the natural world and our place in it. Our warning will imply the hope that they too will look ahead for the well-being of their descendants."

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Grassing Over Cornfields Could Reduce Surface Temperatures

New research from Stanford University shows that planting grasses and other perennial plants in the place of corn, soybeans, and other annual (cash crop) species in California and surrounding states would not only help mitigate man-made climate change, but would also result in lower ground temperatures, at least locally.
“We’ve shown that planting perennial bioenergy crops can lower surface temperatures by about 2 degrees Fahrenheit [1°C] locally, averaged over the entire growing season,” said scientist David Lobel, “That's a pretty big effect, enough to dominate any effects of carbon savings on the regional climate.”
Perennial plants such as switchgrass release much more water vapor into the air on a yearly basis than do crops like corn. Water vapor helps cool surface temperature. “Locally, the simulated cooling is sufficiently large to partially offset projected warming due to increasing greenhouse gases over the next few decades,” the authors write in their paper published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
In a related study, Lobel and other researchers found that corn and maize crops are more susceptible to small increases in climactic temperature than had been previously thought.
Read the full paper, “Direct climate effects of perennial bioenergy crops in the United States” by Matei Georgescu, David B. Lobell, and Christopher B. Field: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: http://iis-db.stanford.edu/pubs/23121/PNAS-2011-Georgescu-1008779108.pdf

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Leading Causes of Disability

Your odds of becoming disabled before you retire are about one in three. That might be higher than you expect. You might also be surprised by the most likely causes of disability.

"People tend to think about disability in terms of catastrophic events, like a terrible car accident that leaves you paralyzed or in a nursing home," says Richard Frank, PhD, deputy assistant secretary for disability, aging, and long-term care policy at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington. "They don't think about disability caused by things that are less dramatic and much more common."

Recipe Makeovers for Healthy Cooking

By Elaine Magee, MPH, RD

Reviewed By Kathleen M. Zelman, MPH, RD, LD

Most Americans want to practice healthy cooking for their families, but they aren’t willing to give up the popular dinner dishes they have come to know and love. The solution is to give those favorite foods a recipe makeover.

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Rising Oil Prices: Is Yemen Next? - Money Morning

By Jon D. Markman, Contributing Writer, Money Morning

Crude oil futures spiked to a 30-month high on Monday - and crude prices have zoomed 19% so far this year - so it's no surprise that energy stocks have enjoyed one whale of a run.

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MER Update 033111 - Spirit's Silence Haunts, Opportnity Roves on to Endeavour

Mars Exploration Rovers :Update
Spirit's Silence Haunts, Opportunity Roves on to Endeavour

The Mars Exploration Rover mission experienced a month of highs tempered by one haunting low as it neared completion of its 87th month of a three-month tour this month. While Opportunity wrapped up its work at the youngest, freshest crater the rovers have explored to date, Spirit remained silent as the point of maximum sunshine for the Martian year came and went, further dimming once high hopes that the rover would phone home and rove on as summer settled on the southern hemisphere of Mars.

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Images and data now pouring in from MESSENGER at Mercury, Apr 09, 2011

Mar. 30, 2011 | 14:31 PDT | 21:31 UTC

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Today the MESSENGER mission held a press briefing to show off some of the first images and other data that are streaming in from the spacecraft, now that it has entered Mercury orbit. Before I get to the more substantial stuff I'll just post my favorite image released today, a dramatically lit view of terrain near the north pole, terrain that hasn't before been viewed by a spacecraft. It's covered with secondaries; there are chains of craters; and the low lighting makes it easy to spot the characteristic undulating ridge of one of Mercury's ubiquitous thrust faults, signs that the entire planet has shrunk.

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What's up in the Solar System for April, Apr 09, 2011

Mar. 31, 2011 | 13:59 PDT | 20:59 UTC

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April 2011 will see MESSENGER begin the science phase of its orbital mission at Mercury, and should, I think, also see the start of Dawn's approach observations of Vesta. At Mars, Opportunity is back on the road again, rolling inexorably toward Endeavour. At Saturn, Cassini will continue its focus on Saturn and Titan science.

Before I go into mission-by-mission detail, here's Olaf Frohn's marvelous map of where all of our explorers are on March 1. Compare it to last month's diagram to see how things have moved.

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Testing Sail Deployment - What We Do | The Planetary Society

The first full scale deployment of the Planetary Society's LightSail-1 solar sail was conducted on March 4, 2011 at Stellar Exploration in San Luis Obispo, California.
The 4-meter booms pulled out the 5.6 x 5.6 meter sail in a test of deployer hardware and software, boom and sail packing, and mechanical operations. Project manager Jim Catrell and I were both on-hand with the Stellar team to observe the test.

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FINDS Exo-Earth update, 4/1/2011 - What We Do | The Planetary Society

Debra Fischer of Yale and Geoff Marcy of U.C. Berkeley, the most successful planet-hunting team on Earth, are once again pushing the boundaries of planet hunting. Armed with a $40,000 grant from the Planetary Society, they built an innovative instrument they call the “Fiber-optic Improved Next-generation Doppler Search for Exo-Earths,” or, more simply, FINDS-ExoEarths. The new instrument has already proven its value: when attached to the three-meter telescope at California's Lick Observatory, it greatly improved the telescope's sensitivity and its ability to detect lower-mass exoplanets than before.

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Shuttle LIFE

You've just identified one of the six organisms in Shuttle LIFE, a new experiment that we plan to fly aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour.

But to fly our microscopic passengers, we need your help!
The Planetary Society developed the two-phase LIFE – Living Interplanetary Flight Experiment – to investigate the transpermia hypothesis, the idea that a living organism might survive a journey through space to Earth inside a meteorite.

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MONEY MORNING - Watch Out, Zombie Banks Still Haven't Been Buried, Apr 09, 2011

Watch Out, Zombie Banks Still Haven't Been Buried

By Martin Hutchinson, Contributing Editor, Money Morning

In February 2009, I examined the top 12 U.S. banks and gave a generally bullish outlook for them, pointing out that at a fraction of net asset value, their shares were mostly good bargains.

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SPORTS, Athletics News, Football, Soccer, Apr 09, 2011

Ask The AD
Seminoles.com
Spetman is back to provide his insights from inside the Moore Athletics Center. Several years ago we came to the spring football game and there were home games for baseball, softball and soccer. Is there a reason why there are not other home sporting ...
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Sugar Bowl is holding its National Football Foundation awards luncheon
NOLA.com
In addition, two local businessmen will be recognized for their contributions to the community and the sport of football. Doug Hertz, a member of the Tulane Board of Administrators and the Chair of the Board's Athletics Committee, will be presented ...
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OHSAA could OK extra coaching days in summer
Springfield News Sun
It makes it tough on kids who play multiple sports. You're seeing more kids picking one sport instead of playing multiple sports.” Catholic Central soccer coach Mark Derr said the extra days would allow him extra time to work with his younger players. ...
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Granucci, Howarth win top scholarships from section
Granite Bay View
She's set to become the only member of her senior class to earn the school's three-sport athlete award all four years, and she'll pick up her ninth varsity letter with the completion of girls soccer. Granucci has been an athletic and academic award ...
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Cream of the crop in USC's athletic program
Daily Trojan Online
With football out of the picture, I began to consider other sports. The women's soccer team won the NCAA title in 2007 and had a future US national team player in Amy Rodriguez. Inconsistent play, however, has marred the Women of Troy as of late. ...
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Sports roundup
Concord Monitor
Send a brief letter of interest and resume to Athletic Director Suzanne Klink at 209 Academy Road, Pembroke, NH 03275 or e-mail sklink@sau53.org. is looking for a varsity boys' soccer head coach for the 2011-12 school year. E-mail a cover letter, ...
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Aurora (IL) Announces Plans to Add Lacrosse
LaxPower
Aurora sponsors all of the 18 Northern Athletics Conference sponsored sports as well as men's lacrosse which participates in the Midwest Lacrosse Conference. NAC men's teams include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, ...
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Faces off the Field: Brandy Lee Salazar, Junior Forward, Del Valle Soccer
Austin American-Statesman
On the way to every game, my parents give me a speech and I listen. Outside of athletics, what have you enjoyed most about high school? Having lots of friends who have plenty in common with me and cheering for the soccer and football teams.
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Boys volleyball: Marana senior knows one speed: all out
Arizona Daily Star
MAMTA POPAT / ARIZONA DAILY STAR Kord Catt has lettered in four sports for Marana: volleyball, football, basketball and soccer. The lifestyle of a three-sport athlete is demanding, grueling and time-consuming, but for Marana High School's Kord Catt, ...
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NCHSAA Hall of Fame adds seven members
American Chronicle
By Joe Johnson, The Herald-Sun, Durham, NC The 2011 class includes former Princeton High football coach Harvey Brooks, former Lumberton athletic director Alton "Tunney" Brooks, former Maiden football coach Tom Brown, former Raleigh Sanderson soccer ...
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Q & A with Minooka soccer player Becca Sutton
Morris Daily Herald
Q: Since being named the MDH MVP last year, what has the year been like in terms of athletics? Did you play soccer in between? Attend camps? A: Once I recovered from my injury by about August, I got back into playing with my club team, Windy City Pride ...
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New sportsgrounds for clubs
Gladstone Observer
“Future stages have been earmarked for the 57ha site to include a second AFL and cricket training oval, further soccer and hockey fields and potentially a separate athletics track. “It is expected that Stage One of the new facilities will be ready for ...
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Far East tourneys get official go-ahead
Stars and Stripes
“Student activities and athletics are a critically important part of the educational experience,” the statement continued, citing the “need to return to normalcy” for students and families. Working to overcome challenges such as player shortages at ...
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Here's hoping this Summit translates to more participation
Chicago Daily Herald
We want to know what other schools are doing to get Hispanics involved in sports.” Escobedo, a senior who wrestled and played soccer, is also excited about the event. “Other schools might be doing something we're not and we can start doing it to get ...
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8 Biggest Challenges Facing Team Physicians for Professional Athletes
Becker's Orthopedic & Spine (press release)
"If a player does badly and everyone knows you are the team physician, there could potentially be a lot of negative publicity," says David Geier, MD, director of MUSC Sports Medicine and team physician for the Charleston Battery professional soccer ...
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Playing one sport just not enough for some
The Roar
Among the women, Elysse Perry is a current standout, being a concurrent international in both cricket and soccer. Nova Peris-Kneebone won Olympic gold in hockey and later represented Australia in athletics.
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Racism still very much alive and kicking - by Carlos 'CK'Kambaekwa
New Era
WINDHOEK – Doc Naobeb's football career took him to several top clubs starting with his home team Spoilers and finishing with unfashionable ... In almost two decades of sports reporting, yours truly has never been a favourite scribe of many a sporting ...
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John R. Boles | Temple soccer coach, 65 | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-04-08
Philadelphia Inquirer
Mr. Boles played soccer for North Catholic High School. He was an all-American player at Temple and in 1985 was inducted into the Temple University Athletics Hall of Fame. After graduating, he played pro soccer with the Philadelphia Ukrainians and the ...
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Students To Vote On ICA Cost
Daily Nexus
It's far below the $465 per year that students at University of California Davis pay for athletics, he said. “We lead the country in soccer attendance,” Massari said. “I think we are so proud of that as a campus. The games rock and tortillas are flying ...
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Section honors two scholar-athletes from West High
Tracy Press
Her participation in athletics has been a central part of her involvement at West High. “I knew when I entered high school I wanted to play sports,” she said, adding that while soccer showed her how to be part of a unified whole, tennis taught her how ...
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Rancho Santa Fe Residents Join Pacific Ridge School as it Breaks Ground on New ...
Ah Ha Rancho Santa fe News
Together, the Middle and High Schools offer 12 sports and 43 teams, ranging from basketball, volleyball, flag football, and lacrosse, to cross country, soccer, tennis and, most recently, golf. Since its opening in 2007, Pacific Ridge has had six ...
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Suchoski, Johnson Named MU Scholar-Athletes
CM Cougars
The Misericordia University athletics department has selected Kim Suchoski (Wilkes-Barre, PA/Bishop Hoban) and Robbie Johnson (Jackson, PA/Mountain View) as the school's ECAC/Robbins Scholar-Athletes. Suchoski, a senior on the women's soccer team, ...
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High School Gameday
Charlotte Observer
By Langston Wertz Jr. Ardrey Kell Spring Sports Teams: The baseball, soccer and golf teams are a combined 34-1. The softball team is 8-0 in Southwestern 4A play. Lake Norman softball: 13-0 for the season and outscoring opponents 132-15. ...
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Three Reginans honoured
Regina Leader-Post
Colette Bourgonje of Prince Albert (wheelchair sports) was honoured as female athlete of the year. Colleen Sostorics of Kennedy (hockey) and Kaylyn Kyle of Saskatoon (soccer) were also in contention. Hylke van der Wal of Dalmeny (athletics) was ...
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Don't Let Your Passion about Football Be Influenced by a Major Football Lockout
Talk of the Sound
For a new result of football numismatists around permit people do an important part in assisting all you need is resolved. For a athletics fan Last month I wanted for you to my couple of the cents valuation what Personally I think about a great ...
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Sports shorts
Foster's Daily Democrat
Raffle tickets can be purchased at Seacoast Harley Davidson of North Hampton, NH; Pure Hockey in Dover; Hometwon Mobil in Lebanon, Maine, and the Noble High School athletics office. Tickets are priced at $50 and only 600 tickets will be sold. ...
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Women's basketball spearheads new spirit group
Student Life
U…their number one priority is not athletics. We don't go to a school like Duke where the gym is going to be filled,” Hoover said. “I think getting athletes to start supporting other sports is the best way to get people to come to games… ...
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Waukomis slow-pitch tourney should be entertaining
Enid News & Eagle
By Lee Coleman, Commentary Enid News & Eagle ENID — 'Tis the season when high school athletics are in full bloom. Baseball, track, golf, tennis, soccer and so on are lighting up the airwaves and the scoreboards. But lest we forget, we also have the ...
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Taylor: Time to get your golden tickets
The Stanford Daily
So that's athletics, swimming, cycling and, uh, table tennis. These might not be sports that I usually follow, but that's sort of the point of the Olympics: it's a true festival of the sporting world. Whether I'm ultimately successful in any of my ...
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Grizzlies toast success
The Barrie Examiner
Having successfully played two sports in his first year, would Knill try to add a third one in 2011-12? "I used to play soccer and I'm a big fan (of it), but I doubt that'll be happening any time soon," said Knill, laughing. ...
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Bulletin Board
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Soccer clinics for boys grades 2-8 in Preble, Darke and Wayne counties start April 25 at National Trail High School's practice field. Cost is $15. Info and to download registration form: www.trailsoccer.com. • IU East cheer squad tryouts are 5:30-8:30 ...
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Sampling of columns of note from the past week
Bellingham Herald
The Heat star closed another business deal Wednesday, this one a doozy with Fenway Sports Group that will give him an undisclosed ownership stake in Liverpool FC, one of the world's richest and most popular soccer clubs. In exchange, FSG gets the ...
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SPACE News, NASA, ESA, JAXA, Planetary Society, Apr 09, 2011

Astronomer to speak Sunday
Danbury News Times
Comet Shoemaker-Levy was about to collide with the planet Jupiter and there was a largely untested instrument -- the Hubble Space Telescope -- to watch the impact. Hammel, then a young astronomer, led the team of scientists on the project. ...
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Sofia Telescope Begins Second Mission Set
Aviation Week
By Michael Mecham SAN FRANCISCO – The NASA-German Space Agency DLR's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (Sofia) has started its second set of astronomy flights with a study of chemical reactions in and the flow of energy from interstellar ...
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Star Walk and Other Space Apps for the iPad
PadGadget
The European Southern Observatory offers a selection of three astronomy apps in the App Store, each one containing amazing photographs and detailed information. ESO Top 100 provides users with incredible pictures of distant galaxies, nebulae and more ...
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SPACELINQ: First European Space Liner in Holland
Space Ref (press release)
By selling flights to the nearby Dutch and German space organizations, SpaceLinq will capture the market demand for less expensive and more frequent opportunities for microgravity research, astronomy, climate research, and small satellite launch. ...
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Boulder scientists will reach new heights on commercial spaceship
Daily Camera
Durda, now 45, is poised as a member of the first research team to enter suborbital space on a commercial spacecraft. Since earning a Ph.D. in astronomy, Durda has endured altitude chamber runs, centrifuge training and conquered NASA's Vomit Comet, ...
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Breakthrough study confirms cause of short gamma-ray bursts
Astronomy Magazine
... alerting astronomers where to look. "For more than 2 decades, the leading model of short GRBs was the merger of two neutron stars," said Bruno Giacomazzo from the University of Maryland and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. ...
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The Cost Of No Science
Science 2.0
"The Sky By Day" looks at the science and the people in today's 9-5 pro astronomy world. Born in the heart of a dying star (as we were all), Alex... How much does science cost-- and how much does it cost to turn science off? I know science can be done ...
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Astronomy professor lectures about aliens
Open Minds UFO News
And more universities, like Sacramento State, are hosting lectures on the subject, which helps to spark the interest among students, and encourages the next generation of scientists to open their minds to new ideas about life in space.
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Whom Do You Trust For Your Science, Health, and Education?
ScienceBlogs (blog)
(Image credit: NASA and the European Space Agency.) Sure, if you want to know about space, astronomy, physics, or cosmology, you can always come here, and I'll give you the best I've got. Over the last three years, hundreds and then thousands of you ...
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BAKER INSTITUTE PRESENTATION TO COMMEMORATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF MANNED SPACE ...
The Cypress Times
Former astronaut Steven Hawley, a veteran of five shuttle missions, will speak at the April 12 presentation on "The Engineering, Scientific and Cultural Legacy of the Space Shuttle." Hawley is a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of ...
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Quake Could Disrupt Japan's Astro-H Work
Space News
Astro-H is the sixth in a series of X-ray astronomy missions developed by JAXA. It was expected to launch on a Japanese H-2A launch vehicle from Japan's Tanegashima Space Center in 2013, carrying the NASA-built Soft X-Ray Spectrometer, a $44 million ...
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NASA: word on LISA and astrophysics
ScienceBlogs (blog)
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AAPT Announces 2011 Klopsteg Memorial Award Winner is Dr. James E. Hansen
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Hansen was trained in physics and astronomy in the space science program of James Van Allen at the University of Iowa. He obtained a BA in Physics and Mathematics, a MS in Astronomy, and a Ph.D. in Physics, all three degrees from the University of Iowa ...
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Star Walk Brings Augmented Reality to Stargazing with iPad 2
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[prMac.com] Alexandria, Virginia - Vito Technology, the Apple Design Awards 2010 winner, dedicates a new version of astronomy guide Star Walk to the 50th anniversary of the first human spaceflight. Augmented Reality is now available for iPad 2 and lets ...
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Documentary Filmmaker Ian Cheney Explores Light Pollution
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I grew up something of an amateur astronomer, building my own telescope and attending astronomy camp in rural Arizona. But as I grew older and began spending more and more time in cities, my connection to the stars faded. I began to wonder: what do we ...
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Colorado State Board Of Education Issues Monthly Report from Front Range ...
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Westminster faculty Lindsay Rocks and Clara Wente hosted an observing session at the Westminster campus observatory for FRCC astronomy students and the Holy Family FRCC President's Report March 2011 High School science club. ...
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Telescopes join forces to observe unprecedented explosion
Astronomy Magazine
This is truly extraordinary," said Andrew Fruchter from the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. Swift determined a position for the explosion, which now is cataloged as gamma-ray burst (GRB) 110328A, and informed astronomers ...
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Calendar: Week of April 8, 2011
Grand Junction Sentinel
Out of this World — Spring Constellations, night sky viewing with Western Colorado Astronomy Club, Colorado National Monument Centennial History and Nature Lecture Series, 8-10 pm, Saddlehorn Picnic Area, http://www.wcacastronomy.org, 858-3617, ext. ...
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WISE Mission Spots 'Horseshoe' Asteroid
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“We are really excited that the astronomy community is already finding treasures in the NEOWISE data that have been released so far.” NEOWISE finished its one complete sweep of the solar system in early February of this year. ...
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DOTGO Launches Text Messaging Publishing Suite for All 100 Million Internet ...
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DOTGO is owned and operated by New York-based technology company Scientific Media, Inc., which was founded in 2007 by Kenneth M. Lanzetta, a professor of Physics and Astronomy at Stony Brook University, and Stefan Gromoll, a former graduate student in ...
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Telescope ferrets out planet-hunting targets
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'We've discovered a new technique of using ultraviolet light to search for young, low-mass stars near the Earth,' said David Rodriguez, a graduate student of astronomy at UCLA, and lead author of a recent study. 'These young stars make excellent ...
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museum honoring space An all-day celebration of 50 years of space exploration with the name Yuri's Night in honor of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space,
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Professor Astronomy's Astronomy Blog: New discoveries on odd ...
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Finally, data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope came in. The source of the gamma rays and X-rays lies very close to the center of an otherwise normal-looking galaxy. In fact, as far as astronomers can ...
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Space scariness « The e-Astronomer
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Newly Merged Black Hole Eagerly Shreds Stars | International Space ...
By Klaus Schmidt
However, astronomers really want to combine that information with gravitational wave data from the black hole merger. The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna ( LISA), a future mission designed to detect and study gravitational waves, ...
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The launch of Sputnik 1 in the following year expanded his remit to include space. He is particularly well known for his coverage of the American Apollo program. In the UK, his name and face, along with that of Patrick Moore and James ...
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NASA Space Shuttle: Best of Launches | DocumentaryStorm - Stream ...
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NASA Space Shuttle: Best of Launches - This NASA produced video shows footage of three Space Shuttle launches, giving an up and close experience with the raw power needed to propel ourselves into outer space. There is no narration, ...
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Astronomy Cmarchesin: Newly Merged Black Hole Eagerly Shreds Stars
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However, astronomers really want to combine that information with gravitational wave data from the black hole merger. The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna ( LISA), a future mission designed to detect and study gravitational waves, ...
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Star Walk and Other Space Apps for the iPad | PadGadget
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Interested in a little more information on our vast universe? The European Southern Observatory offers a selection of three astronomy apps in the App Store , each one containing amazing photographs and detailed information. ...
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Sure, if you want to know about space, astronomy, physics, or cosmology, you can always come here, and I'll give you the best I've got. Over the last three years , hundreds and then thousands of you decided that I was a great source for ...
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Planetary Nebula NGC 2438 | Skylook | Astronomy | Eclipses ...
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it moves through space at a different speed than the cluster stars. Distance estimates also place NGC 2438 closer than M46 and so the nebula appears in the foreground, only by chance along the line-of-sight to the young star cluster. ...
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Rocketplane's Chuck Lauer Resurfaces in European Commercial ...
By Doug Messier
The European Space Agency is also interested in the potential use for commercial suborbital vehicles for microgravity research, Earth observation & remote sensing applications, astronomy, and small satellite launch. ...
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Astronomer to speak Sunday
Hammel, then a young astronomer, led the team of scientists on the project. ... And she'll continue her work on the development of the James Webb Space ...
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Sofia Telescope Begins Second Mission Set
By Michael Mecham SAN FRANCISCO – The NASA-German Space Agency DLR's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (Sofia) has started its second set of ...
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Identical jet lags behind twin
Our latest 116-page Astronomy Now special edition is an extravaganza of astronomy ... for the space shuttle, an essential star party survival guide and more.
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The Fabric of Space Time and Expansion
[Expansion of space/time effect on time]. By sirjon in forum Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers. Replies: 63. Last Post: 26-February-2011, 02:59 AM ...
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The animated art of space | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine
Astronomy | Not surprisingly, I watch a lot of TV shows about astronomy. Some are good, some, um, not so much. Probably my biggest beef with them is that ...
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Nasa's Webb telescope performs terahertz astronomy in space ...
Nasa's Webb telescope performs terahertz astronomy in space. NASA Astrophysicist Amber Straughn demonstrates the cold environment where the Webb telescope ...
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Lunar rock and roll : Space and Astronomy news daily – SpaceInfo ...
SpaceInfo … astronomy and space exploration news and images, updated daily. Check out the SpaceInfo Shop too (link above) for astronomy books, space DVDs, ...
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Space and astronomy digest: April 2011
The April digest of forthcoming space and astronomy news events, from the Royal Astronomical Society. This month sees the final launch of the Space Shuttle ...
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Astronomy, Optics & Space Technologies | High Tech Maui
Astronomy, Optics & Space Technologies. With clear, dark skies Maui is ranked as one of the world's top five astronomical viewing locations, ...
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Astronomy & Space - Is there be another planet like Earth? - Yahoo ...
Courtesy : Discovery Networks ... Probably somewhere, but we haven't discovered it yet. ... yes, zillions most likely. ... Mars is "like Earth". ...
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Phil's Astronomy Blog: Smithsonian Air & Space Museum
I spent an afternoon in the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum, and it was simply brilliant. Highlights of the exhibits on display, for me, were the Space Ship ...
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animated art space | Bad Astronomy Not surprisingly, I watch a lot of TV programs about astronomy. Some are good, some, uh, not so much. ...
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Another bit from New Cosmic Horizons: Space Astronomy...
Sat Apr 02 2011 21:28: Another bit from New Cosmic Horizons: Space Astronomy from the V2 to the Hubble Space Telescope, this time about the Hubble Space ...
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Aliens Exist, Sue NASA and the US Government - Space & Astronomy ...
In a stunning announcement this morning, NASA officials revealed that they have been in contact with a race of beings not of this world.
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NASA's next flagship telescope will be aligned prior to launch, but its large size requires it to be folded into the rocket and realigned on orbit.
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Carnival of Space #190 - Urban Astronomer
The Urban Astronomer has limited options, since he battles light pollution and tall buildings or trees hiding the sky. Here we find ways to enjoy the hobby ...
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European Association for Astronomy Education » SOFIA completes ...
By Alexandre Costa
Source: NASA News. GREAT collected its first THz photons from the M173W star. Image credit: GREAT Team/ NASA/DLR/USRA/DSI. The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, completed its first science flight Wednesday, ...
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Resolution 55 cm per per pixel, Illumination is from the west at an incidence angle of 26° (field of view height is 550 meters) [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Hiroyuki Sato LROC News System. On the Moon, small topographic highs ...
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