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SPACE, Astronomy News, Jan 16, 2012

Funding Drought Jeopardizes Future NASA Astronomy Missions
Space.com
by Denise Chow, SPACE.com Staff Writer AUSTIN, Texas — With NASAoperating on an increasingly tight budget, the agency's ability to launch future large astronomy missions is at risk, scientists said. And this quandary has no simple solution. ...
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Hubble snaps photo of oldest galaxy on record
The State Column
The space agency said the size of galaxy cluster, while relatively large, pales in comparison to our own Milky Way galaxy. NASA astronomers also say the brightness of the galaxy cluster is an indication that the galaxies remain fairly young and have ...
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Window on the universe: The view from La Palma's space volcano
The Guardian (blog)
Photons are like precious raindrops from space and astronomerswant the biggest possible buckets in which to catch them. The domes that house these mirrors – and swivel them with the grace and silence of a ballerina – are extraordinary. ...
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The Guardian (blog)
The Kepler Space Telescope: Seeking New Planets Around Other Stars
Fairfield County Online
Join us for a new exciting series of astronomy programs! Head to the Observatory on selected Friday nights for a real treat as we explore the night sky, planets, stars, and more! Start by enjoying a presentation on the Kepler Space Telescope: Seeking ...
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Fairfield County Online
Amazing Astronomy Illustrations From the 1800s Resurface Online
Space.com
He then moved on to astronomical illustration and an eventual faculty post at Harvard University. A crater on Mars bears his name. This article was provided by LiveScience.com, a sister site of SPACE.com. You can follow LiveScience senior writer ...
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Stars pop onto the scene in new WISE image
Astronomy Magazine
“Massive stars sweep up and destroy their natal clouds, but they continuously spark new stars to form along the way,” said Dave Leisawitz from NASA'sGoddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. “Occasionally a new, massive star forms, ...
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A Space Moonrise (and the PromISSe of a New Future)
Universe Today
Read ESA's PromISSe mission blog here, and follow AndrĂ© Kuipers on Twitter @astro_andre for more Expedition 30 mission updates. Jason is a graphic artist from Rhode Island now living and working in Dallas, Texas. He writes about astronomy and space...
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Universe Today
LSU astronomers discover origin of thermonuclear supernova
Space Daily
... or GBM, on NASA's Fermi gamma-ray space telescope, discovered that the Crab Nebula, once considered to be a source of energy so stable thatastronomers used it to calibrate their instruments, is dimming, a revelation that stunned astronomers. ...
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BBC Stargazing LIVE London - Fully booked
BBC News
Discover the stars as astronomers bring London's night sky to life. An evening of incredible space themed activities for all the family. If you've been inspired by Brian Cox and Dara O'Briain on BBC Two, come along to Stargazing LIVE and give astronomy ...
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BBC News
Tanzania: Planets Show What Is in Store for Nation in 2012
AllAfrica.com
They have been determined using the Stellarium software and calculations by well-established astronomers; for example, National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration (Nasa) astronomer Fred Espanak. You might ask, "Why are star predictions not given? ...
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Volunteer Par Excellence: Darwin Poulos
Patch.com
... Regional Open Space District since 2005, a Trail Center Volunteer and Board Member and a member of Los Altos Voices for Peace. He tutors math and science for the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District and teachesastronomy at Deer Hollow. ...
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New telescope array will capture the first-ever photograph of a black hole
Daily Mail
The team is connecting up to 50 radio telescopes scattered around the globe, including the Submillimeter Telescope on Mt. Graham in Arizona, telescopes on Mauna Kea in Hawaii and the Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy in ...
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Daily Mail
The Hindu For a better peek: Kids at t the GP Birla Observatory and ...
The Hindu
It was inaugurated by Nirmala Birla, wife of the late GP Birla, who gave Hyderabad its GP Birla Observatory because of his passion for astronomy and science. The new observatory is a state-of-the-art five storeyed building with a cool, ...
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The Hindu
Celestial Triangle Visible in Night Sky Early Monday
Space.com
Joe Rao serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium. He writes about astronomy for The New York Times and other publications, and he is also an on-camera meteorologist for News 12 Westchester, New York.
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Ghostly lights attract
Fraser Coast Chronicle
They will also be visiting observatories in Scandinavia such as the 16th century observatory of Tycho Brahe, one of the great pre-telescopic astronomers, and the modern Esrange Space Centre, a base for Virgin Galactic's sub-orbital tourist flights. ...
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Citizen Scientist Project Finds Thousands of 'Star Bubbles'
Universe Today
Paul Scott Anderson is a freelance space writer with a life-long passion for space exploration and astronomy and has been a long-time member of The Planetary Society. He currently writes for Universe Today and Examiner.com. His own blog The Meridiani ...
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Universe Today
Star gazing in Ladakh
Kashmir Life
... initiative involving IIA, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational-Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) and Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA). ...
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Week In Geek: 16-22 January 2012
Londonist
FREE, 6.30pm ASTRONOMY: The Baker Street Irregular Astronomers hold their monthly meet, to coincide with the BBC's Stargazing Live. Bring a 'scope if you've got one…if not, you'll find dozens of eager astronomers ready and willing to share. ...
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The Final Frontier -DJ Food Interview
ClashMusic.com
They'll be hoping to get electronica geeks interested inastronomy along the way, as between Food's three forty-five-minute sets (he's doing the same set three times due to the limited capacity) punters will be encouraged to peruse the planetarium ...
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ClashMusic.com
Hubble Solves Mystery on Source of Supernova in Nearby Galaxy
Space Daily
by Staff Writers Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have solved a longstanding mystery on the type of star, or so-called progenitor, which caused a supernova seen in a nearby galaxy. The finding yields new observational data for ...
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BBC Stargazing LIVE - Fully Booked
BBC News
Come and join astronomy experts from South Downs Planetarium and Dark Skies to explore the night sky with the naked eye. Fontwell Park Racecourse will be hosting a fantastic night of stargazing activities for all the family - including rocket making, ...
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BBC News
Kilbil -- A school that celebrates learning
TwoCircles.net
Kilbil utilizes multimedia kits to teach concepts of physics & astronomy. It not only boasts of enthusiastic children, but also equally committed and energetic teaching staff who are wholeheartedly extending their support to make it an enviable place ...
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Movies 2011: Powerful and Disturbing Visions
PopMatters
It is also awash with an aesthetic of German romanticism, epitomised by the use of a blaring excerpt from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde, as well as other highbrow art references andastronomy, all conjuring a sense of cosmic fate. ...
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PopMatters
The Friendly Skies
Chabad.org
A basic understanding of astronomy is enough to make anyone question the possibility of the fate of our existence—we are but a mere speck in a galactic frontier that includes billions upon trillions of stars and planets. Despite our transience and ...
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NASA - NASA's Hubble Breaks New Ground With Distant Supernova ...
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has looked deep into the distant universe and detected the feeble ... "For decades, astronomers have harnessed the power of Hubble to unravel the mysteries of the ... The new results were presented on Jan. ...
www.nasa.gov/.../HQ_12-011_Hubble_Farthest_Supernova.ht...
How to NOT Get Funded in the Astronomy World | Space News ...
Space Photos & Images from the 219th American Astronomical Society Meeting ... Telescope and X-ray observations from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. ...
www.space.com/14196-nsf-space-funding-guide-astronomy-a...
Apollo Astronauts Meet with NASA to Clear Claims on Space ...
News: Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell and a few of his fellow Apollo astronauts ... Apollo Astronauts Meet with NASA to Clear Claims on SpaceMementos ..... The more astronomers look for other worlds, the more they find that it is a crowded ...
news.yahoo.com/apollo-astronauts-meet-nasa-clear-claims-spa...
American Astronomical Society Meeting « AmericaSpace
WASHINGTON — Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomershave ... Exoplanets, Supernovae, High Energy Sky, New Images Among NASA News ...
www.americaspace.org/?cat=343
Astronomy news: NASA's Fermi Space Telescope Explores New ...
Portal astronomiczny i sklep z teleskopami - Astronomia - Astronomy portal and on-line store. Astronomy news: NASA's Fermi Space Telescope Explores New ...
astronomia.teleskopy.net/?idg=news&idd=1493
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope: A Year Of Achievement And ...
Home · Space · Astronomy News NASA's James Webb Space Telescope: A Year Of Achievement And Success - with video ...
www.messagetoeagle.com/.../999-nasas-james-webb-space-tele...
Astronomers Solve 40-year Mystery Of Nearby Supernova - Space ...
Astronomers Solve 40-year Mystery Of Nearby Supernova. NASA's HubbleSpace Telescope has helped astronomers solve a 40-year mystery over what type of ...
www.redorbit.com/.../astronomers-solve-40-year-mystery-of-n...
Funding Drought Jeopardizes Future NASA ... - e! Science News
Funding Drought Jeopardizes Future NASA Astronomy Missions. Monday, January 16, 2012 - 12:31 in Astronomy & Space. Future flagship astronomymissions ...
esciencenews.com/.../funding.drought.jeopardizes.future.nasa...
New NASA Science Chief Charts Course Through ... - Space News
Space News Home» Commentaries»New NASA Science Chief Charts Course ... Astronomical Society meeting in Texas, acknowledged that NASA'sscience ...
www.spacenews.com/.../120113-fromwires-science-chief-bud...
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CSExtra – Friday, January 13, 2012 « Coalition for Space Exploration
From Space News: Officials suggest the U. S. cannot live with a European ...A. From MSNBC and Cosmic Log: Astronomers affiliated with NASA's Kepler...
spacecoalition.com/newsroom/csextra-friday-january-13-2012
Space and Earth Sciences News :: Diet of a dying star
Baltimore MD (SPX) Jan 16, 2012 Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope,astronomers have solved a longstanding mystery on the type of star, or so-called ...
www.news-about-space.org/astronomy-news/cluster12969735/
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope: A year of ... - News
NewsAstronomy (Jan. 9, 2012) — The James Webb Space Telescope marked a year of significant progress in 2011 as it continues to come together as NASA's ...
www.sitekhob.com/index.php?option...
The Prettiest Space Pics From This Week's ... - One News Page
The Prettiest Space Pics From This Week's Annual American AstronomicalSociety Meeting: *Cygnus X: Star Birth in Vivid Color* Captured in infrared byNASA's ...
www.onenewspage.com/.../The-Prettiest-Space-Pics-From-This...
Fermi space telescope explores new energy extremes
Astronomy Magazine News Article - Released:1/12/2012 ... NASA Astronauts -- Including Space Station Crew Member From Maryland -- Available For Interviews ...
www.fasterthanspace.com/.../3664-Fermi%20space%20telesco...
Catch Venus dance — or wait 105 more years - Technology ...
This year, skywatchers will have the chance to see an astronomical event so rare that it ... Three views of Venus' solar transit in 2004, taken by NASA's sun- observing ... Follow Space.com for the latest in space science and explorationnews on ...
www.msnbc.msn.com/.../catch-dance-venus-across-sun-or-wai...
Funding Drought Jeopardizes Future NASA Astronomy Missions ...
SpaceTrails says: Funding Drought Jeopardizes Future NASA AstronomyMissions http://t.co/YmKkbltK #News #Space - 39 mins ago. Reply. Aylaroble says: ...
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