SPACE, Astronomy News, Jul 29, 2011

Hubble telescope's successor could face budget ax USA Today By Dan Vergano, USA TODAY For years, astronomers have set their sights on launching a successor to the Hubble Space Telescope— one with 100 times its power — that could peer back to the earliest light of the universe. But funding for the costly James ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

Morning Minutes: July 29 Norwich Bulletin There is information about the space shuttle program; information for teachers, students and those curious about space; multimedia presentations; blogs; NASA history information; astronomy facts; and more. 1958: Year on this date when NASA was created. ... See all stories on this topic »

Cool and Fun NASA iPhone Apps From Star Gazing To 3D Sun International Business Times Go StarGaze is your portal to the NASA Night Sky Network, a nationwide community of astronomyclubs and organizations dedicated to bringing the wonders of the universe to you. The SpaceWeather Media Viewer features near-real-time imagery from a wide ... See all stories on this topic »

European ALMA Antenna Brings Total On Chajnantor To 16 RedOrbit [1] The AEM Consortium is composed of Thales Alenia Space, European Industrial Engineering, and MT-Mechatronics. ESO, the European Southern Observatory, is the foremost intergovernmentalastronomy organization in Europe and the world's most productive ... See all stories on this topic »

Czech cartoon hero Little Mole returns home from orbit aboard space shuttle ... Winnipeg Free Press "We're excited about what new programs may come along, and we're looking forward to our future inspace." Feustel had hoped by bringing along the stuffed creature, the flight would help get young people interested in space, science and astronomy. ... See all stories on this topic »

New Webb Telescope Technologies Already Helping Human Eyes PR Newswire (press release) "The Webb telescope program has enabled a number of improvements in measurement technology for astronomy, mirror fabrication, and measurement of human eyes, diagnosis of ocular diseases and potentially improved surgery," said Dr. Dan Neal, ... See all stories on this topic »

The Science Museum invites you to spend your summer in space Culture24 In the Future gallery, visitors can play a game about space tourism and take a look at how we've explored the universe so far in Cosmos & Culture – a gallery all about the history of astronomy. The popular Launchpad gallery introduces the laws of ... See all stories on this topic »

Astronomical Events Coming Your Way KHTS Radio The large space rock, about 1300 feet in diameter will pass closer than the Moon at 0.85 lunar distances. While it is not expected to pose a threat to the Earth, this extremely rare event presents a unique opportunity for amateur astronomers to observe ... See all stories on this topic »

Looking Up: See the brightest asteroid NEagle ... is farther away and has a darker terrain. Ceres is 590 miles and is now classified as a “dwarf planet.” For more information online, see www.nasa.gov/Dawn for the space mission. For more about locating Vesta from your backyard, see www.astronomy.com. See all stories on this topic »

Bruce Willis not needed to blow up meteor London Free Press Studying images compiled by NASA, Paul Wiegert - a professor in Western's department of physics and astronomy - along with colleagues at Athabasca University and the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, found a 400-metre asteroid roughly 80 million ... See all stories on this topic »

Relaunch of Science Museum Exhibition: Space at the Science Museum Art Daily After taking a look into the future, you can take a look at how we've explored the universe so far in Cosmos & Culture – a gallery all about the history of astronomy. The trail also passes through the Science Museum's popular Launchpad gallery, ... See all stories on this topic »

Juno's all-seeing eye will cast a glance at turbulent Jupiter John O'Groat Journal CAITHNESS Astronomy Group will be holding an open day in Caithness Horizons in Thurso on August 13 and, in September, the local branch of the British Science Association will be holding a two-day event at which you can become a rocket scientist for the ... See all stories on this topic »

SETI Institute SETI Institute One college astronomy teacher commented that she wished her students came to class understanding the concepts that were introduced and easily grasped by the young folks engaged in the Night & Day activity. Younger children were able to dissect owl ... See all stories on this topic »

'Cowboys & Aliens' latest close encounter in film GoErie.com The main allure of aliens and faraway galaxies is the mystery, said Darren Williams, associate professor of physics and astronomy at Penn State Behrend. It comes down to a simple, insatiable human curiosity: What if? There might not be concrete, ... See all stories on this topic »

'60s pop art icon keeps on trucking San Antonio Express But it just happens.†Astronomy remains a vital interest for Max, who says his next challenge will be to take his fantasy world to animated film. “It's my pet subject outside art,†he says of studying the stars. “They are two separate loves. ... See all stories on this topic »

Researcher computes speed of expansion of universe domain-B The report in the `Science Daily' said a PhD student, Florian Beutler, from The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) in Perth had produced one of the most accurate measurements ever made of how fast the universe was expanding. ... See all stories on this topic »

Oatland Island Wildlife Center draws families Savannah Morning News WiSE has a roster of 16 expert environmental guides, each specializing in a different area of environmental education, including astronomy. These guides not only know their stuff, all are active in conservation and research in their respective fields, ... See all stories on this topic »

News Briefs – July 28 Gustine Press-Standard Newman astronomy enthusiast Tom Duarte is conducting a series of free summertime viewings of the moon and Saturn. Upcoming viewings are planned for Aug. 5 and Sept. 2. Each begins 30 minutes after sunset on the basketball courts in Sherman Park. See all stories on this topic »

The Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower peaks tonight Examiner.com Every year from late mid July into early August, Earth passes through the stretch of space junk shed by an object of unknown origin, reaching the deepest concentration of debris tonight. According to some estimates, under ideal conditions (dark country ... See all stories on this topic »

2Do: Museums, parks, family events and more for July 29-Aug. 4, 2011 Plain Dealer (blog) Astonishing Astronomy -- Gazing on Saturn. Join a park ranger for a talk, followed by an opportunity to observe the ringed planet through a telescope. 9 pm today. Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad's Peninsula Depot. 1630 West Mill St. www.cvsr.com. ... See all stories on this topic »

Space and Earth Sciences News :: NASA's Juno to Study Jupiter's Recipe Goal is to study planet's magnetic, gravity fields, as well as composition of core, atmosphere. Space and Earth Sciences News

SWAYRAS | News Center 28 Jul, 2011 | Author: Space and Astronomy News Headlines - Yahoo! News | Comments Off. A NASA satellite has caught a stunning, yet eerie, video of a huge ... swayras.com/wp/?paged=5

Main - Universe Daily Universe Daily is a reference website for space news today. Links to popular astronomy and astrophysics pages. Discussion forum and articles regarding the ... www.universedaily.webs.com/

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FINANCIAL News, Money, Banks, Economic and Financial Crisis, Jul 29, 2011

Could a U.S. debt downgrade trigger a financial crisis? Washington Post There are no rules to define what is systemic and what isn't — or to accurately predict the consequences of an economic shock. Each crisis is unique. How exactly it will affect financialmarkets, companies and our economy is impossible to know. ... See all stories on this topic »

Making Sense of the Global Financial Crisis The FINANCIAL For many, the global financial crisis and the meltdown in value of money and wealth, the increasing shortage of funds in government treasuries, banks and corporate coffers, the bailouts of Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Greece, with the possibility of ... See all stories on this topic » The FINANCIAL

Pivotal moment for financial markets, investors straddle US default line Economic Times There are central bank rate decisions and a raft of significant economic reports, for example. The euro zone crisis is also rumbling on. But far and away the most important issue for investors is Tuesday's deadline for Washington to raise its $14.3 ... See all stories on this topic »

South Korea Economic News Live Trading News The 2nd crisis happened amid the Global financial turmoil in late Y 2008 when an exodus of foreign capital drove the Nation's financial system out of control despite solid economic fundamentals. After suffering from the crises, the country realized how... See all stories on this topic » Live Trading News

Debt-limit brink: Can ordinary investors run for cover? Should they? MinnPost.com Amid debate about how safe money-market mutual funds would be in a crisis scenario, somefinancial companies have issued statements designed to reassure investors. "We have stress tested our money market mutual funds, and we believe they can withstand ... See all stories on this topic »

USA Is "AAA" in Label Only Business Insider Sovereigns that bailed out banks are saddled with much greater government debt than before thecrisis. In the spring of 2007, the Fed and the UK's FSA reported that the degree of leverage in the global financial system was less than at the time of Long ... See all stories on this topic »

What can investors expect from banks' results? Interactive Investor This is roughly a third of Lloyds's pay out as RBS's market share is a third of the size of Lloyds's. Barclays's investment banking arm, BarCap, has gone a long way to getting the bank back on a sure footing since the financial crisis. ... See all stories on this topic » Interactive Investor

Questions to Ask on the One Year Anniversary of Dodd/Frank Seeking Alpha Last week marked the first anniversary of the Dodd-Frank financial regulation bill, and the news this week is full of perspectives on the debt ceiling "crisis." Common Cents Investing (CCI) tries to avoid political commentary, and this post is ... See all stories on this topic »

TIM COHEN: Debt crisis Business Day Once again, the crisis is emerging in a distant corner of the financial system — the repo market. Thousands of banks, hedge funds and investment companies borrow short-term money on the repo market. The borrower usually provides security in the form ... See all stories on this topic »

Conscience of a Gold Investor Gold Seek The USEconomy cannot be rebuilt or sustained on bond fraud, debt auctions covered by the printing press, endless war, phony accounting, outsourced industry, home equity extractions, riggedfinancial markets, constant deception on economic recovery, ... See all stories on this topic »

Steve Romick First Pacific Advisors - Q2 Commentary GuruFocus.com A country can be viewed as a proxy for the collective economic production of its populace, but if that society finds itself unable to shoulder the debt burden necessary to finance its lifestyle, then simply shifting its financial obligation to the ... See all stories on this topic »

Would a Credit Downgrade Matter? - Fullermoney Proactive Investors UK My view - Following the Asian Financial Crisis, Indonesia went through a painful economic and political restructuring. As a major oil producer in its own right as well as exporting tin, coal and other industrial commodities, Indonesia was well placed ... See all stories on this topic »

Q&A: How the debt crisis could affect average Americans The Seattle Times Looking forward, "it seems highly unlikely that the global financial system will simply settle back to the structure and functions of the pre- 'Great Debt Debate' era," Rochdale Securities analyst Richard Bove told clients Tuesday. ... See all stories on this topic »

Raise the ceiling or else? Advisor.ca The money market system would seize as lending amongst banks would cease very similar to the 2008 crisis. Unlike in 2008, the only entity able to bail us out now would be the Federal Reserve since the US government would be unable to 'spend' our way ... See all stories on this topic » Advisor.ca

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