 Examiner.com For people not familiar with astronomy, the brilliant flashes that we on Earth see as meteors results from pieces of space rock from entering our atmosphere. With a speed commonly measured in not miles per hour, but miles per second, these asteroid and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Space conference begins today at UW-L La Crosse Tribune The 21st annual Wisconsin Space Conference features keynote speakers Jonathan Gardner, deputy senior project scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope, and Robert Gehrz, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Minnesota. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| NASA launched a mission to Jupiter RIA Novosti This story by Tobias Owen, astronomer, Professor, Institute of Astronomy, university of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA, was published in International Affairs magazine. Tobias Owen: «Jupiter is a contribution to human knowledge and experience, in the same way ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The Beauty of Space Discover Magazine (blog) My friend, astronomer and artist Dan Durda, let me know about a gorgeous book called The Beauty of Space. He sent me some promo material, and it truly is a very cool book. It's about the history ofspace art, and includes astonishing and spectacular ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Scientist of the Week: Paul Goldsmith Laboratory Equipment Being in space is essential, because the O2 in the Earth's atmosphere absorbs any astronomical O2 signals. Herschel has a 3.5 meter diameter telescope, which is the largest telescope yet launched for astronomy. At the wavelength of the O2 lines, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| See Stars at LiveSky and Sky Watch Richmond.com Prabir Mehta, content producer for the LiveSky series, is a self-proclaimed astronomy junkie. At age 3, Mehta got excited about the moon. And, like the asteroids, comets and meteors he mentions in his presentations, he's been falling for space study ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Best Educational iOS apps Discounted and Updated for Back to School prMac (press release) With the help of Star Walk installed on the iPad and connected to HD TV an astronomy lesson can be designed in a way that all students can nearly touch the space, find any planet, star, or satellite, read the info about them and even travel in time. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Physicist uncovers new data on adenine, a crucial building block of life R & D Magazine Early Earth's atmosphere provided little shielding for ultraviolet light from space, so many prebiotic molecules, bombarded by it and light of other wavelengths, had a hard time surviving at all. But some molecules became photostable—able to withstand ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Greencastle girl reaches for the stars Echo Pilot While Abigail is interested in constellations and astronomy in general, she also likes natural science. "I love music too." She plays piano, trombone and violin. And she plays soccer and chess. Abigail will be in seventh grade in the fall so she has ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Calendar: August 17- August 24 Brooklyn Daily Eagle 18, at 8:30 pm Join astronomers as they guide your eyes across the sky and reveal the wonders ofastronomy. JAM On DUMBO Family Festival: Aug. 20, from 10 am–5 pm At the Archway under the Manhattan Bridge. A line-up of the hottest kids bands in NYC ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Climate scientist willing to face arrest at tar sands pipeline protest The Guardian As a freshman at the University of Colorado-Boulder in 1990-91 Box was vacillating between geology and astronomy. But reading the first assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) of the United Nations convinced him to laser in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Bulletin Board: RACC run to aid foundation honoring slain officer Wise Reading Eagle The program will feature speakers, astronomy presentations and activities for kids. Viewing of the Milky Way will be available through more than 20 telescopes. Admission and parking are free. The following events are scheduled: 7 to 7:30 pm: An ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Giant space blob glows from within Astronomy Magazine Image credit: ESO/M. Hayes A team of astronomers has used the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) to study an unusual object called a Lyman-alpha blob. These huge and luminous rare structures are normally seen in regions of ... See all stories on this topic » |
| HAS GRAPHENE BEEN DETECTED IN SPACE? - National Optical Astronomy ... NOAO < NEWS < Press Release: HAS GRAPHENE BEEN DETECTED IN SPACE? National Optical Astronomy Observatory News. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: : Wednesday, ... www.noao.edu/news/2011/pr1103.php |
| Hidden star groups uncovered : Space and Astronomy news daily ... Space and Astronomy news daily – SpaceInfo.com.au. Space and Astronomy news daily. banner ad. Home · About us · Contact us · Links ... spaceinfo.com.au/2011/08/07/hidden-star-groups-uncovered/ |
| Space / Astronomy | SWAYRAS Space and Astronomy News Headlines - Yahoo! News on August 17th, 2011. This story was updated at 1:20 p.m. EDT. ... swayras.com/wp/category/science/space-astronomy/ |
| Colliding Galaxies Form Exclamation Point in Space - Yahoo! News The survey will help astronomers understand why Luminous Infrared Galaxies emit ... FollowSPACE.com for the latest in space science and exploration news on ... news.yahoo.com/colliding-galaxies-form-exclamation-point-s... |
