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Whiteley made sure to point out to students the International Space Station, hovering about 240 miles above the Earth's surface, can be seen with the naked eye. "It'll look like a small bright, white point," Whiteley said, lasting about one to four ...
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A Night with the Stars...in a Conference Room
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Nowadays, the stars are closer to us than ever, thanks to powerful telescopes in spaceand on the ground. Modern astronomers don't have to step outside, because they get precise data delivered straight to their own laptops. If Galileo could see us now, ...
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Astronomers unveil historic 3-D map of the universe
Toronto Star
Scientists have figured out that the Milky Way is moving through space at about 600 kilometres per second due to gravitational forces, but the source of this gravity has yet to be pinpointed. “The gravity of all the structures around us is pulling on ...
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Bringing the Solar System Down to Earth
Universe Today
The images are at once artistic and informative, weaving together themes in astrobiology, planetary science, and astronomy. Including contributions from backyardastronomers, large telescopes in space, and even point-and-shoot cameras of field ...
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Universe Today
2004 Fincke interview: Space dreams come true
Beaver County Times
The story of Mike Fincke is an American success story in the truest sense: A smart boy interested in astronomy from a young age works himself up from a working-class background and becomes an astronaut destined for the stars. ...
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Nature's best magnifying glass views an early spiral galaxy
Astronomy Magazine
By WM Keck Observatory, Kamuela, Hawaii — Published: May 31, 2011 The gravity of a gigantic cluster of galaxies has bent and magnified the light of the distant spiral galaxy Sp1149, making its spiral arms visible and available for study by astronomers ...
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On the Giants' Shoulders: Italian Science and Technology
Novinite.com
INAF (National Institute of Astrophysics) is engaged in the fields of Astronomy, Radioastronomy, Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics, in collaboration with Universities and international or national scientific institutions (among them, ...
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Cosmic explosion: New candidate for most distant object in universe
Penn State Live
"The galaxy hosting the progenitor star of GRB 090429B was truly one of the first galaxies in the universe," said Derek Fox, associate professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Penn State and a co-author of the paper. "Beyond the possible cosmic ...
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5. russ nittinger Says:
Discover Magazine (blog)
[/Pedant] Kind of reminds me of Dr. Topato Potato (from WIGU and topatoco) Phil Plait, the creator ofBad Astronomy, is an astronomer, lecturer, and author. After ten years working on Hubble SpaceTelescope and six more working on astronomy education, ...
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NASA's WISE mission offers a taste of galaxies to come
Astronomy Magazine
Astronomers think that gravitational interactions with companion galaxies may lead to more well-defined spiral arms. One such companion can be seen near Messier 51 in blue. Some of the galaxies also have spokes, or spurs, that join the arms together, ...
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Homegrown: June 2011 calendar
Eastern Iowa Life
Go to www.prairiewoods.org or call 319-395-6700 today to reserve your space for Prairiewoods' largest fundraiser of the year! Sat., June 4, 9 pm, The Linn County Conservation Department and the Cedar Amateur Astronomers are holding a program at the ...
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The 6 Classic Orbital Elements
Science 2.0
The excellent YouTube channel by 'mrg3' titled "Animation for Physics and Astronomy" has a good presentation of each 'Orbital Elements'. Calliope will have a low eccentricity (e) orbit at 300-350km up (a), polar (i = 90 degrees), with the ω value ...
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Some Of Universe's Missing Mass Found
Neon Tommy
One of astronomy's deepest riddles, where dark matter hides, has now partially come to light. On May 23, 2011, Monash University in Australia announced that an aerospace engineering and science student found dark matter tucked away in filaments of ...
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Science class is out of this world!
Chorley Guardian
... knowledgeable about space, the planets and the stars. The subject proved so popular the school decided to host a family star gazing evening. Some “experts” in the community joined in to guide groups of enthusiasts to learn more about astronomy. ...
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Chorley Guardian
Saturn last night…
Fayetteville Observer (blog)
Right now, Saturn's early evening position high in the sky offers us the best opportunity of 2011 to catch a dramatic view of one of the most stunning sights in astronomy….but only if you have a telescope. I've had lots of folks tell me a first view ...
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Dead galaxies show signs of life
Astronomy Now Online
By James Lloyd Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers at the University of Michigan have discovered star formation in old, 'dead' galaxies, providing new insights into galaxy evolution. Alyson Ford and Joel Bregman spotted this stellar activity ...
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Best things to do around Arizona this weekend
AZ Central.com
Get an amazing look at the heavens during this astronomy program. Meetastronomers and use star charts, binoculars and the largest public-viewing telescope in Arizona to see stars, planets, constellations and other wonders of space. ...
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Professor Kannan delivers 4th SMVDU Colloquium in SMVDU
India Education Diary
In 1988 he was invited by the University Grants Commission as Founder Director to set up the proposed Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA). Under his direction IUCAA has acquired a world-wide reputation as a centre for ...
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Renovation to Bring 3-D Programming and More to Irene W. Pennington ...
Dallas Art News
“Enhancing the way we visually present astronomy and earth sciences results in the public's better understanding of the world around us and increased enjoyment of the experience,” says planetarium director Jon Elvert. “The planetarium's vision of ...
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'Dead' galaxies aren't so dead after all, UM researchers find
R & D Magazine
UM research fellow Alyson Ford and astronomy professor Joel Bregman presented their findings May 31 at a meeting of the Canadian Astronomical Society in London, Ontario. Using the Wide Field Camera 3 on the Hubble Space Telescope, they saw individual ...
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Spoleto gives 'Medium' new power
Charlotte Observer
Overcoming the prejudice back then against educating women, Chatelet wrote about physics,astronomy and other subjects. She translated Sir Isaac Newton's "Mathematical Principles ofNatural Philosophy" into French - a task she's completing as we see ...
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Teacher gets presidential award
Martinsburg Journal
She has also taken her students on whale-watching trips and to the National Radio AstronomyObservatory in Green Bank. "I just try when in the classroom to bring the subject to them and get them interested. Fifty percent of the work is hands-on in my ...
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Journey to the Land of Two Rivers @= By Yuram Abdullah Weiler
Tehran Times
It was 5:00 am and the shrine was already packed with space at a premium. I had to pray from a spot in the aisle, which regrettably interfered with the endless stream of pilgrims heading for the mausoleum. Afterwards, I sat in the courtyard of Hazrat ...
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Physics meets cancer: The disruptor
Nature.com (subscription)
Maybe that's why he became so fascinated with shooting stars and astronomy, he says. "I liked the fact that, just by looking up, you could escape into this wonderland out there." And maybe that's why by the age of ten he had become enthralled with ...
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Clusters May Unlock Secrets of Star Formation
Space Ref (press release)
"Astronomers expect that the stars get too close to each other because of the complicated dance that stars perform in these dense clusters, where thousands of stars are packed into a relatively small space, and each star is moving through this cluster ...
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Next-to-last space shuttle flight lands on Earth - Yahoo! News
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Scientists discover remnants of a star that exploded with a burst of high-energy particles more than 13 billion years ago.
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NASA Sets News Conference With Shuttle And Space Station Crews ...
Space News | Latest News. View All · 'Dead' galaxies are not so dead after all. Posted 2 hours ago by PHYSorg.com: Astronomy News ...
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