PhysOrg.com
At around the same time, astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope discovered a mysterious supernova called SCP 06F6. This supernova also had an odd spectrum, though there was nothing that indicated this cosmic blast was similar to 2005ap. ...
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Deadline approaches for Royal Observatory's Astronomy Photographer of the Year...
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A panel of judges, including Sir Patrick Moore and the observatory's own public astronomer Dr Marek Kukula, will select winners from four categories - Earth and Space, Our Solar System, DeepSpace and Young Astronomy Photographer of The Year. ...
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Guest Post: Newly Born: the Science of Astronomy
Universe Today
So has astronomy grown into a mature science? With the current generation of giant telescopes, the full exploration of the electromagnetic spectrum, and the advent ofspace science and computer technology, it's tempting to answer this question with a...
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Spectacular solar flare could create Earthly light show
CTV.ca
(AP Photo/NASA) A spectacular solar flare on the surface of the sun earlier this week could result in an earthly light show beginning tonight, some astronomy experts predict. NASA cameras captured the medium-sized flare in stunning detail on Tuesday....
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Pictures: 10 stunning images from outer space
Daily Bhaskar
Below are 10 such images by the European Southern Observatory, the intergovernmental astronomy organisation in Europe. The Orion Nebula lies about 1350 light-years from Earth. The image was taken with the VISTA infrared survey telescope at ESO's ...
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Daily Bhaskar
St. Mary's senior rocketing to success
The Catholic Review
She'll continue that journey this fall at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., where she'll study astronomy. “My grandfather worked at Goddard Space Flight Center and I've always heard how great the whole space program is,” McCarthy said. ...
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Strangely behaving supernovae leave physicists bemused
Ars Technica
The old one is Supernova 1987A, the closest one in the age of modern astronomy, which has recently undergone a brightening that indicates a key transition in its evolution has taken place. The new one is actually an entirely new category of supernova, ...
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The Sun, the Sun, the Sun!
AccuWeather.com (blog)
Unless something major happens in space and to our atmosphere, I believe the threat of radiation affecting us from space here on Earth is very low. Please join the AccuWeather.com Astronomyfanpage by clicking here. You can leave your comments there, ...
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Timeline: A Look Back at Amateur Astronomy
Associated Content
Many amateur astronomers have made profound discoveries in space, but Martines is unique in that he found the object while looking at Google Earth's Mars viewer. Looking back, here are some landmark moments throughout history for amateur astronomers. ...
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There's a new Supernova
Daily News Engine
Those enthralled by astronomy will be glad to know that a new Supernova has been located in the Messier 51. The object can be easily found with amateur telescopes if one knows where to look for it and is located 20 million light years away from our ...
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Daily News Engine
South Africa Science Minister: China comes knocking on our door
EurActiv
Is the SKA part of a broader space strategy? In the newly established South African Space Agency we have a number of astronomy resources, but the agency also has responsibility for implementing a space science strategy. One of the key aims of this ...
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New NASA Findings Indicate the Edge of the Solar System Is a Sea of Magnetic ...
Newswise (press release)
Merav, assistant professor of astronomy at BU, will take part in a teleconference with some of the country's top astronomers, including Arik Posner, Voyager program scientist, NASA Science Mission Directorate, Washington, DC; James F. Drake, ...
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The Independent Weekly Line on Durango and Beyond
Durango Telegraph
The Durango Discovery Museum hosts a 6-7 pm program on observational astronomy and deepspace. www.durangodiscovery.org for details. Durango Motorless Transit hosts a group trail run on Raider's Ridge. Interested runners should meet at the Horse Gulch ...
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Comet Elenin: Just Passing By
Universe Today
For more information about Elenin, check out this JPL news release featuring Don Yeomans, and there's a special public issue of Astronomy Beat, a newsletter from theAstronomical Society of the Pacific, that features David Morrison of NASA's Ames ...
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Universe Today
Apollo 15 pilot Al Worden visits Airdrie
Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser
“He told them that for anyone who's interested in space and astronomy, they're the perfect age to work towards being on the first manned mission to Mars in the future. “Colonel Worden went through the story of his whole mission, talking about the ...
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Celebrate "Jack Horkheimer Day" at the SF Planetarium, June 11
Santa Fe College
In tribute to his contribution to astronomy and the planetarium industry, the Santa Fe College planetarium is dedicating June 11 as "Jack Horkheimer Day." To celebrate, Kika Silva Pla Planetarium show admission for children (ages 4-12) and seniors ...
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Seeing Things On Mars: A History of Martian Illusions
Space.com
[7 Things that Create Great Space Hoaxes] In 1784, Sir William Herschel, a famous British astronomer, wrote that dark areas on Mars were oceans and lighter areas were land. He speculated that Mars was inhabited by intelligent beings who "probably enjoy...
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Dear [GAS] Readers: Let's Do Science
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Physics, astrophysics, astronomy, cosmology, chemistry, biology, genetics, geology, engineering of any kind… It's all good! I love what you do now, but I would love to see an extra article or two here and there that was more science related. ...
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Space and Earth Sciences News :: New class of stellar explosions ...
They're bright and blue-and a bit strange. They're a new type of stellar explosion that was recently discovered by a team of astronomers led by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). ...
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The Paraboloidal Reflector Antenna in Radio Astronomy and ...
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The Paraboloidal Reflector Antenna in Radio Astronomy and Communication: Theory and Practice (Astrophysics and Space Science Library)
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Unique “portrait” of shuttle and International Space ... - Astronomy
This image of the International Space Station and the docked space shuttle Endeavour, ... Receivenews, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from ...
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Space Mission to Asteroid to Delve into Earth Origins and Future ...
Astronomy News · Best Time to See Moon Craters in June Is Now · Black holes spin faster after eating each other · Space Mission to Asteroid to Delve into ...
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Space and Earth Sciences News :: Historic first images of rod ...
Scientists today reported that the tiny light-sensing cells known as rods have been clearly and directly imaged in the living eye for the first time.
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Astronomer News | HOT NEWS
on by Hot News in Astronomer news, Comments (0). BOSTON — In homage to its namesake, the Hubble Space Telescope recently photographed a star that astronomer ...
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Universe Today Space And Astronomy News On Health Info Center
Universe Today Space And Astronomy News. Space in addition to astronomy headers Today sAstronomy Picture of the Day APOD features an graphic mosaic put ...
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Copenhagen suborbitals upcoming launch attempt in June - World ...
Posted 2 days ago by PHYSorg.com: Space Exploration News ... VLT finds a brilliant but solitary superstar by PHYSorg.com: Astronomy News | posted on May 25, ...
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Did an Amateur Astronomer Spot a Secret Mars Base? - Space.com | e ...
An "armchair astronaut" is claiming to have found a secret space station on Mars , but experts say it's just a cosmic ray artifact.
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Scientists Undeterred By Hubble Successor's Costs
NPR
In the two decades it's been orbiting Earth, the Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionizedastronomy, probing the mystery of dark matter and showing that the first galaxies formed earlier than anyone ever thought. Experts expect the James Webb Space ...
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NASA Awards Contracts to Boston Micromachines Corporation to Develop Next ...
Marketwire (press release)
They are widely used to drive scientific discovery in astronomy, laser beam shaping, microscopy,vision science, and support a variety of defense applications. Customers include NASA, UC Berkeley, Lockheed Martin and Boston University. ...
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The SKA explained
ABC Online
The ASKAP will provide astronomers with leading data from space that will help explain how the earth evolved, looking back some 13 billion years in time, answer fundamental questions of "dark matter" and "dark energy", and explore whether there is life ...
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Gamma Rays, Immunity, Geometry Are Shaw Winners
Wall Street Journal (blog)
... are all from Europe and the US Sharing the prize in astronomy are Enrico Costa, director of research at the Italian National Institute of Astrophysics, and Gerald J. Fishman, chief scientist at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. ...
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Man Claims Mars Space Station Discovered On Google Mars (VIDEO, POLL)
Huffington Post
Martines says he's not an astronomy expert and doesn't know what the image is but isn't sold on McEwen's explanation. "He says that it's a glitch caused by the reflection of the sun, but even he doesn't know what camera took the picture and even he ...
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Scientists have never seen anything like massive sun explosion
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
Bad Astronomy blogger Phil Plait stresses the eruption isn't dangerous, though it shot an enormous amount of gas and solar material into space. Nevertheless, Plait described it as “ginormous:” What you're seeing here is a solar flare (an enormous ...
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Look at the sun Monday through special telescopes, filters
Las Cruces Sun-News
That's thanks to the fact the sun is on an upward climb in activity that's part of an 11-year cycle, said Jason Jackiewicz, NMSU assistant professor of astronomy. It reached a low point a couple of years ago and is headed toward a peak, he said. ...
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Brian Cox brings the Wonders of the Universe to life for children
Media Newswire (press release)
... and Astronomy, on Wednesday 8 June. It will also be recorded and made available on TheUniversity of Manchester website, allowing thousands more pupils to learn about space and the Universe as part of their science lessons shortly after the event,. ...
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Asteroid On The Way: Mark Your Calendar, But No Cause For Alarm
RTT News
(RTTNews) - Near-earth-objects, or NEOs for short, refer to comets and asteroids passing close to Earth and have always fascinated astronomy buffs and laymen alike. Later this year, a asteroid will pass by the Earth at a distance of only a few hundred ...
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News in Brief: Atom & Cosmos
Science News
The finding reveals the possible future of Andromeda and our home galaxy and opens a new window for studying global changes in galaxies up close, astronomers based in Australia report in an upcoming Astrophysical Journal. —Ron Cowen NASA has halted ...
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Corning MobileAccess and Longent Extend Indoor Wireless Capabilities for the ...
Business Wire (press release)
To rectify this problem and improve indoor wireless coverage, MUSC turned to Longent based on the integrator's excellent track record of improving in-building wireless and experience in the health carespace. For equipment, Longent selected the ...
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Education Briefs
The Durango Herald
The topic will include a brief history of observational astronomy as well as some recent science discoveries. Participants will tour objects in space, starting in close then moving to deep-spacestructures to present the evolution of knowledge of the ...
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TBE Gives $75000 to UAH in Support of National Solar Observatory Bid
The Huntsville Times - al.com
The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA, Inc.) which operates NSO under a collaborative agreement with the National Science Foundation, narrowed its choice down to the two schools in a selection process in which UAH, CU, ...
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Solar System Radar and Radio Science Research Shows Promise Using Radio ...
PRLog.Org (press release)
“Traditional astronomy focuses on properties of the steady-state universe,” explains Faramaz Davarian, Manager, DSN Advanced Engineering, JPL/NASA and guest editor of this special issue. “Recent discoveries of strong, isolated radio pulses have opened ...
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Community Calendar
Suncoast News
Registration required; "Astronomy for Everyone: The Size and Scale of the Universe," with astrophysicist Kevin Manning, a former consultant with NASA, 7 pm Following the program attendees can go outside with Manning to view the stars with his powerful ...
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Scouting Around
Cherokee Scout (subscription)
By LIZZ HAROLD lharold@cherokeescout.com Tuesday, June 7, 2011 8:05 PM CDT Scientists are developing detector instrumentation for millimeter astronomy to give them a peek at the universe's beginning. In short, they are trying to measure the first 10-32 ...
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Anritsu Company Redefines Broadband VNA Market with Introduction of ME7838A
PR Newswire (press release)
It is an excellent tool for analyzing devices used in spectroscopy based homeland security systems, as well as radio astronomy. Additionally, the ME7838A is a highly accurate tool for passive device designers in need of broadband coverage, ...
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Egg Harbor Township In Your Town – Edition of June 9, 2011
Shore News Today
The South Jersey Astronomy Club holds free public meetings every second Thursday at the Egg Harbor Township branch of the Atlantic County Library on Ocean Heights Avenue. Meetings start at7:30 pm For information see www.SJAC.us or call (609) 653-0711. ...
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... Heading Our Way : Space And Astronomy News Daily – SpaceInfo ...
heading our way : Space and Astronomy news daily – SpaceInfo.com.au: Sun News Wallpapers: Images on Sun News, Pics, Photos, Wallpapers, Photogallery.
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Soyuz TMA-02M Expedition 28 - Astronomy News
Home -> Astronomy News -> Space missions -> Soyuz TMA-02M Expedition 28 ... Printer Friendly. Baikonur Hosts Pre-Launch News Conference with Soyuz Crew ...
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Space and astronomy digest: June 2011
The Royal Astronomical Society, encourages and promotes the study of astronomy, solar-system science, geophysics and closely related branches of science.
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Space Today Online - Occurrences - New Space News Dispatches
SPACE TODAY ONLINE COVERING SPACE FROM EARTH TO THE EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE ...New Space News Latest Dispatches of Space and Astronomy Occurrences ...
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Original Song Awakens Endeavour Crew - World Astronauts
Posted 3 hours ago by PHYSorg.com: Astronomy News. Forecasting Endeavour's voyages intospace, from start to finish. Posted 3 hours ago by PHYSorg.com: ...
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Could you use an ASTRONOMER or SPACE SCIENTIST for Your Classroom ...
Project ASTRO is a national program to pair educators in grades 3-9 with local amateur and professional astronomers and space scientists, who commit to make ...
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