SPACE, Astronomy News, Jul 23, 2011

Dear NASA, This is Why I Want to be an Astronaut Discovery News BBC astronomy presenter Mark Thompson forgets the tough astronaut training and ponders the fun and games you can have in space. By Mark Thompson Astronaut Stephen K. Robinson, STS-114 mission specialist, anchored to a foot restraint on the ... See all stories on this topic » Brilliant Star Vega Lights Up July Nights Space.com Observations of Vega in 1983 with the Infrared Astronomy Satellite provided the first evidence for large dust particles around another star, probably debris related to the formation of planets. This discovery likely inspired Carl Sagan to place a ... See all stories on this topic » Space.com WISE Investment in Astronomy Deseret News (blog) The 16-inch diameter WISE space telescope was designed and built by Utah StateUniversity's Space Dynamics Laboratory, North Ogden. [John D. Elwell of USU'sSpace Dynamics Lab addresses the Salt Lake Astronomical Society on July 19, 2011.... See all stories on this topic » Deseret News (blog) Can Planets In Roller Coaster Orbits Be Habitable? Discovery News The measurements were made with the Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA) array of telescopes operated by of the Georgia State University. Using optical interferometrty to combine the light from a series of small 1-meter telescopes the ... See all stories on this topic » The Space Shuttle Era: A Review RTT News According to the NASA, over 2000 experiments in the fields of Earth, astronomy, biological and materials sciences were conducted by the space shuttle program, whose cost has been pegged at $209 billion over the course of its history. ... See all stories on this topic » RTT News Astronomers Discover Largest and Most Distant Reservoir of Water Yet Science Daily (press release) The astronomers made follow-up observations with the Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-Wave Astronomy (CARMA), an array of radio dishes in the Inyo Mountains of Southern California. This discovery highlights the benefits of observing in the ... See all stories on this topic » Moon and Jupiter Team Up in Night Sky Sunday Morning Space.com ... "Big Jupe," is 463 million mi (745 million km) out in space from our earthly vantage point. 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 ... See all stories on this topic » Space.com Seminar on astronomy Times of India The students will be exposed to research opportunities in astronomy and will interact with intellectuals. There will be discussion on various topics like astronomy in ancient times by AK Bhat, Science writer. Indian Space Research organisation (ISRO) ... See all stories on this topic » Antenna unfolded on Russia's space observatory The Voice of Russia Specialists have unfolded a massive antenna on Russia's Spektr-R radio astronomyobservatory, which was launched into space from the Baikonur Cosmodrome inKazakhstan early this week, media reports said on Saturday. Spektr-R will scour the fringes of ... See all stories on this topic » The Voice of Russia Russia Places World's Largest Radio Telescope In Earth Orbit HULIQ The Spectr-R radio astronomy observatory blasted off from Kazakhstan's Baikonur cosmodrome Monday. "We are happy to report that the Spektr-R spacecraft was successfully launched," Nikolai Kardashe, deputy director of the Russian SpaceResearch ... See all stories on this topic » HULIQ Russian space telescope unfurls giant antenna Bangkok Post A giant new Russian space telescope on Saturday unfurled its dish-like antenna which will observe radio waves from galaxies and black holes billions of light years away. A Zenit 3F rocket carrying the Spektr-R radio astronomy observatory blasts off ... See all stories on this topic » Bangkok Post Residents Spend the Evening Under the Stars Patch.com The heat wave did not stop astronomy lovers from stargazing at Shorefront Park Thursday night as part of the Evening Under The Stars event run by professor Tom Madigan. Madigan, who has teaching credentials at Queensborough College, both Nassau and ... See all stories on this topic » Cracking egg hatches interest in science Elmira Star-Gazette He's got a great new book about astronomy and space exploration that he's read again and again, and most nights he walks around with a little pair of binoculars, waiting for it to get dark enough to point them at the night sky to pick out Saturn from ... See all stories on this topic » Tadpoles and Burnt Cheese Patch.com "We have top-notch naturalists who know everything from astronomy to zoology. They are dedicated to engaging the public with their natural surroundings.” Taylor added, “We're really fortunate inMontgomery County to have a wonderful park system. ... See all stories on this topic » Exoplanet aurora: An out-of-this-world sight Astronomy Magazine Because red dwarf stars are the most common stars in our galaxy, astronomers have suggested focusing on them in the search for earthlike worlds. However, since a red dwarf is cooler than our Sun, a rocky planet would have to orbit very close to the ... See all stories on this topic » Astronomers Find Largest, Most Distant Reservoir of Water ... By Klaus Schmidt Two teams of astronomers have discovered the largest and farthest reservoir of water ever detected in the universe. The water, equivalent to 140 trillion times all the water in the world's o. International Space Fellowship Space and Earth Sciences News :: Astronomers start testing ... University of Florida astronomers are testing a new infrared camera this summer at the world's largest telescope that will allow researchers to look for ... www.news-about-space.org/astronomy-news/cluster10557090/ Space shuttle Atlantis is back on Earth, and the shuttle era is ... Astronomy. News · Forums & Polls. Space shuttle Atlanti. ... Space shuttle Atlantis touched down before dawn at Kennedy Space Center's Runway 15, ... www.topix.com/forum/science/.../TL3JTUQ8BHSO8K6T7 Feelsynapsis: Results for "space" Tags: fermi, thunderstorm, antimatter, space, astronomy, astronomy blog, astronomy news, feelsynapsis astronomy. 192 days ago ... feelsynapsis.com/pg/search/?q=space&search... Space Astronomy Links | 0 Android Informations 2011/2012 fix Get the latest outer space and science news, NASA information, watch space flight videos atSpace.com. View exclusive solar system Images, latest astronomy ... android-2011.com/0/space-astronomy-links.html Residents with ties to NASA, love for space disheartened to see conclusion Villages Daily Sun The Village of Sabal Chase resident was once active with The Villages Astronomy Club and has been gazing into space through telescopes since his youth, constructing his first while in high school. Considering his life's passion, it was only natural ... See all stories on this topic »

Venture to the last protoplanet PhysOrg.com When astronomers point the Hubble telescope towards the Vesta planetoid, they play their last trump card. With its eagle eye, the space telescope is known to provide the clearest possible images of celestial bodies. However, Vesta has beaten even ... See all stories on this topic » PhysOrg.com

What's next for the Canadian Space Agency? Global Montreal The Canadian Space Agency has been a major player in the program over the years. Dr. Phil Langill, member of the University of Calgary's Department of Physics and Astronomy, says Canada has sent eight astronauts into space 14 times while using Canadian ... See all stories on this topic »

Guest Post: End of an Era: Space Shuttle Program (1981 – 2011) Universe Today I enjoyed launching my Estes space shuttle rocket (along with my SR-71, Saturn V and V2 models) and had just about every space-themed Lego kit known to exist. Despite the space toys and my extreme interest in space (and astronomy) as a kid,... See all stories on this topic » Universe Today

Who's hot in Hollywood: Morgan Freeman, Maria Canals-Barrera USA Weekend Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman has loved physics and astronomy ever since high school, and he asks the big questions of life, the universe and everything as the host of Science's Through the Wormhole. If it happens in his lifetime, Freeman, 74, ... See all stories on this topic »

Season for Mysterious 'Night-Shining' Clouds Is Here Our Amazing Planet ... the clouds have been observed and photographed by astronauts from orbiting shuttles; from space they are called polar mesospheric clouds. Joe Rao serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium. He writes aboutastronomy ... See all stories on this topic » Our Amazing Planet

Feast your eyes on the night skies of Colorado The Aurora Sentinel Stencel, a professor of astronomy and the director of observatories at the University of Denver, can go into painstaking detail about luminescence, sidereal days and all of the other scientific details attached to the stars. Still, the real lure of the ... See all stories on this topic »

The Deer Shed Festival, Baldersby Park, July 24 The Press, York By Charles Hutchinson » It should be a starry night when I Am Kloot perform their astronomy-themed new album at the Deer Shed Festival at Topcliffe this weekend. Singer Johnny Bramwell tells Charles Hutchinson all about it. ... See all stories on this topic »

Another Astrofest success Parkes Champion-Post Parkes Mayor Cr Ken Keith warmly welcomed the prominent astronomy guest speakers and more than 60 participants from the Central West and all over Australia at a civic reception last Saturday afternoon. Recently elected State Member for Dubbo Troy Grant ... See all stories on this topic »

'Nostalgia for the Light' explores cosmos, Chilean carnage Pittsburgh Post Gazette ... point that "the past is the astronomer's primary tool" and "the present doesn't really exist," in terms of light and the light-years it takes to reach us. The point is even better made by the gloriousspace vistas from the immense telescopes. ... See all stories on this topic »

NASA'S Hubble Discovers Another Moon Around Pluto IEWY News The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore conducts Hubble science operations. STScI is operated for NASA by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc. inWashington. Join the discussion below, or trackback from your ... See all stories on this topic »

What it takes to be the mother of Tesla's 'genius boy' Bizjournals.com (blog) He also devoured anything associated with space and astronomy as a kid, his mother said. So Musk's SpaceX venture, which makes rockets for private space flight, was no surprise to her. As his mother, she says the hardest thing in dealing with Elon's ... See all stories on this topic »

From Theorems and Numbers, the Geometry of a Diverse Career New York Times One entry reads, “Think of the gallery as a church, a space empowered.” Also here is a two-part work from 2002, made after Ms. Rockburne had turned from topology toastronomy. Titled “The Twins: Castor & Pollux,” it features a copper-coated celestial ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

We're going to see a black hole!!! ScienceBlogs (blog) With a resolution many times superior to that of the Hubble Space Telescope already, radioastronomy using this VLBI technique is already the best in the world in terms of resolving bright, point-like radio sources. Well, if you wanted to see a black ... See all stories on this topic »

Off Topic: Planetary Science-A Day at NASA Headquarters DirectionsMag.com (blog) In his case, it was a project focused on radio astronomy for the Moon; others presented ideas on detecting thermal properties of the moon soil as well as projects that looked for extraterrestial life on Europa. The four winning teams out of over 100 ... See all stories on this topic »

Twisted tale of our galaxy's ring Astronomy Magazine By Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California — Published: July 21, 2011 In a strange twist of science, astronomers using the Herschel Space Observatory have discovered that a suspected ring at the center of our galaxy is warped for reasons they ... See all stories on this topic »

News Briefs – July 21 Gustine Press-Standard Contact Lea Macklin, 854-3550, to reserve booth space or learn more about the West Side Art Association. Newman astronomy enthusiast Tom Duarte is conducting a series of free summertime viewings of the moon and Saturn. Upcoming viewings are planned for ... See all stories on this topic »

Let's Get Together around Howard County Baltimore Sun The Howard County Celestial Searchers — Fourth Monday, 7-8 pm Astronomy club for grades K-8. Parents welcome. 14601 Bushy Park Elementary School, art room, Carrs Mills Road, Glenwood. Joel Goodman, 410-531-6600 or StardocJG@aol.com or ... See all stories on this topic »

Global Immersion completes Taiwan project InterPark Tony Scott, senior project manager at Global Immersion, said: "The Taipei Astronomical Museum is another prime example of a client of ours who is seeking to transition their immersive space into the next generation of astronomy and science education. ... See all stories on this topic »

Austin's Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa is Top Texas Hotel to Make ... Benzinga The resort has integrated local and regional history, flora and fauna education, astronomy and even domesticated livestock into its programming. Stargazing on the driving range at Wolfdancer gives a breathtaking glimpse at the expansive Texas nighttime ... See all stories on this topic »

Past the Cosmos, into the Clergy Centre View After he completed his undergraduate degree, he went to the University of Hawaii to pursue his interests in physics and astronomy. Here, Dundon began to explore his fascination with the universe, and he started to think seriously about becoming a ... See all stories on this topic »

Science News: Milky Way Galactic Core Hides Giant Space Pacifier ... By Jim Cook What we have here is a gigantic cosmic binky,” said astronomer Glackso Smith-Klein of the Center for Space Observation in a news conference Friday morning. “Our discovery really brings the meaning of the Milky Way into context. ... Irregular Times

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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Jul 23, 2011

Sigma® Life Science Launches Genetically Modified Human Cell Lines for Breast ...
PR Newswire (press release)
About Sigma-Aldrich: Sigma-Aldrich is a leading Life Science and High Technology company committed to Enabling Science to Improve the Quality of Life. Its chemical and biochemical products and kits are used in scientific research, including genomic and ...
See all stories on this topic »Some swear by 'toning' footwear, but don't cancel gym membership just yet
Vancouver Sun
By Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz, Chicago Tribune July 22, 2011 Studies on FitFlops, which use Microwobbleboard technology in the midsole, have found they reduce foot pressure by an average of 25 per cent and can absorb 22 per cent more shock in the lower legs. ...
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Our grand challenge (and opportunity): translating clinical studies into ... Forbes (blog) This is the basic principle of science, and how essentially all science happens. The problem, of course, is putting Humpty Dumpty back together; while tenure committees and the Nobel Prize selection committee are typically enamored of captivating ... See all stories on this topic »

Forbes (blog)

Poor Peer Review Cited In Retracted DNA Study
NPR
In an email, Science editor-in-chief Bruce Alberts points out that research papers are built on a wide variety of new, highly complex technologies. Finding a team of reviewers with all of the needed expertise is tricky. And how many reviewers are ...
See all stories on this topic »PNoy to pitch for sci-tech at Expo Science 2011
ABS CBN News
Research is also ongoing to help solve the fishkill and red tide phenomena. Liboro said the Aquinoadministration is giving much-needed support and attention to the field of science and technologyand its potential impact on the country's growth. ...
See all stories on this topic »Making AIDS History
Huffington Post
Just this month, findings from two other studies confirmed that this drug combination used as PrEP was also effective in preventing HIV infection in heterosexual couples. Moreover, advances from groundbreaking research released in May found that early ...
See all stories on this topic »HHS Unveils Plan to Tighten Human Subjects Rules
Science Now
New recommendations include requiring that people give explicit consent about the use of their or their child's blood and tissues in research, and that certain privately funded studies abide by federal guidelines protecting human subjects. ...
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Next Mars rover will land in 96-mile-wide crater The Associated Press Past studies from orbiting spacecraft show the mineral signatures of clays and sulfate salts, which form in the presence of water, concentrated in older layers near the bottom of the mountain. "Both of those are key classes of minerals that tell us ... See all stories on this topic »

The Associated Press

Science Posters Given a New Life Online Miller-McCune.com “They are an entire website, blog or Powerpoint put together on one page by people who are actively involved in research. They're a succinct representation of the most current information available.” Science posters are produced in great numbers. ... See all stories on this topic »

Miller-McCune.com

NASA Selects Four Universities for 2012 X-Hab Innovation Challenge
PR Newswire (press release)
The 2012 X-Hab challenge will look at volume, geometry and habitability of a deep space habitat andtechnologies for plant growth and geo-science sample handling. The challenge is a participatory exploration effort designed to encourage studies in ...
See all stories on this topic »Membaers of Parliament's absenteeism slowing down House business
Daily Monitor
The new Chairman of the Committee on Science and Technology, Denis Obua (NRM, Ajuri) has vowed to revive the once perceived 'dead' committee to make relevant in the House. “Before we interact with any stakeholder, we are going to study how issues of ...
See all stories on this topic »Executive Profiles: Disruptive Tech Leaders In Cloud Computing — Zach Nelson ...
Forbes (blog)
Many studies show that a vast majority of IT resources and investments have historically been spent on maintaining legacy technology, and that does little to advance your own business. Cloud computing frees IT to make your own business better, ...
See all stories on this topic »The Master's as the New Bachelor's
New York Times
And there could be many more, says Patricia J. Bishop, vice provost and dean of graduate studies at the University of Central Florida. “Who knows when we'll be done?” While many new master's are in so-called STEM areas — science, technology, ...
See all stories on this topic »U.Va. Honors Graduates of Apprenticeship Program
University of Virginia
"We provide education, research and health care. That's what we do. We don't do it directly ourselves but we enable it, we make it possible." He told the employees they will need to continue to hone their skills to keep up with ever-changing technology ...
See all stories on this topic »Studying towards stability
Public Service
With the increasing power of social networking and digital communication, technology may transform how findings from research are incorporated into practice, thus expanding access to effective treatment, an issue in wealthy as well as developing ...
See all stories on this topic »National Press Club Announces Feldman Fellowship Winner
PR Newswire (press release)
She will use the award toward studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Graduate Program in Science Writing this fall. McBride, a natural-science blogger and freelance artist, was one of eight students chosen for the prestigious program ...
See all stories on this topic »Cal Poly Graphic Communication Department Adds Faculty
Printing Impressions (press release)
She serves on the executive committee of PRIMIR (Print Industries Market Research Organization, a division of NPES) and has chaired market research studies on global trends in packaging. She is leading a study titled “Packaging: Evaluation of Vertical ...
See all stories on this topic »PCARRD turns-over AFNR projects to Zampen SUCs
Zamboanga Today Online
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD) under the Department of Science and Technology's (DOST) funds, held a Project Turn-Over and Sustainability Evaluation Program in five SUCs in ...
See all stories on this topic »OVERNIGHT TECH: AT&T/T-Mobile facing headwinds
The Hill (blog)
House Science Committee approves cybersecurity bill: The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology approved the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2011 on Thursday, which would increase the amount of funding for cybersecurity education, research ...
See all stories on this topic »Harmony charter system expands in Northwest Austin
Community Impact Newspaper
Harmony's mission is to promote math, science and technology, but curriculum at the new campus will emphasize the United States Constitution, American foreign policy and current events with advanced placement classes for high school students. ...
See all stories on this topic »Science and Native Traditions Merge to Monitor Water Quality in Salish Sea
United States Geological Survey (press release)
Blending USGS scientific technology and Coast Salish canoe traditions results in the ability to gather environmental information in locations not available to standard scientific research vessels and where data are needed to assess conditions facing ...
See all stories on this topic »Tenure Across Borders
Inside Higher Ed
Similar melding of disciplines by the same computer scientist, Milind Tambe of the engineering, computer science and industrial and systems engineering departments, has resulted in funding from the US Department of Defense's Multidisciplinary Research ...
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Lab Manager Magazine
“Until now, MS studies measured proteins based on the average of millions of cells, completely missing the variations between individual cells that can have substantial consequences in signaling cell growth, proliferation and differentiation, ...
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'We want more students from north India' Rediff A scholar and researcher, published widely in scholarly journals in the US, GK earned a doctoral degree in Management Science Marketing and Industrial Organisation Economics from MIT and since then has been associated with teaching, ... See all stories on this topic »

Rediff

Okanagan College Media Release
Castanet.net
Claude Desmarais, founder of the project and Reichwald Professor in Germanic Studies with the Department of Critical Studies, says the idea is to tie research and teaching to the garden. That connection is being made with three different program areas ...
See all stories on this topic »Ruling: Online Ads Sufficient in Hiring Non-US Residents as Academics
Inside Higher Ed
Patricia A. Carney, associate director for population studies at the Knight Cancer Institute of theOregon Health and Science University. Scott A. Carnicom, associate dean of the honors college atMiddle Tennessee State University. ...
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