SPACE, Astronomy News, Sep 17, 2011

Media Opportunity With NASA's SOFIA During Washington Stopover MarketWatch (press release) 22, from 12 to 2 pm EDT at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a highly modified Boeing 747SP aircraft fitted with a 100 inch (2.5 meter) diameter telescope, is making a rare appearance on the ... See all stories on this topic »

Supermassive Black Holes Found Growing in Small Distant Galaxies International Business Times Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to examine the distant universe and found these massive black holes growing in smaller galaxies. "It's kind of a chicken or egg problem: Which came first, the supermassive black hole or the massive galaxy? ... See all stories on this topic » International Business Times

Former NASA astronaut brings extensive knowledge and experience to MU Columbia Missourian No sweat. Former astronaut and Introduction to Astronomy instructor Linda Godwin lectures about lunar gravity and tides in the Physics Building at MU on Thursday afternoon. As an astronaut for NASA, Godwin spent over 38 days in space. ... See all stories on this topic » Columbia Missourian

A Planet With Two Suns Discovered: 'Indication of What is Possible' International Business Times But astronomers from NASA have discovered a planet 200 light-years from Earth that apparently orbits two suns, like Tatooine. Researchers aren't surprised at the discovery, yet it's the first time they have discovered and viewed a planet with two stars... See all stories on this topic » International Business Times

The hunt for rocks from space BBC News Astronomers had tracked the falling body through space from a telescope in Arizona, then predicted the broad area of its impact. Eyewitnesses in the town of Wadi Halfa and at a train station between there and Khartoum reported witnessing the fireball, ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

AURA Applauds Senate Action on JWST Space Ref (press release) Despite the required reduction in overall funding level, the bill addresses three high priorities for NASAincluding JWST, NASA's Space Launch System, and commercial space launch systems. In reacting to the Senate action, Dr. William S. Smith, Jr, ... See all stories on this topic »

Coupled stars break up for the single life Astronomy Now Online Our latest 116-page Astronomy Now special edition is an extravaganza of astronomyfor the year ahead. Featuring an extensive guide for observing in 2011, an introduction to major new missions to the Moon, Mars and Jupiter, an epitaph for the space ... See all stories on this topic » Astronomy Now Online

Supermassive Black Holes Found In Small Galaxies RedOrbit Image Caption: Astronomers detected supermassive black holes in 28 distant, low-mass galaxies, including the four shown in these Hubble Space Telescope images. Image credit: A. Koekemoer,Space Telescope Science Institute. See all stories on this topic »

UI employee helps put projects into space UI The Daily Iowan ... is certified by NASA to assemble and solder parts, and, because she often has students assisting her in the shop, she is certified to provide quality control. Mary Hall Reno, the head of the Physics/Astronomy Department, said the UI has one of the ... See all stories on this topic »

The tension builds up – SOFIA to land at Cologne-Bonn Airport on Saturday at 06:50 German Aerospace Centre (blog) SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy, is a joint project by the US space agency NASA and the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and is expected to operate for 20 years. ... See all stories on this topic » German Aerospace Centre (blog)

Listen to Slate's show about the latest Republican presidential debate, a ... Slate Magazine His second is an obscure William Faulkner quote from his second novel, Mosquitoes. Emily chatters on NASA's recent "Astronomy Picture of the Day" of a solar eclipse on Saturn, and a second feature on NASA's first documented "circumbinary planet. ... See all stories on this topic »

The College welcomes 19 new faculty members Union College PHYSICS and ASTRONOMY: Evan Halstead, visiting instructor, earned his Ph.D. in physics from the University at Buffalo, with a research concentration on cosmology. He taught “Calculus-based Introductory Physics for Engineers I and II” at Buffalo and an ... See all stories on this topic »

NASA: Satellite pieces to hit Earth in a week ABC Action News By: Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - US space officials say they expect a dead satellite to fall to Earth in about a week. NASA has been watching the 6-ton satellite closely. On Friday officials moved up their prediction for its arrival to Sept. ... See all stories on this topic » ABC Action News

Leading NASA programs may hurt smaller projects - Topix NASA's Aim for Rocket: Deep Space ... The cost of NASA's two flagship programs -- a new spacetelescope and its next rocket -- is ... Email me Astronomy news. ... www.topix.com/forum/science/.../TLAHNI7P9JSD927D0

NASA unveils plan for giant deep space rocket (Reuters) : Reuters ... NASA unveils plan for giant deep space rocket (Reuters). Posted on 14 September 2011 by Yahoo!News: Space/Astronomy. Reuters - NASA unveiled plans for ... herald247.com/.../nasa-unveils-plan-for-giant-deep-space-rock...

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CNN World News, Sep 17, 2011

CNN Exclusive: Defiant ambassador says change is under way in Syria CNN CNN was granted permission to travel to Syria in June, but with minimal travel outside the watch of government minders. Over the last six months, most of the world has borne witness to the posting ofvideos on YouTube and other social media websites ... See all stories on this topic »

Syrian defector 'confesses' on state TV CNN International By Ivan Watson, CNN Istanbul (CNN) -- Three months after he first appeared in an Internet video -- in uniform, denouncing his government and calling on fellow soldiers to rebel -- Lt. Col. Hussein al-Harmoush was back on television Thursday night, ... See all stories on this topic »

Overheard on CNN.com: It's raining in Texas CNN (blog) "The nicest smell in the whole world, the smell of wet dirt during that first rain after a loooong period of zilcho. Love it. Good luck folks."–manyote "Feels good to see rain in Texas and the cows! And I do not even live there! ... See all stories on this topic »

Twitter #occupywallstreet movement aims to mimic Iran CNN By Michael Saba, CNN AdBusters and other online activitsts, including hacker collective Anonymous, call for a Saturday march on Wall Street. (CNN) -- It worked in Tahrir Square. Now, taking their cue from social-media fueled uprisings in places like ... See all stories on this topic »

POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Friday, September 16, 2011 CNN (blog) The CNN Washington Bureau's morning speed read of the top stories making news from around the country and the world. Click on the headlines for more. A group of 36 senators from both parties came together Thursday to pledge support for a comprehensive ... See all stories on this topic »

'Casualties' in US air race crash BBC News Send us your comments and experiences using the form below Send your pictures andvideos to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124 (UK) or +44 7624 800 100 (International). If you have a large file you can upload here. Injured spectators taken to... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

What's up with that Google orange? CNN International By Doug Gross, CNN Google's "doodle" logo on Friday honors Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, the physiologist who discovered Vitamin C. (CNN) -- Friday's Google "doodle" on the search engine's main page might be one of its most random. But if you don't have scurvy ... See all stories on this topic »

September 16 is World Ozone Day PressReleaseNetwork.com (press release) Go-Green.ae won the Alternate Energy Award at ADIPEC, in recognition of its contribution to promoting environmental awareness and also featured on CNN for its coverage on Dubai's participation in Earth Hour. Go-Green.ae won the Eco Site Award from a US ... See all stories on this topic »

Plane crashes at US air race Herald Sun The aircraft was a World War II P-51 Mustang fighter, called Galloping Ghost. It was piloted by a Florida real estate developer, named as Jimmy Leeward. Amateur video of the accident, shot from the grandstand, showed people gasping in horror as the ... See all stories on this topic »

Op-Ed: Who is really blaming America for 9/11? DigitalJournal.com At Monday's CNN Tea Party debate (video above), Rick Santorum accused Ron Paul of posting an article on his website that blamed the United States for the attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001. Santorum then did his best Giuliani impression and... See all stories on this topic » DigitalJournal.com

The unconventional revenge of al-Qaida DigitalJournal.com In a February 2010 interview aired by CNN's State of the Union, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she considers WMD in the hands of an international terrorist group to be the worst of nightmares and the biggest threat faced by the US today, ... See all stories on this topic » DigitalJournal.com

Clinton Calls Women Key to Economy; Poverty Rises Women's eNews The world's largest retailer plans to spend $20 billion over the next five years on goods and services from US businesses owned by women. Vice President Joe Biden called on ending violence against young women at school, ABC News reported Sept. 13. ... See all stories on this topic »

Vice Talks Porn But Delivers News at Upfront Adweek Vice has also reached similar arrangements with other outlets, including CNN, The Guardian, and Der Spiegel. But the biggest partnership news of the evening was Smith's announcement that Vice is currently developing its own newsmagazine program with ... See all stories on this topic » Adweek

Look Left – It's the economy, Osborne Left Foot Forward Another week in America meant another Republican Party debate as the candidates took to the stage to battle it out at the CNN/Tea Party debate in Florida. Last week's 'Ponzi scheme' reference to social security has done little to discredit Texas ... See all stories on this topic » Left Foot Forward

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The Crazy Ron Paul Liberty Maven Even the CNN “Tea Party” debate earlier this week had some of this as well. Don't fall for their magic markers. Paint your own picture of who Ron Paul is and what he believes (this video is a great start). Newsflash: Hey MSNBC viewers, everything you ... See all stories on this topic »

Backbeat: Vice Pulls Out the Stops for Lavish 'Upfront' Party; Rick Ross ... Billboard.biz Following that, the announcement of Vice's partnership with news organizations around the globe: Der Spiegel, The Guardian, The Huffington Post, El País, and their continuing partnership with CNN. In addition, Vice announced an HBO show with Bill Maher ... See all stories on this topic » Billboard.biz

Jon Stewart Rips Obama on Solyndra Collapse, Cronyism Big Hollywood But let's face it, FOX will show more of this stuff than CNN or MSNBC would and even if they did, FOX wouldn't spin it like they would. Anyway, over-analyzing it takes away the joke for me. I thought it was funny. "Why do we see the decline of our ... See all stories on this topic »

Why I love Afghanistan… WAAF.com (blog) The word came down that intel was sketchy and that while CNN was reporting rocket fire and attacks down town, it was possible that it was a plan to get the bases to deploy the fighting forces off of the major bases, thus leaving them weakened and easy... See all stories on this topic » WAAF.com (blog)

'Mass casualties' as plane crashes at US air show Canada.com But officials could not immediately confirm casualty figures from the crash, caught on video by a spectator in the stand. "We're being told that there are likely fatalities," race spokesman Mike Draper told CNN, while a statement added the plane ... See all stories on this topic »

What's Up With That Google Orange? WRTV Indianapolis By Doug Gross CNN (CNN) -- Friday's Google "doodle" on the search engine's main page might be one of its most random. But if you don't have scurvy (and we're going to go ahead and assume you do not), you should probably take a moment to say thanks. ... See all stories on this topic »

Plane crashes at Nevada air race, many injured WXXI Mike Draper, a spokesman for race organizers, told CNN the pilot of the plane that crashed was Jimmy Leeward, an octogenarian and well-known local pilot who was flying a P-51 Mustang called "The Galloping Ghost." Leeward had an air-ranch based in Ocala ... See all stories on this topic »

What's Up With That Google Orange? WDIV Detroit CNN -- Friday's Google "doodle" on the search engine's main page might be one of its most random. But if you don't have scurvy (and we're going to go ahead and assume you do not), you should probably take a moment to say thanks. ... See all stories on this topic »

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Cooking smoke deadly threat in developing world – Eatocracy ... By Sarah LeTrent Yet for nearly 3 billion people in the developing world with inefficient and rudimentary stoves, it yields an unsavory outcome. Approximately 1.9 million people - mostly women and children - die prematurely each year because of exposure to ... Eatocracy

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