Astronomy
Mars, Saturn, Regulus put on evening show in July skies
By: William Atkins
During the first ten days of July 2008, the two planets Mars and Saturn and the bright star Regulus will be seen low in the western sky after dusk and into the evening, less than one-third the way up from the horizon.
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By: William Atkins
During the first ten days of July 2008, the two planets Mars and Saturn and the bright star Regulus will be seen low in the western sky after dusk and into the evening, less than one-third the way up from the horizon.
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ABC NewsRadio axes StarStuff program – why?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
ABC NewsRadio, Australia’s only 24 hour continuous news service, has axed one of its longest running programs because it wants to divert funding elsewhere. The program? StarStuff, the only space, science, astronomy and cosmology show on Australian radio. What a shame!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
ABC NewsRadio, Australia’s only 24 hour continuous news service, has axed one of its longest running programs because it wants to divert funding elsewhere. The program? StarStuff, the only space, science, astronomy and cosmology show on Australian radio. What a shame!
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To build a really big radio telescope, use glass
By: Stuart Corner
Radio telescopes in China, Australia and Japan have been interconnected in real time for the first time using the optical networks of AARNet and its counterparts to enable very high resolution 'images' of remote celestial objects.
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By: Stuart Corner
Radio telescopes in China, Australia and Japan have been interconnected in real time for the first time using the optical networks of AARNet and its counterparts to enable very high resolution 'images' of remote celestial objects.
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Moon’s magical powers seem to rise on June 18th
By: William Atkins
Your eyes may deceive you but check out the full Moon rising in the eastern sky on Wednesday night, June 18, 2008. It’s huge, or is it the “Moon Illusion”?
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By: William Atkins
Your eyes may deceive you but check out the full Moon rising in the eastern sky on Wednesday night, June 18, 2008. It’s huge, or is it the “Moon Illusion”?
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HARPS sees HD 40307 planets: We have ability to find earth-type exoplanets
By: William Atkins
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By: William Atkins
Astrophysicists have found, for the very first time, a trio of super-earth planets around a sun-like star.
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GLAST study of black holes set to launch June 3, 2008
By: William Atkins
The Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) is scheduled to launch Tuesday, June 3, 2008, for its mission to analyze exotic phenomena, such as supermassive black holes, all over the Universe that generate enormous amounts of very energetic gamma radiation.
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By: William Atkins
The Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) is scheduled to launch Tuesday, June 3, 2008, for its mission to analyze exotic phenomena, such as supermassive black holes, all over the Universe that generate enormous amounts of very energetic gamma radiation.
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First for astronomers: Observed birth of supernova
By: William Atkins
U.S. astronomers Alicia Soderberg and Edo Berger, Princeton University, were observing the NCG 2770 galaxy when they noticed a rapidly brightening spot, which eventually faded. They had just seen, for the first time by anyone on Earth, the birth of a supernova using x-ray emissions.
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By: William Atkins
U.S. astronomers Alicia Soderberg and Edo Berger, Princeton University, were observing the NCG 2770 galaxy when they noticed a rapidly brightening spot, which eventually faded. They had just seen, for the first time by anyone on Earth, the birth of a supernova using x-ray emissions.
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103 meteoroid impacts on Moon in 2.5 years
By: William Atkins
NASA has announced that over one hundred impacts of meteoroids have been recorded by its astronomers at the NASA Meteoroid Environment Office. Backyard astronomers can see these light flashes if they have their telescopes positioned just right.
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By: William Atkins
NASA has announced that over one hundred impacts of meteoroids have been recorded by its astronomers at the NASA Meteoroid Environment Office. Backyard astronomers can see these light flashes if they have their telescopes positioned just right.
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Looking afar, with Microsoft's WWT
By: Tony Austin
If you ever wanted to travel through space, visit galaxies, ponder supernovas, learn about dark matter, and get close to black holes, then now can experience these things right from your Windows desktop using the free WorldWide Telescope (released a few days ago by Microsoft Research).
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By: Tony Austin
If you ever wanted to travel through space, visit galaxies, ponder supernovas, learn about dark matter, and get close to black holes, then now can experience these things right from your Windows desktop using the free WorldWide Telescope (released a few days ago by Microsoft Research).
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Fast spinning, wildly orbiting pulsar puzzles astronomers
By: William Atkins
Astronomers are perplexed at a rapidly spinning pulsar, known as J1903+0327, because it is orbiting a star similar to the Sun in a very unusual orbit—two actions that haven’t been seen before.
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By: William Atkins
Astronomers are perplexed at a rapidly spinning pulsar, known as J1903+0327, because it is orbiting a star similar to the Sun in a very unusual orbit—two actions that haven’t been seen before.
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Where are the other moons of Earth?
By: William Atkins
NASA researchers have postulated that when the Earth was hit by a large object about 4.5 billion years ago, it probably created many small moons around Earth, plus our large Moon. Many of them landed at stable points between the Earth and the Sun. They still should, theoretically, be here, but aren't. Where did they go? And why?
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By: William Atkins
NASA researchers have postulated that when the Earth was hit by a large object about 4.5 billion years ago, it probably created many small moons around Earth, plus our large Moon. Many of them landed at stable points between the Earth and the Sun. They still should, theoretically, be here, but aren't. Where did they go? And why?
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NASA's supernova hunt in Milky Way ends with discovery of G1.9+0.3
By: William Atkins
Using data from the space-based NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory and the ground-based NRAO Very Large Array, astronomers just found a supernova within our Milky Way galaxy that exploded about 140 years ago. NASA scientists took fifty years to find it.
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By: William Atkins
Using data from the space-based NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory and the ground-based NRAO Very Large Array, astronomers just found a supernova within our Milky Way galaxy that exploded about 140 years ago. NASA scientists took fifty years to find it.
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Southern Hemisphere: 2008 Eta Aquarid meteor shower is upon you
By: William Atkins
Beginning Saturday morning, May 3, 2008, and lasting for five nights of strong viewing, the Eta Aquarids will provide some of the best viewing of meteors in the Southern Hemisphere. You will also see some in the lower latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere.
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By: William Atkins
Beginning Saturday morning, May 3, 2008, and lasting for five nights of strong viewing, the Eta Aquarids will provide some of the best viewing of meteors in the Southern Hemisphere. You will also see some in the lower latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere.
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First look: Black hole ejects plasma jet
By: William Atkins
An international group of astronomers used a series of radio telescopes to look at—for the first time—a supermassive black hole ejecting a high-speed jet of plasma particles, what is called a blazar.
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By: William Atkins
An international group of astronomers used a series of radio telescopes to look at—for the first time—a supermassive black hole ejecting a high-speed jet of plasma particles, what is called a blazar.
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ISS to make night passes over North American sky
By: William Atkins
On Thursday, April 10, 2008, the International Space Station begins a week-long series of passes across the evening sky of Canada and the United States. As new modules are added with each new space shuttle mission, it gets easier to see the orbiting laboratory fly over in the night sky.
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By: William Atkins
On Thursday, April 10, 2008, the International Space Station begins a week-long series of passes across the evening sky of Canada and the United States. As new modules are added with each new space shuttle mission, it gets easier to see the orbiting laboratory fly over in the night sky.
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NASA launches new website “NASA Science … for the benefit of all”
By: William Atkins
The Science Mission Directorate of NASA has announced the opening of a new website that “ … provides enhanced and engaging information about NASA's vast scope of scientific endeavors and achievements.”
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By: William Atkins
The Science Mission Directorate of NASA has announced the opening of a new website that “ … provides enhanced and engaging information about NASA's vast scope of scientific endeavors and achievements.”
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Australia hopeful of radio telescope Square Kilometer Array
By: William Atkins
The Square Kilometer Array (SKA) is a major proposed telescope project that will scan the skies in the light and radio range of the electromagnetic spectrum. It is designed to offer a large collecting area of about one square kilometer (and, thus, its name). Western Australia, a prime radio wave observing site, is pursuing the desired location of the SKA telescope.
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By: William Atkins
The Square Kilometer Array (SKA) is a major proposed telescope project that will scan the skies in the light and radio range of the electromagnetic spectrum. It is designed to offer a large collecting area of about one square kilometer (and, thus, its name). Western Australia, a prime radio wave observing site, is pursuing the desired location of the SKA telescope.
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Crescent Moon intertwine with Pleiades: April 8, 2008
By: William Atkins
On the evening of Tuesday, April 8, 2008, skygazers will see the Moon move very close to The Seven Sisters, or also called the Pleiades. People of North America will have the best position for the viewing.
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By: William Atkins
On the evening of Tuesday, April 8, 2008, skygazers will see the Moon move very close to The Seven Sisters, or also called the Pleiades. People of North America will have the best position for the viewing.
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