Astronomy
NASA watches total lunar eclipse for meteoroids
By: William Atkins
During the ninety-minute total lunar eclipse on Tuesday, August 28, 2007, NASA astronomers hope to record a meteoroid impacting the Moon.
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By: William Atkins
During the ninety-minute total lunar eclipse on Tuesday, August 28, 2007, NASA astronomers hope to record a meteoroid impacting the Moon.
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Keck, Hubble take sharpest pixs yet of Uranus’ rings
By: William Atkins
A team of astronomers used ground and space based telescopes to take images of the dark, unlit portion of the rings of Uranus that, for the first time, were photographed glare-free.
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By: William Atkins
A team of astronomers used ground and space based telescopes to take images of the dark, unlit portion of the rings of Uranus that, for the first time, were photographed glare-free.
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2007 Aurigids meteor shower set for western North America
By: William Atkins
The Alpha Auriga, or Aurigids, meteor shower is expected to be either dull or spectacular, depending on the astronomer talking. It will be seen from August 25 to September 8, 2007.
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By: William Atkins
The Alpha Auriga, or Aurigids, meteor shower is expected to be either dull or spectacular, depending on the astronomer talking. It will be seen from August 25 to September 8, 2007.
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Total lunar eclipse set to turn Moon red
By: William Atkins
Early Tuesday morning, August 28, 2007, a colorful lunar eclipse will be visible from Australia, parts of Asia, Japan, and most of the Americas. In the United States, the western part of the country will be favored with the best conditions.
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By: William Atkins
Early Tuesday morning, August 28, 2007, a colorful lunar eclipse will be visible from Australia, parts of Asia, Japan, and most of the Americas. In the United States, the western part of the country will be favored with the best conditions.
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Google the visible universe with Sky: starting August 22
By: William Atkins
Google is introducing Sky, a virtual telescope, within Google Earth on August 22, 2007.
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By: William Atkins
Google is introducing Sky, a virtual telescope, within Google Earth on August 22, 2007.
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Mira A: A star with a tail
By: William Atkins
Mira A, a red-giant star about 400 light-years from Earth, has been discovered by U.S. astronomers to have a comet-like tail that is 13 light-years in length, something never seen before by astronomers.
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By: William Atkins
Mira A, a red-giant star about 400 light-years from Earth, has been discovered by U.S. astronomers to have a comet-like tail that is 13 light-years in length, something never seen before by astronomers.
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2007 Perseid meteor shower is upon us
By: William Atkins
The Perseid meteor shower, sometimes generally called shooting stars, will be putting on a great performance in August—with hundreds of streaks crossing the night sky in mid-August.
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By: William Atkins
The Perseid meteor shower, sometimes generally called shooting stars, will be putting on a great performance in August—with hundreds of streaks crossing the night sky in mid-August.
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Dark energy? It’s mysterious! It may decide the fate of our universe!
By: William Atkins
Dark energy is a type of energy that is only hypothesized to exist. If it does exist, it may permeate all of the universe, may increase the rate of the universe's expansion, and finally decide our fate. To find out if it exists, cosmologists are proposing several large-scale experiments.
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By: William Atkins
Dark energy is a type of energy that is only hypothesized to exist. If it does exist, it may permeate all of the universe, may increase the rate of the universe's expansion, and finally decide our fate. To find out if it exists, cosmologists are proposing several large-scale experiments.
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Great Canary Telescope flies free for first time
By: William Atkins
On Friday, July 13, 2007, the Great Canary Telescope (GCT), located on a mountain within the Canary Islands, began a one-year series of tests and preliminary observations on its 10.4 meter (34.1-foot) main mirror, the world's largest telescope for seeing visible and infrared light.
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By: William Atkins
On Friday, July 13, 2007, the Great Canary Telescope (GCT), located on a mountain within the Canary Islands, began a one-year series of tests and preliminary observations on its 10.4 meter (34.1-foot) main mirror, the world's largest telescope for seeing visible and infrared light.
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Hocus Pocus: Venus changes from Evening Star to Morning Star
By: William Atkins
The Evening Star, actually the planet Venus, has been a very bright object in the night sky since last winter. However, early in August 2007, it will make its departure from the night sky. But, wait! It will re-appear as the Morning Star later in August.
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By: William Atkins
The Evening Star, actually the planet Venus, has been a very bright object in the night sky since last winter. However, early in August 2007, it will make its departure from the night sky. But, wait! It will re-appear as the Morning Star later in August.
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GalaxyZoo: Galactic number of volunteers needed to identify 1 million galaxies
By: William Atkins
Due to expanding technology, many more large-scale astronomical surveys are being conducted of large sections of the sky. Because of this technological ability, millions of galaxies are being examined. However, some of them need your help!
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By: William Atkins
Due to expanding technology, many more large-scale astronomical surveys are being conducted of large sections of the sky. Because of this technological ability, millions of galaxies are being examined. However, some of them need your help!
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Look back in time about 13.2 billion years, to Dark Age of universe
By: William Atkins
The Keck II telescope, the world’s largest telescope, on top of Mauna Kea (Hawaii) has looked at the early universe when it was only 500 millions of years old—only a baby in astronomical time—and found evidence of galaxies just beginning to form stars.
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By: William Atkins
The Keck II telescope, the world’s largest telescope, on top of Mauna Kea (Hawaii) has looked at the early universe when it was only 500 millions of years old—only a baby in astronomical time—and found evidence of galaxies just beginning to form stars.
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First proof of water found on planet outside Earth’s solar system
By: William Atkins
At about 370.3 trillion miles from the Earth, the best evidence to date has been found concerning the existence of water on an extrasolar planet, or a planet circling a star other than our Sun. And, the abundance of water on such planets is key to finding alien life.
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By: William Atkins
At about 370.3 trillion miles from the Earth, the best evidence to date has been found concerning the existence of water on an extrasolar planet, or a planet circling a star other than our Sun. And, the abundance of water on such planets is key to finding alien life.
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Homestake Gold Mine in Dakota Black Hills selected as next national laboratory
By: William Atkins
On July 10, 2007, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) chose the abandoned Homestake gold mine in South Dakota as the location for its newest national underground laboratory—for the study of the evolution and characteristics of the universe.
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By: William Atkins
On July 10, 2007, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) chose the abandoned Homestake gold mine in South Dakota as the location for its newest national underground laboratory—for the study of the evolution and characteristics of the universe.
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Four space assignments for the price of two plus 15%: Deep Impact and Stardust
By: William Atkins
NASA has decided to take two robotic space probes out of retirement and place them back in service. Both spacecraft successfully completed their original missions to comets, and are now being sent to new assignments.
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By: William Atkins
NASA has decided to take two robotic space probes out of retirement and place them back in service. Both spacecraft successfully completed their original missions to comets, and are now being sent to new assignments.
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Cosmic Forgetfulness: Time before the Big Bang
By: William Atkins
What if our universe is an endless series of Big Bangs (expansions) and Big Crunches (contractions)? Can we see time before the Big Bang? One scientist is looking into this possibility.
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By: William Atkins
What if our universe is an endless series of Big Bangs (expansions) and Big Crunches (contractions)? Can we see time before the Big Bang? One scientist is looking into this possibility.
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When planets collide: Venus, Saturn in night sky 6/30 and 7/1
By: William Atkins
Actually, Venus and Saturn will only “appear” to collide because they are really millions of miles apart. However, on the nights of Saturday, June 30 and Sunday, July 1, 2007, the planet Venus will pass the planet Saturn by only two-thirds of a degree over the American sky.
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By: William Atkins
Actually, Venus and Saturn will only “appear” to collide because they are really millions of miles apart. However, on the nights of Saturday, June 30 and Sunday, July 1, 2007, the planet Venus will pass the planet Saturn by only two-thirds of a degree over the American sky.
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Pluto demoted again: this time to "second-largest dwarf planet"
By: William Atkins
Pluto probably doesn’t give a hoot, but astronomers have just found that dwarf planet Eris is larger in diameter and mass than Pluto. With only three dwarf planets in the solar system, Pluto is sized in between Eris (#1) and Ceres (#3).
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By: William Atkins
Pluto probably doesn’t give a hoot, but astronomers have just found that dwarf planet Eris is larger in diameter and mass than Pluto. With only three dwarf planets in the solar system, Pluto is sized in between Eris (#1) and Ceres (#3).
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