items tagged with Astronomy
Scientists will look for alien life, but Where and How?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-27 11:12:02
With the discovery of the potentially habitable planet Gliese 581 c, astrobiologists are setting their sights on the search for extraterrestrial life. Where are the best places to look? What are the best instruments to perform those searches? How will they do it?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-27 11:12:02
With the discovery of the potentially habitable planet Gliese 581 c, astrobiologists are setting their sights on the search for extraterrestrial life. Where are the best places to look? What are the best instruments to perform those searches? How will they do it?
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NASA AIMS for Clouds on the Edge of Space
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-25 21:11:49
The Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) was launched by a Pegasus XL launch vehicle from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 1:26 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) on April 25, 2007. Its 26-month mission is to study very high clouds called noctilucent clouds (NLCs).
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-25 21:11:49
The Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) was launched by a Pegasus XL launch vehicle from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 1:26 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) on April 25, 2007. Its 26-month mission is to study very high clouds called noctilucent clouds (NLCs).
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Hubble Space Telescope observes 17 candles on birthday cake
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-25 09:37:05
The Hubble Space Telescope was launched on April 24, 1990. On Tuesday, April 24, 2007, the observatory begins its eighteenth year of operations.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-25 09:37:05
The Hubble Space Telescope was launched on April 24, 1990. On Tuesday, April 24, 2007, the observatory begins its eighteenth year of operations.
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Earth-like planet discovered?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-24 21:29:32
Astronomers have discovered a exoplanet possibly capable of maintaining liquid water, and therefore life as we know it.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-24 21:29:32
Astronomers have discovered a exoplanet possibly capable of maintaining liquid water, and therefore life as we know it.
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Earth-like planet found around star Gliese 581, 20.5 LYs away
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-24 21:18:18
European astronomers have discovered a planet orbiting a red dwarf star called Gliese 581. They state that the planet—called Gliese 581 c—could contain water, and if it does, it would be in a liquid state.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-24 21:18:18
European astronomers have discovered a planet orbiting a red dwarf star called Gliese 581. They state that the planet—called Gliese 581 c—could contain water, and if it does, it would be in a liquid state.
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South side of Milky Way may protect us from cosmic rays and mass extinctions
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-24 10:41:55
As the Earth’s solar system travels around the center of the Milky Way galaxy, it also wobbles up and down from the galaxy’s disc. U.S. scientists found that these swings take about 62 million years to complete—thus, may expose the Earth to higher doses of dangerous cosmic ray that may also cause mass extinctions.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-24 10:41:55
As the Earth’s solar system travels around the center of the Milky Way galaxy, it also wobbles up and down from the galaxy’s disc. U.S. scientists found that these swings take about 62 million years to complete—thus, may expose the Earth to higher doses of dangerous cosmic ray that may also cause mass extinctions.
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Mystery in Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation could be Coma cloud w/ black holes
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-22 17:48:33
U.S. scientists think that the source of mysterious cosmic rays could be from a plasma cloud located about 300 million light-years away near the Coma Cluster, which contains several galaxies with supermassive black holes.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-22 17:48:33
U.S. scientists think that the source of mysterious cosmic rays could be from a plasma cloud located about 300 million light-years away near the Coma Cluster, which contains several galaxies with supermassive black holes.
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NASA announce first-ever 3-D STEREO images of Sun
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-22 09:55:46
At 11 a.m. EDT, April 23, 2007, NASA presents the STEREO 3-D Press Conference, at the Goddard Space Flight Center, to show off new (first time ever) three-dimensional images of the Sun that were made by the twin STEREO spacecraft.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-22 09:55:46
At 11 a.m. EDT, April 23, 2007, NASA presents the STEREO 3-D Press Conference, at the Goddard Space Flight Center, to show off new (first time ever) three-dimensional images of the Sun that were made by the twin STEREO spacecraft.
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Oldest known meteor shower, Lyrid, coming to your local sky
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-21 07:09:44
The annual Lyrid meteor shower (LYR), or Lyrids, will be seen between April 15 and 28, 2007, but is expected to peak on Saturday or Sunday, April 21-22. People in the northern hemisphere will get the best view, but folks in the southern hemisphere will see it, too.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-21 07:09:44
The annual Lyrid meteor shower (LYR), or Lyrids, will be seen between April 15 and 28, 2007, but is expected to peak on Saturday or Sunday, April 21-22. People in the northern hemisphere will get the best view, but folks in the southern hemisphere will see it, too.
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We complain about weather on Earth, but what about Space Weather?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-19 11:50:36
Space weather concerns various environmental conditions that occur in outer space. But, does it affect us on the Earth?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-19 11:50:36
Space weather concerns various environmental conditions that occur in outer space. But, does it affect us on the Earth?
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Asteroid 2007 HA is flying past the Earth: Right NOW!
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-17 17:44:05
Asteroid 2007 HA, which was just discovered this year, is flying past the Earth today (April 17, 2007) at about 2.5 million kilometers (1.6 million miles).
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-17 17:44:05
Asteroid 2007 HA, which was just discovered this year, is flying past the Earth today (April 17, 2007) at about 2.5 million kilometers (1.6 million miles).
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Researchers study 'space tsunamis'
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-12 22:27:05
Observations from the ESA's Cluster satellites favour one of two competing theories about 'space tsunamis' - the substorms that disrupt the northern lights and interfere with GPS reception.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-12 22:27:05
Observations from the ESA's Cluster satellites favour one of two competing theories about 'space tsunamis' - the substorms that disrupt the northern lights and interfere with GPS reception.
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Clouds on the Edge of Space to be studied by NASA’s AIM satellite
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-12 20:56:51
The Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) is a satellite scheduled to be launched on April 25, 2007, for a 26-month study of noctilucent clouds (NLCs) to find out why they formed and why they are changing.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-12 20:56:51
The Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) is a satellite scheduled to be launched on April 25, 2007, for a 26-month study of noctilucent clouds (NLCs) to find out why they formed and why they are changing.
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Signs of water seen on planet outside solar system
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-04-11 05:06:22
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-04-11 05:06:22
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Evidence of water has been detected for the first time in a planet outside our solar system, an astronomer said on Tuesday, a tantalizing find for scientists eager to know whether life exists beyond Earth.
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FOR THE FIRST TIME: Water found on planet outside of our solar system
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-10 22:13:24
Lowell Observatory astronomer states he has found water vapor in the atmosphere of a large gaseous planet. This discovery is the FIRST TIME that water has been found on any planet outside of the Earth’s solar system. And, water is thought to be fundamental to the existence of life.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-10 22:13:24
Lowell Observatory astronomer states he has found water vapor in the atmosphere of a large gaseous planet. This discovery is the FIRST TIME that water has been found on any planet outside of the Earth’s solar system. And, water is thought to be fundamental to the existence of life.
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UK boffins are going on an alien hunt
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-04-09 06:21:01
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-04-09 06:21:01
Physicists have been hearing this afternoon about attempts by UK astronomers to find evidence of alien life - buried in over 2000 hours of archived telescope data.
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Solar bursts interfere with GPS
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-05 16:42:05
Cornell University researchers have found that a powerful solar flare occurring last December caused an "unprecedented" burst of radio noise that interfered with the accuracy of many GPS devices and prevented some from determining their position.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-05 16:42:05
Cornell University researchers have found that a powerful solar flare occurring last December caused an "unprecedented" burst of radio noise that interfered with the accuracy of many GPS devices and prevented some from determining their position.
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NASA releases pix of NGC 1672 galaxy with starbursts and interstellar dust
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-04 10:02:35
The NASA Hubble Space Telescope used its Advanced Camera for Surveys in August 2005 to take the following picture of a nearby barred spiral galaxy called NGC 1672, complete with star-forming clouds and dark bands of interstellar dust.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-04 10:02:35
The NASA Hubble Space Telescope used its Advanced Camera for Surveys in August 2005 to take the following picture of a nearby barred spiral galaxy called NGC 1672, complete with star-forming clouds and dark bands of interstellar dust.
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MOND experiment cancels all accelerations, could it end dark matter?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-03 09:24:57
The theory of Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND), if successfully tested, could help end the question about whether dark matter exists or not. Will it work?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-03 09:24:57
The theory of Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND), if successfully tested, could help end the question about whether dark matter exists or not. Will it work?
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Spitzer spies potential planet-harbouring binaries
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-04-01 04:45:45
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-04-01 04:45:45
Astronomers using the Spitzer space telescope have discovered that, contrary to expectations, twin-star systems are actually more likely to have indictors of planetary systems than single stars are.
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