items tagged with Astronomy
Penumbral lunar eclipse set for Monday 2.9.2009
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-08 09:27:11
On Monday, February 9, 2009, see the northern half of the full Moon pass through the shadow of Earth, producing a penumbral lunar eclipse, the first lunar eclipse of 2009. The only things you need are your eyes and clear skies overhead!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-08 09:27:11
On Monday, February 9, 2009, see the northern half of the full Moon pass through the shadow of Earth, producing a penumbral lunar eclipse, the first lunar eclipse of 2009. The only things you need are your eyes and clear skies overhead!
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Don't miss Comet Lulin approaching Earth: It's green!
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-04 15:44:39
We all can see with our naked eyes the Comet Lulin as is approaches the Earth in February 2009. What makes this comet fascinating is its green color, which comes from the gases that make up its atmosphere as it races through the vacuum of outer space and approaches the heat of the Sun.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-04 15:44:39
We all can see with our naked eyes the Comet Lulin as is approaches the Earth in February 2009. What makes this comet fascinating is its green color, which comes from the gases that make up its atmosphere as it races through the vacuum of outer space and approaches the heat of the Sun.
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It’s up to YOU: Pick the next Hubble space discovery
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-28 14:56:52
NASA is inviting everyone to choose the next astronomical object that will be discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope. As part of 2009, the "International Year of Astronomy," the competition is between various nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. May the voting begin!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-28 14:56:52
NASA is inviting everyone to choose the next astronomical object that will be discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope. As part of 2009, the "International Year of Astronomy," the competition is between various nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. May the voting begin!
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Orion easy to hunt down in winter night sky
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-17 10:05:36
Orion (“The Hunter”) is a prominent constellation that is easily visible throughout the world. As one of the largest and most recognizable constellations in the winter night sky, the three stars that make up Orion’s Belt are easily conspicuous in the southeastern night sky.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-17 10:05:36
Orion (“The Hunter”) is a prominent constellation that is easily visible throughout the world. As one of the largest and most recognizable constellations in the winter night sky, the three stars that make up Orion’s Belt are easily conspicuous in the southeastern night sky.
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Milky Way galaxy gets supersized
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-15 11:38:29
A new international study using the Very Long Baseline Array radio telescope found that our galaxy—the Milky Way—is spinning faster and is more massive than previously thought. Maybe one reason why it contains more matter is the discovery that it has four arms instead of two.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-15 11:38:29
A new international study using the Very Long Baseline Array radio telescope found that our galaxy—the Milky Way—is spinning faster and is more massive than previously thought. Maybe one reason why it contains more matter is the discovery that it has four arms instead of two.
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AARNet in international demonstration of ultra high-speed research network
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2009-01-13 23:27:29
AARNet, Australia's National Research and Education Network, will connect Australian and international researchers from 13 countries through an ultra high-speed network for an international astronomy demonstration tomorrow. The demonstration, taking place over 33 hours at an opening ceremony for the International Year of Astronomy in Paris, France, will involve data transfer more than 1000 times faster than ADSL2+.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2009-01-13 23:27:29
AARNet, Australia's National Research and Education Network, will connect Australian and international researchers from 13 countries through an ultra high-speed network for an international astronomy demonstration tomorrow. The demonstration, taking place over 33 hours at an opening ceremony for the International Year of Astronomy in Paris, France, will involve data transfer more than 1000 times faster than ADSL2+.
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IYA2009: The International Year of Astronomy
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-07 12:46:22
The International Year of Astronomy 2009, as declared by the United Nations and coordinated by the International Astronomical Union, is coming to your local universe.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-07 12:46:22
The International Year of Astronomy 2009, as declared by the United Nations and coordinated by the International Astronomical Union, is coming to your local universe.
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Quadrantid meteor shower rains down morning of January 3, 2009
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-30 09:43:30
The Quadrantids, one of the major meteor showers seen on Earth, are expected to have their maximum number of meteors shooting across the early morning sky at 12:40 Universal Time (UT) on Saturday January 3, 2009.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-30 09:43:30
The Quadrantids, one of the major meteor showers seen on Earth, are expected to have their maximum number of meteors shooting across the early morning sky at 12:40 Universal Time (UT) on Saturday January 3, 2009.
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2008 says goodbye, 2009 says hello with night sky treat
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-28 08:35:51
Starting Monday night (December 29, 2008) and ending with a really big show on New Year’s Eve, the new crescent Moon and the planets of Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter will help us to ring in the new year of 2009.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-28 08:35:51
Starting Monday night (December 29, 2008) and ending with a really big show on New Year’s Eve, the new crescent Moon and the planets of Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter will help us to ring in the new year of 2009.
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Astrophysicists see dark energy slowing universe
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-17 09:51:12
For the first time, astronomers have seen through the eyes of the NASA Chandra space telescope what is being called “arrested development” of the universe (slowing of the expansion of the universe), which is caused specifically by the effects of dark energy.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-17 09:51:12
For the first time, astronomers have seen through the eyes of the NASA Chandra space telescope what is being called “arrested development” of the universe (slowing of the expansion of the universe), which is caused specifically by the effects of dark energy.
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Geminid meteor shower competes with full Moon in 2008
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-13 12:19:02
Between December 14 and 17, 2008, the Geminid meteor shower will be lighting up the night sky. However, the full Moon may make it more difficult to see the meteors.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-13 12:19:02
Between December 14 and 17, 2008, the Geminid meteor shower will be lighting up the night sky. However, the full Moon may make it more difficult to see the meteors.
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Hubble is a carbon dioxide planet finder
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-09 19:07:26
NASA announced on 12.9.2008 that its extraordinary Hubble Space Telescope (HST) discovered the chemical compound carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting a Jupiter-sized star called HD 189733b. This discovery is important in the continuing search for life on other planets in the Universe.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-09 19:07:26
NASA announced on 12.9.2008 that its extraordinary Hubble Space Telescope (HST) discovered the chemical compound carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting a Jupiter-sized star called HD 189733b. This discovery is important in the continuing search for life on other planets in the Universe.
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Brahe’s 1572 supernova changed astronomy: Now it's explained!
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-04 10:41:17
Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe saw a "new and unusual star" in the November 1572 sky. He called it a new star, or "stella nova". This astronomical event changed the way the scientific world viewed the ancient beliefs of the heavens. Now, in 2008, Brahe’s supernova has been explained!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-04 10:41:17
Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe saw a "new and unusual star" in the November 1572 sky. He called it a new star, or "stella nova". This astronomical event changed the way the scientific world viewed the ancient beliefs of the heavens. Now, in 2008, Brahe’s supernova has been explained!
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Gobble down the turkey, Jupiter, Venus, Moon are together in night sky
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-26 08:37:31
Beginning on the evening of Thanksgiving in the United States, and Thursday night (November 27, 2008) for all others on Earth, the planets of Venus and Jupiter and a crescent-shaped Moon will be crowding around each other in a spectacular spectacle in the night sky.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-26 08:37:31
Beginning on the evening of Thanksgiving in the United States, and Thursday night (November 27, 2008) for all others on Earth, the planets of Venus and Jupiter and a crescent-shaped Moon will be crowding around each other in a spectacular spectacle in the night sky.
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Copernicus centered on Sun. Scientists now center on his grave.
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2008-11-23 10:17:05
Nicolaus Copernicus is considered the first scientist to have removed the Earth from the center of the solar system (universe at the time) and replaced it with the Sun. Now, 465 years later, forensic scientists confirm the location of Copernicus’ grave (and his remains) with hair DNA and computer reconstruction of his skull.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2008-11-23 10:17:05
Nicolaus Copernicus is considered the first scientist to have removed the Earth from the center of the solar system (universe at the time) and replaced it with the Sun. Now, 465 years later, forensic scientists confirm the location of Copernicus’ grave (and his remains) with hair DNA and computer reconstruction of his skull.
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Just how many black holes do we have?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-06 09:03:48
According to two astronomers from Harvard University, hundreds of black holes could be present in the Milky Way galaxy, and could help us answer the question: How were we formed?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-06 09:03:48
According to two astronomers from Harvard University, hundreds of black holes could be present in the Milky Way galaxy, and could help us answer the question: How were we formed?
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A universal river runs through it: unexpected motion in Universe
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-03 12:57:50
A peculiar movement of galaxy clusters through the universe is perplexing astronomers because it goes against the scientific assumption that the universe is homogeneous—that is, the universe is uniform throughout. It's being called: The Dark Flow!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-03 12:57:50
A peculiar movement of galaxy clusters through the universe is perplexing astronomers because it goes against the scientific assumption that the universe is homogeneous—that is, the universe is uniform throughout. It's being called: The Dark Flow!
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Orionid meteors ready to shower
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-10-21 09:54:10
You don’t need an umbrella for this shower. The Orionid meteor shower is scheduled to peak around October 21, 2008 for sky observers in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-10-21 09:54:10
You don’t need an umbrella for this shower. The Orionid meteor shower is scheduled to peak around October 21, 2008 for sky observers in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
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First pulsar discovered to “pulse” only in gamma-rays
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-10-17 08:16:08
NASA announces the first-of-its-kind discovery on October 16, 2008 through its media release “NASA’s Fermi Telescope discovers first gamma-ray-only pulsar.”
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-10-17 08:16:08
NASA announces the first-of-its-kind discovery on October 16, 2008 through its media release “NASA’s Fermi Telescope discovers first gamma-ray-only pulsar.”
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NASA announces major delay in Hubble repair mission
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-09-30 08:54:19
The Hubble Space Telescope had a glitch in one of its control systems and turned itself off. Luckily, this happened before the HST repair mission STS-125 got off the ground. NASA is now attempting to fix Hubble from the ground, and possibly replace the faulty system in space, but not until 2009.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-09-30 08:54:19
The Hubble Space Telescope had a glitch in one of its control systems and turned itself off. Luckily, this happened before the HST repair mission STS-125 got off the ground. NASA is now attempting to fix Hubble from the ground, and possibly replace the faulty system in space, but not until 2009.
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