items tagged with Astronomy
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft to fly past Jupiter on way to Pluto-Charon system
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-01-15 17:47:41
On January 19, 2006, the NASA New Frontiers space mission called New Horizons was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, for its mission to the planet Pluto and its moon Charon. Now about one year later, astronomers are preparing for its flyby of the planet Jupiter before it reaches dwarf planets Pluto and Charon. Scientists estimate that its closest approach to Jupiter will be at approximately 06:00 UTC (coordinated universal time) on February 28, 2007, which is 1:00 a.m. eastern standard time.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-01-15 17:47:41
On January 19, 2006, the NASA New Frontiers space mission called New Horizons was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, for its mission to the planet Pluto and its moon Charon. Now about one year later, astronomers are preparing for its flyby of the planet Jupiter before it reaches dwarf planets Pluto and Charon. Scientists estimate that its closest approach to Jupiter will be at approximately 06:00 UTC (coordinated universal time) on February 28, 2007, which is 1:00 a.m. eastern standard time.
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Was that the McNaut comet we saw?
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-01-14 17:00:21
Yesterday at sunset, the kids and I went down to the beach armed with a couple of pairs of binoculars to do a little Southern Hemisphere stargazing. In fact, to be more precise, we were there to do some comet spotting.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-01-14 17:00:21
Yesterday at sunset, the kids and I went down to the beach armed with a couple of pairs of binoculars to do a little Southern Hemisphere stargazing. In fact, to be more precise, we were there to do some comet spotting.
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First extrasolar asteroid belt helps confirm planet-making process
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-01-13 11:59:32
Over the past thirty years astronomers have gathered information on an asteroid belt around a star other than the Sun. That star—Zeta Leporis—is about 70 light-years away from the Earth. Evidence collected in 2006 about Zeta Leporis’ asteroid belt helps confirm that planet-making processes are occurring around stars other than the Sun.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-01-13 11:59:32
Over the past thirty years astronomers have gathered information on an asteroid belt around a star other than the Sun. That star—Zeta Leporis—is about 70 light-years away from the Earth. Evidence collected in 2006 about Zeta Leporis’ asteroid belt helps confirm that planet-making processes are occurring around stars other than the Sun.
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Supernova topples Pillars of Creation
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-01-13 06:46:10
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-01-13 06:46:10
The famous "Pillars of Creation", the subject of the best known of Hubble's images, have already been blown apart by a supernova. We won't see their destruction here on Earth for another thousand years, but the astronomers making the claim estimate that the massive, star-forming pillars that make up the Eagle Nebula were obliterated almost 6000 years ago.
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Planetary Photojournal: Ten best space science photographs
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-01-12 14:49:24
On January 11, 2007, I reported on ITwire.com about “The Ten Best Hubble Photographs”. Today, I follow it up with an article based on a September 25, 2001, Space.com article written by senior science writer Robert Roy Britt. “Experts Pick: Top 10 Space Science Photos” is an interesting article on ten very important photographs taken by astronomers over the years.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-01-12 14:49:24
On January 11, 2007, I reported on ITwire.com about “The Ten Best Hubble Photographs”. Today, I follow it up with an article based on a September 25, 2001, Space.com article written by senior science writer Robert Roy Britt. “Experts Pick: Top 10 Space Science Photos” is an interesting article on ten very important photographs taken by astronomers over the years.
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