items tagged with Earth
NASA Television to broadcast HD Earth
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-18 09:35:28
NASA has announced that it will broadcast dramatic views of Earth from images taken by its astronauts in high definition television (HDTV) in honor of Earth Day, April 22, 2008.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-18 09:35:28
NASA has announced that it will broadcast dramatic views of Earth from images taken by its astronauts in high definition television (HDTV) in honor of Earth Day, April 22, 2008.
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Intelligent ET life probably not likely, according to English study
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-12 11:56:02
New planets around other stars (called extrasolar planets or exoplanets) are being discovered all of the time by astronomers, however, a new mathematical study by an English environmental scientist states that intelligent extraterrestrial (ET) life in the universe is “probably rare.”
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-12 11:56:02
New planets around other stars (called extrasolar planets or exoplanets) are being discovered all of the time by astronomers, however, a new mathematical study by an English environmental scientist states that intelligent extraterrestrial (ET) life in the universe is “probably rare.”
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The superfast “Grid” – broadband on steroids and the end of the Earth?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-04-07 08:30:37
An online report is suggesting a ‘superfast’ Internet will allow movie downloads in seconds, thanks to data collection capabilities needed for the Large Hadron Collider, a particle accelerator that some fear will destroy the Earth.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-04-07 08:30:37
An online report is suggesting a ‘superfast’ Internet will allow movie downloads in seconds, thanks to data collection capabilities needed for the Large Hadron Collider, a particle accelerator that some fear will destroy the Earth.
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Crescent Moon intertwine with Pleiades: April 8, 2008
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-07 08:15:56
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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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-07 08:15:56
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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Another Australian first: sex?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2008-03-24 10:27:55
Australia is the lucky country, but more than 500 million years ago, it was the sexy country, according to new research from the University of California in Riverside, following the discovery of a complex fossil in what is now South Australia.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2008-03-24 10:27:55
Australia is the lucky country, but more than 500 million years ago, it was the sexy country, according to new research from the University of California in Riverside, following the discovery of a complex fossil in what is now South Australia.
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Western Australia Govt pumps A$20m into star trek
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-29 03:01:34
A journey through the stars, via ground based radio astronomy? That’s the WA Govt’s plan, with a $20m package to boost their chances of winning the A$2 billion ‘Square Kilometre Array’.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-29 03:01:34
A journey through the stars, via ground based radio astronomy? That’s the WA Govt’s plan, with a $20m package to boost their chances of winning the A$2 billion ‘Square Kilometre Array’.
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Saturn shining brightly in Northern Hemisphere sky
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-27 10:01:38
On the night of February 23-24, 2008, the planet Saturn reached its opposition to the Sun, rising into the sky as the Sun sets below the horizon. The month of March is a good time to view the beautiful planet Saturn in its nightly journey across the starry sky.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-27 10:01:38
On the night of February 23-24, 2008, the planet Saturn reached its opposition to the Sun, rising into the sky as the Sun sets below the horizon. The month of March is a good time to view the beautiful planet Saturn in its nightly journey across the starry sky.
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Planetary Society announces winners of tag-and-track asteroid contest
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-27 08:33:50
On Tuesday, February 26, 2008, The Planetary Society, based in Pasadena, California, U.S.A., announced the winners of its $50,000 Apophis Mission Design Competition.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-27 08:33:50
On Tuesday, February 26, 2008, The Planetary Society, based in Pasadena, California, U.S.A., announced the winners of its $50,000 Apophis Mission Design Competition.
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Sun to destroy Earth in 7.6 billion years
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-24 06:27:39
No need to panic just yet, but in 7.6 billion years, the dying Sun will expand and burn up our planet completely. The answer? Use a large passing asteroid to ‘nudge’ our orbit further outwards; live on space ‘life rafts’ or leave the planet in search of strange new worlds.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-24 06:27:39
No need to panic just yet, but in 7.6 billion years, the dying Sun will expand and burn up our planet completely. The answer? Use a large passing asteroid to ‘nudge’ our orbit further outwards; live on space ‘life rafts’ or leave the planet in search of strange new worlds.
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Photographs: February 20, 2008 total lunar eclipse
Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2008-02-22 09:04:39
The total lunar eclipse on February 20-21, 2008 seems to have been successful. I’ve collected photographs taken by backyard and professional astronomers. Enjoy!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2008-02-22 09:04:39
The total lunar eclipse on February 20-21, 2008 seems to have been successful. I’ve collected photographs taken by backyard and professional astronomers. Enjoy!
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Deep subsurface warming raises Antarctic sea levels, alarms scientists
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-02-18 04:06:07
15 year research on regular voyages between Australia’s Tasmanian capital, Hobart, and the French base at Dumont D’Urville in Antarctica has shown rising sea levels due to warming that could have a serious impact on the planet and the region.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-02-18 04:06:07
15 year research on regular voyages between Australia’s Tasmanian capital, Hobart, and the French base at Dumont D’Urville in Antarctica has shown rising sea levels due to warming that could have a serious impact on the planet and the region.
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Total lunar eclipse February 20, 2008: Americas, western Europe
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-16 10:58:30
The full Moon will become colored a mesh of reddish-orange, with hints of turquoise, as it passes into the shadow of Earth after rising over the eastern horizon and after the Sun has sunk beneath the western horizon on Wednesday evening.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-16 10:58:30
The full Moon will become colored a mesh of reddish-orange, with hints of turquoise, as it passes into the shadow of Earth after rising over the eastern horizon and after the Sun has sunk beneath the western horizon on Wednesday evening.
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Ailing spy satellite seen by skygazers, Pentagon announces attack plan
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-15 08:32:09
The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) spy satellite USA 193/NROL-21 is being seen over the night skies of the United States and Europe. The U.S. Pentagon announced it will try to break up the satellite to reduce its chances of hitting the Earth.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-15 08:32:09
The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) spy satellite USA 193/NROL-21 is being seen over the night skies of the United States and Europe. The U.S. Pentagon announced it will try to break up the satellite to reduce its chances of hitting the Earth.
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Asteroid 2007 WD5 passes safely by Mars; 2007 TU24 does same with Earth
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-03 09:47:55
Going from a 3.6% chance to a zero chance of hitting Mars, Asteroid 2007 WD5 raced by the Red Planet without a collision, coming within about 13,700 miles of the planet. Also, Asteroid 2007 TU24 passed by Earth, a day earlier, on January 29, 2008, without any problems.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-03 09:47:55
Going from a 3.6% chance to a zero chance of hitting Mars, Asteroid 2007 WD5 raced by the Red Planet without a collision, coming within about 13,700 miles of the planet. Also, Asteroid 2007 TU24 passed by Earth, a day earlier, on January 29, 2008, without any problems.
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Debris from out-of-control U.S. spy satellite likely to hit Earth
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-27 10:32:58
The news media is reporting that unnamed officials within the federal government are stating that a disabled U.S. spy satellite is expected to fall to Earth sometime between late February and early March. Could it be satellite USA 193 (NROL-21)?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-27 10:32:58
The news media is reporting that unnamed officials within the federal government are stating that a disabled U.S. spy satellite is expected to fall to Earth sometime between late February and early March. Could it be satellite USA 193 (NROL-21)?
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Venus, Jupiter, Moon: Come together early February 2008
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-26 08:41:05
During the last days of January and the first days of February the two brightest planets seen on Earth will appear close together in the dawn twilight of the southeast sky, and the waning crescent Moon will drop by, too.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-26 08:41:05
During the last days of January and the first days of February the two brightest planets seen on Earth will appear close together in the dawn twilight of the southeast sky, and the waning crescent Moon will drop by, too.
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Asteroid 2007 TU24 to pass near Earth on January 29-30
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-25 10:26:02
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-25 10:26:02
Backyard astronomers will get a chance to see a close-approach of an asteroid to Earth on January 29-30, 2008.
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Book your spaceflight: SpaceShipTwo almost ready
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-24 10:57:12
On Wednesday, January 23, 2008, Burt Ratan and Sir Richard Branson displayed for the first time the design of their new suborbital spaceplane, SpaceShipTwo, at the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, New York, U.S.A., Earth.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-24 10:57:12
On Wednesday, January 23, 2008, Burt Ratan and Sir Richard Branson displayed for the first time the design of their new suborbital spaceplane, SpaceShipTwo, at the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, New York, U.S.A., Earth.
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Swiss give best estimate of Moon age at 62M years after solar system formed
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-04 21:41:36
A study based on tungsten isotopes has revised the age for the Moon’s formation. The Moon is thought to have been created when a giant space object hit the Earth.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-04 21:41:36
A study based on tungsten isotopes has revised the age for the Moon’s formation. The Moon is thought to have been created when a giant space object hit the Earth.
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Possibility of asteroid hitting Mars upped to 1 out of 25
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-29 09:14:03
One week ago the chance of Mars getting smacked by 2007 WD5 asteroid was 1 out of 75. Based on historical data of the asteroid’s path, that possibility of a collision has been raised to 1 out of 25, or four percent.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-29 09:14:03
One week ago the chance of Mars getting smacked by 2007 WD5 asteroid was 1 out of 75. Based on historical data of the asteroid’s path, that possibility of a collision has been raised to 1 out of 25, or four percent.
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