31 May 2008

Google Alert - mars+life

Google News Alert for: mars+life

Life on Mars
Glasgow Daily Record - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
SCOTTISH football fans should stay tuned to the latest pictures from the Phoenix probe on Mars to see if we catch sight of any of the following: The ball ...
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Even Keith Richards couldn't survive on Mars
StarPhoenix - Saskatoon,Saskatchewan,Canada
Mars is a much better place to snuff out life than to find it. Still, NASA seems determined to proceed with a manned mission to Mars. ...
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Mars probe appears to have landed atop ice
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
"Ice is a great preserver," Smith said, "and it's one of the building blocks of life." But whether this Martian ice has preserved any evidence, ...
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The View from 'Mars'
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
The museum's curator of contemporary art, Douglas Fogle, organized the exhibit around the theme "Life on Mars," which he took from a David Bowie song. ...
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June Horoscopes
Out & About - Nashville,TN,USA
Don't worry about the love life. It's very much alive and oh so addictive. The planet Mars wants to hold your hand this month. No, this is not what you want ...
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Life on Mars (US)
ABC sci-fi series (added on 5/31/2008)
epguides.com - Recent US current - http://epguides.com/

Life on Mars
By admin
Mars I had a sociology professor who quite matter-of-factly one day stated that the human race was a virus hosted by planet Earth. It's one of the few lectures I remember quite clearly, and a thought my restless mind has returned to ...
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Mars is too salty for life, scientists say
Once Phoenix gets down and dirty with its surroundings, one of its first scientific tasks will be to determine the salt content of samples of Martian soil gathered by its robotic arm.
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Mars Perhaps Too Salty for Life
By admin
least that would be necessary for life on Mars," said study team member Nicholas J. Tosca, a Harvard University postdoctoral researcher. "However, to really assess Mars' habitability we need to consider the properties of its water. ...
Science News Review - http://science.reviewnews.org

Life on Mars?
By K. E.(K. E.)
NASA's Phoenix Mission has landed in the northern polar region of Mars, and there has been lots of exciting pictures, podcasts and articles about the new findings. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech//University of Arizona/Max Planck ...
Space Quest - http://cdnpyp6.blogspot.com/

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Google Alert - astronomy+pictures

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Teens Try to Spark Science Bug in Children
Washington Post - United States
Pyrotechnics, forensic science and astronomy also were popular topics among students. After listening to presentations at the booths, a sea of tiny hands ...
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Beehives and Buffalo Chips
Daily Herald - Provo,UT,USA
Beehive to three American Fork High School students who identified four asteroids as part of a NASA program tied to their astronomy class. ...
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I Thought Of An Acid Reflux Treatment That's Working Better Than I ...
By BigDon
I saw the pictures. Doctors seem to get really interested in you if some part of you is black that isn't that color in other people. Took nine souvenirs of their visit to my insides with them. They are going to get back to me on this. ...
Bad Astronomy and Universe Today Forum - http://www.bautforum.com

links for 2008-05-30
(tags: space nebula astronomy hubble science stars). Alexander Courage, composer of the original Star Trek theme song, dies. (tags: startrek music death). NASA Lunar Art Contest. And the 2008 winners. (tags: nasa art moon space) ...
How Now Brownpau - http://hownow.brownpau.com/

Phoenix's Retrorockets Unveil Possible Ice
By Rick(Rick)
Phil Plait at the Bad Astronomy blog has a great article about why CCD cameras take pictures in bacl and white, and how we essentially "trick" them into creating highly detailed color pictures. I'm very excited about the possibility of ...
Deep Sky Blog - http://deep-sky-blog.blogspot.com/

carnival of animals - the swan
By mouse (aka kimy)(mouse (aka kimy))
mischa maisky performs a lushly romantic cello solo in the most famous movement of the suite. photo quiz: how many swans can you find in these photos? - all pictures taken on 28 may near the campus of chedwick university.
mouse medicine - http://mousemedicine.blogspot.com/

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Google Alert - nasa+children

Google News Alert for: nasa+children

NASA to put Buzz Lightyear on International Space Station
CNET News - San Francisco,CA,USA
... Space initiative NASA and Disney are starting. This is an educational program designed to inspire children's interest in space and celestial discovery. ...
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Vaccine test marks rise of commercial research in space: NASA
AFP -
But its business slowed in the past two years as NASA filled up the shuttle with parts for the ISS in its race to complete the station by 2010, leaving less ...
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The Deniers: Our spotless sun
National Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
As put by geophysicist Philip Chapman, a former NASA astronaut-scientist and former president of the National Space Society, "It is time to put aside the ...
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Buzz Lightyear is going for one heck of a ride!
"Toys in Space" -- Navigate Buzz Lightyear to different toys to see a movie on how they behave in space Since 1985, NASA's Toys in Space project has used toys flown aboard the shuttle and the International Space Station to help children ...
The Blue Parrot - http://web.mac.com/rcolton/The_Blue_Parrot/The_Blue_Parrots_perch/The_Blue_Parrots_perch.html

Buzz Lightyear to be blasted off into space by NASA!!!
By Doobybrain
With Buzz will launch the aspiration of millions of school children who dream of space travel. STS-124 will coincide with the kickoff of the Space Ranger Education Series - part of NASA's "Toys in Space," an educational program for ...
Doobybrain.com - http://www.doobybrain.com

Live coverage of STS-124/Kibo Launch and Early Flight
By noreply@blogger.com (Thunder Pig)
The NASA Channel will be played on this channel, and the Live Show is scheduled to begin around 4 pm, give or take. Buzz Lightyear will be making his first flight into space to the delight of children everywhere. NASA is hoping to ...
Thunder Pig - http://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/

Children's Sunday School Teacher On the Next Space Shuttle
By keithdj1
... one of the astronauts on the Space Shuttle Discovery that is scheduled to launch today and we have one of our own going to the Space Station! He'sa Children's Sunday School teacher! http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/garan-rj.html.
Children's Ministry and Culture - http://childrensministryandculture.wordpress.com

NASA Launches New Education Initiative With Disney Parks and Buzz ...
As seven, well-trained astronauts begin an important mission to the International Space Station on Saturday, May 31, one toy astronaut, Buzz Lightyear, will begin a journey to help educate children across the country. ...
TAUME.COM - Latest News - http://news.taume.com/

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Google Alert - astronomy+video

Google News Alert for: astronomy+video

Imaging Laboratory Improving Telescopic Technology
University of Arizona News (press release) - Tucson,AZ,USA
... is commonly used to create imagers for digital cameras, video cameras and cellular phones, among other devices. For scientists, especially astronomers, ...
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The Denver Alien Video
By squeak
removed.
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How to do a video about Science!
By invisible_al(invisible_al)
Just saw this video over at the Bad Astronomy Blog and thought it was possibly the most fun science video I've seen in ages. I know more than a few scientists so hey show it to your colleagues and get them to make stuff like this for ...
Drone, Offensive - http://invisible-al.livejournal.com/

What Alien Video?
Like Mulder, I do want to believe. But I agree with Bad Astronomy. This Jeff Peckman alien video thing seems like a waste of friggin' time. If you haven't heard the news yet, you can catch up here. In the meantime, watching this episode ...
Gaia Community: ~C4Chaos' Blog - http://coolmel.gaia.com/blog

A (naughty) living alien video
By Mori
A few mont... Yet Another Alien Autopsy. A new "alien autopsy" video which you can see above has been doing the rounds on Youtube for a few... Space, astronomy (and UFO, and aliens!) art blog; Backwards speech… Groovy, baby!
forgetomori - http://forgetomori.com

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Learn about Topical Astronomy Video at Night Sky Observer
Metallica's Astronomy from garage inc. album. ripped and edited by me with a great mixage of blue oyster cult and metallica videos. the best astronomy video ...

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Google Alert - astronomy+news

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Unearthed: Secrets of supernova remnant
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
31 May, 2008, 1506 hrs IST, PTI NEW YORK: Astronomers claim to have unearthed secrets from the grave of a star that blasted apart in a supernova explosion ...
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Stargazers to get sight of Shuttle
Leitrim Observer - Leitrim,Ireland
Astronomy Ireland predicts the shuttle should be seen about 18 minutes after its departure at around 10pm Irish time. It will then travel for up to three ...
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Astronomers' meeting in St. Louis offers free public events
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The AAS, an organization of professional astronomers, is meeting in conjunction with the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Nearly 1000 are expected to ...
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SCIENCE: Astronomy talk tonight at Pasco observatory
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald - Kennewick,WA,USA
By Herald staff A free one-hour public presentation about astronomy is planned at 8:30 pm tonight at Columbia Basin College's observatory on the Pasco ...
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Famous Supernovae Still Echo Across The Milky Way
Space Ref (press release) - USA
We suddenly get a chance to take a snapshot of an event very influential in the history of astronomy," said lead author Armin Rest, currently on sabbatical ...
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Phoenix Lander's Robotic Arm Camera Sees Possible Ice
Scientists will gather more data about an area that was exposed when soil was blown away during landing to determine whether it's rock or ice.
Astronomy News and Research - http://www.astronomyreport.com/

Imaging Source Astronomy Cameras for gazing at the heavens
Filed under: Digital Cameras. Stellar photography seems like a wondrous thing: you and a loved one on a starry night taking beautiful images of the heavens — before making out. Unfortunately, anyone who has tried it knows it's more ...
fulgore.net : gaming news - http://fulgore.net

Shocker: alien video is useless
By The Bad Astronomer
It's not. Below are stills from the real footage and the hoaxed one (well the admitted hoax). The one on the left is from Peckman's footage (posted on the Rocky Mountain News site), the one on the right is the claimed hoax. ...
Bad Astronomy Blog - http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog

Reporter's Notes: Exoplanets
By Andrea Kissack
A number of exoplanet findings have come from astronomy teams in Switzerland and near San Jose at Lick Observatory. Astronomers at Lick made news in the fall of 2007 when they discovered 55 Cancri. The discovery of the five-planet ...
QUEST Community Science Blog - KQED - http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog

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Posted by janat at 5/31/2008 08:33:00 AM 0 comments

Google Alert - astronomy+review

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LIVE: Discovery's modified ET ready for tanking
NASASpaceflight.com - York,England,UK
Plus 25 Flight Readiness Review (FRR) Presentations, a multitude of mission presentations and extensive, live, processing flashes, updates. ...
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Phoenix Zeros in on Possible Ice
The Planetary Society - Pasadena,CA,USA
The mission passed a "safe to proceed" review on Thursday evening, meeting criteria to proceed with evaluating and using the science instruments. ...
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In which Ryan reviews the movie 'Pinocchio In Outer Space'
By Ryan(Ryan)
We then join Pinocchio as he does his astronomy homework. You know, because that's the kind of thing a puppet who is roughly the equivalent to a 9-year-old would normally be doing, especially at a point in history where there is still ...
Westchester Is For Lovers - http://westchesterisforlovers.blogspot.com/

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Google Alert - astronomy+problems

Google News Alert for: astronomy+problems

Three UCSC graduate students win big grants for biotechnology research
UC Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz,CA,USA
... a serious problem as light travels through thick biological specimens, so the researchers are using adaptive-optics techniques developed for astronomy ...
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Need computer help
By Kaptain K
I got my computer back from the shop a couple of months ago (memory problems). When I got it back, it seemed to be working fine. After a couple of weeks, the screen would go black for a few seconds. When it came back, there would be a ...
Bad Astronomy and Universe Today Forum - http://www.bautforum.com

Anime as a Hobby, Not Escape
By scottfrye
I read (not manga), I like to learn about astronomy, history, science, cosmology, culture and art. I take part in my hobby of tea similar to the people who are into wine. I also watch some tv once in a while. My other main interest, ...
AnimeLife - http://anime.scottfrye.net

Friday Night Videos - Bad Trip Edition
By Mr. Mike(Mr. Mike)
While walking in, the band was playing "Astronomy Domine" which quickly became one of my favorite Pink Floyd cuts. I later found out this was a Syd Barrett song, so that's what I'm putting up here. After the tripped out mind expanding ...
Mr. Mike's Media Madness - http://mrmikesmediamadness.blogspot.com/

Holy means Whole: According to the Warning to Be Careful or ...
By Pastor Jon Westlund(Pastor Jon Westlund)
One quick example is that Martin Luther condemned Copernicus' ideas about astronomy as unbiblical, because of the account of the sun stopping in the sky in Joshua. Most Christians know now that this was one of Luther's bad moments, ...
Holiness is Wholeness - http://holinessiswholeness.blogspot.com/

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Google Alert - planetarium+children

Google News Alert for: planetarium+children

See cannons, walk for life, celebrate survivors
Jackson Hole Star-Tribune - Casper,WY,USA
... at the Casper Planetarium, 904 N. Poplar St. Admission is $2.50 per person for each show and planetarium shows are not recommended for children under 5. ...
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Hot Rod Hearts - Chapter 5
By Waking Dreams(Waking Dreams)
It's an old, deserted mansion, out by the planetarium. "Wanna go with me?" Jack smiled, his first real smile in a long, long time. "Yeah, okay." He and Ennis climbed into the car and drove off. While Ennis and Jack were making their ...
Waking Dreams - http://jacks-key.livejournal.com/

The zoo's not gettin' my money!
By TcH(TcH)
They also have a planetarium and an Omnimax theater there. They have a space capsule there that the kids can sit in. She got in it and she was calling it a rocket. I went to take her picture and she said "I sure hope this thing isn't ...
The Blog of an Aspiring Mommy - http://theblogofanaspiringmommy.blogspot.com/

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Google Alert - astronomy+games

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Jewish Community News
Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley - Los Gatos,CA,USA
Shir Hadash member Jim Katzman, an amateur astronomer and member of the Dean's Advisory Council at UCSC, will introduce Dr. Faber. More Beginning this July, ...
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Two Corona instructors among Riverside County Teacher of Year honorees
Press-Enterprise - Riverside,CA,USA
His course load includes oceanography, natural science, Advanced Placement environmental science and astronomy, each requiring its own set of lesson plans ...
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Google Alert - inurl:astronomy

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The Natural Laws of the Universe (Uzan et al.)
Understanding Fundamental Constants; series: Popular Astronomy --- Constants, such as the gravitational constant and the speed of light, are present in all the laws of physics, yet recent observations have cast doubt on one of them. ...
Springer Astronomy titles - http://www.springer.com/astronomy?SGWID=0-123-0-0-0

Astronomy Cameras
By Bogdan Alex
Astronomy is one of my hobbies. In fact it's astrophysics, to be more specific. Although it'sa hobby, I haven't managed to get a good small-sized telescope yet. But it looks like there better devices to suite my starry cravings. ...
Cool Gadget Concept - http://www.coolgadgetconcept.com

Expand our concepts
By M.Fraser59
imagine gravity waves as having an amplitude in scales waaaayyy larger than our current thoughts-- think about seaweed clumping together on huge waves at sea-- think of an expanding ocean/universe or are we seeing galaxies as the next ...
Astronomy.com Forums - http://cs.astronomy.com/asycs/forums/

Me, You, UStream and Astronomy Cast Live
By pamela
So, I seemingly dropped off the planet this week prepping for next week's AAS/ASP/IYA meeting in St Louis, MO. Sadly, Fraser had something come up and won't be able to make it, but Phil, Chris, and Universe Today writer Nancy Atkinson ...
Star Stryder - http://www.starstryder.com

Famous supernovae still echo across the Milky Way
Astronomers can use these echoes to observe light from old supernovae.
Astronomy.com - News - http://www.astronomy.com

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Posted by janat at 5/31/2008 06:13:00 AM 0 comments

Google Alert - astronomy+children

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From modern Manhattan to the antiquity of Rome
Aberdeen Press and Journal - Aberdeen,Scotland,UK
Activities ranged from culinary demonstrations (tastes included), lectures (history to astronomy) and art auctions to yoga, line dancing and the art of ...
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Sensing a summer of opportunity
Bangor Daily News - Bangor,ME,USA
In addition, the park hosts numerous other events such as a fiddle contest, astronomy nights, mushroom walks and guided park walks. ...
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Why should UFO's be investigated?
By bart5050
These witnesses include a mother, three of her children (ages 13, 11 and 10), and a stepchild (age 13). The witnesses were originally driving in the family automobile, then parked it, whereupon two of the children got out of the car for ...
Bad Astronomy and Universe Today Forum - http://www.bautforum.com

Becoming President
By Sarah Markley(Sarah Markley)
But that astronauts study math and science and astronomy and geology and go to school probably as long as doctors do. Its not as fun as simply putting on a space suit and firing a blaster gun. But once you become an astronaut, ...
the best days of my life - http://www.sarahmarkley.com/

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Posted by janat at 5/31/2008 06:03:00 AM 0 comments

Google Alert - astronomy+club

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Valedictorians have more in common than top honor
Abilene Reporter-News - Abilene,TX,USA
... Classical Chorus of Abilene, the Cooper school musical "Into the Woods," physics club, rocket club, astronomy club and National Honor Society. ...
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More details on June 28 campout at Ginter Park Baptist
By John
Activities will include archery, stargazing with the Richmond Astronomy Club, flashlight tag and singing around the campfire. Campers must bring their own tents; sleeping bags, cots or air mattresses; modest sleepwear; flashlights; ...
North Richmond News - http://northrichmondnews.com/news

Nebraska June Outdoor Calendar
By Bumpus
Mahoney SP – Nebraska Star Party – star gazing with the Omaha Astronomical Society and Prairie Astronomy Club using powerful telescopes. Event will be at the golf range from dusk-11 pm (402) 944-2523. ...
Nebraska Fish and Game Association - http://www.nefga.org/forum

Astronomy ireland
By marketingtipsandtoolsonline
Welcome to the Astronomy Ireland Homepage Astronomy Ireland - Ireland's National Astronomy Club. The worlds largest astronomy club per head of population. Fireball Report from Astronomy Ireland. astronomy ireland ...
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Go PVHS
By Mindy(Mindy)
I was the 'And Field' of Track and field team. i was in Pep band, and Sr. year i was in the Astronomy Club! What did you do with your free time? hung out with my peeps What was the craziest thing you did in high school? ...
the Grant Family - http://spencer-n-mindy.blogspot.com/

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Posted by janat at 5/31/2008 05:49:00 AM 0 comments

Google Alert - astronomy+fun

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Caltech's Maarten Schmidt, on the universe and more
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
The winner of the Kavli Prize discusses astronomy, his background and the future of the planet. By Alan Zarembo, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Maarten ...
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The stars come out on Manitoulin; So much, too much, for tourists ...
Sudbury Star - Sudbury,Ontario,Canada
On July 4 - 8 at Gordon's Park, Royal Astronomy Society member Terry Trees will host a presentation on "Observing Asteroids" on Friday evening after the ...
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HOLLIS QUILT SESSION SCHOOL LESSON IN TEAMWORK
NH Broadcaster - Lowell,MA,USA
BROADCASTER/STEVE JUSSEAUME study of owls, Native American perspectives, the ocean, Pilgrim life, textiles and astronomy. Most of the programs involve ...
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Silver Dolphin Books Announces Fall 2008 Title Additions to ...
PR.com (press release) - Levittown,NY,USA
The Ultimate Guide series presents topics such as the human body, geography, and astronomy in an easy-to-use, visually captivating format. ...
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Long time listener, first time caller
By Jeremy McGovern
It includes fun educational games for students, as well as materials for educators to download and integrate into their classroom curriculum. Ok fine, if it is for education, let it slide. Just keep Ham, Kelly Nyberg, Mike Fossum, ...
Astronomy.com blog - http://cs.astronomy.com/asycs/blogs/astronomy/default.aspx

Prom, Fanime, and The End of the School Year
By karia_roses
Some girl named Vanessa was there with her date, whose name I forget despite the fact he sits two seats away from me in my Astronomy class. A guy named Charlie, who was on my brother's cross country and track teams, and who is also in a ...
Life and Times of a Teenage Nerd - http://theteenagenerd.blogstream.com

Subjects by Title
By Miss Cellania(Miss Cellania)
Arithmetic; Art; Art Appreciation; Art Class; Art Show; Asshole; Astronomy; Australia Day; Automobiles; Automotive; Autumn; Autumn Finally! BOBs Winners! Babies; Back to School; Back to School 2007; Bad Blonde Jokes; Bad Food; Bad Jobs ...
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Science For the Kids!!
By Ticktock
You can come up with all kinds of fun ideas that are practical, silly, or, just crazy. Phil Plait, The Bad Astronomer, was asked by his friend, an elementary school teacher, to answer some basic astronomy questions from her students. ...
THE SKEPTIC DAD - http://skepticdad.wordpress.com

Making Craters with Down2Earth
By ttfnRob
Here is a great astronomy website for some fun this weekend called Down2Earth. You input some parameters and then simulate an asteroid impact (onto Wales no less). You can select the asteroid's size, speed, density and target material ...
Orbiting Frog - http://orbitingfrog.com/blog

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Posted by janat at 5/31/2008 05:46:00 AM 0 comments

Google Alert - astronomy+forum

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First Bangladeshi participates in zero gravity flight in USA
The New Nation - Bangladesh
... Space Agency Forum and Chair of Bangladesh Node, for International Astronomical Union for Celebration of International Year of Astronomy-2009 etc. ...
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EU 'biobank' to help boost drug discovery
EurActiv - Brussels,Belgium
The European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI ) published, in October 2006, its first road map for new European research infrastructures. ...
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Energy issues...
By Professor Tanhauser!
It's widely known that nuclear weapons that rely on fission or fusion are vastly more powerful than chemical explosives, and that nuclear power is vastly more powerful in all ways than chemical energy, such as combustion or the rapid ...
Bad Astronomy and Universe Today Forum - http://www.bautforum.com

links for 2008-05-31
By Digvijay Lamba
Reviews and Forums | Cloudy Nights Astronomy reviews and forums (tags: Astronomy community forum) Forums - Astronomy.com Forums Good forums for Astronomy (tags: forum Astronomy) Bad... More after the jump.
Digvijay and Ridhima's blog - http://blog.dslamba.net

Motorola RAZR2 V9 -- $190 BlackBerry Bold 9000 -- $255Nokia N77 ...
Forum: Astronomy and Cosmology Posted By: 42SELL Post Time: 05-30-2008 at 01:09 PM.
Science Forums - http://hypography.com/forums

Astrocast.TV Episode 3
By Midnightrider
Episode 3 - Greg Redfern and Greg Piepol report from the North East Astronomy Forum and Telescope Show in Suffern, New York. - Dr. Geller of George Mason University answers your e-mail questions. - Katie Moore from the US National Air ...
Astrocast.TV - http://astrocast.tv/blog

Photo News Today Feed- Imaging Source Astronomy Cameras for gazing ...
By News Feeds
Imaging Source Astronomy Cameras for gazing at the heavens "Stellar photography seems like a wonderous thing: you and a loved one on a starry night taking beautiful images of the heavens — before making out. ...
Pro Photo HOME - http://www.prophotohome.com/forum

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30 May 2008

Google Alert - mars+life

Google News Alert for: mars+life

Race to Mars Adventure Heavy on Hard Science
Wired News - USA
The mini-series is set for a June DVD release. Who knows what the real-life Mars explorers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena will find by then?
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Say it Ain't So: Mars' Ancient Seas Were Dead?
io9 - San Francisco,CA,USA
But pro-Mars life scientists aren't giving up without a fight, After the break, some hopeful scientists speak out on why following Mars' ancient water ...
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New Study Shows Water On Mars Too Salty For Life
dBTechno - Boston,MA,USA
Washington (dbTechno) - A new study has been released which states the water which was once on Mars would have been too salty to sustain life. ...
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Lab-on-a chip looks for life on Mars
Chemistry World - London,UK
It probably won't find any little green men but the ExoMars rover is designed to collect and analyse Martian mineral samples to look for evidence of life. ...
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Salty Mars Looking Bad for Life
Science Now - Washington,DC,USA
By Richard A. Kerr NASA's "follow the water" approach to exploring Mars has led to tantalizing clues that microbial life may have existed at some point on ...
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Phoenix Ready To Dig for Clues to Life
Aviation Week - New York,NY,USA
By Craig Covault The Phoenix Mars lander's powerful arm and complex mini-labs are being readied for digging and analysis of soil and water-ice samples near ...
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We ask Earthlings about life on Mars
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
Because you're the life of the party? Not to mention the life of other planets? I see. But would discovering life on Mars affect you on a deeper level? ...
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Will The Phoenix Lander Discover Intelligent Life On Mars?
NewsBlaze - Folsom,CA,USA
By Robert Paul Reyes Novelists, songwriters and movie directors have long been fascinated with the concept of life on Mars. Creative geniuses like Ray ...
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Discovery : The water on Mars / Massie Santos Ballon
Inquirer.net - Philippines
"This result suggests quite strongly that even as long as four billion years ago, the surface of Mars would have been challenging for life," Knoll said in a ...
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Wired Science Scores Exclusive Twitter Interview with the Phoenix ...
Wired News - USA
"It's taken on it's own life and been really fun," McGregor said. Unfortunately, in about ninety days the Lander will be frozen by the Martian winter and ...
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If Phoenix Finds Life on Mars, Do You Cheer or Cry?
By Kevin Maney
On the other hand, Nick Bostrom, who heads the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University, writes that finding life on Mars would be the worst news ever. No headline would ever spell more disaster, he insists in an argument that, ...
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Mars' Water Appears To Have Been Too Salty To Support Life
By THE GANDHIS(THE GANDHIS)
"Liquid water is required by all species on Earth and we've assumed that water is the very least that would be necessary for life on Mars," says Nicholas J. Tosca, a postdoctoral researcher in Harvard's Department of Organismic and ...
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Will they find any life on Mars?
By Reb
Why I don't think Mars has life at this time is the fact that Mars has no molten iron core to generate the magnetic field necessary to give protection from the deadly radiation from the solar winds. The magnetic field is needed to ...
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Life on Mars
By Tony Abaya(Tony Abaya)
So the key elements for life as we know it on Earth are present in Mars. By digging below the Martian surface and analyzing the soil below the permafrost, the Phoenix Lander hopes to provide definitive answers: was there life on Mars in ...
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Mars' water appears to have been too salty to support life
A new analysis of the Martian rock that gave hints of water on the Red Planet -- and, therefore, optimism about the prospect of life -- now suggests the water was more likely a thick brine, far too salty to support life as we know it.
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Google Alert - astronomy+pictures

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Renowned astrophysicist to speak at Shir Hadash Men's Club
Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley - Los Gatos,CA,USA
Faber earned her BA in physics at Swarthmore College and her Ph.D. in astronomy from Harvard. She did much of her dissertation research at the Carnegie ...
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Gazing Through Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope
Xconomy - Cambridge,MA,USA
In fact, the program's simplicity reminds me why I loved my Astroscan—a Newtonian reflector that is amateur astronomy's equivalent of a point-and-shoot ...
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Berkeley event to honor missing scientist Jim Gray
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
... wide-ranging mind and for applying his expertise in databases to help researchers in other fields, such as human genomics, astronomy and oceanography. ...
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Phoenix Lander Picture of Mars Surface... Strange Face Appears Again!
By davcwebb
I poked around NASA's website today looking for new pictures of the Martian surface by the Phoenix Lander. I found something that may be of interest to everyone. First, take a look at the following NASA link to the picture in question: ...
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Rare Uncontacted Tribe Photographed In The Amazon, replied by ...
By gene548
BusinessWorldEntertainmentSportsTechPoliticsElectionsScienceHealthMost Popular Secondary Navigation Science Video Weather News Space & Astronomy Animals & Pets Dinosaurs & Fossils Biotech Energy Environment Search: All News Yahoo! ...
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Friday link dump
By Fritz.
(04/24/2008) - Release Images (Astronomy,Photo,Image); Huckleberry Finn… (Writing,Name); IN APPRECIATION OF SCIENCE FICTION GOLD.pdf (application/pdf Object) (SF,PDF,Interview,Publisher,Writing); Instant messaging 'a linguistic ...
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Google Alert - nasa+children

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Kids learn as Buzz Lightyear to launch on space shuttle
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota,FL,USA
Children who watch Buzz Lightyear in Walt Disney's Toy Story movies will be able to follow NASA's latest shuttle flight through the character. ...
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Discovery to lift off with big Japanese lab, small US toy
AFP -
... aimed at encouraging children to pursue science studies. An interactive program for kids at NASA's website launches Saturday, along with the shuttle. ...
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No One Toys With NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander
Space Com - USA
Unlike the Apollo module or earlier Mars landers however, there are no toy or model versions of Phoenix available to parents, teachers, children or ...
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Visionary 'NASA Exploration Experience' Exhibit on Display at ...
FOXBusiness - USA
This event is hosted by Dr. Albert Einstein Academy, a NASA Explorer School, in partnership with Benedictine Academy. The NASA Exploration Experience ...
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Spare Times: For Children
New York Times - United States
She will make a special appearance and pose for pictures with children at this event, which features excerpts from "Swan Lake," "Le Corsaire," "The Sleeping ...
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To boldly name
The Observer - UK
It was a simple curiosity born out of seeing those incredible pictures of Nasa's Phoenix Mars Lander descending by parachute towards the red planet's polar ...
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Parents distraught as revolutionary dyslexia centre forced to ...
Daily Mail - UK
... Britain's 13 Dore clinics used exercise techniques first developed by Nasa to improve the reading and writing of adults and children. ...
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BELIEVER OF ET UFOS, 13 CRYSTAL SKULLS, PATH OF ASCENSION ...
American Chronicle - Beverly Hills,CA,USA
In the 60s, I went to high school and married my high school sweetheart who was offered five scholarships to college and decided to work at NASA instead. ...
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Buzz Lightyear takes Space Shuttle to Infinity and Beyond
By John Frost
With Buzz will launch the aspiration of millions of school children who dream of space travel. STS-124 will coincide with the kickoff of the Space Ranger Education Series – part of NASA's "Toys in Space," an educational program for ...
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Are You Raising Bratty Kids?
By shardannysblog9752
NASA's Phoenix Mars lander flexed its robotic arm Thursday in a successful test of the key AFP - NASA's Phoenix Mars lander flexed its robotic arm Thursday in a successful test of the key element in the probe's mission to investigate ...
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Vision Audio Inc. Announces New EASe Games for Autistic Children
EASe Rover transports the player into outer space, bouncing along in a NASA lunar rover, hopping over craters and cliffs to tag glowing crystals on the Moon, Mars and a fanciful blue planet with a huge red sun. Again EASe encoded music ...
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Popular Mechanics for Kids - Radical Rockets and Other Cool ...
By Doug
Meanwhile, Elisha takes a fantastic ride on a two-woman sub, then joins her cohort at NASA for some disorienting training in weightlessness, spurious motion, and flight control on the space shuttle. Along the way, there are lessons in ...
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NASA Launches New Education Initiative With Disney Parks and Buzz ...
... well-trained astronauts begin an important mission to the International Space Station on Saturday, May 31, one toy astronaut, Buzz Lightyear, will begin a journey to help educate children across the country.
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Google Alert - astronomy+video

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What is GLAST?
By The Bad Astronomer
The first is GLASTCast, a short video series about the gamma-ray observatory produced by NASA. Here’sa link to the first one, but I think I’ll embed the second one here for reasons that’ll be obvious right away… ...
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International Space Station passes Saturn -video
By AERTANK@oxle.com
There are a few good cheap Astronomy books out there and "Focus" Magazine gives a Night-sky diagram every month, but still how can you be so sure that the bright dot your looking at is Saturn (or other) and not just another star?
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X-Files Friday!
By chris(chris)
Astronomer Frank Drake made the first scientific attempt to contact alien beings in 1960, when he used an 85-foot radio dish at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in West Virginia to listen for signals from two nearby sunlike ...
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Metallica- Through the Never
By soccerzombie
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Google Alert - astronomy+news

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Fundraising begins for Cypress Hills Park observatory
Southwest Booster - Swift Current,Saskatchewan,Canada
"One of the eye opening things is that every August the Royal Astronomy of Canada, they sponsor a summer star gazing party here in the Hills, and last year ...
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Cambridge astronomer wins top award
Cambridge Network - Cambridge,UK
A leading Cambridge University astronomer has received a prestigious award - described by TIME magazine as the "next Nobel Prize" - for his research on ...
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Observatory reaches for the sky with £5m visitor centre revamp
Edinburgh Evening News - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
Visitor centre manager Dan Hillier said: "There's a huge amount of interest in astronomy and we just need to find the right way to present the subject. ...
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"Light Echo" Helps Solve Supernova Mystery
National Geographic - Washington,DC,USA
Astronomers have used an interstellar "mirror" to solve the longstanding mystery over what kind of supernova created Cassiopeia A, one of the brightest ...
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The Behemoth Has a Thick Belt
Astronomers resolve torus around star in another galaxy.
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Listen to Phoenix descend
What did it sound like when the lander headed toward the Red Planet's surface? Find out here.
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Descent of the Phoenix! [Astronomy Photo of the Day]
By News Reporter
In this sweeping view, the 10 kilometer-wide crater Heimdall lies on the north polar plains of Mars. But the bright spot highlighted in the inset is the Phoenix lander parachuting toward the surface. The amazing picture was captured on ...
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Imaging Source Astronomy Cameras for gazing at the heavens
By RSSbot
Filed under: Digital Cameras. Stellar photography seems like a wonderous thing: you and a loved one on a starry night taking beautiful images of the heavens -- before making out. Unfortunately, anyone who has tried it knows it's more ...
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Phoenix News & Weather; Full Panorama Complete, Arm "Raring To Go"
By Fraser
Phoenix's Surface Stereo Imager (SSI) has finished its initial survey of the area surrounding the Phoenix lander, and returned the images to Earth for completion of the first panorama, seen above. "The panorama takes your around the ...
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See the ghosts of dead stars
MSNBC - USA
In their book "Rare Earth," astronomer Donald Browlee and paleontologist Peter Ward note that the blast occurred more than 20000 light-years away - and yet, ...
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Alumni Medalist Dresselhaus will speak at Reunion Convocation ...
University of Chicago Chronicle - USA
... was originally designed to be used in high-energy physics but has since found applications in fields as diverse as infrared astronomy and solar energy. ...
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WALTER L. WAGNER: The Official Act against CERN
By Fausto Intilla (fisico teorico)(Fausto Intilla (fisico teorico))
I am presently likewise retired from that field, though I still engage myself in formal programs for science education, including the Journey Through the Universe educational outreach program hosted annually by the Big Island astronomy ...
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links for 2008-05-30
By Mike
(tags: space astronomy). Brain's 'trust machinery' identified. (tags: drugs brain health psychology). A baseball cap that reads your mind. Similar technology could also allow you to control home electronics such as TVs, computers, ...
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Future cities will be more like ecosystems that enrich society and ...
Mongabay.com - USA
... to talk about ideas, problems and solutions. From Astronomy to Bioacoustics, the dialogues about challenges and opportunities are rich and inspiring. ...
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Namibia: Pan-Afrikanism in Namibia - Alive Or Dying Out?
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
It should also touch on subjects as diverse as contemporary Afrikan economics and politics, religion, astronomy and science. PACON as an Afrikan centered ...
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Chateau's Monkey Room Is Lovingly Restored
New York Times - United States
The monkeys are incorporated in allegories of science and the arts: chemistry, geography, astronomy, geometry, painting, sculpture and music. ...
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Immigration From My Perspective
By nuestrasenora
... not solve today's problems because the fact is, this world is more complex and the demographic makeup of today's displaced people do not hail from the UK, but from the birthplace of humanity, Africa, the founding site of astronomy, ...
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Who Is Your Audience?
By admin
Similarly, a regular person will leave a site filled with astronomy abstracts but a well educated university graduate will find that site interesting. Take your audience's emotional state into consideration when building your site. ...
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May 25, 2008: Silver Lake Drive In
By Scott Alan Miller
It was a "basics of astronomy" kind of thing but since it spent time on the science of astronomy and no the religious cosmology often tied to it for no reason it actually contained a lot of information rather than religious marketing ...
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Google Alert - planetarium+children

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Spice up the summer with these fun kids' activities
Jackson Hole Star-Tribune - Casper,WY,USA
Facilities like the Science Zone, the Casper Planetarium and the Nicolaysen Art Museum are offering a week-long Museum Adventure Quest Camp, ...
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Different worlds
Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville,KY,USA
a group of Cochran Elementary School students was asked recently while at University of Louisville's Rauch Planetarium. "Earth's my favorite, too," said ...
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Critics Picks: May 30, 2008
Marconews (subscription) - Marco Island,FL,USA
... June 8, 14-15, 21-22 and 29, Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium, 3450 Ortiz Ave., Fort Myers. $9, adults; $6, children, 3-12. (239) 275-3435. ...
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Texas Hold 'Em
Davison Index - Davison,MI,USA
Offerings for the day include a museum scavenger hunt, storytelling, music and theatre activities, crafts and planetarium shows.
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The Planets at Rauch Planetarium
For opening day tomorrow all tickets will be $5, after that adult tickets are $7, children and seniors are $5. Showtimes are 11AM, noon, 1PM, 2PM and 3PM. "Family friendly activities such as a solar system walk and solar observing" are ...
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We'll Take King-size, Non-smoking and a "Fifth Avenue Fairy Princess"
By Jim Ferri
Swissotel Chicago lures children with aquatic-, dinosaur- and planetarium- themed suites tied in with other programs outside the hotel. The ultimate kid's package, though, is provided by The Peninsula New York. ...
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Google Alert - astronomy+games

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PREPS: Davis picked to coach girls soccer at Shorewood
HeraldNet - Everett,WA,USA
Davis, who majored in physics and astronomy at Whitman, is completing his second year as a physics teacher at Shorewood. He is the first in-building teacher ...
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movies and games that use real stars?
By Kodack
It's funny that one of the things I noticed "post astronomy" versus back before I knew about the night sky is that now whenever I see stars in a movie or a game I try to figure out if they used the real sky and if so what part of it I'm ...
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define life
By sabianq
In the computer world, the most powerful computers that are man made are still silicone based products made in china designed to sequence the human Genome or to run complex "shoot-em-up" high resolution fast action computer games. ...
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pretty cool i might say
By BOWMAN
In astronomy, asteroid Number: 10000 Myriostos, Provisional Designation: 1951 SY, Discovery Date: September 30, 1951 by AG Wilson :List of asteroids (9001-10000) In climate, Summary of 10000 Years is one of several pages of the Climate ...
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The Science Behind Spore
By Flicka Mawa
... from small tribal groups to large societies; and astronomy, planetary and space science as your beings explore the universe beyond their planet. I think it would be a great game to encourage kids to play to show how science can be fun!
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Epistemology, Fiction and Games
By chokma
But I've never done serious astronomy– I've never tracked the orbit of Mars to verify epicycles. How can I assert knowledge that the sun is the center of the orbits of the planets with the same certainty as the validity of Newton's laws ...
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Udupi: MICE Student Selected for Intl Astronomy Olympiad
Daijiworld.com - Mangalore,India
Udupi, May 30: Uttam Bhat, a student of the 'IIT-JEE' training batch of Manipal Institute of Computer Education (MICE) Udupi, has been selected to represent ...
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Solving mysteries about the birth and growth of our galaxy
Astronomers map the metals in millions of Milky Way stars.
Astronomy.com - News - http://www.astronomy.com

Imaging Source Astronomy Cameras for gazing at the heavens
By Tim Stevens
Filed under: Digital Cameras. Stellar photography seems like a wonderous thing: you and a loved one on a starry night taking beautiful images of the heavens -- before making out. Unfortunately, anyone who has tried it knows it's more ...
Engadget - http://www.engadget.com

Astronomy quiz question: horizon problem
By P-dog(P-dog)
Astronomy 10 Quiz 12, Spring Semester 2008 Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA Astronomy 10 learning goal Q12.4 [3.0 points.] Which one of the following statements best explains how inflation explains the "isotropy" of the universe ...
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Optical Train Upgrading??
By cyberpatzer
Well, I'm very happy with my scope stable I've assembled, and this is a good thing, becuase I'm 'stuck' with them for some time. Both the 6"SCT and 12" Dob are fine instruments, and I'm thinking I could give them (me! ...
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Imaging Source Astronomy Cameras for gazing at the heavens
By admin
by Tim Stevens, posted May 29th 2008 at 8:37PMStellar photography seems like a wonderous thing: you and a loved one on a starry night taking beautiful images of the heavens — before making out. Unfortunately, anyone who has tried it ...
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Google Alert - astronomy+children

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City's search for a star SLIDESHOW
Sheffield Telegraph - Sheffield,England,UK
"Junior school children are very interested in astronomy and if we have an educational centre in Sheffield it will really capture an interest in science at ...
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YOUR OPPORTUNITIES
Corvallis Gazette Times - Corvallis,OR,USA
Discover the Night Skies — Spend the evening learning about astronomy and viewing our night skies on Friday, June 6, from 7 to 9 pm at Chintimini Senior ...
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Things to do this weekend
Fremont News Messenger - Fremont,OH,USA
You are invited to bring your own binoculars, telescopes, and questions about astronomy. FREMONT SPEEDWAY RACES, Sandusky County Fairgrounds, corner Rawson ...
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Alcohol and Islam
Pakistan Daily - Karachi,Sindh,Pakistan
The largest part of his writings are on astronomy, astrology, and applied mathematics, but he also wrote on pharmacology, geography, philosophy, history, ...
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I'm For Academic Freedom Bills!
By Kevin M. Folta Ph.D.(Kevin M. Folta Ph.D.)
Academic Freedom in Astronomy will teach children that the earth is in the center of the universe and that we've never been to the moon. Heck, it's just cheese anyway. We can use the concepts of Academic Freedom to enforce new ...
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Another BigDon Weight Loss Milestone.
By BigDon
They all went through it as are some of their children now. Makes it very difficult to run and breathe at the same time. And its really important that those two go together well. But it did go a long way to explain why I had excelent ...
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British Blackouts and the Electric Roza
By noreply@blogger.com (NB)
It is well established that all fathers use the notion of 'Character Building' as an excuse to torture their children for their own amusement. That notwithstanding, in Pakistan, only a truly selfish bastard would wake the kids for ...
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Roots
By noreply@blogger.com (Lynn Kerstan)
I've also had a life-long interest in astronomy and space exploration, and except for my notable lack of talent in math, I might have tried for a career in the field. Maybe Sir Richard Towneley, 17th-century astronomer, inventor, ...
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Google Alert - astronomy+club

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Back to the big bang
Hermanus Times - Hermanus,South Africa
The next meeting of the Hermanus Astronomy Club is at 19:00 on Thursday, 5 June at the Fernkloof Nature Reserve hall. The club is privileged to have as ...
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5 May '08: Part 2 of 2
By Steve Waldee(Steve Waldee)
All 11 of these objects are included in the Saguaro Astronomy Club database, and are therefore visible to amateur astronomers; and there is a somewhat frustrating webpage with a chart for all of these globulars, found here. ...
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Summer Stuff for TEENS
By kayalib(kayalib)
Presented by: Marshall Public Library, Pocatello Astronomical Society and the PHS Astronomy Club And we will continue to have: LTT- Literally Talented Teens (creative writing) (next meeting June 4) AND ...
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North Houston Astronomy Club
Provides information about the club, including events and star parties, a list of members and astronomy news.

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Google Alert - astronomy+fun

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James Herrod of Red Oak: Oh, the humanity
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
James Herrod teaches physics and astronomy at Red Oak High School and is a Teacher Voices volunteer columnist. His e-mail address is James. ...
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Space Quiz Winner
New York Times Blogs - New York,NY,USA
He's the director of the Bradley Observatory at Agnes Scott College and the co-author, with Alan Axelrod, of "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Astronomy," ...
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Solve a crime at the Museum of Natural History
Las Cruces Sun-News - Las Cruces,NM,USA
For kids and families looking for summer fun, the museum has several regular activities planned. "FETCH!" is based on the PBS game, science and reality show ...
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West Friendship
Explore Howard County - Ellicott City,MD,USA
The Celestial Searchers Astronomy Club will meet Monday, June 2 at 7 pm at Bushy Park Elementary for the last meeting of the year. Just a reminder. ...
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Not sure where to start
By Imagineer
... Resource Collection (a mining operation) which is a phase of a new WASA program called MOVE (Mars Outpost Viability Endeavor). I am having a good bit of fun with the "IMAGINEERING" but the engineering is a real struggle and I need help.
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Full Time RVer Issue 55
By Chuck
The stars are in alignment at this workcamping position. For fulltimers who workcamp and enjoy both astronomy and archeology, this camp-hosting position is just about ideal. How could you ever be bored at this job? Read on. ...
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Even more bits & pieces ... ...
By Goldenrod(Goldenrod)
(And yes, it was a LOT of fun!) The Astronomy Pic of the Day (5/29/08) shows a "fogbow" ... first time I'd ever heard of that term, how about you? *Glucose "normal"?!? I thought I was hypoglycemic. Underwent just a horrendous sugar test ...
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Ark Links 2008-05-23
By Steve
Bad Astronomy: Treks and T. Rex boarded 10/15; 2005-10-15; Bad Attitudes: Just a bunch of leaves? Look again. 2008-04-25 1 added?s2007-04-27; Bad Kitty Cats: Braum Kitty and Rimbaud; t2008-05-09 21 added 2007-01-12 ...
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'We must make collective efforts to fight the menace of Internet ...
Express Computers - Bombay,India
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I fell in love with an image of M13 he posted in a astronomy forum last week (see below - click here to get to the full-res image), and I asked him to describe how he takes these wonderful pictures. So let us hear it from him! ...
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Neverfly...can...you...hear...me?
By BigDon
(Sorry for shouting everybody. But I spent a week in the Land of the Bannished once and its a place far from here where the Sun never rises and the temp doesn't gets above the boiling point of helium. The hotdogs are made with turkey ...
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WildWire: May 28-June 4
By naturecalendar
But come see both, and the Summer Triangle, with the generous Amateur Astronomy Association. They love sharing their joy in cosmic appreciation, so come along! Meet at 10PM at the war memorial on Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn Heights, ...
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Iceland Quake
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Google Alert - astronomy+podcasting

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Imaging Source Astronomy Cameras for gazing at the heavens
By lexik
... taking beautiful images of the heavens — before making out. Unfortunately, anyone who has tried it knows it's more often a frustrating exercise of fiddling with exposure and aperture … rss sun microsystems macintosh podcast aol [...]
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29 May 2008

Google Alert - mars+life

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Study Finds Mars Water Too Salty to Sustain Life
Voice of America - USA
By Jessica Berman As the newly deployed Phoenix spacecraft begins its mission in search of life near Mars' northern pole, scientists say an analysis of ...
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Mars perhaps too salty for life
China Daily - China
"Liquid water is required by all species on Earth and we've assumed that water is the very least that would be necessary for life on Mars," said study team ...
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Was Mars too salty for life?
New Scientist (subscription) - UK
"What this work establishes is that if there was an early window for life on Mars, it was indeed short," Tosca told New Scientist. As Mars has continued to ...
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Canada's $37-million weather station working on Mars
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
But as Phoenix prepares to look for conditions able to support either ancient life or future astronauts, an unrelated study suggests Mars was never fit for ...
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More than a pinch
Science News - USA
The liquid water believed to have flowed on Mars several billion years ago was far too salty to foster life, researchers report in the May 30 Science. ...
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Meteorite Man Seeks Life in Cosmic Rocks
ABC News - USA
A thin slice of the Esquel, Argentina, stony-iron meteorite, believed to have originated from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. ...
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Mars probe Phoenix flexes robotic arm
AFP -
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Early Mars Water Was Salty, Toxic Stew
National Geographic - Washington,DC,USA
But data from the rover Opportunity is already suggesting that water on early Mars billions of years ago may have been fit for pickling—not supporting—life. ...
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Mars lander flexes its robot arm
BBC News - UK
Nasa's Mars lander Phoenix has flexed its robotic arm - the key tool in its mission to test the red planet's soil for the building blocks of life. ...
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Would you like some water with your Martian salt?
Ars Technica - Boston,MA,USA
Meanwhile new results from another probe suggest that Martian water may have been too salty to support life. Currently, Mars is not inhabitable by life as ...
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Mars probe expected to find water, possibly signatures of life
By C.T. Pope
Past, present, and possible future life on Mars may depend on water that's most likely locked near the planet's north pole. For the first time in human history, NASA's Phoenix Lander will reach out and, scientists expect, ...
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Pheonix Mars Lander Finds Life
By LOTGK
The latest NASA mission to Mars has yielded startling photographs of the polar region of the planet and empirical proof that life does exist on the planet. The Phoenix Mars Lander dropped into Martian orbit beginning it's seven minutes ...
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life on mars (macro again, i'm boring)
By Random(Random)
I absolutely love Life on Mars (including DI Tyler and DCI Hunt). I kept myself from writing You know, this is quite homoerotic on a dozen of screencaps, but I couldn't resist this.
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Carnival Of The Space Geeks (Mars, Stars And Life From Afar?)
By Darnell Clayton
Even though Phoenix has just arrived on Mars, its life on the red planet may be short lived as few think the lander will survive the cold, dark winters upon the North Pole beyond September (as the craft needs solar power in order to ...
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Google Alert - astronomy+pictures

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Life possible on Mars? Follow the water
Medill Reports - Chicago,IL,USA
She holds a bachelor's degree in astronomy and physics from the University of Illinois Chicago and a master's degree in education. ...
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The real Phoenix, in black and white
By The Bad Astronomer
It wasn't until the next day that the first color images were produced. How did I find all this out? By typing "first viking pictures" into Google. But then, I have a PhD in astronomy. I'm highly trained in the intertubes. ...
Bad Astronomy Blog - http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog

Strange Ring Found Circling Dead Star
By Serge
At first, the astronomers thought the ring must be what's called an infrared echo. These occur when an object sends out a blast wave that travels outward, heating up dust and causing it to glow with infrared light. ...
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Please help me pick a used telescope: LX200, Nexstar
By skintigh
I want the microfocuser for taking pictures (with a camera or webcam), but I doubt I have the patience to take long exposures nor the will to buy an imager so I may not need an equatorial wedge. Lenses are good, my collection of 3 old ...
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Back From Bloomington
By Betsey
At the same time, I've realized that being in the astronomy department at Cornell is where I need to be, that it was time for me to leave Indiana University, no matter how much I miss Bloomington. I'm happy here, and the department is a ...
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links for 2008-05-29
By Jeff Kelley
Carina Nebula Picture (Astronomy Picture of the Day). Awesome picture. (tags: astronomy pictures). EcoGeeks Get All the Girls | EcoGeek. It must have been my Blazer that attracted Amanda to me… (tags: science relationships green) ...
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Google Alert - nasa+children

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Kids joining mission to Mars
KVOA.com - Tucson,AZ,USA
As she plays with puppets, Bitter explains, "We're just having our little alien day and, lo and behold, there's another piece of NASA up here. ...
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NASA To Launch Disney's Buzz Lightyear On Space Shuttle
Local6.com - Orlando,FL,USA
NASA will launch the Disney character Buzz Lightyear aboard space shuttle Discovery on May 31 in a mission to excite students about science, math and space ...
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Why is science going backwards?
Times Online - UK
I don't mean to sound ungrateful about this week's landing on Mars of Nasa's Phoenix probe, but... is that it? Is that as big a leap as they can manage, ...
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NASA Launches New Education Initiative With Disney Parks and Buzz ...
By Ricky
Since 1985, NASA's Toys in Space project has used toys flown aboard the shuttle and the International Space Station to help children learn science and mathematics. Scientific and mathematical principles make these toys work. ...
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To Infinity and Beyond! Disney Parks and NASA Send Buzz Lightyear ...
By MKadmin
With Buzz will launch the aspiration of millions of school children who dream of space travel. STS-124 will coincide with the kickoff of the Space Ranger Education Series -- part of NASA's "Toys in Space," an educational program for ...
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NASA To Launch Disney's Buzz Lightyear On Space Shuttle
By SorcererMickey
"The Space Ranger Education Series will give teachers the opportunity to incorporate a fun and engaging moment into the classroom with a character that children really love," chairman of Walt Disney Parks Jay Rasulo said. ...
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Yahoo news headlines this morning….
By silvercrest79
Here lets just slap all the REAL present ALIVE human babies, children, and adults in the face who struggle to just survive another day without starving to death, selling their bodies to buy food, and sleeping on a cement street. ...
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Center teaches space exploration to students
The simulators are equipped with machines and computers that look and feel like real NASA equipment. The students conduct a mission and conduct research using computers, robots, remote glove boxes, NASA star charts, video cameras and ...
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Google Alert - astronomy+video

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Answers to Space Quiz
New York Times - United States
For an example of the many Web sites that refute the claim that humans never visited the moon, see Bad Astronomy. 7. How many spacecraft have humans ...
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Artist of the Night Sky
By Rusty Tweed
Greg's paintings capture the beauty of the natural world, and often include astronomy-related subjects. This 5-minute video features many of his paintings and includes Greg discussing his art: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MjeGOsM3Ss.
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just came back from the 2008 A/V seminar held in Hwa Chong ...
By quantum(quantum)
... it was another round of games. this time with H2O. yes. we had the chance to get wet. but in the end we didn't. and then later we went after the prize giving and watching a video of the first day. and we received another imation ...
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links for 2008-05-29
By Mike
YouTube - Powers of 10. I first saw this 10 years ago in astronomy class - I love it. (tags: space video physics)
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Filer's Files #22
By admin
A long-time colleague of the late Fred Hoyle, Wickramasinghe is currently Professor of Applied Mathematics and Astronomy at Cardiff University of Wales and Director of the Cardiff Centre for Astrobiology. Wickramasinghe and Hoyle began ...
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YouTube - nasa.gov astronomy video satellite
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Google Alert - astronomy+news

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Our new frontier
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
Shelton says experts at UA's astronomy mirror lab are working with scientists studying photovoltaic cells to find ways to make solar energy more efficient. ...
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NASA: GLAST satellite ready for launch
Avionews - Roma,Lazio,Italy
(WAPA) - GLAST, the NASA mission for gamma ray astronomy developed with significant Italian participation, is finally ready for launch. ...
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New measurements reveal slimmer Milky Way
Xinhua - China
According to a press release from Germany's Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) on Tuesday, the research led by Xiangxiang Xue of the National ...
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Hobby leads Soquel businessman to significant contributions
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
By JOHN C. CANNON - Sentinel Staff Writer Steve Mandel, a Soquel businessman and amateur astronomer, is receiving national attention for discovering ...
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7 scientists share $1 million prizes in astronomy, neuroscience ...
Newsweek - USA
By MALCOLM RITTER AP Science Writer | AP (NEW YORK) Three prizes worth $1 million apiece were awarded Wednesday to seven scientists for their discoveries in ...
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Carney named interim dean
University of North Carolina The Daily Tar Heel - Chapel Hill,NC,USA
She touted Carney's administrative experience, which includes five years as the chair of the physics and astronomy department and four in his most recent ...
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CBC observatory site of Friday astronomy talk
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald - Kennewick,WA,USA
By the Herald staff A free one hour public presentation about astronomy will be held at 8:30 pm Friday at Columbia Basin College's observatory on the Pasco ...
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All in a spin - record breaking asteroid discovered
A British amateur astronomer has discovered the fastest rotating natural object known in our Solar System.
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Stonehenge: Geometry, not Astronomy?
By Greg
... Monday's news briefs), is a new theory about Stonehenge which suggests that the builders may have had relatively advanced knowledge of geometry, and that it may have been a more important factor in design and layout than astronomy: ...
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Phoenix Updates; High Hopes Dashed
Good morning, astro-nuts! I wanted to post yesterday but I had some trouble getting to the right place from home, sorry about that. By now I'm sure many of you have read about Michel Fournier's bad luck near launch time, ...
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Google Alert - astronomy+review

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MSU presidential search advisory committee announced
Hattiesburg American - Hattiesburg,MS,USA
... Head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy • Ms. Joy Odom, Administrative Assistant and Staff Representative • Dr. Lynn Richardson, ...
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First Kavli Prize winners in new fields of science announced
Ars Technica - Boston,MA,USA
Astrophysics obviously combines astronomy and physics, neuroscience straddles the border of biology and psychology, while nanoscience incorporates aspects ...
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STS-124 counting down - Waiver approved for OMS Pod
NASASpaceflight.com - York,England,UK
Plus 25 Flight Readiness Review (FRR) Presentations, and extensive, live, processing flashes, updates and presentations. **STS-125/LON-400 Sub Section ...
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Benjamin Taylor: getting 'even' in his second novel
By Steve Pollak(Steve Pollak)
... most of the reviews have been positive. The folks at Kirkus, however, called the book 'inconsequential:'. Taylor's second novel ... is an inconsequential story, with considerable pretensions, about a brainy gay Jewish astronomy ...
Jewish Literary Review - http://www.jewishliteraryreview.com/

The Andromeda Strain (2008) TV Mini-Series Review
By Jodie Bass
First, they must revolve around a science, whether that's physics, astronomy, biology, quantuum mechanics, geology or any of a multitude of fields of study. Really good science fiction includes more than one of the sciences. [...]
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Review - Empire Of The Stars
By Deepak
I enjoyed reading this book. Once in a while I like reading about physics, and astronomy. I will recommend this to anyone who enjoyed reading Brief History Of Time. Technorati Tags: Books, Chandra, Empire Of The Stars.
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Spotting Scope Comparison
By admin(admin)
One of the many emails that I received recently was talking about spotting scope reviews by Cornell. So, I did a search on Google for "Cornell Scope Review" and directed me to a site with a scope review table for comparison. ...
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New Astronomy Reviews - Elsevier
New Astronomy Reviews publishes review articles in all fields of astronomy and astrophysics: theoretical, observational and instrumental. ...

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Google Alert - astronomy+problems

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The starry-eyed visitor
Chicago Tribune - United States
No one in the field of the history of astronomy could function without it," said Adler Planetarium technology historian Marvin Bolt, 45. ...
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Petrick Spotlights Schalek's Physics Skills at PaliHi
Palisadian-Post - Pacific Palisades,CA,USA
'I was at the University of Arizona, with a double major in astronomy and physics,' he said. 'I was doing research in the lab and I was also a teaching ...
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Phoenix lands
By Wilson
As everyone knows, the landing went on with no problems, but had anything gone wrong we'd probably know a lot about what happened. Interestingly enough, Heimdall is the guardian of the gods and of the link between Midgard (the Earth) ...
Astronomy Down Under - http://www.netwhatever.com/astrodownunder

WisCon 32 panel report: Women and Hard SF
By badgerbag(badgerbag)
Liz: this workshop by NASA, http://www.launchpadworkshop.org/index.html for sf writers, astronomy and science, Aud: I'm an enginerer and I love Larry Niven, he lacks narrative and charactrisitc.s he'll geek out endlessly, ...
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Google Alert - inurl:astronomy

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Astronomer discovers record-breaking asteroid
Super-fast rotator offers a clue about near-Earth objects.
Astronomy.com - News - http://www.astronomy.com

Attiyah Zahdeh's Theories
By ngc2438
I know I should not bother but I feel inclined to pass on a scientist's response to Attiyah's spam:. I guess when you're an astronomer, you have to expect to be the target of the occasional crackpot with their personal theory of the ...
Astronomy.com Forums - http://cs.astronomy.com/asycs/forums/

Question and Calculation
By Gamefreak89
Ok here is a question for everyone in the next decade or two if one of NASA's satellites spots an asteroid traveling at 14000 mph and is exactly 2 light years away from earth how long will asteroid take to get here? ...
Bad Astronomy and Universe Today Forum - http://www.bautforum.com

ASTRONOMY PICTURE OF THE DAY
By JahTeh(JahTeh)
This image from Keith C. Langill is a fogbow. It's a reflection of sunlight by water drops similar to a rainbow but without the colours. The photo was taken with the sun behind the photographer. To download a larger version this is the ...
CopperWitch - http://copperwitch.blogspot.com/

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Google Alert - astronomy+children

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Did religion evolve?
By The Bad Astronomer
They passed on that trait to their children, but they also interacted with people who didn't spread unreal information. The model looks at the reproductive success of the two sorts of people – those who pass on real information, ...
Bad Astronomy Blog - http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog

Calling for INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL INVESTIGATION OF The ...
By captain democracy
I further bring your attention to pick up the red phone in the oval office a warn the chinese leadership that my Astronomy Research has revealed the possability of another Earthquake June 4, 2008 at 1:13 pm the epicenter being Beijing ...
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I am not giving equal time to bullshit.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams(Mary Elizabeth Williams)
But make sure you raise your kids to remember in nobody's version of astronomy does the world revolve around them and their views. That night at dinner, Lucy recounted the story of her day again. My husband, ever the peacemaker, ...
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Where is she now? Jane Richardson
By Peggy(Peggy)
She started out studying mathematics, physics and astronomy at Swarthmore College, but switched her major to philosophy with a physics minor. She then went to graduate school in philosophy at Harvard, but found that their emphasis was ...
Women in Science - http://sciencewomen.blogspot.com/

Indian-origin mathematician honoured in Australia
By admin
"I was always good at maths and was entranced by science, particularly the discoveries of astronomy. At the age of 15, I wanted to be an astronaut, but was told by my careers adviser, 'That'sa bit unrealistic, dear'. ...
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Google Alert - planetarium+children

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Kids, parents invited to summer 'camp'
Indianapolis Star - United States
Sharpe compared the program to a summer camp, with activities such as a field trip to the Pike Planetarium, arts workshops, craft making and a safety ...
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Best museums
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
Admission: $5, $7; free for children under 3; planetarium and laser shows extra. 3. Children's Museum of Singing Pines -- 498 Crawford Blvd., Boca Raton; ...
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OTHER EVENTS
The Patriot-News - PennLive.com - Harrisburg,PA,USA
Block Party, featuring arts and crafts, antiques, children's carnival games, food and music by The Silver Hawks, Cylo, Bensens and others, 11 am-5 pm, ...
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Physicist's role in Mars probe has Michigan roots
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com - Grand Rapids,MI,USA
Bos' curiosity about space exploration began as a second-grader at Zeeland Christian School, on a field trip to the Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium in Grand ...
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You're not fooling us
By Freakmom(Freakmom)
Your children promptly show their day's work to their dad when he walks in the door from work. They fully explain the diorama they made, recite the capitals of all 50 states and retell the classic novel they finished reading. ...
Freakmom's Space - http://freakymom.blogspot.com/

Lake Tahoe Luxury Rentals " What to Expect, and Why to get one
By admin
Discover the worlds of space and the sea through seminars held onboard at the first planetarium at sea and lecture halls. From culinary classes to book signings to workshops and seminars on a wide range of topics, every passenger will ...
All about Cruises - http://www.go-cruise.net

You Are Great, Little Man
By Sunni
... in music and dancing, in your growing children, and in the beautiful body of your wife or husband; when you go to the planetarium to study the stars, to the library to read what other men and women have thought about life. ...
Sunni and the Conspirators - - http://www.sunnimaravillosa.com

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Posted by janat at 5/29/2008 05:49:00 AM 0 comments

Google Alert - astronomy+club

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Beer and Wagyu for Cosmically Insignificant Dots: Sydney Dining
Bloomberg - USA
The truly star-struck can take astronomy courses such as ``Exploring the Heavens,'' which culminates in a weekend's celestial gazing and wine guzzling in ...
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Google Alert - astronomy+fun

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Deer Creek science camp provides hands-on fun
NewsOK.com (subscription) - Oklahoma City,OK,USA
In the evenings, students saw a science magic show, American Indian dancing and had an astronomy lesson. Students attend the camp each year to work on ...
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Booth Hill students become stargazers
Connecticut Post - Bridgeport,CT,USA
Some children in the audience obviously were up on their astronomy, because they said "dwarf planets" the same time Barry did. ...
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Indian-origin mathematician honoured
Times of India - India
"I was always good at Mathematics and was entranced by science, particularly the discoveries of astronomy. At the age of 15, I wanted to be an astronaut, ...
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Calendar of events
Billings Outpost - Billings,MT,USA
•Rich McClellan of the Yellowstone Valley Astronomy Association gives a program on "The Sun and Solar Viewing." 7 pm, third floor of Parmly Billings Library ...
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Middle earth English story.
By chrissy
I think a max of 10-15 words as not to over load BAUT. Hope you all have fun with this, and here goes nothing: Twas early morning, the sun devoured the moon , the knight's of the realm were waking....... celebrating my 8000 post!
Bad Astronomy and Universe Today Forum - http://www.bautforum.com

My Astronomy Major, an Epilogue
By Muir Woods
Hence I pursued the astronomy major upon my entrance into university. The mathematics has challenged my analytical intelligence, and I have gained a deeper appreciation for this beautiful language and powerful tool. ...
Muir Woods - http://muirwoods.wordpress.com

Astronomy Quiz
Fun quiz tests basic knowledge of space exploration and astronomy.
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Short Excursion
By Phil(Phil)
I shot up to the local observing spot tonight after work for a few hours of fun. I took the 12" Lightbridge with me, as I haven't had it out for a while. Some clouds loitered around out to the west but sadly made their way over at about ...
Phil's Astronomy Blog - http://theguvnah.blogspot.com/

Sermon Video for CG (30/5/2008)
By fun fun ^_^(VCCGIMU)
Pastor Louie talks about God's existence through science (astronomy and biology) and I think it's rather interesting for us, no? I would like to ask you to invite your friends to come over and watch this. This is a very good sermon. ...
Grace. Mercy. Love. - http://vccgimu.blogspot.com/

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Re: new member
Quote from: dogstar on 19 April 2008, 18:48:33. Hey guy's sorry if this is a stupid question but could someone tell me what the coupon code is when trying to sign up to uk astronomers? I joined UK Astronomers some t...
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finally ,the "proof" we've al lbeen waiting for..
By novaderrik
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/new...-shown-friday/ well, looks like we finally get to see what a real life space alien looks like. i don't know about you all, but i'm giddy with anticipation... i didn't know where to put this- it's ...
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Well
By avbrihslw097(avbrihslw097)
About time I joined an astronomy forum! And this one looks great!. I'm Dave, from the south east coast of England and I am a keen amateur astronomer and meteorite collector. I am also secreteary and co-founder of the burgeoning . ...
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Asteroid 618 Elfriede
Asteroidal occultation of an 11th magnitude star, TYC 6394-00986-1 by the 14th magnitude 120 km dia...
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Strange Ring Found Circling Dead Star
By News
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has found a bizarre ring of material around the magnetic remains of a star that blasted to smithereens. Read the entire article here...
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Moon On Display In Bristol Exhibit
Hartford Courant - United States
The exhibit is geared toward middle school children, said NASA representative Keyke Reed, though she added that there is also a lot for younger children to ...
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NASA Glenn Research Center's Plum Brook Station Celebrates NASA's ...
Space Fellowship - UK
There will also be exhibits, demonstrations and hands-on activities for the children. Free parking for the public is off site at Route 250 and Fox Road. ...
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Nation/World briefs
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
... against children as young as 6. TUCSON, Ariz . -- NASA officials say they've fixed a radio glitch that cut off commands to the Phoenix Mars lander. ...
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Investments in education pay off handsomely
Arizona Daily Star - Tucson,AZ,USA
The UA teamed with NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory on a plucky little research station that traveled 422 million miles from Earth and, on Sunday, ...
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AP US NewsBrief at 7:49 pm EDT
TMCnet - USA
... of the Mars exploration program for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. Children in Katrina trailers may face lifelong ailmentsBAY ST. ...
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BRIGHT BOYS: Finian Corcoran (2) with his older brother Andrew (8 ...
Irish Independent - Dublin,Ireland
By Brenda Woods Most parents want to believe their children are special or gifted. While it may be true that many kids are talented and intelligent in ...
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Public Reaction to Phoenix
By kcowing
Mars-related activities are planned for the Tucson Children's Museum and the UA Museum of Art. "I hope," says Phoenix's outreach manager, Carla Bitter, "we plant the seed and grow the enthusiasm of looking up and out."
NASA Watch - http://www.nasawatch.com/

Teaching Handwriting to Children
By denversblog5948
This photo provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona shows the surface AP - A glitch with a Mars orbiter relaying commands from Earth delayed plans for the Phoenix Mars Lander's second day of activities on Tuesday, ...
Denvers Blog - http://nycitywatch.org/mu/denversblog5948

The Iranian - Firouz Naderi, Ph.D. A NASA Scientist
By raminloo.nospam@nospam.yahoo.com (raminloo)(ParsPilot)
Foundation for the Children of Iran proudly presents it's 2008 honoree: The Iranian - Firouz Naderi, Ph.D. NASA Scientist, Director of the Mars Exploration Program, visionary leader, outstanding human being, ...
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Little competition never hurt anybody
By Woody Tony Ravey Greg Menace Vanessa(Woody Tony Ravey Greg Menace Vanessa)
>NASA is totally affordable. Space travel - generates $156Billion. Toilet's fan in space stopped working (Menace: "Turd Chopper") and is a big problem. To fix it, tracking down spare parts, fly it out to Discovery space shuttle. ...
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The Morning News
By ek hornbeck
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A communications glitch between the Phoenix Mars probe and Earth has delayed operations, two days after the spacecraft landed on the Red Planet in search of conditions to support life, NASA said Tuesday. ...
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Successful landing on Mars thrills astronomy buffs at UA
Green Valley News - Green Valley,AZ,USA
Some of the first pictures taken by the lander were of the surrounding area and one of its feet planted on Martian soil. Another amazing photo taken by a ...
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Answers to Space Quiz
New York Times Blogs - New York,NY,USA
For an example of the many Web sites that refute the claim that humans never visited the moon, see Bad Astronomy. 7. How many spacecraft have humans ...
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Editorial: Bragging about the mission to Mars
Green Valley News - Green Valley,AZ,USA
Since landing on Mars, photos from the planet's unexplored north pole have thrilled scientists and astronomy buffs. The images have been among the ...
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Astronomy picture of the day
By CosmicFish
One for the astronomy fans. Or even the astronomy clueless who like inspiring pictures (like me :D). One of my mates sent me this. It's an RSS feed that pops up with an astronomy-related picture in the feed every day: ...
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Phoenix Landed Successfully
By dhani
The first pictures confirmed that the solar arrays needed for the mission's energy supply had unfolded properly, and masts for the stereo camera and weather station had swung into vertical position. Another picture shows close-up view ...
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links for 2008-05-28
By montessorimom
his is a collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration program. (tags: Astronomy pictures). The American Revolution and Its Era: Maps and Charts of North America and the West Indies, 1750-1789. Free Maps ...
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Phoenix and HiRISE Are Friends
By hb
Maybe was born too far into the Space Age to get this worked up over the fact that the extremely expensive robots we send into space are able to take pictures of each other, but hey, whatever catches your virus.
No Pants Astronomy - http://nopantsastronomy.cementhorizon.com/

Luna Cognita replies
By aceshi9h@hotmail.co.uk
You claim that the image of the pyramid was hidden by NASA and yet you then provide a link to download the same picture from the NASA archives. You also claim that the picture is from magazine 136 and not the last frame on reel 135. ...
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Moon Hoax video on Youtube
By Gemini
This is a hilarious take off on the crappy "proof" that Moon hoax pundits try to sell. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umEpX...eature=related.
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Phoenix landed on Mars
By davinci
You can see the animation video on Astronomy Picture of the Day, which is a wonderful site for astronomy photography. There were news articles in just about all the major papers and news sites. I enjoyed this article with photos from ...
A Curious Statistical Anomaly - http://amperzen.com/blog

it makes you proud to be human
By br0k3nglass(br0k3nglass)
Last Sunday I tuned in to Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy Q & A via Ustream, as usual. Phil (a Ph.D astronomer & skeptic) sits in front of his home computer and lets his readers/fans know about stuff that is going on in his world and in the ...
The Nervous Axon - http://www.nervousaxon.com/

The Phoenix Has Landed
By Jeff Fecke
Phil Plait of Bad Astronomy is just giddy about the Phoenix lander in this video, and I can't blame him:. For those of you who don't want to take the time to watch the video, that'sa shot of the Phoenix lander on descent, ...
Blog of the Moderate Left - http://moderateleft.com

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7 scientists share $1 million prizes in astronomy, neuroscience ...
International Herald Tribune - France
AP NEW YORK: Three prizes worth $1 million (€640000) apiece were awarded Wednesday to seven scientists for their discoveries in neuroscience, ...
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Experts discuss how to find another Earth
Science Centric - Sofia,Sofia Town,Bulgaria
Findings from the meeting will be published in a book that will be used for the next Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey, a National Research Council ...
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Planetarium attracts stargazers beyond UCLA
The UCLA Daily Bruin - Los Angeles,CA,USA
For decades, UCLA astrophysics and astronomy graduate students have volunteered to teach visitors about the universe every Wednesday evening for free. ...
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Kaiser Elected Fellow of the British Royal Society
UH System Current News - HI,USA
An astronomer at the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, Kaiser was one of the 44 new fellows selected this year for their contributions to ...
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ESO celebrates 10 years since First Light of the VLT
Space Ref (press release) - USA
"The Very Large Telescope array is a flagship facility for astronomy, a perfect science machine of which Europe can be very proud," says Tim de Zeeuw, ...
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Close-up of a dying heavyweight
PhysOrg.com - Evergreen,VA,USA
Image: NASA, Spitzer Satellite, SAGE Team A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy (MPIfR) in Bonn and European Southern ...
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Science fans win at state fair
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Eighth-grader Eli Weinstein won 1st place in physics and astronomy for "A Study of Galaxy Clustering." Senior Magnus Haw received a fourth-place medal in ...
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Milky Way only half as big as thought, scientists say - Summary
Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK
The finding was disclosed by the Max Planck Astronomy Institute in Heidelberg, Germany and has been posted on the internet. The calculations were led by ...
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Will Color-Calibration Targets Prove Life on Mars?
Gear Live - Olympia,WA,USA
... chips on them to determine exact hue that were designed by a University of Central Florida Physics and Astronomy Professor Dan Britt and two students. ...
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Newborn Supernovae Detected
Aviation Week - New York,NY,USA
In 1985 the National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Very Large Array in New Mexico made an observation of the supernova remnant G1.9+0.3 in radio wavelengths ...
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Solar Eruption Seen in Unprecedented Detail
On April 9, the Sun erupted and blasted a bubble of hot, ionized gas into the solar system. The eruption was observed in unprecedented detail by a fleet of spacecraft, revealing new features that are predicted by computer models but ...
Astronomy News and Research - http://www.astronomyreport.com/

Huge star has thick belt
Astronomers resolve torus around star in another galaxy.
Astronomy.com - News - http://www.astronomy.com

Successful landing on Mars thrills astronomy buffs at UA
The television commentator was relaying signals from Sunday's descent to a Mars landing:
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One Small Step for a Machine....Astronomy Photo of the Day
By Bill Quackenbush(Bill Quackenbush)
Astronomy Picture of the Day is a double showing the chute and leg of Phoenix before and immediately after landing on Mars. Wow! read more | digg story.
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China Launches Second Olympic Satellite; Will Help Earthquake Zone
By Fraser
Concern is growing for the start of the games this summer as early August is known to be a wet period in the region. More advanced weather satellites are therefore being sent into orbit to aid the [...] More...
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Tales of Symphonia: features, history, characters, gameplay at ...
By silvergie(silvergie)
A reunited world could therefore inherit both moons, which is consistent with Phantasia's astronomy. When Sylvarant and Tethe'alla are united in Tales of Symphonia, there is a brief moment showing two moons next to each other in the sky ...
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Outstanding physics teachers honored by Appalachian's Department ...
Appalachian State University - Boone,NC,USA
BOONE—Three secondary and collegiate-level physics teachers have received outstanding teaching awards from Appalachian State University's Department of ...
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Astronomy Cast Origin?
By Huntley
Sorry if this question has already been asked/answered, but I just got to wondering...How did astronomy cast initially come about?! My job has me driving around to different places in los angeles all day so my ipod is ALWAYS on in my ...
Bad Astronomy and Universe Today Forum - http://www.bautforum.com

New measurements reveal a slimmer Milky Way
Our galaxy is less massive than previously believed.
Astronomy.com - News - http://www.astronomy.com

Astronomy photo of the day: Logarithmic spirals
By monado
These beautiful curves are brought to you courtesy of NASA and… NASA. storms and galaxies. Go read the explanation and follow some of the other links.
Science Notes - http://sciencenotes.wordpress.com

Lots to see on the Moon
By Michael Bakich
I just finished the second edition of Observing the Moon — the Modern Astronomer's Guide by Gerald North (Cambridge University Press, 2007). Nice. If you fancy yourself a lunar observer, have made a commitment to one day observe the ...
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What should UC be?
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Alex Filippenko is a professor of astronomy at UC Berkeley. By Ben Allen The University of California has helped make the state a global leader in ...
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NASA pullout could cut 'hope' short
USA Today - USA
The lab won't be done until 2009, when a platform for astronomy equipment is launched. Discovery commander Mark Kelly, who called the lab "pretty amazing," ...
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Welcome! to the Physics Newsgroups
By N:dlzc D:aol T:com \(dlzc\)
Don't post textbook problems in the hope that someone will do your homework for you. Do your own homework; it's good for you. On the other hand, questions, even about elementary physics, are always welcome. So if ...
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Astronomy and Aerospace
By oylan1016(oylan1016)
Introduction, The Scientific Quest: Understanding the Basic Laws of Nature, Einstein's General Theory of Relativity,The Problems of Quantum Mechanics and Unification Understanding String Theory,Black Holes and String Theory. ...
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Checklist For Writing Effective Articles
By writer
This checklist should help you eliminate some common problems in writing articles:. 1. Have a specific purpose in mind. Always have a specific purpose in mind before you begin writing: you should be crystal clear about what are you ...
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Astronomy Word Problems? - Yahoo! Answers
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Google Alert - astronomy+children

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Science vs. Religion
By Mike Brotherton
Astronomy gets attacked a little less than biology, but all of science and education is constantly threatened in ways big and small on a nearly daily basis. I'm going to try to limit myself to once a week, or less, if I can. ...
Mike Brotherton: SF Writer - http://www.mikebrotherton.com

A Tale of Deconversion
By chivalrousg2101(chivalrousg2101)
During this time, I rediscovered another childhood love, astronomy. Yes, this does tie in to the story. As was my habit, when I became interested in something, I would seek out magazines and books about it. ...
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Mommy, You need to be Wonder Woman by Sandra Beck, Motherhood ...
By sandrabeck
... while battling with your children over the "Yuk!" dinner you prepared. Established working hours only work if your kids, dogs, husbands and the planet Mercury are in alignment. Check your astronomy guide for that part of your "plan. ...
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Google Alert - planetarium+children

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New science exhibit takes kids by storm
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
"They are like little sponges," said Putman, who was taking her students into the science center's recently renovated Dorrance Planetarium. ...
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Downtown a happening place for kids
AZ Central.com - AZ,USA
A grant from the Dorrance Family Foundation will pay for the $1.6 million renovation of the Dorrance Planetarium. It's getting a new, high-tech screen, ...
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New show at UofL planetarium opens May 31; Discovery launch also ...
U Of L News - Louisville,KY,USA
After the May 31 opening, tickets for the show will be $7 for adults and $5 for children and seniors. Show times and more information.
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Super Stellar Friday: Walking in Space
NewHampshire.com - Manchester,NH,USA
Join Planetarium Educator Mal Cameron as he explains how astronauts prepare for a spacewalk, how they do it, and what dangers are lurking if they are not ...
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STARWATCH: Get a look at the stars
York Daily Record - York,PA,USA
... at 7 and 8:20 pm All shows are at the York Learning Center Planetarium at 300 E. Sixth Ave. Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for children and seniors. ...
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Keeping Science In Children's Orbit
He runs the school planetarium and within the past year has become the elementary school science coach, a new position for schools in the district. In that job, he rotates through classes, helping teachers energize lesson plans on ...
NSTA :: News - http://www.nsta.org

Summer Fun with Your Preschooler
By joeysblog8902
If you belong to a moms group or play group, organize a local fire house tour or visit a planetarium. You can also beat the heat by heading to a children's museum or science museum with interactive hands-on displays that are designed ...
Joeys Blog - http://nycitywatch.org/mu/joeysblog8902

Fun Idea #3--Summer To-Do List
By Amber M.(Amber M.)
This UNL science museum has an awesome collection of dinosaur and mammoth bones as well as a planetarium and static stuffed animal displays. And it is the home of Archie, Nebraska's beloved mammoth skeleton. ...
The McIllece Spot - http://mcillecespot.blogspot.com/

Creation Museum
By Marci(Marci)
Jeff enjoyed learning about the "vastness of our universe" (from the Planetarium). I also quote in him saying he enojoyed "the walk through museum, the part with Noah's ark and the largeness of the ark and how God had to really be ...
Serene Chaos - http://theholleyblog.blogspot.com/

Weekend in Milwaukee,WI
By Johnny and Dana(Johnny and Dana)
Our favorite parts were the IMAX show The Human Body and the Planetarium show CSI: Cosmic Adventure. These shows were very educational and interesting. Johnny really liked the huge round video screen. We also checked out the main part ...
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Tucson astronomy club to build observatory site
Tucson Citizen - Tucson,AZ,USA
The Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association is planning to begin construction on a long awaited observatory site this summer or fall. The site is in Sunizona, ...
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Join the Amateur Astronomers club and romance the stars
CNN-IBN - New Delhi,India
New Delhi: India has a new developing craze for amateur astronomy. People like Ajay Talwar are stargazing and it has taken only little effort to set up the ...
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Local amateur astronomers setting up telescopes around the city to ...
Houston Chronicle - United States
On those nights, volunteers from the Fort Bend Astronomy Club also set up smaller telescopes on the outdoor observation deck and let the public take a peek. ...
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Keep Watching the Skies! by W. Patrick McCray
By webmaster
The 1950s were heady times for both the public and amateur and scientists alike. Typical Moonwatchers at their post. Courtesy of the Bristol Astronomy Club. Rarely have the contributions of rank amateurs been acknowledged publicly. ...
AstroGuyz.com - http://astroguyz.com

Sunday, May 25, 2008
By Amber(Amber)
George and I went out to Leesburg to join the NOVAC (Northern Virginia Astronomy Club) kids for a rousing night of observing. He was super-pumped and I was mildly supportive. Plus, we got to go to Leesburg and various other small towns ...
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Carol J. Amato Interview: How to Start and Run a Writers' Critique ...
By Jessica Kennedy(Jessica Kennedy)
Her many memorable books for young people include the acclaimed series Breakthroughs in Science (The Earth, Astronomy, Inventions, and The Human Body), 50 Nifty Science Fair Projects, the Super Science Project Book, and 50 More Nifty ...
The Differently-Abled Writer - http://jessicakennedy71.blogspot.com/

Astrophotography
By Neil(Neil)
Another idea I've seen is to find a local astronomy club or event and talk to the people there. They usually have good tips and some generous person may let you piggyback on their telescope. OK, here are some links I've uncovered that ...
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In the summertime
Times of India - India
It is a fun-filled educational excursion wherein participants experience the nature and at the same time learn new concepts of science and astronomy. ...
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Indian-origin mathematician honoured in Australia
Thaindian.com - Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand
"I was always good at maths and was entranced by science, particularly the discoveries of astronomy. At the age of 15, I wanted to be an astronaut, ...
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crystallinity @ 2008-05-28T20:25:00
By crystallinity(crystallinity)
And astronomy...And astrophysics...And chemistry...Physics...Math...Apparently my dream is to stuff my brain with knowledge. I am solely interested in learning stuff. And also playing pokemon. Truly, I am having a lot of fun, ...
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Life's not always butterflies and sunshine
By Jennie(Jennie)
:D One of the highlights of today was my awesome writing prompt for Astronomy. And another was hanging out in the Dark Room with Mandi in Photography. xD Um...6th period...no, 7th period was wonderful though<3 ...
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All I Need
By Commander Venus(Commander Venus)
Quite the convo you missed out on. Oh and the best one was on astronomy. I think I said "Whoa" like 10232930293 times. Good times. On Sunday I drove out to South Houston to see Bobbi. That was fun. She looks mad different. ...
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Notes!
By ellielabelle(ellielabelle)
There's going to be a potentially interesting series on Radio 4 on the topic of the history of astronomy and cosmology. I'm not expecting to hear much I don't already know, but if the quality of later programs is as good as the first ...
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Posted by janat at 5/28/2008 04:31:00 AM 0 comments

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Joining the Foreign Service
UNC Chapell Hill - USA
The general exam, says Williams, covered everything from astronomy to zoology! Today's general knowledge section of the test (Job Knowledge) covers ...
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STS-124: Discovery preparing to enter S0007 following ELSA meeting
NASASpaceflight.com - York,England,UK
Performed documentation review: Logs. OPF ELSA Installation and Removal processes. Review of witness statements. "Interviews of relevant personnel involved ...
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Excerpt from 'Chasing Winston'
USA Today - USA
Leigh and Emmy met each other first in Astronomy 101, a class both were taking to fulfill the dreaded science requirement. Neither realized until it was too ...
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Phil Plait Exposed!
By MartinC(MartinC)
Astronomy for Dummies? I thought he was an expert? Nice video Phil, but must you ruin all our illusions too?
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Dreamworks and Bad Astronomy
By The Bad Astronomer
... ever write a snarky movie review again knowing I might miss some little niggling thing that a dozen commenters will point out to me over and over again? Hmmm. I suppose I'll manage. If I can survive my own example of bad astronomy, ...
Bad Astronomy Blog - http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog

Case Daily - May 27, 2008
This faint orphan starlight, dubbed "intracluster light," was originally discovered in the Virgo cluster three years ago by Case astronomer Chris Mihos and his collaborators. The design and installation of the new camera system was led ...
CASE DAILY - http://blog.case.edu/casedaily/

MIND MELD: Which Medium is Driving Science Fiction...Books or Film/TV?
He's also a professor of astronomy at the University of Wyoming, Clarion West graduate, and founder of the Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop for Writers (www.launchpadworkshop.org). He blogs at www.mikebrotherton.com. ...
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Re: 3rd Birthday Competition - Entries
1) That Astronomy is addictive to say the least, maybe Drink/Drugs would be cheaper? 2) After it arrives you start looking for the next piece of equipment that you can get straight away 3) How little you get to use the equipment...
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Terminated at Mount Wilson Observatory
By matthewota
I am bitter at being canned, but it will not stop me from doing other things for the astronomy community and the public in general. To me the observatory is history and I will put it out of mind.
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Can make observations for Moon or Mars with Google Earth ?
By drem35
I was reading on a forum about some people who are seeing other planets with Google Earth program source .I have tried without succes.What other methods are to see planets withoun optical objectives? I must write an descriptive paper ...
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Depression is setting in - can't find a niche...
in "Finding Your Niche" Forum. It has 0 Replies. >> Hi all I have posted on this forum before, but my SBI! endeavour has taken a twist. First, I started with astronomy (I am a qualified astronomer). The topic is so broad, ...
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Forum: New Developments in Space Exploration
We take a look at recent interplanetary discoveries with guests David Morrison, senior scientist at the NASA Astrobiology Institute; Andrew Fraknoi, chair of the astronomy program at Foothill College; and Alicia Soderberg, ...
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27 May 2008

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Podcast: Ice Cube Neutrino Observatory
By michael
We have a new podcast on the feed. Doug and I discuss the Ice Cube Neutrino Observatory, supernovae light echos and buying a star. Check out the show notes for more details. Ice Cube (MP3, 23.4MB, 25:27)
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Astronomy Podcast Directory
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Celestial irony between Mars and Stuhlinger
The Huntsville Times - al.com - Huntsville,AL,USA
In 1970, during NASA's Apollo years, he received a note from a nun who worked with starving children in Africa, said Dannenberg's wife, Jackie. ...
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Today's Top Scoops - 26 May 2008
Scoop.co.nz - New Zealand
Technology: Mars Craft Reports Good Health After Landing - NASA PASADENA, Calif. -- A NASA spacecraft today sent pictures showing itself in good condition ...
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'Maraming salamat, Ka Bel'
ABS CBN News - Philippines
Hinuhulugan niya iyun ng parang P5,000 a month pero nasa pangalan iyun ng bayaw ko," Ofel explained. Ka Bel never asked for anything in return, ...
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NASA Phoenix Lander, the Web and Social Media: A Different Experience
By Michael
How can the US even think about the next generation of space exploration if children are not even exposed to science, unless the school funding is supplemented in some way to infuse this type of learning into the curriculum. ...
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MISSION TO MARS OVERSHADOWS EMISSION FROM GORDON BROWN
By Caledonian Jim
NASA's Pheonix Mars Lander has touched down safely . The photograph above, published on the internet and taken from NASA's own excellent website, shows the Martian surface . Of course we can marvel at the incredible science and ...
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Balticon 42: Friday Night
By Merrily(Merrily)
From now on 90% of NASA's efforts and funding will be going to the moon and Mars. They hope to be on Mars in 40 years. This will not be a trip for any of us. It will be the trip of a life time for our children. ...
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Corrections, fragments, a roundup: Settlements do not end the ...
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PS I'm still trying to write up my years at NASA as a standup comedy routine. I mean how else do you write about a woman who after being raped by a priest at age five, grew up with a confusion concerning men in high places, religion, ...
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Why Parenting Information Is Important In A Nuclear Family?
By celinesblog5763
A NASA probe sent back never-before-seen pictures of Mars' north pole AFP - A NASA probe sent back never-before-seen pictures of Mars' north pole Monday, in the most ambitious mission to date to find if the Red Planet could support life ...
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Mission to Mars
Times Online - UK
A steady stream of images, such as those sent back by the magnificent Hubble telescope, have kept public attention focused on the frontiers of astronomy ...
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Solar Wind Challenge: Two BU Astronomers Research Profs Will ...
PhysOrg.com - Evergreen,VA,USA
The orbiting spacecraft's pictures showed magnetic fields linking two bright spots on the sun that were 311000 miles apart. When these powerful, swirling ...
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Time For Phoenix To Start Digging For Clues
eFluxMedia - USA
With the help of advanced instruments onboard, Phoenix will try to answer one question that has been haunting specialists and astronomy enthusiasts alike: ...
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"Blogs"
By Delvo
... I found that some of them aren't even really on subjects at all; they're just personal diary stuff like "what happened to me this weekend" and "how I feel about this guy down the street" and "pictures from my latest vacation". ...
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Climate Change spreads to Jupiter & Mars
By Mr A
... on Jupiter more than two years ago are still raging, according to astronomers from the University of California, Berkeley, and the WM Keck Observatory in Hawaii, who snapped high-resolution pictures of the planet earlier this month. ...
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Phoenix Descending
Phil Plait from Bad Astronomy gesticulates on the pictures of the Phoenix descending to Mars. "As I looked at the spectacular — yet understated — picture of Phoenix beneath its parachute, I decided I couldn't just let what I wrote ...
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Space tourism explores a different role in science
Columbus Dispatch - Columbus,OH,USA
Simonyi said that we send people into space for adventure and to learn more about the considerable hazards of space travel, not to learn about astronomy. ...
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Longtime professor retires
Benton County Daily Record - Bentonville,AR,USA
The 82-year-old will teach an astronomy course, he said. He's taught astronomy courses at NWACC for several years, even though a majority of his career has ...
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OCHS junior takes 2nd in international science competition
Oil City Derrick - Oil City,PA,USA
The program is a collaborative effort of the Spitzer Science Center and the National Optical Astronomy Observatory designed to inspire and motivate students ...
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Big Bend update
Alpine Avalanche - Alpine,TX,USA
Derrick will conduct these astronomy programs at the state park's amphitheater: "Constellations of the Season" at 8:30 pm June 4 and "A Journey to Outer ...
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This Week On The Space Show
Space Fellowship - UK
... with various organizations with the plan of making 'Eleven' the soundtrack to the International Year of Astronomy, which also happens to be in 2009. ...
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Honoured IAC chief and the Queen connection - Rock classics ...
Fortnightly Tenerife News - Tenerife,Spain
The woolly-haired musician worked closely with Professor Sánchez on a project related to May's dissertation in astronomy in the early 1970s, before his rock ...
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Phoenix Spacecraft Reports Good Health After Mars Landing
A NASA spacecraft has sent pictures showing itself in good condition after making the first successful landing in a polar region of Mars.
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Clemson astronomy graduate student helps report on death of a star ...
Ginger Bryngelson, a Clemson University physics and astronomy graduate student is part of the team that observed and compiled data on supernova SN2008D in a galaxy 90000 light years away from Earth. Usually not seen until one to [...]
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Phoenix Rising...
By Dan Breeden
On the left side as you scroll down, look for the "Astronomy Picture of the Day". It has pictures and explanations of the latest in astronomical topics. I hope you enjoy it! 'Till next time,. Dan Breeden News 19 Chief Meteorologist.
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.Astronomy Conference
By ttfnRob
I will be blogging once in a while via Orbiting Frog, but mainly the news and updates will be posted on the conference webpage (RSS). The conference will run from Monday 22nd to Wednesday 24th September 2008. ...
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... Administration (Nasa) in the US for studying astronomy. After this news was published by many newspaper in maharastra, the state government, which is supposed to be far more selective about these things than journalists, rushed ...
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I have weird friends
By The Bad Astronomer
I was going through some stuff online, and saw a link to Penn's new video thingy called Penn Says, where he posts short diatribes about stuff that irritates him (meaning everything). The site, Crackle.com, allows viewers to leave ...
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Whoosh Boom Splat
By hhEb09'1
Quote:. These are the homemade machines that you've dreamed of building, from the high-voltage Night Lighter 36 spud gun to the Jam Jar Jet, the Marshmallow Shooter, and the Yagua Blowgun. Watch the video! nerd rising :)
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We're There!!! Phoenix Made it!!
By Marleen(Marleen)
Embedded Video. Blogged with the Flock Browser.
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09 and beyond #5: Guy Gibbs, Head of Agency Relations Google Inc.
By Ben Shepherd(Ben Shepherd)
Think of search as being like astronomy in the 17th century. We're just discovering that the earth moves around the sun and not vice versa. There'sa long way to go.Website Optimisation Data beats opinion. There was a time when John ...
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Damnit, Jim, I'm a theologian, not a physicist.
By Darkhawk(Darkhawk)
I didn't have any questions I wanted to pursue, problems that excited me. I could do the undergrad stuff that I got to perfectly well, see how it all fit together, had an intuition for the answers, more or less, but it didn't make me ...
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Most corrupt Mod at BAUT.
By Master Who
Vote for the MOST corrupt mod. antoniseb For banning the most members for the most ludicrous list of excuses.
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General Application.~
By Σ(゜Д゜≡゜Д゜)!!!(Kingdom Hearts Rating--over 450 active members!)
Hobbies, interests: Traveling, drawing, reading, writing, being outside, exploring, going on the computer, learning new things, badmitton, sleeping, and playing video games. Astronomy, art, fantasy-genre (and mystery at times), ...
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What's the right limit for a child's passion?
By Bill Diepenbrock
Dinosaurs pushed him into science fields, from astronomy to geography, and he even ended up emailing world-famous paleontologists to question mistakes he discovered in books. Again, we combatted the collector mentality — after getting ...
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A million dollar man
Country News - Shepparton,Australia
During the interview the numbers that sound like something from an astronomy book tumble out: 1 billion . . . 200 million . . . 80 million. ...
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Cellphones are the devil's work
By Paul McDonald(Paul McDonald)
Cassimally is the editor in chief of Astronomy Journal and Astronomy Journal Ezine. He is also the co-founder of the RCPL Astronomy Club. He is currently Senior Columnist at BackWash.com and Columnist for bbc.co.uk h2g2 The Post where ...
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Phoenix - Questions about value for money are being asked
By Sticks
In the review of the papers on the radio, one paper seemed very dismissive, (Sorry the story is not on their website but for reference it seems to be the Daily Star a down market tabloid) Also if you look at the reporting of this ...
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Your Internet adventures in space
Bugle-Observer - Woodstock,New Brunswick,Canada
The Internet has given us access to a number of wonderful online resources about space and astronomy. I've discovered a few of these sites during my own ...
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Official vs Non-official
Her life time aspiration is to marry off six children can?! I'm just trying to achieve her life time goal... But maths homework? We're supposed to do the partial fraction part of june hols assignment... Oh wells. ...
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101 things to do this summer
By Katie the Scrapbook Lady
Astronomy for Kids www.dustbunny.com/afk/index.html. 89. Learn how to sew Learn to Sew http://www.sewing.org//enthusiast/html/e_learntosew.html. 90. Visit a National Park National Park Service Guide www.nps.gov/parks.html ...
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Astronomy News Beat Entry #4
By zwettstein(zwettstein)
Who the hell needs photos from Mars, when the money can be spent to 'assist' JP Morgan and Citibank so that the poor executives can support their children at harvard? Plus Mars has no oil or CNG. Atleast Venus and Europa have oil. ...
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Events calendar
Monterey County Herald - Monterey,CA,USA
Friday, May 30, with no late seating at the J. Frederic Ching Planetarium, Hartnell College, 156 Homestead Ave., Salinas. $6 general/$4 youth, students, ...
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Around Acadiana for May 27, 2008
2TheAdvocate - Baton Rouge,LA,USA
... History Museum and Planetarium have teamed up to present the camps, themed as "Art and Science in the Natural World," for children ages 6 through 12. ...
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Dear Parents, I hope you and your family were able to enjoy the ...
By Mrs.Tryzelaar'sClass(Mrs.Tryzelaar'sClass)
This week, the children will have a chance to visit the USM planetarium on Friday, May 30th. To prepare for this field trip we will learn about space, stars and the solar system. Please return the permission slip and admission fee of ...
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Arizona Attractions That You Should Not Miss
By eligio(eligio)
The Arizona Science Center presents shows in the planetarium and films on the five-story Imax Theatre screen. There are demonstrations on different subjects, such as electricity, magnetism and gravity. Exhibits include aerospace ...
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Summer Fun with Your Preschooler
By reissblog761
If you belong to a moms group or play group, organize a local fire house tour or visit a planetarium. You can also beat the heat by heading to a children's museum or science museum with interactive hands-on displays that are designed ...
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Salyut - The First Space Station (Ivanovich)
Triumph and Tragedy; series: Space Exploration --- This remarkable book offers a unique insight into the people involved in the development of the Salyut space station and the crews assigned to operate it. It describes the rotation ...
Springer Astronomy titles - http://www.springer.com/astronomy?SGWID=0-123-0-0-0

How does Venus appear during its transit?
By attiyah zahdeh
How did Venus appear from the nighttime side of the Earth during its transit across the disk of the Sun on 2004 June 08?
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Speaking of Astronomy
By Toren
View this as a slide show - click on the first image and then hover your mouse around the right edge of the pic that pops up to move to the next one.
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The Division Between Astronomy and Astrology
By admin
In the early days of science there was a strong link among many between science and religion. Remember how some people thought the earth was the center of the universe? Of. course, the form of astrology has become more separate from ...
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A trip into the history of Washington's North Cascades National Park
MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA
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Astronomy Binoculars ?Great Tools for Viewing the Skies
By Joe Klohr
Tuning the telescope can be tedious as well, and just trying to figure out what the problem is at certain times can make it even less fun. Astronomy binoculars are also very easy to use. In fact, they are especially portable and light ...
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The Other Night Sky
By Geoff Manaugh(Geoff Manaugh)
We are participating with astronomy – an act of both indescribable beauty and utter revulsion, as if we've designed and constructed the most spectacular cathedral in the world... but it's for a new fun ride at Disneyworld. ...
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26 May 2008 - Bratislava, Slovakia: Find the Fun
By Gregory Parks
I am in eastern Europe where the sun rises and sets according to more sane rules of geography and astronomy. My only obstacle: it's eastern Europe. I've never really been excited about eastern Europe. I never considered Hungary until I ...
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Weekend fun.
By Karl(Karl)
Since you must know by now that astronomy and space are part of my hobbies, that event had me watching the landing of the probe "Phoenix" on NASA TV via the internet in "real time". Mars at the moment is about as far away from us as it ...
penmachinedad - http://penmachinedad.blogspot.com/

Week 15 - Finally in the saddle again - Tucuman to Salta
By Marcos Szillat(Marcos Szillat)
Jupiter doesn't rise until around 1:20 so it's another late night, but a thoroughly enjoyable one. If you're at all interested in astronomy and are near Tucuman, head for Ampimpa observatory. Just a fun evening. ...
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Re: 100 Exposions on the Moon
Oh, by the way, there have been many recordings in the last few years of lunar impacts by meteors during meteor showers, specifically Leonids and Perseids, of which I myself attempted the latter with no success. ...
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If Q&A is for space and astronomy questions...
By ToSeek
then why is it in the "General" section rather than the "Space and Astronomy" section? (Someone asked me this privately, but I figured it was a significant enough question to discuss publicly.)
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Astronomy Picture of the Day 2008 May 26
By admitit
A New Horizon for Phoenix Credit: Phoenix Mission Team,NASA,JPL-Caltech, Univ. Arizona Explanation: Thisflat horizon stretches across the red planet as seen by the Phoenixspacecraft after yesterday's landing on Mars. ...
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Nasa's Mars Phoenix lander
By moscrop .inc
A Nasa spacecraft has sent back the first historic pictures of an unexplored region of Mars. BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Historic pictures sent from Mars.
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26 May 2008

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4-5 May 2008: Part 1 of 2
By Steve Waldee(Steve Waldee)
You may download it as a zip file from the Saguaro Astronomy Club website. I found that the Palomar Sky Survey image that has been created to illustrate this cluster is a little disconcerting, due to the halation and secondary spike ...
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OOC Profile for Shannon
By shan_kilbourne(shan_kilbourne)
Extracurricular Clubs: Astronomy Club, French Club, Drama Club, volunteering at the Miller School, National Honor Society, drama camps in the summer Best friends: Anna Stevenson, Meg Jardin, Greer Carson ...
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How Many Ways Are There For a Star To Die?
By Mark A. Quinn(Mark A. Quinn)
We've talked about his telescope and trips to his astronomy club on the phone, but MAN this man has a good setup. A pimpleton 70's astronomy club geek would be so agog over this stuff he, as Don Henley appropriated, I think, would "walk ...
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news
By hasika(hasika)
Join the Amateur Astronomers club and romance the stars. India has a new developing craze for amateur astronomy. Security forces ensure safe Amarnath yatra to pilgrims. More than 6 feet of lingam has been formed without any man-made ...
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evergrovemod @ 2008-05-26T15:38:00
By Evergrove University(Evergrove University)
Includes Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Physics and Astronomy, Library Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Web Design, Animation & Media Arts, Graphic Design, and so forth. ...
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All systems go: NASA's Mars Lander safely touches down
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
... said Randii Wessen, a NASA project system engineer. "We were all cheering and hugging. These things are like your children. You want them to succeed. ...
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At Fair Park, Dallas crowd watches spacecraft's successful Mars ...
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
Max Corneau narrated the live feed from NASA to the crowd at the IMAX theater at the Museum of Nature & Science as the Phoenix spacecraft landed on Mars. ...
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Hundreds on UA Mall cheer Mars mission
Tucson Citizen - Tucson,AZ,USA
Most were thrilled with the idea of UA being the first public university to lead a NASA space mission and stood in wonderment at experiments on Mars being ...
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Taking Japan's lab to space station
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien,Austria
NASA picked him as an astronaut in 1996. He flew 39 combat missions in the 1991 Gulf War. Kelly has two daughters, ages 10 and 13, from his previous ...
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School briefs
GoErie.com - Erie,PA,USA
NASA's Phoenix Lander mission to Mars, which is being studied by a local professional and two students, was expected to touch ground on Sunday. ...
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Keeping up with the world
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
After all, many technological and scientific advances were made possible by government-supported research at NASA and the National Institutes of Health. ...
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'Touchdown - Phoenix has landed'
The Gazette (Montreal) - Quebec,Canada
The crowd, largely filled with parents and school-age children, broke out into applause as NASA announced the touchdown on Mars. "This was a major hurdle. ...
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Asthma Education Information You MUST Consider Before Marriage… If ...
By graemesblog2910
This undated artist's depiction shows the aeroshell of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft as it enters SPACE.com - PASADENA, Calif. - The big day has finallyarrived: After 10 months of spaceflight, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is ...
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Lundi le 26 mai 2008
By Paul(Paul)
A Nasa spacecraft beamed back unprecedented pictures from the Martian permafrost today after an historic 423 million-mile journey that marks a new phase in the quest to find life on the red planet. Video: NASA Spacecraft Successfully ...
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Parenting Books for the First 12 Months
By umasblog6539
This image provided by NASA, JPL-Caltech and the University of Arizona shows a AP - A NASA spacecraft plunged into the atmosphere of Mars and successfully landed in the Red Planet's northern polar region on Sunday, where it will begin ...
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Glimpses of Esoteric Christianity Part 4
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AP - A NASA spacecraft plunged into the atmosphere of Mars and successfully landed in the Red Planet's northern polar region on Sunday, where it will begin 90 days of digging in the permafrost to look for evidence of the building blocks ...
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NASA-CREATED SCHOOL PROJECT FOR CHILDREN TO "TEACH" THEM CHEMTRAILS ARE CONTRAILS AND ASK THEM TO COUNT THEM AND KEEP DATA OF HOW MANY THEY COUNT. NASA DENIED DOING THIS, BUT HERE IS PROOF OF THE CONTRARY. LINKS TO CHECK: WWW.ISEELINES. ...
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Museum exhibit looks deep into galaxy, finds we're not alone
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