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Seven Decades Of Astronomy At Your Fingertips Palm Coast FL (SPX) Aug 17, 2010 
Humanity's understanding of astronomy has changed profoundly during the past 70 years. Now, scientists, journalists, and astronomy enthusiasts can quickly and easily follow the course of astronomical discovery and space exploration by using the new DVD digital archive containing every printed page of Sky and Telescope magazine from the premier issue in November 1941 through the December 2009 iss ... read moreDecadal Survey Of Astronomy And Astrophysics 
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 16, 2010A new report by the National Research Council identifies the highest-priority research activities for astronomy and astrophysics in the next decade that will "set the nation firmly on the path to answering profound questions about the cosmos." The decadal survey - the Research Council's sixth - prioritizes activities based on their ability to advance science in key areas, and for the first ... more
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Vietnam says parched Red River at record low
China to be world's third biggest wind power producer: media Cost-cutting NASA eyes three cheap space missions Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Russia in secret plan to save Earth from asteroid: official Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax French carbon tax ruled illegal Brazil's Lula signs law cutting CO2 emissions 2009 a 'benign' year of natural disasters: German re-insurer Greenpeace Spain demands Denmark release its director 
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Three Planets Gather In Twilight
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 06, 2010Step outside as evening twilight fades, and from now through the middle of August you'll find three planets shining low in the west - one much brighter than the other two. All you'll need is a clear sky and an open westward view about an hour after sunset. "Venus will leap out at you," says Alan MacRobert, a senior editor of Sky and Telescope magazine. "Saturn and Mars are fainter, so you ... more From Stone Age To Space Age 
Paris, France (SPX) Aug 05, 2010The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, at its 34th session in Brasilia, Brazil, has, for the first time, endorsed a study in science heritage. The thematic study on the Heritage Sites of Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy, prepared within the framework of the International Year of Astronomy 2009, presents an overall vision of astronomical heritage and attempts to identify some of the most outsta ... more 400 Years, 7,500 Words: A History Of Planetary Science 
Ithaca NY (SPX) Aug 02, 2010In the four centuries since Galileo pointed his handheld cardboard-and-glass telescope skyward and Johannes Kepler described two laws of planetary motion, humans have come to know our solar system almost as intimately as we know our hometowns. So, consider the challenge in reviewing all of planetary science since 1610 ... in 4,000 words or fewer. Joseph A. Burns, professor of astronomy and ... more Hypatia - 4th Century Woman Astronomer 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 29, 2010The new movie Agora chronicles the life, challenges and death of Hypatia, a 4th Century woman astronomer whose contribution influenced and shaped modern science and our understanding of the world and the universe. Mabel Armstrong, author of the award-winning book Women Astronomers: Reaching for the Stars, tells Hypatia's story with the joy that a great science teacher (which she was) can bring t ... more |
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ESO: Orion In A New Light
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 11, 2010The Orion Nebula reveals many of its hidden secrets in a dramatic image taken by ESO's new VISTA survey telescope. The telescope's huge field of view can show the full splendor of the whole nebula and VISTA's infrared vision also allows it to peer deeply into dusty regions that are normally hidden and expose the curious behavior of the very active young stars buried there. VISTA - the Visi ... more PCs Around The World Unite To Map The Milky Way 
Troy NY (SPX) Feb 11, 2010Troy NY (SPX) Feb 11, 2010 At this very moment, tens of thousands of home computers around the world are quietly working together to solve the largest and most basic mysteries of our galaxy. Enthusiastic and inquisitive volunteers from Africa to Australia are donating the computing power of everything from decade-old desktops to sleek new netbooks to help computer scientists and astronome ... more Astronomy On The Rails 
Parkes, Australia (SPX) Feb 04, 2010Who would think you could talk about planets and stars, telescopes and even show people the night sky, all from a moving train while indulging in 5 star service at the same time? Well you can and last month well known mid north coast astronomer Dave Reneke from Australasian Science magazine did just that, on board the new Southern Spirit, a sister train to the GHAN. David was invited by Gr ... more Amateur Astronomers Discover Stellar Outburst 
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 29, 2010A discovery by two amateur astronomers in central Florida helped to set in motion a global network of ground- and space-based telescopes today, observing a violent explosion of a distant star in our Galaxy. The two astronomers, Dr. Barbara Harris of New Smyrna Beach and Shawn Dvorak of Clermont, were active participants in a global research campaign to monitor activity of the star U Scorpi ... more |
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