Related News ItemsGazette.Net: Science center observes Asian/Pacific American Heritage MonthThu, 17 May 2012 15:58:39 -0700
Prince George’s County residents can celebrate Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month by looking at the stars. The Howard B. Owens Science Center in Lanham will put on a program, “South Seas Skies,” featuring the tales of astronomy told by Polynesians and Micronesians.
Read More... Three-day course on AstronomySat, 12 May 2012 03:36:24 -0700
The Tamil Nadu Science and Technology Centre will be organising a three-day Summer School on Astronomy and Astrophysics for students studying in classes VII to IX. The programme will be hel...
Read More... Andromeda’s majestic spray of billions of hot stars | Bad AstronomyFri, 18 May 2012 11:15:03 -0700
Well, what can I say about this devastating and jaw-dropping picture of our nearest spiral neighbor, the Andromeda Galaxy? [Click to massive chainedmaidenate. Do it!] Well, I could start with HOLY HALEAKALA! This image is a collection of 11 separate observations of Andromeda taken by NASA’s GALEX satellite. Launched in 2003, GALEX (which stands for Galaxy Evolution Explorer) scans the sky in ...
Read More... Universal joint: UNCA teams with Astronomy Club to build new observatoryTue, 22 May 2012 06:40:42 -0700
People have been charting the movements of heavenly bodies for millennia. The Babylonians created star catalogs as far back as 1200 B.C.; the ancient Egyptians aligned their temples with the rising midwinter sun. Yet today, in the digital age, Asheville lacks a public observatory to mark even the simplest celestial event. But that’s about to change. Last month, UNCA announced a plan to partner ...
Read More... Rockland Community College hosts cluster of astronomy's top stars, telescopes this weekendThu, 26 Apr 2012 23:40:57 -0700
Thousands of backyard stargazers, astro-geeks and amateur astronomers are expected to attend the 21st annual Northeast Astronomy Forum and Telescope Show this weekend at Rockland Community College.
Read More... Q&BA: How many exoplanets have been discovered? | Bad AstronomyThu, 26 Apr 2012 12:24:42 -0700
[ Q&BA is a live video chat session I do every weekend, more or less, on Google+ where people can ask me questions about space and astronomy.] I’m very excited about all the news we’re getting of planets orbiting other stars. For Q&BA I got a good question about them: How many exoplanets are there? [Note: the aspect ratio on this video is messed up a bit, like it was on the last one . I ...
Read More... After 35 years, Jill Tarter will no longer lead search for ETWed, 23 May 2012 07:21:45 -0700
Director of SETI Institute will focus on fundraising instead of searching for signs of life in space
Read More... The female scientist who took on a man's worldWed, 23 May 2012 04:04:42 -0700
Astronomer Jocelyn Bell Burnell says she feels no bitterness over missing out on Nobel prize
Read More... Stars Swarm like Celestial Bees in Stunning New PhotoWed, 09 May 2012 07:12:07 -0700
A ball of some of the oldest stars in the universe looks like a swarm of bees in a new view from an observatory in Chile.
Read More... Reaching for the starsMon, 14 May 2012 18:50:39 -0700
MANILA, Philippines - Just when they thought dreams that reaching the outside world were far-fetched, three people were ushered into the path to a great future.
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