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11:16:49 PM Search for Exploding Stars Leads to Unusual Finding
FOX News - USA

WASHINGTON -- Astronomers meeting in Washington last week announced that a recent search for bright exploding stars -- commonly called supernovas -- found ... [more]

11:11:17 PM Hubble Telescope Photographs Messier 81
VizWorld.com - Jackson,MS,USA

Today, the Hubble Space Telescope released the best image of this galaxy ever taken. The image is so sharp, that you can even see the individual stars in ... [more]

11:08:38 PM NASA aiming for on-schedule shuttle launch
Standard-Speaker - Hazleton,PA,USA

By Tariq Malik NASA is still hoping to launch the shuttle Endeavour in early February as engineers scramble to repair broken hoses on the new space station ... [more]

9:46:06 PM As Shuttle Program Wraps, Three Final Missions Could Redefine Climate
Popular Science - New York,NY,USA

Popular Science By Clay Dillow Posted 01.11.2010 at 4:17 pm 0 Comments Space Shuttle Columbia Launches on STS-1 April 12, 1981, the Space Shuttle Program lifts off. ... [more]

9:38:39 PM With Updated Hubble Telescope, Reaching Farther Back in Time
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

THROUGH THE AGES Using old and new cameras, the Hubble Space Telescope recorded thousands of galaxies, some dating back more than 12 billion years. ... [more]

9:17:26 PM Studying the heavens keeps Jesuit astronomer on the edge of his seat
The Catholic Spirit - St. Paul,MN,USA

Familiar to astronomers around the world, Father Coyne headed the Vatican Observatory from 1978 until his retirement in 2006 and now is president of the ... [more]

8:54:01 PM NASA: February Launch Still on Despite Bad Hoses
ABC News - United States

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer AP NASA is still shooting for a shuttle launch next month, despite bad hoses for a new room at the space station. .... [more]

8:53:06 PM The future of American human space exploration and the “Critical Path”
The Space Review - Rockville,MD,USA

by Roger Handberg With the pending end of the space shuttle era in American space policy, critical questions revolve around the issue of how and when the ... [more]

8:48:26 PM Science Café Goes Meteorite Hunting
University of Arizona News (press release) - Tucson,AZ,USA

The co-host of the Science Channel's "Meteorite Men" discusses his worldwide quest to find meteorites during the next Science Café on Jan. 12. ... [more]

7:52:11 PM New family show at Rowan University's Edelman Planetarium debuts Sunday
Bridgeton News - Bridgeton,NJ,USA

An astronomy book they obtained from the local library talks to them, teaching them about the planets. After several exciting adventures, they return to ... [more]

7:46:15 PM Big Black and the new bird: the NRO and the early Space Shuttle
The Space Review - Rockville,MD,USA

What makes these documents most notable is that they are apparently the first declassified US documents referring to NRO policy on using the Space Shuttle. ... [more]

7:39:09 PM What I Really Want For My Birthday
Burnt Orange Report - Austin,TX,USA

I have received lots of birthday wishes from folks here - beautiful pictures, lots of balloons & flowers (poli even used my favorite Hubble shot) All the ... [more]

7:36:46 PM Surveying the X-ray Sky
PhysOrg.com - Evergreen,VA,USA

(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers have only modest laboratories to probe the mysteries of the cosmos. Mostly they have to rely on meticulous and clever .... [more]

7:22:36 PM Royal Astronomical Society honours young astronomer
University of Bristol - Bristol,Avon,UK

The Royal Astronomical Society has announced the recipients of the Society's medals and awards for 2010. The prizes honour individuals and groups who have ... [more]

6:27:37 PM The exoplanet explosion
The Space Review - Rockville,MD,USA

That slow trickle of discoveries became a steady stream as astronomers refined their instruments and techniques, as well as increased both the number of ... [more]

5:59:48 PM Five New Planets Discovered by NASA's Kepler Spacecraft
Voice of America

Astronomers use the Kelvin scale, which starts at absolute zero. So, frigid Jupiter is 124 Kelvin, Earth is about 300 Kelvin. "If you continue going up in ... [more]

5:54:37 PM Life on Mars, continued
MSNBC (press release) - USA

For years, only one meteorite has figured in the controversy: ALH84001, a rock that was blasted away from Mars 16 million years ago, floated through space ... [more]

5:14:41 PM NASA Weighs Potential Delay to Next Shuttle Mission
Space.com - USA

.... heads and NASA officials weighing the potential impact to the planned February launch of the space shuttle Endeavour, set to carry the module to space. ... [more]

4:46:13 PM I-10 sporting out of this world art
KOLD-TV - Tucson,AZ,USA

Three of the images of the Iris Nebula on the underpass were taken by Adam Block, an astronomer at the Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter. ... [more]

4:00:13 PM The GeekDad Space Report for January 11, 2010
Wired News - USA

Here are a couple of the results that have been reported: More results are being reported from the new Hubble Deep Field, discussed previously on GeekDad. ... [more]

3:55:57 PM Mobilian Kay Hire headed to International Space Station next month
The Birmingham News - al.com - Birmingham,AL,USA

View full size(NASA/Lauren Harnett)Mobile native and NASA astronaut Kay Hire trains for her upcoming space shuttle mission on Dec. 4, 2009. ... [more]

2:09:53 PM A massive star is born: Time-lapse movie shows that massive stars form
PhysOrg.com - Evergreen,VA,USA

PhysOrg.com “Full-motion movies are actually quite rare in astronomy,” Krumholz said. “With a few exceptions, most processes take place much too slowly for noticeable ... [more]

12:59:18 PM Learning to appreciate astronomy. - Emily Bazelon - Slate Magazine
Slate

11, 2010, at 6:54 AM ET I recently embarrassed myself by admitting that I know nothing about astronomy and can't fathom my kids' passion for it, ... [more]

12:34:24 PM Hubble reaches "undiscovered country" of primeval galaxies
Media Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has broken the distance limit for galaxies and uncovered a primordial population of compact and ultra-blue galaxies that have ... [more]

12:06:53 PM Moscow Planetarium to Welcome Visitors in 2010
Russia-InfoCenter - Moscow,Russia

Those, longing for education and entertainment, will find everything in a special centre with a library and meteorite museum. [more]

9:17:53 AM Lew Allen Jr. | NASA leader, 84 | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/11/2010
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA

Lew Allen Jr., 84, a former Air Force chief of staff who headed NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory from 1982 to 1990, died last Monday in Potomac Falls, Va., ... [more]

8:48:57 AM Astronomy group set for Tuesday meeting
Rutland Herald - Rutland,VT,USA

CHESTER — The Southern Vermont Astronomy Group will hold its next meeting at 7 pm Tuesday in the Whiting Library. The meeting will include short ... [more]

6:19:14 AM Decision due soon on space program
Florida Today - Melbourne,FL,USA

Adequate funding for NASA, enough to match whatever mission it is assigned. "One of the areas where we are in danger of losing our competitive edge is our ... [more]

3:12:03 AM Weekend Gallery: The 2010 No Pants Metro Ride
DCist.com

If you're looking for something interesting to accompany your morning joe, Heather Goss' astronomy post was pretty good this weekend. ... [more]

1:58:08 AM Astronomers get look back in time
Columbia Daily Tribune - Columbia,MO,USA

WASHINGTON (AP) — The US Hubble Space Telescope has captured the earliest image yet of the universe — just 600 million years after the Big Bang, ... [more]

12:44:09 AM Space rocks still up for grabs in Grimsby
St. Catharines Standard - St. Catharines,Ontario,Canada

A network of cameras in southern Ontario caught the meteorite image on Sept. 25. As video footage moves from cameras in London east to those in Hamilton, ... [more]

12:30:45 AM Over Our Heads -- Amateur Photography of Unseen Space
University of Texas at Dallas (press release) - Dallas,TX,USA

.... camera on a tripod to capture star trails, to a robotically controlled remote observatory to capture images that rival the Hubble Space Telescope. .... [more]

12:21:23 AM Chance to get a closer look at Mars
Old Colony Memorial and Plymouth Bulletin - Plymouth,MA,USA

There will be other objects visible in the night sky on these evenings, and knowledgeable astronomers will be present to guide patrons and answer their .... [more]

12:19:45 AM Hero Pilot Gives NASA Safety Tips
Space.com - USA

By Tariq Malik When it comes to astronauts, NASA is all about safety but the space agency was not above taking some pointers this week from hero pilot Capt. ... [more]



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