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Sky and Telescope News
So why don t we call these meteors the Swift-Tuttlids ? Great question! It s known instead as the Perseids because the meteors all seem to radiate across the sky from the direction of the constellation Perseus. This apparent point of origin, called the radiant , is actually just a trick of perspective. But you don t need to look at the radiant to spot a Perseid meteor because…
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New research of NASA
A novel and potentially testable theory of how life arose on earth, first advanced more than 25 years ago by Michael Russell, a research scientist in Planetary Chemistry and Astrobiology at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, was further developed in a recent paper published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B (PTRSL-B)—the world s first science journal—by…
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Hubble Telescope News
The Hubble Space Telescope just calculated the distance to the most far-out galaxy ever measured, providing scientists with a look deep into the history of the universe. The far-away galaxy, named GN-z11, existed a mere 400 million years after the Big Bang, or about 13.3 billion years ago. Because the light from such a distant galaxy must travel huge distances to reach Earth…
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Astronomy News 2014
Bonjour, hello! Follow events of SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2014 here: Sunday 22 June News of major missions Reports from major missions and projects were on the schedule in many of the eight conferences opening on Sunday morning. A report on the Shane AO wide science spectrum AO system for the Lick Observatory (above) was among several papers giving status…
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New Earth like planet 2014
Story highlights NASA convenes panel on search for life in the universe Scientist says technological advancements have increased likelihood of finding Earth s twin New space telescopes will allow scientists to find multitude of new planets, panel says Scientists looking for signs of life in the universe - as well as another planet like our own - are a lot closer to their…
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Astronomy in the News
Gaia’s 3D view of the Milky Way in motion will reveal how stars move under its combined gravitational pull. This will add to knowledge of the Galaxy’s structure, including parts that are not directly visible from Earth, such as the ‘bar’ — two arms that stick straight out of the Galactic Centre and join it to the spiral arms. Researchers will be able to identify ‘outlier’ groups…
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Galileo inventions list
A Galileo thermometer consists of a set of floaters immersed in a clear liquid (typically ethanol) inside a sealed glass tube. Today a floater is typically a glass sphere containing a colored liquid and to which is attached a metallic temperature tag. The composition of a floater is irrelevant, its overall density just needs to be calibrated to a certain value and remain stable…
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New findings in Science
GETTY Scientists say that there is life after death In a large scale study of more than 2, people, British boffins confirmed that thoughts DO carry on after the heart stops. The shock research has also uncovered the most convincing evidence of an out of body experience for a patient declared dead. It had been believed the brain stopped all activity 30 seconds after the heart…
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New Galaxies
The first photograph by 16 dishes in the MeerKAT radio telescope array revealed over 1, 300 galaxies, only 70 of which were previously known. The array will include 64 dishes when it is complete. Credit: SKA/MeerKAT The first time the MeerKAT telescope turned its eyes to the sky, it saw more than 1, 200 previously unknown galaxies. Located in South Africa, MeerKAT announced…
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Astronomy News for Kids
Teaching children about the stars helps them learn to love and care for the natural world, says Kenyan astronomer Susan Murabana. And by taking her telescope to remote parts of the country, she hopes to also encourage more girls to get into science. By teaching people about the stars and Earth’s place in the universe, Susan Murabana hopes to inspire them to take better care…
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Discovery of the Earth
An artist imagines what the surface of the planet Proxima b, orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, might look like. M. Kornmesser/ESO/NASA hide caption toggle caption M. Kornmesser/ESO/NASA An artist imagines what the surface of the planet Proxima b, orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, might look like. M. Kornmesser/ESO/NASA Revolutionary discoveries don t…
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Latest News About Astronomy 2014
In the race to discover the recently proposed Planet Nine, a team of astronomers has discovered ten previously unknown objects beyond the orbit of the giant planet Neptune. “Objects found far beyond Neptune hold the key to unlocking our Solar System’s origins and evolution, ” said team member Dr. Scott Sheppard, an astronomer at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington…
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Galileo the scientist
Galileo the establisher of modern science by Enikõ Biróné Kabály, mathematics-physics teacher, Reformed Secondary Grammar School, Debrecen PhD-student, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary In the secondary grammar school where I teach there are only few students who are interested in physics and would like to go to higher education with science subjects. That s why…
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Latest News About Astronomy
A University of Hertfordshire astrophysicist has created animated sequences of cosmic phenomena for renowned Hollywood filmmaker Terrence Malick’s new film, Voyage of Time. An international team of astronomers led by the University of Hertfordshire have solved the mysteries of a giant space blob by witnessing galaxies forming inside the intergalactic gas cloud. September saw…
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New planet 2014
These 10 countries are destined for an epic year, whether they’re hosting festivals, cutting the ribbon on new attractions or simply raising their game for travellers. Feast your eyes on 2014 s most unmissable destinations. All eyes on the pitch for 2014’s World Cup A game of beach football in Rio. Image by Yasuhide Fumoto / The Image Bank / Getty Images. As if endless strands…
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Astronomy New
The sizes of the four new planets, shown to scale. Credit: University of British Columbia Michelle Kunimoto s bachelor degree in physics and astronomy sent her on a journey out of this world—and led to the discovery of four new worlds beyond our solar system. The planets, designated planet candidates until independently confirmed, are exciting discoveries. Two are the size…
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Astronomy breaking News
Crowdsourcing is used for everything from raising funds to locating the best burger in town. The practice of enlisting a large group of people to provide a service, information or a contribution to a project-most often via the internet-is a defining feature of our era. Now Lehigh University astronomer assistant professor of physics Joshua Pepper is using crowdsourcing to gather…
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Timeline of Astronomy
Since prehistoric times our ancestors gazed up at the stars and observed the movements of the Sun and Moon. Not surprisingly, astronomy is probably the oldest science known to man and over the passing centuries our understanding of the Universe has developed gradually to reach the considerable level of knowledge we possess today. What follows are some key dates in the timeline…
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New Galaxies found
This artist s concept depicts the most luminous galaxy known in the universe. The object, which was discovered by NASA’s WISE space telescope, is called WISE J224635.0 Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech A newfound galaxy 12.5 billion light-years from Earth is the most luminous one known in the universe, blazing more brightly than 300 trillion suns, a new study reports. The engine behind…
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Astronomy Recent News
Senator Barbara Mikulski (Democrat, Maryland), chairwoman of the government subcommittee that oversees NASA s budget, responded to these requests in June by calling for an independent panel to investigate the causes of the JWST s spiralling cost and delays, and to find a way to bring them to resolution. Building the JWST is an awesome technical challenge,Mikulski says. But…
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