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  • Be frank with trapped miners, NASA tells Chile Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:23PMA team of NASA experts in Chile to share the US space agency's experience in having men endure extensive periods of isolation told officials Tuesday to be totally frank with the 33 miners trapped underground for months to come.
  • Ford will speak at First Friday Star Party at MTSU Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:11PMMTSU Department of Physics and Astronomy instructor JanaRuth Ford will speak on “A Tour of the Summer Triangle” during the First Friday Star Party starting at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3.
  • The Best American Science Writing 2010 [Book and Media Reviews] Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:38PMJAMA. 2010;304(9):1016-1017. doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1269 The science presented in this anthology ranges from the vast (astronomy) to the tiny (grains of sand) to the infinitesimally small (recombinant DNA). As is customary with these kinds of compilations, Darwin gets his due.
  • Community Calendar – 8/18 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:08PMCelebrate achieving a summer reading goal, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2-3:30 p.m., Springvale Public Library. Everyone who participated in the Make a Splash & Make Waves reading programs is invited to an afternoon of splashy, splashy water frolic. Rain or shine. No registration or fee required.
  • IceCube Neutrino Observatory Nears Completion Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:11PMIn December 2010, IceCube -- the world's first kilometer-scale neutrino observatory, which is located beneath the Antarctic ice -- will finally be completed after two decades of planning. In an article in the AIP's Review of Scientific Instruments, Francis Halzen, the principal investigator of the IceCube project, and his colleague Spencer Klein of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory provide a ...
  • IceCube Neutrino Observatory Nears Completion Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:32PMCOLLEGE PARK, Md., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In December 2010, IceCube -- the world's first kilometer-scale neutrino observatory, which is located beneath the Antarctic ice -- will finally be completed after two decades of planning. In an article in the AIP's Review of Scientific Instruments, Francis Halzen, the principal investigator of the IceCube project, and his colleague Spencer ...
  • IceCube Neutrino Observatory Nears Completion Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:26PMIn December 2010, IceCube -- the world's first kilometer-scale neutrino observatory, located beneath the Antarctic ice -- will finally be completed after two decades of planning. In an article in the journal Review of Scientific Instruments, Francis Halzen, the principal investigator of the IceCube project, and his colleague Spencer Klein of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory provide a ...
  • Dead Spacecraft on Mars Lives on in New Study Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:15PMData collected by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander before it went silent for good on the Red Planet is providing valuable insight for a new study on the interactions between the Martian dirt and atmosphere.
  • Silicon oxide circuits break barrier: Nanocrystal conductors could lead to massive, robust 3-D storage Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:14PMScientists have created the first two-terminal memory chips that use only silicon, one of the most common substances on the planet, in a way that should be easily adaptable to nanoelectronic manufacturing techniques and promises to extend the limits of miniaturization subject to Moore's Law.
  • Goshen teacher wins telescope Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:43AMShiloh Ashley got his first telescope when he was 8 years old.
  • With new technique, astronomers find potassium in giant planet's atmosphere Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:23AM(PhysOrg.com) -- Any driver who's seen deer silhouetted by the headlights of an oncoming car knows that vital information can be conveyed by the outlines of objects.
  • NRL ready to deploy virtual mission operations center Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:23AMThe Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is ready to deploy a remarkable capability that has been the focus of a six-year project developed in concert with numerous government and industry partners. Developed by NRL's Spacecraft Engineering Department, the Virtual Mission Operations Center (VMOC) is a web-enabled multi-application service that ushers in a new era for globally-dispersed military users ...
  • Night Sky Takes Center Stage During Festival Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:21AMBAR HARBOR — The second annual Acadia Night Sky Festival is planned here for the week of Sept. 9 through 13. This year’s offering includes a Friday night “Picnic with the Planets,” nighttime boat cruises, photography workshops, and free stargazing sessions.
  • Interview: Retro/Grade Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:07AMSerge Santiago and Tom Neville are Retro/Grade. Neither is one or the other, together they are both. They are today’s italo-disco; a sound with its origins rooted in early 1980’s Germany and its technique mastered by modern day producers.
  • Tonight's TV Hot List: Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:43AMRescue Me10/9c FX "No booze, no grudges and no Sheila." Those were Janet's conditions as she and Tommy set out, yet again, to put their marriage back together last week. We'll see in tonight's season finale how many of them Tommy will honor. Make that: ...
  • Hurricane Earl Photographed From Space by Astronaut Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:08AMAn astronaut on the International Space Station has photographed Hurricane Earl as it heads towards the U.S. coast as a powerful Category 4 storm.
  • Why So Many Blogging Astronomers? [Uncertain Principles] Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:02AMOver in Discover-land, Razib has a couple of posts about the content of science blogs, based on an analysis of the content of the top science blogs according to Wikio . Razib's second post is sparked by a pointed question from the author of the original study: I'm now curious to find out why there are no 'popular' blogs in certain subjects. Do working condensed matter physicists who want to ...
  • Dust-zapping tech for Mars could work on Earth Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:44AMTechnology developed to prolong the lives of robotic probes on the moon and Mars is being tested for a new use on Earth: keeping solar panels dust-free. Mars - Earth - Solar System - Astronomy - Planets
  • Silicon oxide circuits break barrier Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:28AM( Rice University ) Rice University scientists have created the first two-terminal memory chips that use only silicon, one of the most common substances on the planet, in a way that should be easily adaptable to nanoelectronic manufacturing techniques and promises to extend the limits of miniaturization subject to Moore's Law.
  • The Moon puts on camo Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:38PMA new geologic map of the moon's Schrodinger basin paints an instant, camouflage-colored portrait of what a mash-up the moon's surface is after eons of violent events. The geologic record at Schrödinger is still relatively fresh because the basin is only about 3.8 billion years old; this makes it the moon's second-youngest large basin (it's roughly 320 kilometers, or 200 miles, in diameter).
  • Cluster collisions switch on radio halos Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:38PM(PhysOrg.com) -- This is a composite image of the northern part of the galaxy cluster Abell 1758, located about 3.2 billion light years from Earth, showing the effects of a collision between two smaller galaxy clusters.
  • W. Soccer. Freshman Feature: Q&A With Rachel Mercik Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:19PMEach week, CalBears.com will feature a freshman women's soccer player, and this week's participant is forward Rachel Mercik. Mercik, who prepped at Oak Ridge High School in the Sacramento area, is a member of the U.S. national under-20 pool and was recognized as the No. 18 player in the nation, according to the Top Drawer Soccer National Top-100 List. Cal head coach Neil McGuire notes that ...
  • Backyard astronomers meet to party with the stars Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:06PMStar gazing: It's not just for scientists anymore.
  • Image: Galaxy at the edge Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:53PMSpiral galaxy NGC 4921 presently is estimated to be 320 million light years distant.
  • New study shows that oilsands mining and processing are polluting the Athabasca River Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:38PMInorganic elements known to be toxic at low concentrations are being discharged to air and water by oilsands mining and processing according to University of Alberta research findings being published this month in one of the world's top scientific journals.
  • New Sunspot Pictures: Sharpest View Yet in Visible Light Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:21PMA new telescope at Big Bear Solar Observatory has captured the most detailed image yet of a sunspot in visible light, astronomers say. Big Bear Solar Observatory - Sun - Sunspot - Astronomy - Visible spectrum
  • Launch of privately-built Danish rocket delayed: builder Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 10:53AMThe launch into space of Denmark's first privately-built rocket has been postponed to Thursday due to bad weather conditions, one of its builders said.
  • New Spitzer Survey Helps Iowa State Astronomers Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 10:41AMThe Spitzer Space Telescope is now taking aim at the outer reaches of the Milky Way and helping two Iowa State University astronomers advance their star studies.Massimo Marengo, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy, is using data from Spitzer's infrared telescope to study big, cool-temperature stars and the dusty disks that forms around these and other stars as their planetary systems ...
  • Sign up for enrichment Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:20AMThere are several community enrichment courses beginning in September. Contact the Community and Continuing Education Department at (828) 694-1735 about registering for the following courses:
  • Business schools race to build image Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 4:59AMYale University's School of Management, which aspires to be among the world's best business schools, crams its students and faculty into 19th-century homes and former astronomy buildings linked by a rabbit warren of basements.
  • HOROSCOPE Q+A/MAILBAG Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 2:20AMSTARCAST As Mercury continues to retrograde in Virgo, a long visit underscores a steady, unassuming communication style coupled with the ability to balance nitty-gritty details. Because Virgo is known for its practicality, keep in mind that "the devil... Virgo - Mercury - Communication - Planet - Astronomy
  • Teacher honor roll Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 2:05AMSchool: Covington Elementary School Grade/Subject teaching: fourth grade Education: Bachelor of science in elementary education from Capital University, Columbus, Ohio; master of education from Indiana Wesleyan University, Fort Wayne Years teaching: 20 City Born: Fort Wayne City Raised:
  • Live Streaming: Diamonds v Silver Ferns Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:36AMListen to live streaming of the opening Constellation Cup Test between Australia and New Zealand in Adelaide.
  • Teachers offered lessons on putting 'cool' in science Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:16AMLaura DiMartino and Annette Herrera were among five Joliet elementary educators who recently spent five days at the Sally Ride Science Academy in Washington D.C.
  • 11 - 20 Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 7:38PM11. High School for Mathematics, Science and Engineering at City College 138 Convent Ave., Manhattan Admission: SHSAT exam Average Class Size: 22 DOE Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 95% SAT Score: 1792 Graduation Rate: 99% College Entrance: 100% accepted Small school for talented students interested in pre-med and engineering. Juniors...
  • Meaningful geometry Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 5:43PMThe way we teach and learn geometry has to change for it to have any use beyond merely passing exams.
  • Putin visits site of Russia's new launch center Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 5:38PM(AP) -- Russia will launch its manned space missions from a new center in the Far East in 2018, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Saturday, as the country seeks greater independence for its space program.
  • Astronomy Without A Telescope – Galactic Gravity Lab Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 5:25PMMany an alternative theory of gravity has been dreamt up in the bath, while waiting for a bus – or maybe over a light beverage or two. These days it’s possible to debunk (or otherwise) your own pet theory by predicting on paper what should happen to an object that is closely orbiting a black [...]
  • The Kimbell Art Museum Presents "Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea" Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 11:48AMPanel with a seated ruler in a watery cave (Cancuen Panel 3), 795, Cancuen, Guatemala. Limestone, 22 5/8 x 26 1/4 x 3 in. (57.5 x 66.5 x 7.6 cm).
  • Botanist helps 'Avatar' crew create film's mythical world Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:34AMJodie Holt and Julian Duval, CEO of San Diego Botanic Garden, at the garden. Courtesy of Becky Reeb, San Diego Botanic Garden By Jenna Jay Contributor If Sigourney Weaver's role as Dr. Grace Augustine in the 2009 blockbuster film "Avatar" is believable, botanist Jodie Holt deserves some credit. Holt, a professor in the Botany and Plant Sciences Department at UC Riverside, has done extensive ...
  • Business schools race to erect modern campuses Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 7:36AMYale University's School of Management, which aspires to be among the world's best business schools, crams its students and faculty into 19th century homes and former astronomy buildings linked by a rabbit warren of basements. That's a far cry from Harvard... Yale University - Harvard University - Education - Business school - Colleges and Universities
  • Waco news briefs for Aug. 28 Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 5:33AMThe Margarita and Salsa Festival benefitting the Arthritis Foundation and the Heart O’ Texas Fair & Rodeo is set for 6 tonight at the HOT Fair Complex, 4601 Bosque Blvd.
  • Edifice Complex: Harvard Business School drives Yale and MIT to spruce up campuses Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:23AMYale University’s School of Management, which aspires to be among the world’s best business schools, crams its students and faculty into 19th-century homes and former astronomy buildings linked by a rabbit-warren of basements. That’s a far cry from Harvard Business School’s 33-building riverfront campus, which boasts a chapel, health club and its own art collection.
  • Early risers could see space station over Pass area Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:29AMFor several hours, beginning at about 3 a.m. on Aug. 5, Beaumont High School alumna Tracy Caldwell Dyson will be doing her EVA (extravehicular activity, or spacewalk) outside the International Space Station.
  • Tour the solar system ... on Earth Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:35PMOne of the most wonderful things about "Wonders of the Solar System" is that the TV series shows off the wonders of Earth as well as the cosmos.
  • Researchers listen to 'ringing' star Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:27PMBOULDER, Colo., Aug. 27 (UPI) -- A distant star U.S. scientists say is "ringing like a bell" could provide clues to other stars that might have planets that might be able to host life. United States - Boulder Colorado - United Press International - Colo - Astronomy
  • Oddly shaped Mars crater a cosmic puzzle Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:27PMPARIS, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- An elongated crater on Mars is a mystery, say European scientists scrambling for an explanation of its odd shape. Mars - Impact crater - Space - Solar System - Astronomy
  • High-res camera snaps water ice on Mars Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 6:17PMTUCSON, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- A NASA spacecraft with a high-resolution camera has photographed a young Mars crater and found frozen water in it, scientists say. Mars - NASA - Space - Ice - Astronomy
  • Tulsa Man Part Of International Team Tracking Secretive Space Plane Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:25PMA Tulsa man is part of an international team tracking a special plane streaking through the heavens. It looks like a fireball dashing across the sky, but space enthusiasts say it's much more.
  • Hearing on giant telescope is slated Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 3:10PMThe final push for approval of the Thirty Meter Telescope gets under way Wednesday.