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Indie band One Ring Zero explores the universe Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:52PMMaking an album about such seemingly simple concepts as food or ice cream trucks might seem like a fool's errand, but for Brooklyn indie duo One Ring Zero, those concepts have led to opportunities to perform at events including book award ceremonies and children's festivals.
Stargazing: Planets pile up for solar race Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:24AMThe pile-up of planets in the western sky will add some drama to the slow progress of the heavenly bodies around the solar system. Mars is within two degrees of Saturn tonight, and will draw away as it passes Saturn in the race around the zodiac.
Cosmic Trojans may sneak comets towards Earth Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 5:51AMA collection of asteroids that orbit the sun along roughly the same path as Neptune may be a source of comets that could hit Earth
Brown dwarf star found orbiting a young sun-like star Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:54AMWashington, July 30 : Astronomers have discovered a very young brown dwarf (or failed star dubbed 'PZ Tel B') in a tight orbit around a young nearby Sun-like star (PZ Tel A).
'Dwarf' star could yield solar system clue Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 10:16PMTUCSON, July 29 (UPI) -- Scientists say the recent discovery of a brown dwarf star, essentially a "failed" star, could shed light on the early stages of solar system formation. Solar System - Brown dwarf - Dwarf star - Renewable - Energy
Brown Dwarf Found Orbiting A Young Sun-Like Star Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 9:22PMby Staff Writers Tempe AZ (SPX) Jul 30, 2010 Astronomers have imaged a very young brown dwarf, or failed star, in a tight orbit around a young nearby sun-like star.
Cassini Helps With Dune Whodunit Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 9:22PMby Staff Writers Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2010 The answer to the mystery of dune patterns on Saturn's moon Titan did turn out to be blowing in the wind. It just wasn't from the direction many scientists expected.
James Webb Space Telescope Completes Cryogenic Mirror Test Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:29PMHUNTSVILLE, AL - Recently, six James Webb Space Telescope beryllium mirror segments completed a series of cryogenic tests at the X-ray & Cryogenic Facility at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.
A closer look at cosmic impacts Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 1:48PMMoon-crater survey could improve Solar System surface-dating methods.
Young Jedi blast off in space camp Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 12:38PMSARAH SCHMIDTsschmidt@parisbeacon.com
NASA discovers hundreds of new Earth-like planets Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 6:11PMNASA has spotted hundreds of new planets outside our solar system, many of them similar to Earth, in a discovery that has renewed the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
Kepler Scientist: 'Galaxy is Rich in Earth-Like Planets' Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 3:26PMA Kepler co-investigator has preempted the official announcement and leaked that the exoplanet-hunting space telescope has discovered about 140 Earth-like candidate worlds orbiting other stars.
Milky Way may contain 100 million habitable planets Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 4:11AMMelbourne, July 26 : Scientists involved in NASA's Kepler Mission have reportedly discovered more than 700 new planets - including up to 140 similar in size to Earth - in just six weeks of using the powerful new space observatory.
Tucson astronomers hope to take telescopes to space Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 3:07AMTwo Tucson astronomers hope to be among the first telescope operators in space.
Should Environmental Protection Extend to the Planets? Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 2:56AMDo we have an ethical duty to respect and preserve the natural environments of neighboring planets and their moons?
Astronomers hope to take telescopes to space Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 10:42PMTUCSON, Ariz. — Two Tucson astronomers hope to be among the first telescope operators in space. The Atsa Suborbital Observatory will be ready to fly when commercial space flights begin in the next few years, said Mark Sykes, director of the Planetary Science Institute.
The Stars: August Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 6:10PMIn 1974, Frank Drake, director of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, had completed the task of resurfacing the world's biggest radio telescope. This enormous dish, 300 metres across, was now the most powerful on Earth. How to celebrate its switch-on?
Kepler Results Exaggerated (again) Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 3:25PMLooks like Fox News, The Australian, and the Daily Mail have jumped the gun again. To read their headlines and their short stories, you'd think that a bunch of Earthlike planets have been confirmed circling other stars with "both land and water".
NASA Cassini Significant Events 07/014/10 - 07/20/10 Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 12:27PMThe most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on July 20 from the Deep Space Network tracking complex at Canberra, Australia. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all subsystems are operating normally.
Deep space probe finds hundreds of new planets Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 10:49AMUp to 140 of the newly-found planets are rocky and Earth-like containing both land and water, conditions which could allow simple lifeforms to develop.
Space probe locates 'Earth-like' planets Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 9:00AMNASA'S Kepler space probe has found more than just 706 potential planets - it may have found five solar systems.
HOROSCOPE Q+A/MAILBAG Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 2:21AMSTARCAST Quick! Light a candle; say an affirmation, a prayer or a mantra. Mars has begun a fateful tango with Saturn in Libra. If youve worked hard and paid your dues, this week marks the beginning of the good karma for which youve been waiting. If... Saturn - Solar System - Planets - Mars - Astronomy
Will An Asteroid Hit Earth? Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 2:56PMIf you live in fear of asteroids, then here's a sobering fact for you: Our planet absorbs asteroid impacts like a truck grille eats bugs. Plus, according to Donald K. Yeomans, most aren’t worth getting bent out of shape over. ...
Massive Comet Impact Detected on Neptune Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 2:49PMNew data hint that a comet crashed into Neptune about 200 years ago, adding to evidence that gassy planets get hit more often than thought. Neptune - Planet - Comet - Solar System - Astronomy
Mercury set scoring record in rout of Shock Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 11:09PMTULSA, Okla. -- Diana Taurasi scored 26 points, Candice Dupree had 23 and the defending champion Phoenix Mercury set a WNBA scoring record with a 123-91 victory over the Tulsa Shock on Thursday night. Mercury - MercuryPrize - Solar System - Planets - Astronomy
iPad apps that you need Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 8:16PMThe iPad's finally here, but you might find its bundled programs a bit lacking. You can browse the web, send emails, listen to music and watch films and TV shows, but this is actually a powerful computer. What else can you do with...
Pounding Particles To Create Neptune's Water In The Lab Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 7:55PMby Staff Writers Washington DC (SPX) Jul 23, 2010 We know 'icy' Neptune is partially comprised of water molecules but until now we have had little means to test how water behaves in the extreme conditions that Neptune presents.
Cassini Sees Moon Building Giant Snowballs In Saturn Ring Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 7:53PMby Staff Writers Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 23, 2010 While orbiting Saturn for the last six years, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has kept a close eye on the collisions and disturbances in the gas giant's rings.
2morrowknight: Twitter's earthXplorer: Simply Amazing! Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 3:12PM"What a Wonderful World" could easily be the theme song for the award-winning, world-class adventurer J.D. Andrews, who tweets under the name, earthXplorer.
NASA infrared imagery shows Chanthu weakening after landfall in southeastern China Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 2:41PMTropical Storm Chanthu came ashore in southeastern China and continues to move inland. NASA captured both visible and infrared satellite data that showed the storm is weakening in both form and cloud temperatures.
Nemesis hypothesis: Is there a small hidden star orbiting the sun? Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 11:59AMEvery 27 million years, there is a much higher likelihood of a mass extinction. Some astronomers have proposed that these extinctions are caused by a small comet-disturbing star orbiting our sun, the so-called Nemesis hypothesis.
Standing Up to the Moon Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 8:58AMThe gibbous moon waxes through southern skies this week, becoming full on the 25th. July’s full moon is known as the Hay Moon or the Thunder Moon. Rising at dusk and setting at dawn, the full moon dominates the sky this week, blotting out all but the brightest planets and stars.
Most massive star on record Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 8:58AMColossal stars discovered by British astronomers give an insight into the early universe They are the most colossal stars ever seen and live short, bright, lives in faraway reaches of space before exploding in a blaze of glory. One of the stars, now tagged R136a1, is estimated to weigh 265 times more than the sun and to shine millions of times more brightly. Were it to replace our own star, the ...
Name that star! Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 8:53AMWhat should we call the massive new star discovered by astronomers ? You decide The star known to astronomers as R136a1 is among the heaviest, brightest, hottest and biggest ever discovered. So why does its name sound like an obscure insurance form? A more impressive one seems essential. Piggy, perhaps, after the boy in Lord of the Flies, too big and bright to survive? Or a homage to other stars ...
Comet struck Neptune 200 years ago, researchers find Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 5:44PMA comet struck the planet Neptune some 200 years ago, leaving a blotch of carbon monoxide in the upper atmosphere.
Solar system clues in Saturn 'snowballs' Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 3:12PMPASADENA, Calif., July 21 (UPI) -- "Snowballs" forming in Saturn's rings may give clues to the creation of planets in the early solar system, U.S. astronomers say. Solar System - Rings of Saturn - Saturn - Planet - Astronomy
Comet Whacked Neptune 200 Years Ago Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 1:49PMResearchers studying Neptune's atmosphere found evidence that a comet may have hit the planet about two centuries ago. Was this a "cold-case" file re-opened, or did they discover a way to travel back in time to witness a long-ago event? To make the discovery, a team from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research [...]
Astronomers detect 'monster star' Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 1:36PMThe most massive star so far recorded is observed by a team led by a Sheffield University astronomer.
Scientists find huge supply of water on the moon Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 12:35PMAnalysis of moon rock suggests that a chemically altered form of water is bound up within a volcanic lunar mineral.
Planets We Could Call Home Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 11:06PMImagine yourself gazing at the sky on a summer night. You look in the direction of a particular star that, you have heard, has a special planet orbiting around it. Although you cannot actually see the planet--you can barely see the star itself--you know it is several times larger than Earth and, like Earth, is made mostly of rock. Quakes sometimes shake its surface, much of which is covered by ...
Cassini sees moon building giant snowballs in Saturn ring Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 9:31PMWhile orbiting Saturn for the last six years, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has kept a close eye on the collisions and disturbances in the gas giant's rings. They provide the only nearby natural laboratory for scientists to see the processes that must have occurred in our early solar system, as planets and moons coalesced out of disks of debris.
Cassini Sees Moon Building Giant Snowballs in Saturn Ring Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 5:37PMWhile orbiting Saturn for the last six years, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has kept a close eye on the collisions and disturbances in the gas giant's rings.
To researchers, space samples well worth cost Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 4:42PMIf a Japanese space capsule that recently returned to Earth is found to have collected particles from a billion-year-old space rock, it will join the short history of lucrative sample-return missions.
Malaysia ‘very blessed’, says Indian astrologist Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 2:27AMKUALA LUMPUR, July 18 — Malaysia is a “very blessed country”, thanks to its location on the globe in relation to the solar system, says an eminent astrologist from India. G. Suresh said the latitude (20 30’ North) and longitude (1120 30’ East) was most conducive as it received “positive energy” from the other planets which energised the ...
'Malaysia blessed due to location' Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 11:33PMKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is a "very blessed country", thanks to its location on the globe in relation to the solar system, says an eminent astrology scientist from India. G Suresh said the latitude (20 30’ North) and longitude (1120 30’ East) was most conducive as it received “positive energy” from the other planets which energised the country, and by extension, the people and all other creations ...
Malaysia Blessed Due To Location - Indian Astrology Scientist Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 10:54PMKUALA LUMPUR, July 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is a "very blessed country", thanks to its location on the globe in relation to the solar system, says an eminent astrology scientist from India.
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Brown Dwarfs Are Magnetic Too Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 6:04PMI feel a certain empathy for brown dwarfs. The first confirmed finding of one was only fifteen years ago and they remain frequently overlooked in most significant astronomical surveys. I mean OK, they can only (stifles laughter) burn deuterium but that's something, isn't it?(...)Read the rest of Astronomy Without A Telescope – Brown Dwarfs Are [...]
Probe's asteroid fly-by successful Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 5:00PMGerman spacecraft has taken images of asteroids that may one day help Earth defend itself from destruction.
Probability of other sun-like stars higher than previously believed Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 3:08AMLondon, July 17 : Turning previous theories on their head, an Indian-origin researcher has claimed that there are many solitary sun-like stars in the universe, which exist without any stellar companion.
Edwards students write to NASA Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 1:18AMEDWARDS, Colorado — The pre-kindergarten class at the Family Learning Center was “outraged” to find that Pluto is no longer considered a planet, so the students wrote a letter to NASA to share their concerns.