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  • £400,000 backing for a place both youngsters and parents can enjoy Wednesday, July 1, 2009 @ 12:25AMWHILE most astrophysicists are helping to plan flights into space, Aaron Wagg is launching a much more down-to-earth business.
  • Chancellor's Letter: CU's new renewable energy institute benefits society, students Tuesday, June 30, 2009 @ 5:54PMBOULDER, Colo. — The University of Colorado at Boulder is frequently ranked as one of the "greenest" universities in the nation due to our actions, policies and education, including pioneering zero-waste game days at Folsom Field.
  • Largest Ever Survey of Very Distant Galaxy Clusters Completed Tuesday, June 30, 2009 @ 3:38PMRIVERSIDE, Calif. – An international team of researchers led by a UC Riverside astronomer has completed the largest ever survey designed to find very distant clusters of galaxies.
  • NASA places RFI NNH09ZDA010L on hold Tuesday, June 30, 2009 @ 2:36PMNASA places RFI NNH09ZDA010L on hold
  • Callahan rehearses NASA 50th anniversary story "Love Letter" Tuesday, June 30, 2009 @ 12:09PMStoryteller and Marshfield resident Jay O’Callahan’s home was the setting June 27 as he rehearsed his new story, “Love Letter,” commissioned by NASA for its 50th anniversary this year.
  • JDSU Provides Key Optical Components To Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory For World's Highest-Energy Laser System Tuesday, June 30, 2009 @ 5:38AMJDSU recently announced that it is supplying optical components called electro-optic modulators for the new National Ignition Facility (NIF) laser system at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory located in Livermore, California.
  • Flash-freezing of molecular ions in a storage ring Tuesday, June 30, 2009 @ 1:22AMRapid rotational cooling of molecular ions by interaction with electrons has been observed for the first time in the TSR heavy ion storage ring of the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg.
  • LoBiondo put politics over solid science Monday, June 29, 2009 @ 6:20PMOn June 26, Congressman Frank LoBiondo voted with the Democrats in favor of the "Cap and Trade" bill (American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009). In this time of economic crisis, record foreclosures, increasing unemployment, businesses and industries fleeing America because of suffocating regulations, LoBiondo voted to close the energy valve on what little American industry still has a pulse.
  • IAF to track, film total solar eclipse on July 22 Monday, June 29, 2009 @ 4:24PMActing on a request from Vigyan Prasar, IAF will deploy an AN-32 medium-lift aircraft and a Mirage-2000 multi-role fighter jet to record the total solar eclipse.
  • IAF to assist scientists tracking solar eclipse Monday, June 29, 2009 @ 3:02PMNEW DELHI: The Air Force will assist scientists in their quest to study the July 22 solar eclipse by flying a jet fighter and a transport aircraft, with the latter carrying a team of researchers. Agreeing to a request of Vigyan Prasar, ...
  • JDSU Provides Key Optical Components to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for World's Highest-Energy Laser System Monday, June 29, 2009 @ 7:58AMNew National Ignition Facility (NIF) Using JDSU Electro-Optic Modulators as Part of Laser Technology Designed for Key Scientific Missions
  • To boldly go... anywhere? Monday, June 29, 2009 @ 1:25AMThe "Star Trek" franchise got a much-needed and successful re-launch with its latest movie. Eric Sterner argues that it's also time to re-think what NASA does and how much we are willing to spend to support it.
  • Mars Rover Yielding New Clues While Lodged In Martian Soil Sunday, June 28, 2009 @ 7:55PMNASA's Mars rover Spirit, lodged in Martian soil that is causing traction trouble, is taking advantage of the situation by learning more about the Red Planet's environmental history.
  • Trying to spot differences in the sun Sunday, June 28, 2009 @ 10:16AMThe sun is the focus of a deepening mystery. Solar scientists want to know: Why is the sun so quiet?
  • Galaxies Coming Of Age In Cosmic Blobs Wednesday, June 24, 2009 @ 7:55PMby Staff Writers Boston MA (SPX) Jun 25, 2009 The "coming of age" of galaxies and black holes has been pinpointed, thanks to new data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes. This discovery helps resolve the true nature of gigantic blobs of gas observed around very young galaxies.
  • Kopachuck student scores in top 4 percent on ACT Wednesday, June 24, 2009 @ 5:13PMAmanda Gordon, 14, poses with the medal she was awarded at the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. Gordon, an eighth-grader at the time she was tested, scored a 33 on the ACT, which is in the top 4 percent of college-bound seniors.
  • NASA Selects Proposals to Enhance Science Education and Outreach Wednesday, June 24, 2009 @ 4:12PMNASA has selected four organizations to share approximately $18 million over five years for education and public outreach activities to help inspire the next generation of science leaders and explorers.
  • NASA Selects Proposals to Enhance Science Education and Outreach Wednesday, June 24, 2009 @ 4:00PMNASA has selected four organizations to share approximately $18 million over five years for education and public outreach activities to help inspire the next generation of science leaders and explorers. The cooperative agreements support the astrophysics, heliophysics, planetary and Earth divisions of NASA's Science Mission Directorate, which is providing the funding for the activities.
  • Queen's physicists receive $10.5M to determine the building blocks of our universe Wednesday, June 24, 2009 @ 1:29PM( Queen's University ) Queen's University physicists Mark Boulay and Mark Chen have received over $10.5 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation toward their underground research projects. The studies will take place at the international Sudbury Neutrino Observatory facility for underground particle astrophysics research.
  • Astronomers obtain first detection of magnetic field on bright star Vega Wednesday, June 24, 2009 @ 6:04AMParis, June 24 : Astronomers, using the NARVAL spectropolarimeter of the Bernard-Lyot telescope in France, have obtained the first detection of a magnetic field on the bright star Vega.
  • It's a good thing Wednesday, June 24, 2009 @ 2:02AMA Burlington County native is nominated for a Daytime Emmy award.
  • MT students get NASA scholarships, fellowships Tuesday, June 23, 2009 @ 3:22PMTwenty-five students who attend Montana colleges and universities have together received more than $143,500 in NASA scholarships and graduate research fellowships for the 2009-10 school year.
  • Lockheed Martin Team Selected to Develop New Solar Mission Tuesday, June 23, 2009 @ 2:44PMThe Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, and a national and international team of co-investigators have been selected by NASA to develop a new Small Explorer Mission called the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph .
  • Supermicro and NVIDIA Smash 1U Server Performance Records at International SuperComputing (ISC) 2009 Tuesday, June 23, 2009 @ 1:06PMTeraflop SuperServer 6016GT-TF-TM2 with Two Tesla GPUs plus a new 4U System that supports Four Tesla GPUs
  • Magnetic Field On Bright Star Vega Tuesday, June 23, 2009 @ 11:28AMThe first detection of a magnetic field on the bright star Vega has been made. Astronomers clearly observe the magnetically-induced effect in the spectrum of Vega, thereby showing that the star possesses a magnetic field, something unknown so far.
  • Magnetic field on bright star Vega Tuesday, June 23, 2009 @ 10:01AMAstronomy & Astrophysics journal publishes the first detection of a magnetic field on the bright star Vega. Using the NARVAL spectropolarimeter of the Bernard-Lyot telescope on top of the Pic du Midi (France), astronomers clearly observe the magnetically-induced effect in the spectrum of Vega, thereby showing that the star possesses a magnetic field, something unknown so far.
  • NASA Poised to Join Europe's Mars Rover Mission Tuesday, June 23, 2009 @ 9:59AMThe United States and Europe are moving closer toward a full-scale collaboration in Mars exploration.
  • Magnetic Field On Vega Tuesday, June 23, 2009 @ 8:36AMAstronomy & Astrophysics is publishing the first detection of a magnetic field on the star Vega, one of the brightest stars in the sky.
  • Magnetic field on bright star Vega Tuesday, June 23, 2009 @ 8:28AM( Astronomy & Astrophysics ) Astronomy & Astrophysics publishes the first detection of a magnetic field on the bright star Vega. Using the NARVAL spectropolarimeter of the Bernard-Lyot telescope on top of the Pic du Midi (France), astronomers clearly observe the magnetically-induced effect in the spectrum of Vega, thereby showing that the star possesses a magnetic field, something unknown so far.
  • Astrophysics and Mini-Golf (1 Letter) Monday, June 22, 2009 @ 6:49PMTo the Editor:.
  • ABC's "Impact": Oh No, Not Again! Monday, June 22, 2009 @ 1:09PMHow much more of the "Apocalyptic meteoroid-comet-asteroid-moon gonna hit the Earth/need to save us with a daring suicide mission involving nuclear weapons or a secret government project" genre can we possibly take? Ah yes, Father's Day. Going over to see the relatives for some pleasant conversation and outdoor grilling (well, maybe if you weren't on the East Coast of the United States this last ...
  • NASA awards two development contracts Monday, June 22, 2009 @ 8:48AMWASHINGTON, June 22 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it has selected two science proposals for development into full missions as part of the agency's Small Explorer program.
  • Midtown coffeehouse offers its special brew of espresso and music Monday, June 22, 2009 @ 12:13AMFrank James' business has been one disaster -- or disaster-themed coffee product -- after another.
  • NASA launches two probes to the moon Sunday, June 21, 2009 @ 7:41PMNASA blasted two probes into space Thursday on a landmark lunar exploration mission to scout water sources and landing sites in anticipation of sending mankind back to the moon in 2020. The liftoff of the dual LRO and LCROSS missions atop an Atlas V rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida occured one month shy of the 40th anniversary of NASA's historic first landings on ...
  • Scientists discover solar-like oscillations in massive star Sunday, June 21, 2009 @ 3:09AMNEW DELHI: Scientists claim to have discovered a massive star 10 times the mass of Sun but with similar oscillations which could open new possibilities of probing the interiors of celestial bodies and understanding the reasons behind the fluctuations inside the Sun.
  • NASA Ames Awarded Small Explorer Mission Development Contracts Saturday, June 20, 2009 @ 10:51AMNASA Ames Awarded Small Explorer Mission Development Contracts
  • Kids learn to love science at Challenger Space Center Saturday, June 20, 2009 @ 9:48AMSummer programs allow them to use same gear as professionals.
  • Jeff Goldstein: Yesterday's Launch of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Brings Back Memories of Apollo 11 Friday, June 19, 2009 @ 6:15PMJuly 20th is coming. It will be the 40th anniversary of the first human footprints on another world, and I lived it.
  • NASA Awards Two Small Explorer Development Contracts Friday, June 19, 2009 @ 3:32PMNASA has selected two science proposals to be developed into full missions as part of the agency's Small Explorer, or SMEX, Program.
  • Nathanael Greene: Will the Biofuels Industry Hang Itself in the Climate Bill? Friday, June 19, 2009 @ 3:00PMThe biofuels industry wants to put the market in overdrive, take the safety railings off and then blind EPA.
  • NASA Awards Two Small Explorer Development Contracts Friday, June 19, 2009 @ 3:00PMNASA has selected two science proposals to be developed into full missions as part of the agency's Small Explorer, or SMEX, Program. The selections will implement projects that will study our sun and some of the most exotic objects in the universe, such as neutron stars and black holes.
  • Astronomy and astrophysics Olympiads Friday, June 19, 2009 @ 2:38PMApplications are called from schoolchildren wishing to participate in the National Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad competition-2009 and for the Sri Lankan Physics Olympiad competition-2009 both due on July 18, 2009.
  • 'Impact': We're all going to die – of boredom Friday, June 19, 2009 @ 1:35PMReview: Miniseries about a meteor collision is dull, preposterous.
  • European Satellites Probe A New Magnetar Thursday, June 18, 2009 @ 7:25PMby Francis Reddy Washington DC (SPX) Jun 19, 2009 On Aug. 22, 2008, NASA's Swift satellite reported multiple blasts of radiation from a rare object known as a soft gamma repeater, or SGR. Now, astronomers report an in-depth study of these eruptions using the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton and International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL) satellites.
  • Wilmington Scouts earn Eagle awards Thursday, June 18, 2009 @ 11:21AMRecently, Marty Sabounjian and Russell MacDonald of Wilmington achieved the highest rank in scouting — Eagle Scout.
  • Canucks buy 300 teraflops Blue iDataPlex super Thursday, June 18, 2009 @ 11:02AMMelting Arctic sea ice to, er, save Arctic sea ice The University of Toronto's SciNet consortium, which provides supercomputing oomph for colleges, universities, and research hospitals across Canada, will today announce that it has selected IBM's iDataPlex servers using Intel's new "Nehalem EP" Xeon 5500 processors to create the most powerful supercomputer in Canada.… Case Study: WhatsUp keeps ...
  • IBM Supercomputer at University of Toronto is Canada's Most Powerful Thursday, June 18, 2009 @ 10:15AMIBM iDataPlex System to predict future risks such as accelerating decrease in Arctic sea ice; regional climate change for Province of Ontario and Great Lakes watershed region TORONTO, June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The University of Toronto's SciNet Consortium, Compute Canada, and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the completion of a new supercomputer facility at SciNet that has a peak ...
  • Hubble rebounds from glitch Thursday, June 18, 2009 @ 5:39AMThe Hubble Space Telescope is rebounding from its first technical scare since astronauts completed a successful repair mission last month and released the observatory from space shuttle Atlantis.
  • UF grad to get cool taste of Mars Thursday, June 18, 2009 @ 5:09AMBy Diane Chun Staff Writer Temperatures of 80 degrees Fahrenheit at noon plunge to about minus-100 at midnight. Gravity is one-third that of Earth, and the atmosphere is 95 percent carbon dioxide. Endless, dull, red desert views are pitted by the occasional crater and often obscured by dust storms.
  • SOLANA BEACH: Astronomy researcher gets $1 million Shaw Prize Thursday, June 18, 2009 @ 2:49AMFrank H. Shu, a professor of physics at UC San Diego, has been awarded the $1 million Shaw Prize for his research in astronomy.