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Astronomers Upset the Theory of Planetary Formation
The discovery of nine new planets challenges the reigning theory of the formation of planets, according to new observations by astronomers. Two of the astronomers involved in the discoveries are based at the UC Santa Barbara-affiliated Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network (LCOGT), based in Goleta, Calif., near UCSB.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 05/05 11:36pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 05/05 11:36pm
Google Sky Map: Coolest app ever
Seriously, Google Sky Map made reminded me why, despite ongoing economic, environmental, and political messes worldwide, it’s a very cool thing to be living in the 21st century.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 05/05 11:31pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 05/05 11:31pm
Astronomers find loads of ice on big asteroid
WASHINGTON — Scientists have found lots of life-essential water — frozen as ice — in an unexpected place in our solar system: an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 05/05 11:27pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 05/05 11:27pm
Seeking the universe from an apple orchard in Washington state
BREWSTER, Wash. - Out here by an apple orchard just off Highway 97 is one of the Hubble Space Telescope's ignored cousins, an 82-foot dish painted all white that weighs in at 240 tons.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 05/05 11:26pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 05/05 11:26pm
Star-gazing brings Vatican's chief astronomer 'closer to God'
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — Jesuit priest Jose Gabriel Funes, director of the Vatican's astronomic observatory, says star-gazing brings him closer to God. "I became an astronomer in order to get closer to God who created the universe," said Funes at the observatory in the vast park surrounding the pope's summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 05/05 11:20pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 05/05 11:20pm
Gear Review: Meade mySKY Handheld Astronomer
Study the night sky with this multi-media teaching tool.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 05/01 3:43am
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 05/01 3:43amBrief asides
News from the astronomy world this week put a whole new spin on the idea of rising ocean levels due to climate change. Scientists now suspect that Earth's oceans overall might have been created about 4 billion years ago as a result of a massive bombardment from space of asteroids composed primarily of water ice and organic molecules.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 05/01 3:41am
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 05/01 3:41am
College of Staten Island astronomer puts planetoids up for sale
A College of Staten Island professor is putting the naming rights for two minor planets he discovered up for sale. The 69-year-old astronomer -- who is entitled to name the planetoids since he found them -- is willing to let others put their permanent mark on the Milky Way.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 05/01 3:35am
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 05/01 3:35am
Aliens may exist but contact would hurt humans: Hawking
Aliens may exist but mankind should avoid contact with them as the consequences could be devastating, British scientist Stephen Hawking warned Sunday.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 04/26 5:39am
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 04/26 5:39amInside Nasa's flying telescope for infrared astronomy
Nasa has unveiled a powerful new tool in its quest to unravel the mysteries of the universe - a giant telescope mounted inside a jumbo jet called Sofia.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 04/25 10:56pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 04/25 10:56pmAstronomy Weekend
This Yonkers museum will offer model-rocket building and launching in its weekend-long celebration of National Astronomy Day (Saturday).
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 04/25 10:55pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 04/25 10:55pm
‘A new camera helps astronomers watch stars being born’
The first few images taken by a new near-infrared camera — LUCIFER 1 — is helping astronomers observe the faintest and most distant objects in the universe that are usually opaque to visible light.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 04/25 10:53pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 04/25 10:53pm
Happy Birthday, Hubble!
Astronomy's crown jewel — the Hubble Space Telescope — has turned 20, and retrospectives are definitely in order.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 04/25 10:50pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 04/25 10:50pm
Searching for Intelligent Life Out There
Who hasn't looked up at the night time sky and wondered . . . Is anybody out there? These days, astronomers are doing more than just speculating about intelligent life on other planetsl; they're actively seeking it out.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 04/19 8:40pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 04/19 8:40pm
NASA planet hunters may only be releasing limited data set
Scientific data sharing has become big news in the wake of the theft of e-mails from the Climatic Research Unit and ensuing investigations. Although the CRU researchers appear to have had an attitude towards data sharing that breached generally accepted scientific ethics, the process of actually sharing the data would have been anything but straightforward.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 04/19 8:39pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 04/19 8:39pm