• Satellite Educators Association Conference XXIII

    Updated: 2010-06-30 22:59:20
    Satellite Educators Association Conference XXIII

  • Sketching at the telescope: A. J. Crayon’s NGC 6520 and B86

    Updated: 2010-06-30 22:35:00
    Astronomy magazine editors' blog: NGC 6520 and B86 sketched by A. J. Crayon using an 8-inch f/6 reflector at 80x. David J. Eicher libraryThis “sketching at the telescope” edition features a drawing by Arizona observer A. J. Crayon showing the open star cluster NGC 6520 in Sagittarius and the nearby dark nebula B86. To learn more about astronomical sketching, Astronomy magazine subscribers can access my Astronomy.com video "Sketching from the telescope" and read Glenn Chaple's Observing Basics column "Sketching 101." See the rest of the Sketching at the telescope series.

  • Giant Gas Ring Explained as Collision Between Two Galaxies

    Updated: 2010-06-30 22:31:31
    On Orbit: An international team unveiled the origin of the giant gas ring in the Leo group of galaxies. With the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, the scientists were able to detect an optical signature of the ring corresponding to star forming regions. read more

  • Zapping Titan-like Atmosphere with UV Creates Life Precursors

    Updated: 2010-06-30 22:16:24
    On Orbit: The first experimental evidence showing how atmospheric nitrogen can be incorporated into organic macromolecules is being reported by a University of Arizona team. The finding indicates what organic molecules might be found on Titan, the moon of Saturn that scientists think is a model for the chemistry of pre-life Earth. Earth and Titan are the only known planetary-sized bodies that have thick, predominantly nitrogen atmospheres, said Hiroshi Imanaka, who conducted the research while a member of UA's chemistry and biochemistry department. read more

  • Robotic Russian Space Freighter Zooms Toward Space Station

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:54:00
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  • [News] Earlier start to multicellular life?

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:23:51
    Earlier start to multicellular life? Newly uncovered fossils hint that multicellular life may...

  • Spitzer Spots a Brown Dwarf

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  • The colors of starbirth

    Updated: 2010-06-30 20:36:31
    A stunning “cosmic watercolor” features the interplay of light from hot young stars reflecting off clouds of gas and dust, 420 light-years from Earth.

  • Mapping our planet's gravity

    Updated: 2010-06-30 19:46:32
    The European Space Agency's GOCE satellite has delivered a beautiful map of Earth's gravity field that will also serve important scientific purposes for years to come.

  • DNA search, iPhone chemistry, electronic waste

    Updated: 2010-06-30 14:07:43
    , , Method Hunting in 8000 BC weapon found in melting ice patch Home add your blog Archives Search Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . DNA search , iPhone chemistry , electronic waste post from Sciencebase Science Blog on 30 June 2010 10:07:43 AM . Sciencebase Science Blog Latest bookmarked science news , including my current Alchemist column on ChemWeb.com : How to build a better DNA search engine The techniques for indexing Chinese language websites could dramatically improve the speed of bioinformatic searches , according to research by SOSO , the third largest Chinese search engine The chemistry of an iPhone Steve Jobs responds DNA search , iPhone chemistry ,

  • Directly Imaged Planet Orbits Sun-like Star

    Updated: 2010-06-30 13:59:33
    Method Dawn Journal : Dawn 9.0 Home add your blog Archives Search Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Directly Imaged Planet Orbits Sun-like Star post from Centauri Dreams on 30 June 2010 09:59:33 AM . Centauri Dreams Exoplanet hunting takes time , a fact that is well demonstrated in the case of a newly confirmed gas giant . Eight times as massive as Jupiter , it orbits a star much like the Sun but at a distance vast enough 300 AU to place it well within the Kuiper[ . Read The Full Article : http : www.centauri-dreams.org p=13192 Add to del.icio.us Digg this Post to Furl Add to reddit Add to myYahoo Website designed by Bartosz Brzezinski Powered by blogdig.net Cool

  • In Defense of Virtual Satellites

    Updated: 2010-06-30 13:00:00
    Method Willow Garages PR2 Robot Plays Janitor By Cleaning Up With a Cart video Home add your blog Archives Search Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . In Defense of Virtual Satellites post from CR4 Recent Blog Entries on 30 June 2010 09:00:00 AM . CR4 Recent Blog Entries DARPA plans to harness clusters of less expensive , smaller modules that are wirelessly connected in space , without sacrificing military effectiveness . The agency seeks a third party partner to develop a payload spacecraft module to test the F6 concept on-orbit . Just how feasible is this project Th Read The Full Article : http : cr4.globalspec.com blogentry 13137 In-Defense-of-Virtual-Satellites

  • Canadian Biotechnologist Salutes Let?s Talk Science

    Updated: 2010-06-30 12:16:02
    Method FAA Floats a Break to Flying Car Home add your blog Archives Search Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Canadian Biotechnologist Salutes Lets Talk Science post from Canadian BioTechnologist2.0 on 30 June 2010 08:16:02 AM . Canadian BioTechnologist2.0 Let’s Talk Science is an incredible , home grown , Canadian organization that has inspired and engaged more than 2 million children , youth , educators and volunteers in science , engineering and technology since 1993. Let’s Talk Science boasts a group of over 2,000 graduate and undergraduate student volunteers who visit elementary and high school classrooms and community settings Read The Full Article : http :

  • Alzheimer's Imaging Study Identifies Brain Changes

    Updated: 2010-06-30 04:47:25
    Method Wordless Wednesday : Wild Morning Glories Home add your blog Archives Search Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Alzheimer's Imaging Study Identifies Brain Changes post from Machines Like Us Science at the speed of thought on 30 June 2010 12:47:25 AM . Machines Like Us Science at the speed of thought Scientists at the University of Kentucky's College of Medicine have identified changes in the brains of normal individuals at high risk for Alzheimer's disease that could prove important for early detection of the . disease read more Read The Full Article : http : machineslikeus.com news alzheimers-imaging-study-identifies-brain-changes Add to del.icio.us Digg this

  • Another direct picture of a planet orbiting an alien star confirmed!

    Updated: 2010-06-30 04:39:44
    Method Directly Imaged Planet Orbits Sun-like Star Home add your blog Archives Search Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Another direct picture of a planet orbiting an alien star confirmed post from Bad Astronomy on 30 June 2010 12:39:44 PM . Bad Astronomy Astronomers have confirmed that an object in an image from 2008 thought at the time to possibly be a direct image of a planet orbiting another star is in fact a planet . I’ll explain in a sec , but I want people to understand that[ . Read The Full Article : http : feedproxy.google.com r BadAstronomyBlog 3 XJ8XgVby1xI Add to del.icio.us Digg this Post to Furl Add to reddit Add to myYahoo Website designed by Bartosz

  • 'Galactic archaeologists' find origin of Milky Way's ancient stars

    Updated: 2010-06-30 04:36:04
    Method How Much is the Newest Advanced Artificial Hand 11,000 USD video Home add your blog Archives Search Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Galactic archaeologists' find origin of Milky Way's ancient stars post from Machines Like Us Science at the speed of thought on 30 June 2010 12:36:04 AM . Machines Like Us Science at the speed of thought Many of the Milky Way's ancient stars are remnants of other smaller galaxies torn apart by violent galactic collisions around five billion years ago , according to researchers at Durham . University read more Read The Full Article : http : machineslikeus.com news galactic-archaeologists-find-origin-milky-ways-anc ient-stars Add

  • Zapping Titan-like atmosphere with UV rays creates life precursors

    Updated: 2010-06-30 04:24:18
    Method Directly Imaged Planet Orbits Sun-like Star Home add your blog Archives Search Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Zapping Titan-like atmosphere with UV rays creates life precursors post from Machines Like Us Science at the speed of thought on 30 June 2010 12:24:18 AM . Machines Like Us Science at the speed of thought The nitrogen-dominated atmosphere and organic chemistry of Saturn's moon Titan may provide clues to the origin of life on . Earth read more Read The Full Article : http : machineslikeus.com news zapping-titan-atmosphere-uv-rays-creates-life-prec ursors Add to del.icio.us Digg this Post to Furl Add to reddit Add to myYahoo Website designed by Bartosz

  • NASA Invites Journalists, Video Game Experts to Review Online Game

    Updated: 2010-06-29 22:56:03
    Moonbase Alpha is a game with single and multiplayer options where players step into the role of an exploration team member in a futuristic 3-D lunar settlement.

  • Breaking News from the U of MN! Nanotechnology for better solar energy capture

    Updated: 2010-06-29 22:26:41
    Site Navigation Blog Topics The Dead Sea Scrolls Oil spill in the gulf Vaccines Mayan calendar Swine Flu Minnesota geology Archive Features Object of the Month Scientist on the Spot Changing Seasons Browse Images Browse Tags Links Community Latest comments Contribute Buzz points Mentors Scientists Teachers Community Guidelines Member Gallery Exhibit Buzz kiosks About Where is Science Buzz Awards Credits Copyright Information Contact Us Privacy Help Be part of the buzz . Login Register Research findings Breaking News from the U of MN Nanotechnology for better solar energy capture by KelsiDayle on Jun . 29th , 2010 Old-fashioned . Now out of date Solar cells have been around for decades , but with low-efficiency and high manufacturing costs , they have yet to be adapted into our everyday

  • Hip sounds from the surface of the Sun

    Updated: 2010-06-29 19:42:52
    Site Navigation Blog Topics The Dead Sea Scrolls Oil spill in the gulf Vaccines Mayan calendar Swine Flu Minnesota geology Archive Features Object of the Month Scientist on the Spot Changing Seasons Browse Images Browse Tags Links Community Latest comments Contribute Buzz points Mentors Scientists Teachers Community Guidelines Member Gallery Exhibit Buzz kiosks About Where is Science Buzz Awards Credits Copyright Information Contact Us Privacy Help Be part of the buzz . Login Register Amazing fact Hip sounds from the surface of the Sun by mdr on Jun . 29th , 2010 Coronal loops on the Sun's surface appear to vibrate like guitar or violin strings and produce a sort of heavenly music which has been recorded by scientists at the University of Sheffield in the UK . You can hear a sample in the

  • Must-see science on the Web

    Updated: 2010-06-29 03:12:41
    Univ. of Manchester: 'Plato Code' cracked? | The code explained This Is Wiltshire: The Marden Henge mystery (via Daily Grail) Spaceflight Now: Falcon 9 spacecraft meets fiery end The New Yorker: The plastic panic

  • No sex please, we're astronauts

    Updated: 2010-06-28 21:55:09
    Do astronauts carry on, um, "personal relationships" in outer space? "We don't have them and we won't," STS-131 shuttle commander Alan Poindexter is quoted as saying in today's Telegraph.

  • The most beautiful space image you are going to see today

    Updated: 2010-06-28 02:43:30
    Site Navigation Blog Topics The Dead Sea Scrolls Oil spill in the gulf Vaccines Mayan calendar Swine Flu Minnesota geology Archive Features Object of the Month Scientist on the Spot Changing Seasons Browse Images Browse Tags Links Community Latest comments Contribute Buzz points Mentors Scientists Teachers Community Guidelines Member Gallery Exhibit Buzz kiosks About Where is Science Buzz Awards Credits Copyright Information Contact Us Privacy Help Be part of the buzz . Login Register Amazing fact The most beautiful space image you are going to see today by Gene on Jun . 27th , 2010 No , it's not the Green Lantern . It's Aurora Australis , or the Southern Lights , as seen from the International Space . Station Courtesy NASA Or possibly . ever An aurora over the Indian Ocean , photographed

  • Perennial grain

    Updated: 2010-06-27 17:55:36
    Site Navigation Blog Topics The Dead Sea Scrolls Oil spill in the gulf Vaccines Mayan calendar Swine Flu Minnesota geology Archive Features Object of the Month Scientist on the Spot Changing Seasons Browse Images Browse Tags Links Community Latest comments Contribute Buzz points Mentors Scientists Teachers Community Guidelines Member Gallery Exhibit Buzz kiosks About Where is Science Buzz Awards Credits Copyright Information Contact Us Privacy Help Be part of the buzz . Login Register Science links Perennial grain by ARTiFactor on Jun . 27th , 2010 Perennial grain Courtesy RaeA In a paper titled Increased Food and Ecosystem Security via Perennial Grains scientist state that perennial grains could be available in two decades and urge that research into perennial grains be accelerated by

  • Witnessing History: Space Shuttle Launch

    Updated: 2010-06-27 03:00:16
    September 16th is the next space shuttle launch. After that there is a "Mid November" launch...

  • Singularity University Welcomes 2010 Graduate Studies Program

    Updated: 2010-06-27 01:52:55
    Singularity University Welcomes 2010 Graduate Studies Program

  • NASA Ames Welcomes Summer Interns from United Arab Emirates

    Updated: 2010-06-27 01:52:54
    NASA Ames Welcomes Summer Interns from United Arab Emirates

  • Lofts In Space: NASA Challenges College Students To Design Inflatable Space Habitats

    Updated: 2010-06-26 09:50:11
    Lofts In Space: NASA Challenges College Students To Design Inflatable Space Habitats

  • NASA Data Provide Hands-on Approach at Teacher Workshop

    Updated: 2010-06-26 09:50:10
    NASA Data Provide Hands-on Approach at Teacher Workshop

  • Picture-perfect launch

    Updated: 2010-06-26 04:36:43
    Here's an oldie but goodie: This picture from three years ago shows skydiving Staff Sgt. Eric Thompson high in the sky while a Delta 2 rocket lifts off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, carrying the COSMO-SkyMed satellite into Earth orbit.

  • Weekend field trips on the Web

    Updated: 2010-06-25 20:10:15
    'Nova' on PBS: 'The Spy Factory' The Daily Grail: Singularity backlash New Scientist: 40 questions of science National Geographic: The evolutionary road

  • Will China and Russia take care of the space station?

    Updated: 2010-06-25 03:06:48
    NASA Watch's Keith Cowing picks up on a Russian statement suggesting that China has been asked to join the International Space Station partnership ... to help fill the spaceflight gap created by the space shuttle fleet's retirement.

  • Science for mature audiences only

    Updated: 2010-06-24 23:40:04
    Cracked: 7 classic Disney movies based on R-rated tales BoingBoing: All your favorite dinosaurs suck (@$!%# alert) ABC Australia: Women's bodies 'choosy' about sperm BBC: Building a do-it-yourself nuclear fusion reactor

  • ISS EarthKAM Summer 2010 Mission

    Updated: 2010-06-24 18:42:17
    Middle school educators are invited to join NASA for the International Space Station EarthKAM Summer 2010 Mission from July 13 – 16, 2010. Find out more about this exciting opportunity that allows students to take pictures of Earth from a digital camera aboard the International Space Station. ISS EarthKAM is a NASA-sponsored project that provides [...]

  • What are some unusual alternative theories in science?

    Updated: 2010-06-24 12:03:17
    For example, I once heard about a theory, a book had been written about, stating that the solar...

  • Moon orbiter marks a milestone

    Updated: 2010-06-24 03:08:05
    NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter began orbiting the moon one year ago today, and in honor of the anniversary, the space agency is offering a gallery of "10 cool things" observed by the space probe.

  • Daily dose of science on the Web

    Updated: 2010-06-24 02:30:42
    Discovery News: Did sickle cell anemia kill King Tut? The New Yorker: ESPN enters the third dimension Telegraph: Listen to the music of the sun Next Big Future: Carnival of Space 159

  • World Space Week – October 4-10, 2010

    Updated: 2010-06-23 00:42:43
    Join educators and space enthusiasts around the world to celebrate World Space Week, Oct. 4-10, 2010. This international event commemorates the beginning of the Space Age with the launch of Sputnik 1 on Oct. 4, 1957. During World Space Week, teachers are encouraged to use space-themed activities. World Space Week is the largest public space [...]

  • News: Kepler Discovers Hundreds of New Planets

    Updated: 2010-06-21 05:00:00
    Kepler Discovers Hundreds of New Planets (from Planetary News)

  • In The News: Japanese Spacecraft Deploys First Ever Solar Sail

    Updated: 2010-06-09 05:00:00
    On the Planetary Society web site: Japanese Spacecraft Deploys First Ever Solar Sail

  • Press Release: Bill Nye Signs on as Planetary Society's New Executive Director

    Updated: 2010-06-07 05:00:00
    On the Planetary Society web site: Bill Nye Signs on as Planetary Society's New Executive Director

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