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Astronomy students find a galaxy (UPI)
MADISON, Wis., Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Five astronomy students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have carried their research to unexpected heights -- they found a galaxy.
Astronomy students find a galaxy (Moldova.org)
Five astronomy students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have carried their research to unexpected heights -- they found a galaxy.They made their improbable find in a most improbable way, using the world's largest radio telescope, the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.The students told the Wisconsin Sate Journal that their good fortune was not expected when they signed up for a research ...
JJC hosting meteorite program (The Herald News)
An astronomer from the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum in Chicago will visit Joliet Junior College's main campus from 6 to 7 p.m. Dec. 3 to talk about the history of meteorites and their impacts.
Rice professor among best under age 40 (River Oaks Examiner)
Doug Natelson, an associate professor of physics and astronomy and in electrical and computer engineering at Rice University, was named one of the nation’s top 20 scientists under age 40 by Discover magazine in its December issue, which hit the newsstands Nov. 11.
Education in the Arab world (Radio Netherlands)
A thousand years ago, Arabs led the world in many areas of knowledge, including science, math, astronomy, medicine, optics and philosophy. But today, the Arab world lags behind much of the rest of the world.
ScienceWorks features 'Toy Science' exhibit, astronomy events (Ashland Daily Tidings)
ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum's perennial favorite, Toy Science, opens today and runs through January.
Shuttle Astronauts Prepare for Sunday Landing (SPACE.com via Yahoo! News)
The seven astronauts aboard NASA's space shuttle Endeavour will convert their spacecraft into a 100-ton glider today to prepare for a planned Sunday landing and, for one spaceflyer, a long-awaited homecoming.
Sidewalk Astronomy / Stars (Scoop.co.nz)
Dear Friends, In celebration of Warwick Blair's video installation Stars , we invite you to Sidewalk Astronomy , this Saturday November 29 at 10pm. Sidewalk Astronomy is an event founded in the 1960s.
Inside NASA's 747 Flying Telescope [Nasa] (Gizmodo)
newVideoPlayer("/sofia_giz.flv", 640, 380,""); Although still three years from starting actual scientific missions, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) airborne observatory...
Man has a heavenly pursuit (Livingston County Daily Press & Argus)
People slowed down in their cars, and they stepped out of the bar across the street. Everyone wanted to know what the older man, bundled up in his winter coat and gloves, was doing with a big telescope placed along Brighton's Main Street sidewalk that chilly October evening.