Archive for February, 2010

Moon walker astronaut to visit Wakefield schools – Yorkshire Evening Post

Posted on 23. Feb, 2010 by .

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Moon walker astronaut to visit Wakefield schools Yorkshire Evening Post A self-confessed astronomy addict, the 63-year-old has met 10 people who have journeyed to the moon and this will be the fifth astronaut he has brought to …

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Hatfield students help find new planet – Times 24

Posted on 23. Feb, 2010 by .

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Times 24 Hatfield students help find new planet Times 24 Their discovery has been published this week in the Astronomy & Astrophysics journal and was made using a range of different telescopes, including the …

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Youngest extra-solar planet discovered – The Nation, Pakistan

Posted on 21. Feb, 2010 by .

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Youngest extra-solar planet discovered The Nation, Pakistan ASTRONOMERS have discovered the youngest extra-solar planet around a solar-type star, named BD+20 1790b. The giant planet, six-times the mass of Jupiter, …

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Tom Wood has his own apology to make – Times Online

Posted on 20. Feb, 2010 by .

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Times Online Tom Wood has his own apology to make Times Online Modern-day rugby crowds are more like astronomers than spectators, trying to work out whether that bit of sky the ball is descending from is next to the … and more

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Mad Jack was right at home in former tribal stronghold – Hexham Courant

Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by .

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Hexham Courant Mad Jack was right at home in former tribal stronghold Hexham Courant Riddle wrote a book explaining “ practical solutions of the most useful problems in Nautical Astronomy …..which will present no difficulty to those who …

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Weather delays bridge opening on Bookerdale Road in Waynesboro – Staunton News Leader

Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by .

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Weather delays bridge opening on Bookerdale Road in Waynesboro Staunton News Leader Astronomers have found the astronomical equivalent of a prehistoric dinosaur: a collection of four small, ancient galaxies in our intergalactic backyard … and more

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Astronomers discover ‘youngest planet orbiting a solar-type star’ – Telegraph.co.uk

Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by .

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Telegraph.co.uk Astronomers discover 'youngest planet orbiting a solar-type star' Telegraph.co.uk The youngest planet orbiting a solar-type star outside our solar system have been discovered by astronomers . By Andrew Hough Researchers say the giant … Youngest planet outside Earth's solar system discovered Earthtimes (press release) Astronomers Find Youngest Exoplanet Yet Universe Today Hertfordshire astronomers discover youngest planet Watford Observer Science Daily (press release)

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Visual Acuity in Noble Planetarium in Forth Worth – aka.tv

Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by .

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aka.tv Visual Acuity in Noble Planetarium in Forth Worth aka.tv … to be equipped with the very latest AV and IT systems while retaining its tradition of live presentations and interactive astronomy education. ..

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Youngest planet outside Earth’s solar system discovered – Earthtimes (press release)

Posted on 18. Feb, 2010 by .

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Daily Mail Youngest planet outside Earth's solar system discovered Earthtimes (press release) By : dpa London – The discovery of the youngest planet outside the Earth's solar system was announced by a group of astronomers Thursday. ..

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Tales from the archives – New Statesman

Posted on 18. Feb, 2010 by .

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New Statesman Tales from the archives New Statesman …

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