Archive for November, 2010
Events – November 25 onwards – Flintshire Chronicle
Posted on 21. Nov, 2010 by admin.
Events – November 25 onwards Flintshire Chronicle CHESTER: Society of Thirteen lecture entitled Astronomy and Art by Professor David Hughes, Emeritus Professor of Astronomy at Sheffield University, … and more
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Sciences stars shining out – Scotsman
Posted on 19. Nov, 2010 by admin.
Sciences stars shining out Scotsman … Alan Heavens and Dr Ben Panter from the University of Edinburgh's School of Physics and Astronomy , who developed an algorithm to analyse starlight.
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Visit Edinburgh’s Our Dynamic Earth exhibit for a fun family break – TravelBite.co.uk
Posted on 19. Nov, 2010 by admin.
TravelBite.co.uk Visit Edinburgh's Our Dynamic Earth exhibit for a fun family break TravelBite.co.uk Highlights include a film entitled We Are Astronomers , which is narrated by David Tennant and uses 360-degree full dome film technology. ..
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Leonid showers light up the Midland skies – Birmingham Mail
Posted on 19. Nov, 2010 by admin.
Leonid showers light up the Midland skies Birmingham Mail Astronomers expect that this year's shower will produce around 20 meteors an hour.
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…and lose a giant among minor body researchers – Nature.com (blog)
Posted on 18. Nov, 2010 by admin.
Nature.com (blog) …and lose a giant among minor body researchers Nature.com (blog) Marsden was recognized with the Van Biesbroeck Award, by University of Arizona, for his services to astronomy , 1989 and the Brouwer Award, … and more
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Seven days: 12–18 November 2010 – Nature.com
Posted on 17. Nov, 2010 by admin.
Nature.com Seven days: 12–18 November 2010 Nature.com Using data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, a team of astronomers declared last week that they had discovered two gargantuan 'bubbles' of …
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Students launch mission to Mars – Watford Observer
Posted on 17. Nov, 2010 by admin.
Students launch mission to Mars Watford Observer The project was run by Space Flight UK, a company delivering presentations and workshops on astronomy and space exploration, as part of Bushey Meads' …
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Scottish skies lit up by ‘giant meteor’ – Herald Scotland
Posted on 16. Nov, 2010 by admin.
Scottish skies lit up by 'giant meteor' Herald Scotland Dr Martin Hendry, of Glasgow University's astronomy department, said: “From the descriptions of it being very bright and breaking up, it may have been …
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First Minister opens St Andrews University’s £45m sciences building – Scotland Courier
Posted on 15. Nov, 2010 by admin.
Scotland Courier First Minister opens St Andrews University's £45m sciences building Scotland Courier With a physical link to the school of physics and astronomy via a first-floor bridge, it is also one of the first medical schools in the UK to fully …
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Witnesses describe seeing a ‘giant meteor’ – BBC News
Posted on 15. Nov, 2010 by admin.
Witnesses describe seeing a 'giant meteor' BBC News A similar meteor was seen last week by astronomy expert John Braithwaite while travelling back from giving a presentation to schoolchildren in Dundee … and more
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