Archive for June, 2011
Close Shave! Asteroid Buzzes Earth – Fox News
Posted on 27. Jun, 2011 by admin.
Fox News Close Shave! Asteroid Buzzes Earth Fox News Astronomers with the LINEAR near-Earth object survey in Socorro, NM, made the find. The space rock is on the small side, with latest size estimates ranging from 16 to 66 feet (5 to 20 meters) wide. That means asteroid 2011 MD would likely be too small …
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Bend it like Beckham – but not on Mars – The Guardian
Posted on 27. Jun, 2011 by admin.
The Guardian Bend it like Beckham – but not on Mars The Guardian The current head of the department of physics and astronomy at the University of Leicester is Professor Lester.
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Conference marks tercentenary of Thomas Wright, eighteenth-century polymath – University of Bristol
Posted on 24. Jun, 2011 by admin.
Conference marks tercentenary of Thomas Wright, eighteenth-century polymath University of Bristol Thomas Wright (1711-1786) had a lifelong interest in theology, astronomy , natural history, philosophy and literature, and considerable skills in surveying, draughtsmanship and mathematical calculations.
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Times Good University Guide says St Andrews is best in Scotland – Scotland Courier
Posted on 24. Jun, 2011 by admin.
Scotland Courier Times Good University Guide says St Andrews is best in Scotland Scotland Courier Among the subjects receiving praise are physics and astronomy , French, social anthropology, geology, Russian and chemistry. The university also performed strongly in Middle Eastern and African studies, divinity and philosophy. …
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Mapping the Route to Retirement – ScienceCareers.org
Posted on 23. Jun, 2011 by admin.
Mapping the Route to Retirement ScienceCareers.org Irene Little, a former astronomy professor at Wellesley College in Massachusetts, and her astronomer husband, Stephen, moved in 1990 to the cabin they'd built a decade before in Estes Park, Colorado, near Rocky Mountain National Park, but they couldn't …
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Astronomers shed light on dark matter – Edinburgh Evening News
Posted on 23. Jun, 2011 by admin.
Astronomers shed light on dark matter Edinburgh Evening News By Unknown Astronomers are studying the debris of a massive intergalactic collision to gain fresh understanding of the universe. Researchers, including those from Edinburgh University, are using very powerful telescopes to study the aftermath of the … and more
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Astronomers shed light on dark matter – Scotsman
Posted on 23. Jun, 2011 by admin.
Astronomers shed light on dark matter Scotsman By Unknown Astronomers are studying the debris of a massive intergalactic collision to gain fresh understanding of the universe. Researchers, including those from Edinburgh University, are using very powerful telescopes to study the aftermath of the … and more
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Scots scientists studying massive galactic collision – stv.tv
Posted on 22. Jun, 2011 by admin.
stv.tv Scots scientists studying massive galactic collision stv.tv The astronomers are hoping the unique study of the collision, in an area dubbed Pandora's Cluster, will gain fresh understanding of our universe. Scientists say the crash of galaxies – which took place over the past 350 million years and is one of the ..
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Canaries hear the stars sing at the Starmus festival – New Scientist (blog)
Posted on 21. Jun, 2011 by admin.
Canaries hear the stars sing at the Starmus festival New Scientist (blog) Now sitting down to a lunch of goat's cheese croquettes in red mojo sauce, Garik explains to me that while people have been mixing celestial images and music for many years the problem is there is no fusion between the actual science of astronomy and … and more
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Researchers tweet technical talk – Nature.com (subscription)
Posted on 20. Jun, 2011 by admin.
Researchers tweet technical talk Nature.com (subscription) A group for astronomers met for the first time last week. In the inaugral session of the medical club on 5 June, around 60 participants discussed an influential paper on the treatment of acute sepsis and septic shock (E
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