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Catch a falling star – or at least part of one – in unusual meteorite auction – Irish Times
Posted on 09. Aug, 2011 by admin.
Irish Times Catch a falling star – or at least part of one – in unusual meteorite auction Irish Times The auction is expected to attract interest from astronomers and a network of international collectors who specialise in this very niche field of collecting. The most expensive lot in the sale is a large chunk – weighing 5.8kg – of the “Hambleton” …
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Scientists: Universes Could Make up “Multiverse” – International Business Times
Posted on 06. Aug, 2011 by admin.
Scientists: Universes Could Make up “Multiverse” International Business Times Since physicists and astronomers don't have the technology or means to peer beyond our universe to see other universes, they are hoping to confirm their theory by looking for signs that our universe at one time collided with another universe. … and more
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Higher levels of uptake in science subjects – Herald Scotland
Posted on 05. Aug, 2011 by admin.
Higher levels of uptake in science subjects Herald Scotland Professor Martin Hendry, from the School of Physics and Astronomy at Glasgow University and a representative of the UK-wide Science and Technology Facilities Council, agreed.
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Hundreds expected at Sidmouth’s sixth astronomy fair – Sidmouth Herald
Posted on 05. Aug, 2011 by admin.
Sidmouth Herald Hundreds expected at Sidmouth's sixth astronomy fair Sidmouth Herald SIDMOUTH'S Norman Lockyer Observatory is staging its sixth Astronomy Fair tomorrow (Saturday) from 9am to 6-pm. Four speakers will talk on various topics
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Evidence grows for water on Mars – Financial Times
Posted on 04. Aug, 2011 by admin.
Evidence grows for water on Mars Financial Times Ever since 19th-century astronomers imagined seeing Martian canals through their telescopes, stories about water on Mars have ebbed and flowed.
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Science stereotypes under the microscope – Telegraph.co.uk
Posted on 04. Aug, 2011 by admin.
Telegraph.co.uk Science stereotypes under the microscope Telegraph.co.uk This autumn, high-profile women will speak on scientific subjects, including Longitude author Dava Sobel on the Copernican revolution in astronomy (September 5) and particle physicist Tara Shears on the Large Hadron Collider (October 19). …
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Birmingham Mail World View: Thursday 4th August 2011 – Birmingham Mail
Posted on 04. Aug, 2011 by admin.
Birmingham Mail World View: Thursday 4th August 2011 Birmingham Mail Earth once had a second moon, until it made the fatal mistake of smacking its big sister, some astronomers now theorize. For awhile when the Earth was young, it had a big moon, the one you see now, and a smaller “companion moon” orbiting above. …
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Water keeps nanoparticle size under 3 nm diameter – nanotechweb.org
Posted on 04. Aug, 2011 by admin.
Water keeps nanoparticle size under 3 nm diameter nanotechweb.org Dr Gauthier Torricelli performed this work as a postdoc in the Condensed Matter Physics Group at the Department of Physics and Astronomy , University of Leicester, UK. He now works in the Space Research Centre at the same university. ..
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What’s On – from August 4 – West Sussex County Times
Posted on 04. Aug, 2011 by admin.
What's On – from August 4 West Sussex County Times HORSHAM Astronomy Group meet on the first Wednesday of the month for talks, occasional observing sessions, and for sharing advice on astronomical techniques at Christ's Hospital. Please contact our secretary, Richard Griffith via our website at …
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Popular star parties gives people a chance to explore the universe – Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Posted on 04. Aug, 2011 by admin.
Pittsburgh Post Gazette Popular star parties gives people a chance to explore the universe Pittsburgh Post Gazette The observatory is one of two such facilities run by the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh. Things should be looking up Friday and Saturday at Mingo Creek County Park in Nottingham. The Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh will ..
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