Archive for 'Astronomers'
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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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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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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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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Scientists: We Live in a Bubble Inside a “Multiverse” – International Business Times
Posted on 03. Aug, 2011 by admin.
BBC News Scientists: We Live in a Bubble Inside a “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. … Testing the Multiverse… Observationally! Universe Today all 26 news articles
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Earth’s two moons? – Kuwait Times
Posted on 03. Aug, 2011 by admin.
Earth's two moons?
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Testing the Multiverse… Observationally! – Universe Today
Posted on 03. Aug, 2011 by admin.
Universe Today Testing the Multiverse… Observationally! Universe Today The CMB has already allowed astronomers to map the network of large-scale structure in today's Universe from tiny fluctuations detected by WMAP. In a similar manner, some cosmologists have hoped to comb the CMB for disk-shaped patterns that would serve … and more
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Light Hero is Available For Free on iPhone App Store Now – IGN
Posted on 01. Aug, 2011 by admin.
Light Hero is Available For Free on iPhone App Store Now IGN First discovered inside the asteroid belt by astronomers in 2015, Phosphorium has been used as the primary energy source on Earth since 2045. Use your ship, the Warp Star, to move into the path of the mineral deposits and switch your energy beam to …
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Brecon Beacons National Park bids for dark sky tourism – BBC News
Posted on 28. Jul, 2011 by admin.
BBC News Brecon Beacons National Park bids for dark sky tourism BBC News Researchers are analysing the night sky above the park to measure light pollution and natural darkness. If it is successful, the park will be one of only eight in the world to gain dark sky status and could attract thousands of astronomers to the area
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