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34 min ago | RedOrbit

Measuring All Light Since Big Bang May Provide Answers To Evolution Of Universe

Researchers wrote in The Astrophysical Journal that they have made the best measurement of all the light in the universe since the Big Bang yet.

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Related Topix: Physics, Science

Fri May 24, 2013

Free Republic

Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Lunar Corona over Cochem Castle

Explanation: This bat-like apparition does not shine on clouds passing over Gotham city .

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Space Ref

ESO's Very Large Telescope celebrates 15 years of success

With this new view of a spectacular stellar nursery ESO is celebrating 15 years of the Very Large Telescope -- the world's most advanced optical instrument.

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The Campbell Reporter

Lick Observatory celebrates 125 years of innovation

High in the hills of East San Jose, a world-renowned institution is marking its 125th year of pioneering explorations of the night sky.

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Related Topix: San Jose, CA, Lick (San Jose, CA), Science

SPACE.com

Griffith Observatory: Astronomy for the Public

While many professional facilities are solely used by astronomers, Griffith has free public telescopes that are open each evening that the observatory and skies are clear.

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Related Topix: Science, Mount-Wilson, CA, Los Angeles County, CA

Space Ref

What Every Astronomer Should Know

The Astro2010 Decadal Survey recommended a Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope as its top priority for a new large space mission.

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Scientific Computing/Instrument.

Quest for Dark Matter Begins With a Few Tiny Bubbles

Northwestern University physicist Eric Dahl is part of a group of physicists that has just launched an unusual new experiment in an attempt to be the first to directly confirm the existence of dark matter.

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Related Topix: Northwestern University, Canada, Physics, Science, Department of Energy

Universe Today

Hunting for Alien Megastructures

It's a big galaxy out there. Even the most skeptical scientist has to accept that if a civilisation like our own exists, then there's a good chance we're not the only one to have ever done so.

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Universe Today

What path will lead American humans to Mars?

Is it just us, or has there been a lot - a LOT - of talk about getting humans to Mars lately? Even as our robotic emissaries break otherworldly driving records and search for Mars' missing atmosphere , it's not enough for our exploratory horizons.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Robots, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Space, NASA, Science

Switched

Ring Nebula's Shape More Like Jelly Doughnut Than Bagel, Hubble Space Telescope PHOTOS Show

This close-up, visible-light view by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals new details of the Ring Nebula.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Space, Breakfast, Baked Goods, Life, Food, Doughnuts, Science, Nashville, TN

Astronomy

Hubble Space Telescope reveals the Ring Nebula's true shapeMay 24, 2013

In this composite image, visible-light observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope are combined with infrared data from the ground-based Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona to assemble a dramatic view of the well-known Ring Nebula.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Space, C R Bard, Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Medical Equipment, Healthcare Industry, NASA, Science, Life, Food, Doughnuts, Breakfast, Baked Goods

National Geographic

Skywatcher's Guide: Eye-Catching Triple Planet Huddle in Evening Sky

This weekend, skywatchers around the world will get to see a striking triple planetary meetup in the evening skies the likes of which won't be repeated until 2026.

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Related Topix: Science, Oakland, CA

New Scientist

Astrophile: Hobbyist stakeout solves dwarf star enigma

Surveillance of the police variety is strictly for professionals. But humble backyard stargazers have carried out a cosmic stakeout on an unpredictable star system, Cygni SS, which periodically explodes.

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Examiner.com

UFO: NASA photos show buildings on Moon says Astronomer

Alien structures have been observed in photos taken of the moon, by NASA, as reported by UFO Sightings Daily.

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Related Topix: UFO and Alien, Science, US Military, US News, US Air Force

Examiner.com

UFO orbits around Moon says eyewitness

An eyewitness has spotted a UFO orbiting our moon for a period of 7 minutes on 26 April, 2013, as reported by UFO Sightings Daily.

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Related Topix: UFO and Alien, US Military, US News, US Air Force, Science

KurzweilAI.net

An interplanetary GPS using pulsar signals

Artist's impression of a rotation-powered pulsar. The neutron star appears as a pulsating source of radiation if the rotating emission beam crosses the observer's line of sight.

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Free Republic

Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Caterpillar Moon

Explanation: A close series of consecutive exposures are combined in this intriguing composite of the Full Moon slowly crawling, across the sky .

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Thetelegraphand Argus

The sky's the limit for Bradford youngsters

Bradford-based science body Space Connections hopes to get youngsters fired up about stargazing and show them how the Islamic world played a key role in early astronomy.

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Beach Connection

Oregon Coast Beach Connection Photos on Display in Portland

Photographs from Oregon Coast Beach Connection editor Andre' Hagestedt are on the walls for the month at the popular Raleigh Hills Starbucks on Beaverton/Hillsdale Highway in SW Portland.

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Related Topix: Oregon, Portland, OR, Raleigh Hills, OR, Seaside, OR, Manzanita, OR, Science

Thu May 23, 2013

Vancouver Sun

Pete McMartin: Looking for Earth 2.0

This NASA artist's concept image released on January 10, 2011 and obtained on February 1, 2011 shows Kepler-10b, the first rocky planet discovered by NASA's Kepler mission.

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