Giant asteroid named after Brisbane Oct 12, 2009
Brisbane can now stake a claim on a small part of the cosmos after the city had an asteroid named after it. The rock, estimated to be about 7 kilometres in diameter, is believed to be about half the size of the asteroid which slammed into Earth 65 million years ago, wiping out the dinosaurs. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
A world redrawn: When America showed up on a map, it was the universe that got transformed Oct 11, 2009
Instead, they considered them parts of a single field called cosmography - the study of the known world and its place in the cosmos ... According to teachings that dated to Aristotle, the cosmos as a whole consisted of a set of concentric spheres ... If the cosmos did indeed consist of a set of spheres with the earth at its center, then why wasn t the earth completely submerged in the sphere of water that surrounded it. (Boston Globe)
The search for heavenly bodies Oct 11, 2009
"Rubbing elbows with the stars" might not have been what Anthony Chabot had in mind when he began peering into the cosmos in 1883. But his spirit lives on in star-filled parties that begin with dinner and drinks followed by a movie in the 70-foot giant-screen theater. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Moon crashing probes complete major milestone Oct 9, 2009
It was a nearly cloudless night ideally suited for looking into the cosmos - if only the city lights weren't around to obscure the best views. Set offers good selection of bad movies. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
White House star-gazing party puts focus on astronomy Oct 8, 2009
It was a nearly cloudless night ideally suited for looking into the cosmos - if only the city lights were not around to obscure the best views. And if the moon, Jupiter, stars, and the entire universe were not enough, the party also was to include the president, his family, two pioneering astronauts, and science teachers dressed up as Isaac Newton and Galileo. (Boston Globe)
Nobel honours 'masters of light' Oct 7, 2009
The Hubble telescope, for example, records its wondrous views of the cosmos on CCDs. And the vivid landscapes of Mars returned by robotic vehicles have also been captured on charge-coupled devices. (BBC News -- Americas)
First Family to See First Light Oct 6, 2009
Perhaps it is because they have at least one foot in the cosmos, their level of outreach and enthusiasm is unmatched ... We have one foot in the White House door and the other in the Cosmos. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Garber to argue Euro leagues should mirror MLS Oct 6, 2009
"It would clearly create an arms race of spending that would clearly put MLS out of business as it did with the North American Soccer League in the early 80s. "When the New York Cosmos spent 10 or 20 times as much as any other team and they had the best players in the world (including Pele) that was certainly not good for the development of football in America. " But the more cautious MLS -- founded after the 1994 World Cup in the U.S. -- is thriving, Garber maintains, with attendances rising,... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Water Lust: Why All the Excitement When H2O Is Found in Space? Oct 5, 2009
But is that because the rest of the cosmos has much in common with Earth or vice versa. the unique molecule that cradles and nurtures life here, is apparently common and perhaps abundant in the solar system. (Scientific American)
Seeing stars Oct 2, 2009
It is tuned to see far-infrared wavelengths of light and is expected to give astronomers significant insights into some of the fundamental processes that shape the cosmos. Herschel's great advantage is that its sensitivity allows it to see things that are beyond the vision of other space telescopes, such as Hubble. (BBC News -- Europe)
An unfamiliar neighbourhood Sep 30, 2009
But these discoveries not only reveal a new grandeur of the cosmos, they also reaffirm the beauty of science, which has made it possible for us to observe and explore. Some quirky mysteries of the Solar System. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
New View Of Lagoon Nebula: GigaGalaxy Zoom Phase 3 Sep 30, 2009
In this way, the project links the sky we can all see with the deep, hidden cosmos that astronomers study on a daily basis. The wonderful quality of the images is a testament to the splendour of the night sky at ESO s sites in Chile, which are the most productive astronomical observatories in the world. (Science Daily)
Comment: Over the moon with mission Sep 26, 2009
We see the cosmos or those parts of the cosmos that promise water as an extension of the earth's real estate, for us to do with it as we think fit ... The mysteries of the cosmos are far more profound than to be revealed merely to fulfil human needs. (India Times, India)
Scientists Plan Against Asteroid Attacks Sep 25, 2009
An astronaut could reach the edge of the cosmos and return as long as they know when to slam on the brakes. 02:35 23 September 2009. (Newsmax)
ALMA Telescope Reaches New Heights Sep 25, 2009
Light at these wavelengths comes from some of the coldest, but also from some of the most distant objects in the cosmos. These include cold clouds of gas and dust where new stars are being born and remote galaxies towards the edge of the observable universe. (Science Daily)
Switzerland Sends Its First Satellite Into Space Sep 25, 2009
29, 2005) A satellite equipped with novel solar antennas developed by the EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne) will be part of the payload on the Russian rocket Cosmos, scheduled for launch. (Oct. (Science Daily)
Climate Action Vowed Sep 24, 2009
Actor Djimon Hounsou of Benin helped open the summit, quoting late astronomer Carl Sagan and showing his "Pale Blue Dot" photo of Earth taken in 1990 from Voyager 1 within the larger cosmos. Despite the lofty words, some international experts were disappointed. (Fox News)
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By picking such a high, arid site, ALMA's managers will have the clearest view possible of the cosmos at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths ... They'll be probing a largely unexplored swath of the electromagnetic spectrum to study some of the coldest objects in the cosmos. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Clump Of Swirling Planetary Material Spotted Sep 24, 2009
20, 2009) NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has taken its first shots of the cosmos since warming up and starting its second career. The infrared telescope ran out of coolant on May 15, 2009, more than. (Science Daily)
Zooming To The Center Of The Milky Way: GigaGalaxy Zoom Phase 2 Sep 23, 2009
In this way, the project seeks to link the sky we can all see with the deep, "hidden" cosmos that astronomers study on a daily basis. The wonderful quality of the images is a testament to the splendour of the night sky at ESO's sites in Chile, which are the most productive astronomical observatories in the world. (Science Daily)
Cosmic Ninjas: In Search Of Dark Asteroids Sep 22, 2009
To hunt for the "ninjas" of the cosmos -- dim objects that lurk in the vast dark spaces between planets and stars -- scientists are building by far the most sensitive set of wide-angle infrared goggles ever, a space telescope called the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE.. WISE will scan the entire sky at infrared wavelengths, creating the most comprehensive catalog yet of dark and dim objects in the cosmos: vast dust clouds, brown dwarf stars, asteroids -- even large, nearby asteroids... (Science Daily)
Kim Stanley Robinson on the importance of science fiction Sep 17, 2009
Within a decade of Edwin Hubble's discovery of the red shift, which revealed the universe to be vastly bigger than anyone had imagined, Stapledon's work compressed an entire poetic history of humanity and the cosmos into two slight volumes. These strange novels made a real impact on Woolf. (Harper's Magazine)
Interactive, 360-degree Panoramic View Of Entire Night Sky Sep 16, 2009
In this way, the project seeks to link the sky we can all see with the deep, hidden cosmos that astronomers study on a daily basis. The wonderful quality of the images is a testament to the splendour of the night sky at ESO s sites in Chile, which are the most productive astronomical observatories in the world. (Science Daily)
Telescope Camera Peeks At Nest Of Black Holes Sep 16, 2009
A team led by astronomy professor Stephen Eikenberry late last week captured the first images of the cosmos ever made with a UF-designed and built camera/spectrometer affixed to the Gemini South telescope in Chile. The handful of first light images include a yellow and blue orb-like structure that depicts our Milky Way galaxy, home to thousands of black holes including, at its core, a supermassive black hole thought to be as massive as 4 million suns put together. (Science Daily)
Letters: Health care for illegal immigrants Sep 15, 2009
Thanks for the article by Seth Borenstein of the Associated Press ("Retrofitted Hubble brings cosmos into sharper focus," Sept. 10) describing a Hubble photograph of the stellar nursery Carina Nebula that showed infant stars of about 100,000 years old, with white jets of cosmic debris shooting out. This would seem to substantiate the 1950s explanation by the British scientist Sir Fred Hoyle, who said that when a gaseous cloud collapsed into our rapidly spinning sun, most of the angular momentum... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Looking Up: Poetry in the night sky Sep 13, 2009
As the heavenly realm boldly unveils before our eyes with the deepening of dusk s withering light, the poetry of the cosmos comes alive to our senses. At least an open cluster s worth of bards and rhymers have been so inspired to pen their thoughts of the universe on paper, in poetic verse. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Reborn Hubble back to biz with a big bang Sep 11, 2009
but they are also being distributed through the cosmos, Green said. Another star has jets, material being blasted out from what probably will be a planetary system by the time it settles down, said Bob OConnell of University of Virginia. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Hubble Back in Action With New Space Shots Sep 10, 2009
The most stunning photos involve the cosmos at its most violent: the birth and death of stars. One shows the stellar nursery Carina Nebula, about 7,500 light years away. (CBS News)
Photos: Hubble's Cosmic Comeback Sep 10, 2009
After astronauts of the space shuttle made a risky servicing mission in May, the is back and better than ever, once again capturing astonishing images of the cosmos and sending them back to Earth. The repaired space telescope provides deeper and clearer images of the universe. (ABC News)
Fermi Large Area Telescope Reveals Pulsing Gamma-ray Sources Sep 10, 2009
12, 2009) A new map combining nearly three months of data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is giving astronomers an unprecedented look at the high-energy cosmos. To Fermi's eyes, the universe is. (Science Daily)
Refurbished Hubble Telescope sends stunning images of the galaxy Sep 10, 2009
The newly repaired Advanced Camera for Surveys peered 5 billion light-years across the cosmos at a cluster of galaxies. Their combined gravity acts like a lens to magnify a background galaxy that is so distorted and elongated by the effect that it has taken on a shape that inspired astronomers to call it the Dragon. (Boston Globe)
Our views: The bold course Sep 10, 2009
Helping maintain U.S. global leadership by cementing our nations historic role as the pathfinder of the cosmos. Space Coast residents are nervously awaiting the presidents decision. (Florida Today)
NASA's new Hubble Space Telescope Sep 10, 2009
"The elements of life are being produced in stars ... but they are also being distributed through the cosmos," Green said. Another star has jets, material being blasted out "from what probably is going to be a planetary system by the time this thing settles down," said Bob O'Connell of the University of Virginia. (India Times)
Hubble improvements 'spectacular' after astronaut fix Sep 10, 2009
Hubble will keep searching the cosmos until 2014, "and I'll bet much more after that," Weiler says. PHOTO GALLERY: ON THE WEB. (USA Today -- Tech)
CDC Issues New Guidelines for Antivirals Sep 9, 2009
forever can be unbuilt into cosmos or photons, (or wishes and unwanted screams) but takes a lot of quality belief filled transmissions of mirrors and memos. . (CBS News)
Photos from Hubble expected Wednesday Sep 9, 2009
NASA's iconic Hubble Space Telescope is poised to make its long-awaited comeback to observing the cosmos. After conducted earlier this year by space shuttle astronauts and a rigorous checkup, Hubble has been pronounced to be in good health and ready for active duty, with its first new images set to be released tomorrow. (MSNBC -- Technology)
John Kelly: Tell us what to do with NASA Sep 8, 2009
When one considers the understanding of the cosmos that has come from the Hubble telescopes instruments and the Mars rovers it's mind-boggling. The money needed to put man in space and keep him alive could be better spent on pure science projects until we have developed safer more reliable propulsion systems. (Florida Today)
PAX 09: EVE Online: Domi... Sep 7, 2009
As social networking seems to be the buzzword of the new millennium, EVE steps up to the plate by introducing COSMOS, a social networking framework that allows players to create Facebook-like pages for their EVE characters, allowing them to maintain friend lists, write blogs, update their status, send each other messages and upload pictures. E-mail sent ingame can be read by the recipient through the website. (IGN PC Games)
Cosmic Encounter: Neighboring Galaxies Collided Sep 5, 2009
21, 2006) Astronomers analyzing two of the deepest views of the cosmos made with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have uncovered a gold mine of galaxies, more than 500 that existed less than a billion years after. . (Science Daily)
Infrared eye to help search for asteroids Sep 1, 2009
Since 1990, Hubble has been joined by a fleet of orbital observatories that have dazzled us with images of the cosmos. "With ground-based scopes, it's just a point source. You can't tell size directly," McMillan said. (MSNBC -- Technology)
ESA astronaut launched to ISS to deliver and retrieve hardware Sep 1, 2009
NASA's Space Shuttle was launched on Saturday 29 August for the 13-day STS-128 mission to service the International Space Station. Among her crew is ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang from Sweden, who is performing his second spaceflight. (Scientific American)
The Hubble Space Telescope Sep 1, 2009
His scientific observations changed the way astronomers, physicists and other scientists and the public in general looked at the cosmos, in a way that had not been done since Galileo, Kepler, and Copernicus. In a series of spectacular images, Hubble was able to peer back almost 13 billion light years, close to the time of the big bang. (Suite101.com)
Is The Milky Way Doomed To Be Destroyed By Galactic Bombardment? Probably Not, Study Says Sep 1, 2009
The numerical simulations were performed on the zBox supercomputer at the University of Zurich and on the Cosmos cluster at JPL.. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Star-birth Myth 'Busted' Aug 30, 2009
2, 2005) Magnetars - stars with magnetic fields a thousand million million times stronger than Earth's - are formed when some of the biggest stars in the cosmos explode, says a team led by Australian ... 20, 2009) For decades, astronomers have gone about their business of studying the cosmos with the assumption that stars of certain sizes form in certain quantities. (Science Daily)
25,000 hellos go out from Australia to 'super earth' Aug 28, 2009
Photo: COSMOS Magazine. August 28, 2009 - 4:10PM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Dimensional Shift and 2012 Aug 27, 2009
And let me mention here that were not alone in the cosmos, weve never been alone and we shall not be alone. Extraterrestrial visitations have been recorded throughout history and it comprises the foundations and origins of ancient mythology and religions. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
GALILEO'S TELESCOPE AT 400: From Spyglasses to Hubble Aug 26, 2009
August 25, 2009--Galileo Galilei peers at the cosmos through a telescope circa 1620, as seen in a modern drawing. (History buffs take note: The carved ebony-and-ivory mounting, now a , was actually made in 1677. (National Geographic)
Usain Bolt: Catch him while you can Aug 25, 2009
Here he is, arguably the most compelling athlete in the cosmos, and certainly the fastest. There is no one out there like him at the moment, no one who is more must-see TV, no one whose feats are more breathtaking. (USA Today -- Sports)
New Limits on the Big Bang Aug 22, 2009
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Mysterious Origins: 8 Phenomena That Defy Explanation [Slide Show] Aug 22, 2009
A powerful urge to understand the emergence of the cosmos or even life itself fuels the scientific enterprise. Space Newsletter. (Scientific American)
Almost Heaven: Landing the Thirty Meter Telescope Fortifies Mauna Kea's Position as Earth's Eye on the Sky Aug 22, 2009
For professional astronomers, rarified air and dizzy spells are a small price to pay for Mauna Kea's front-row seat on the cosmos ... A powerful urge to understand the emergence of the cosmos or even life itself fuels the scientific enterprise. (Scientific American)
LOOKING UP: Watch a star and measure the Universe Aug 22, 2009
Study of Cepheid variables helped astronomers interpret the cosmos. There were different opinions about the faint fuzzy spots that today we know to be distant galaxies, separate from our own Milky Way Galaxy. (Medfield Press, MA)
Seeing The Cosmos Through 'Warm' Infrared Eyes Aug 21, 2009
20, 2009) NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has taken its first shots of the cosmos since warming up and starting its second career. The infrared telescope ran out of coolant on May 15, 2009, more than five-and-half-years after launch, and has since warmed to a still-frosty 30 Kelvin (about minus 406 Fahrenheit). (Science Daily)
Dark Energy From The Ground Up: Make Way For BigBOSS Aug 21, 2009
24, 2009) Scientists are harnessing the cosmos as a scientific "instrument" in their quest to determine the makeup of the universe. Long ago Einstein recognized the potential existence of gravitational. (Science Daily)
Galaxies Demand A Stellar Recount Aug 20, 2009
20, 2009) For decades, astronomers have gone about their business of studying the cosmos with the assumption that stars of certain sizes form in certain quantities ... The ultraviolet telescope has found proof that small stars come in even bigger bundles than previously believed; for example, in some places in the cosmos, about 2,000 low-mass stars may form for each massive star ... The effects are particularly important in parts of the universe where stars are spread out over a larger volume --... (Science Daily)
The Origin of the Universe Aug 19, 2009
It has evolved from a formless soup of elementary particles into the richly structured cosmos of today. The first microsecond was the formative period when matter came to dominate over antimatter, the seeds for galaxies and other structures were planted, and dark matter (the unidentified material that holds those structures together) was created. (Scientific American)
Building Block of Life Found on Comet Aug 19, 2009
The latest findings add credence to the notion that extraterrestrial objects such as meteorites and comets may have seeded ancient Earth, and other planets, with the raw materials of life that formed elsewhere in the cosmos. "The discovery of glycine in a comet supports the idea that the fundamental building blocks of life are prevalent in space, and strengthens the argument that life in the universe may be common rather than rare," said Carl Pilcher, the director of the NASA Astrobiology... (Newsmax)
Planck Sees Light Billions Of Years Old Aug 17, 2009
(May 9, 2009) Two missions to study the cosmos, Herschel and Planck, are scheduled to blast into space May 14 aboard the same Ariane 5 rocket from the Guiana Space Center in French. (Feb. (Science Daily)
Send an Interstellar SMS During National Science Week Aug 14, 2009
"As a child I, like many Australians, stared up at the stars and wondered what was out there. Now science has allowed me to send a personal message that may answer that question. "This is one way that we are stimulating debate around big questions in science, such as whether life exists outside Earth, and generating enthusiasm about science, which is what National Science Week is all about," Senator Carr said. The spokesperson for HelloFromEarth.net and editor of the Australian science magazine... (PR Newswire)
Dear alien, can I add you to Facebook? Aug 14, 2009
A spokesman for the website, Wilson Da Silva, editor of the Australian magazine COSMOS, described the project as ''like a message in a bottle, cast out into the stars. Join the conversation. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Are you confused about global warming? Let our world-renowned expert enlighten you Aug 14, 2009
gray cloud wrote on Aug 5, 2009 5:39 PM:" The earth was once a dry desert, and billions of years apart, it was covered with thousands of feet of ice. Hmmmm. Is there any chance the earth will do what ever the cosmos makes it do ? Steve, I thing Dr. Dumkoff used to be vice president ! ". B.C. From Stockton wrote on Aug 5, 2009 1:23 PM:" Good one Steve. I think Dr.Dumbkoff must be one of the (God knows how many) czars that are now in Washington. The reason I believe this, is the way he answers... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
10 Years of Exploration with Chandra X-Ray Observatory Aug 13, 2009
Chandra enables scientist from around the world to obtain unprecedented X-ray images of exotic environments to help understand the evolution of the cosmos. The observatory not only helps to probe these mysteries, but also serves as a unique tool to study detailed physics in a laboratory that cannot be replicated on Earth. (NASA Watch)
Our views: Keep your promise Aug 13, 2009
He will determine Americas direction in space for at least a generation and with it whether our nation retains its global leadership in exploring the cosmos. He also will determine what happens at Kennedy Space Center and the enormous benefit it brings to our community and the state of Florida in high-technology jobs and $4 billion in economic impact. (Florida Today)
Violent Youth Of Solar Proxies Steers Life Aug 11, 2009
These studies could lead to profound insights into the origin of life on Earth and reveal how likely (or unlikely) the rise of life is elsewhere in the cosmos ... These studies could lead to profound insights into the origin of life on Earth and reveal how likely (or unlikely) the rise of life is elsewhere in the cosmos. (Science Daily)
A little girl puts issues in the background Aug 9, 2009
hospital, is what got me thinking about the cosmos and the meaning of it all. That's when I first met my brand new, wiggly granddaughter and got to watch my burly son hold her so gingerly, so tentatively, to his chest. (Anchorage Daily News)
