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Science News
December 23, 2000 |
TimeLine: December 20, 1930 70 Years Ago in Science News: Arachne Provides Lovelier Festoons For Christmas Tree... Astronomers Find Pluto as Massive as Earth... dr. Hubble Finds Galaxies Evenly Scattered in Space...   |
Science News
February 10, 2007 |
Timeline: From the February 6, 1937, issue Real flood cause lay off the Southeast coast... Bending of light may help scientists find remote objects... |
Science News
September 15, 2007 |
Timeline: From the September 11, 1937, issue Heron in New York Zoo has long lease on life... Super-nova is 500,000,000 times brighter than sun... Ocean bottom shaken in New Zealand region... |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2007
Mark Anderson |
Planet Hunters Wanted The rate of extrasolar planet discoveries could mount not by building new planet-finding telescopes or satellites, but by marshalling an army of amateur astronomers and enthusiasts along with their personal computers. |
Popular Mechanics
May 14, 2008 |
NASA Spots 'Warm Corpse' of Galaxy's Youngest Supernova: Could It Explain Origins of Life? (With Photos!) NASA announced today that it has found the Milky Way's youngest supernova remnant. |
Science News
April 6, 2002 |
TimeLine: April 2, 1932 Teletypewriters can now be used in home... Einstein and de Sitter return to Euclidean idea of cosmos... Cannot know universe's shape without more observations... Entire universe still young, little older than earth itself... New long-time clock is rotation of Milky Way... etc. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2013
Rachel Courtland |
Gaia Telescope Will Map the Milky Way The European Space Agency project will change how astronomers view our galaxy |
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Earth-Like Planet Found Astronomers have finally found a place outside our solar system where there's a firm place to stand -- if only it weren't so broiling hot. |
Popular Mechanics
January 23, 2009
Andrew Moseman |
The 5 Most Powerful Telescopes, and 5 That Will Define the Future of Astronomy Today's best telescopes are astounding feats -- and astronomers are improving them constantly. |
Searcher
September 2011
David Mattison |
Searching for the Stars: Cosmic Views and Databases While amateur astronomers continue to play an important role in the field and are supported by numerous clubs, associations, and their peers, I have primarily examined resources originating from government and academic research environments. |
| Science News |
TimeLine: June 21, 1930 70 Years Ago in Science News: The Welland Canal; Speeding nebulae |
Smithsonian
November 2005
Don Moser |
35 Who Made a Difference: John Dobson He is the father of sidewalk astronomy, the designer of a portable mount that supports his large, inexpensive telescopes, and, perhaps, astronomy's greatest cheerleader, and he has brought the farthest stars to the man on the street. |
Popular Mechanics
June 25, 2009
Lisa Merolla |
High-Tech Telescopes Yield New Galactic Photos: Gallery Space photos from advanced telescopes provide new views of the cosmos. |
HHMI Bulletin
Aug 2011
Amber Dance |
The Night Sky In his free time, biologist Fred Eiserling photographed faraway galaxies and nebulae measuring light-years across -- a hobby he continues to pursue today. |
Science News
May 23, 2009 |
Book Review: The Day We Found The Universe By Marcia Bartusiak In this history of early 20th century astronomy, Bartusiak describes the period marking the discovery of the universe's existence. |
Wired
November 2002
Richard Martin |
The Planet Seekers Giant ground-based telescopes and adaptive optics have brought a new age in astronomy. Now the field's brightest stars are racing to take the first photograph of another world. |
Science News
June 14, 2003 |
TimeLine: June 10, 1933 Brainlike stalagmites found in Maryland cave... Matter created experimentally from light and cosmic rays... Contents of "empty space" revealed by colors of nebulae |
Science News
August 25, 2007 |
Timeline: From the August 21, 1937, Issue A Tower to Stop the Sun... New Comet is Discovered; Finsler's Has Second Tail... Sex Found in One-Celled Animal Considered Sexless... |
Science News
July 21, 2007 |
Timeline: From the July 17, 1937, issue Tung trees in America... Oil shortage may hit U.S. During next twenty years... New principle of nature about to be discovered... |
Popular Mechanics
March 22, 2010
Cassie Rodenberg |
The Best in Armchair Astronomy Some online sites post images from powerful telescopes around the world; others let viewers take control of the scopes. |
Science News
August 23, 2003 |
TimeLine: August 19, 1933 Construction begun on 80-inch Texas telescope... Spot larger than earth breaks out on Saturn... Artificial blood in dogs shows red cells guard hemoglobin |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2005
Ben Ames |
General Dynamics to build antennas for ALMA radio telescope Defense contractors are helping build the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) telescope that will allow astronomers from around the world see galaxies out to the edge of the universe, and stars and planets in their formative stages. |
Science News
May 4, 2002 |
TimeLine: April 30, 1932 Spiral nebula in Andromeda bordered with star clusters... New aid for deaf transmits sound through bones or teeth... Shade trees may detect slow leaks in gas mains... |
Science News
January 26, 2002 |
TimeLine: January 23, 1932 Floodlights illuminate London's Tower Bridge... Anemia treated by injection of liver extract into vein... New speed record established by distant part of the universe... |
Science News
July 28, 2001 |
TimeLine: July 25, 1931 98-ton butterfly valve, a simple device... Universe's outposts may be forever beyond reach of man... Nothing solid left as atoms dissolve in nebulous waves... |
Science News
February 12, 2005 |
From the February 9, 1935, issue New-type sailboat is minus foresail, boom, and stays... New "farthest out" set at 3 sextillion miles... Find thousands of germs on "clean" glasses... |
Popular Mechanics
December 10, 2009
Joe Pappalardo |
What NASA's WISE Space Mapper Will Look for in the Sky Hunting for brown dwarf stars, crashing galaxies, and asteroids. |
Science News
September 29, 2007 |
Timeline: From the September 25, 1937, Issue Insulin Molecule Has Complicated Pattern... New Flaming Supernova; Second Within Fortnight... X Rays Kill Living Cells by Suffocation; Cancer Clue... |
Popular Mechanics
November 19, 2009
Stephen Ornes |
This Is Not Your Grade School Solar System: Gallery What has changed in solar system imagery over the past few decades and what we can learn from it |
Chemistry World
September 21, 2015
Matthew Gunther |
Milky Way supernovae may help explain fluorine's origin Observations suggest that neutrinos from exploding stars may stimulate fluorine production. |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2006
Monte Ross |
The New Search for E.T. If extraterrestrials are trying to communicate with us, they're probably using lasers, not radio waves. |
Smithsonian
October 2006
Robert Irion |
The Planet Hunters Never mind the demotion of Pluto to a dwarf planet. Astronomers have found about 200 planets orbiting other stars, and they say it's only a matter of time before they discover another Earth. |
Chemistry World
December 2009
Jon Cartright |
Reading between the lines Since its emergence in the mid 19th century, spectroscopy has become the most important tool in astronomy, and in recent years there has been no end to its new discoveries. |
Science News
April 9, 2005 |
From the April 6, 1935, issue Washington's famous cherry blossoms bloom early... Gaseous nebulae may be ghosts of exploded stars... Archaeologists find dinner left on stove 6,000 years... |
Science News
February 22, 2003 |
TimeLine: February 18, 1933 Outwitting vampires and vipers... Astronomers push study of atmosphere on planets... Sunspots hold secret of understanding stars |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2010
Bikkannavar & Redding |
Software for Optical Systems Spells the End of Blur NASA software that calculates optical aberrations will sharpen images from space and could redefine perfect vision for humans |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2008
Joshua J. Romero |
Searching the Sky Image-recognition software for astronomy pictures brings professional and amateur astronomers together. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2, 2009 |
Star Party: 100 Hours of Astronomy At a Telescope Near You Starting April 2, there will be 100 hours of telescope-centered events around the world. Here is a list of U.S. events, by State, for April 2 - 5, 2009. |
Scientific American
August 2005
W. Wayt Gibbs |
Cosmic CAT Scan A low-tech radio telescope under construction in western China will use thousands of consumer television antennas and hundreds of cheap personal computers to slice through the fog that shrouded the infant universe. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2008
Toby Jorrin |
New Earthbound Telescopes Will Be Hundreds of Times Sharper Than Hubble The $45 million array of telescopes will reveal enlightening details of stars and black holes. |
Science News
March 20, 2004 |
From the March 17, 1934, issue Bitten 13 times, johannes fears no snake... Speed of lightning revealed by unique camera set-up... Nebulae emptier than air; metals are frigid vapor... |
Science News
November 21, 2008
Alan Stern |
Debates Over Definition Of Planet Continue And Inspire The definition of a planet continues to be debated between astronomers and planetary scientists. |
Scientific American
December 2005
W. Wayt Gibbs |
Breaking the Mold As the glass cools on his latest giant mirror, Roger Angel keeps pushing telescope design. His next one might even find Earth-like planets around other stars |
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NASA Studying The Sun The most advanced solar observatory ever built rocketed into space Thursday on a five-year quest to shed light on Earth's star. |
Chemistry World
December 17, 2013
Emma Stoye |
Noble gas molecules detected in space Molecules containing a noble gas have been detected in space for the first time by astronomers in the UK. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2004
Ben Ames |
Astronomers Need Adaptive Optics for 30-Meter Telescope Space-based telescopes do not have to use adaptive optics to correct for peering through the Earth's atmosphere; the biggest advances in space-telescope technology come from the mirrors, which rely on near-perfect calibration and lightweight materials to catch maximum radiation. |
Geotimes
October 2007 |
Hubble Sees Evolving Galaxies Researchers at the Space Telescope Science Institute recently compiled more than 500 images taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to reveal a tapestry-style image of at least 50,000 galaxies in a small stretch of sky near the Big Dipper. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2012 |
The Cosmological Supercomputer How the Bolshoi simulation evolves the universe all over again |
Wired
July 24, 2007
Erin Biba |
Son of Hubble, Prepare for a 2013 Liftoff The James Webb Space Telescope will soon replace its aging predecessor. |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2011
Ritchie S. King |
The Einstein Telescope Planning a bigger, badder gravitational-wave detector |
