Skywatch: Leonid meteor shower Nov 3, 2009
Along with the mythologically related constellations of Pegasus, Andromeda, Perseus and Cassiopeia, all of which appear high in the eastern and northeastern sky during the evenings, November features prominent planets and a famous meteor shower ... The king of the planets is well-placed for evening viewing throughout November. (AZCentral -- Travel)
GALAXY PICTURE: Cosmic Ray Mystery Solved? Nov 3, 2009
But the magnetic fields of larger objects such as planets and stars bend the particles' flight paths, making it hard to trace their exact sources. In addition, the magnetic field of the galaxy itself traps cosmic rays inside, sending them darting about like flies in a sealed mason jar. (National Geographic)
Saturns equinox brings longnight Nov 3, 2009
"Our solar system formed from a dusty disk, so by understanding the dynamics in a disk like Saturn's rings, we can gain insight into how Earth and the other planets in our solar system were made," Spilker said. 2009 Space. (MSNBC -- Technology)
'Ultra-primitive' Particles Found In Comet Dust Nov 3, 2009
Material held for eons in cometary ice has largely escaped the heating and chemical processing that has affected other bodies, such as the planets. However, the Wild 2 dust returned by the Stardust mission included more altered material than expected, indicating that not all cometary material is highly primitive. (Science Daily)
The Long-Lost Siblings of the Sun Nov 3, 2009
The night is dark because, in cosmic terms, our sun and its family of planets are very lonely. Neighboring stars are so far away that they look like mere specks of light, and more distant stars blur together into a feeble glow. (Scientific American)
Looking Up: Answer the quiz, you might win a free star chart Nov 2, 2009
The moon and most of the planets never stray far from that line in what is referred to as the ecliptic band. Because the Earth is tilted on its axis of rotation, which gives us the seasons, the celestial equator and ecliptic are not one and the same; they cross each other in two places on the sky, called the autumnal equinox and spring equinox. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Aliens invade, disguised as Larry David! Nov 1, 2009
They're from planets in galaxies far, far away, for one thing. Most of us don't even like people from Nevada. (Salon)
Soccer Highlights: Moon girls fall to Norwin Nov 1, 2009
Mars 4, Southmoreland 0: The Planets (19-1) scored all four goals in the second half of this quarterfinal victory. Hampton 1, South Park 0: Stefano Wach's goal with 20 minutes remaining in the game lifted the Talbots (15-3) to a semifinal berth. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Leonids meteors light up November skies Nov 1, 2009
Planets are relatively scarce this November except in the pre-dawn sky. Yet the universe compensates us by offering a chance to witness a spectacular show visible from nowhere else in our solar system, the famous Leonids Meteor Shower. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Nepal's 'laptop astrologer' takes to the airwaves Nov 1, 2009
"Changes in the position of the planets affect every one of us in this world, just as the sea becomes violent on the night of a full moon," he said in an interview with AFP.. "In this day and age, you have to use the technology available to you. The knowledge is old, but you can incorporate newer ideas. It's a fusion," added Shastri, who is now working on a website to provide his service online. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Life is an adventure Nov 1, 2009
We should colonise other planets, not just fly into space. . (The Star Online, Malaysia)
A special issue on the International Workshop of the 2008 Solar Total Eclipse Oct 31, 2009
At the 2008 total eclipse meeting, a series of public lectures were given for the public outreach in the Conference and Exhibition Center of Jiuquan City: Solar System and its Planets by Professor David C. Jewitt from University of Hawaii; Solar Activities and the Relationship with Human by Professor Sami K. Solanki of Max-Plank institute (both above lectures were translated by Professor Pengfei Chen from Nanjing University); A New View of the Universe by Professor Wenping Chen from Taipei;... (EurekAlert!)
Mars pulls out huge victory for title Oct 31, 2009
Planets coach Scott Heinauer dubbed it "the key to the whole game." ... Buoyed by a huge goal-line stand by its salty defense in the closing minutes, Mars went on the road and pulled out a huge 7-3 win against Knoch, earning the Planets a share of the Class AAA Greater Allegheny Conference title ... The Planets (6-3, 4-1) finished tied atop the standings with Franklin Regional (7-2, 4-1). (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Disclosure And First Contanct Oct 31, 2009
Some of these billions of stars have planets revolving around them just like our sun ... There are billions of galaxies, each with billions of star, some of which have planets and moons (and all teeming with intelligent life). (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Faulty Chutes Led to Ares Moon Rocket Damage Oct 31, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009. United Space Alliance. (Fox News)
IGN.ImageLoader.delayByView("hub_spotlight2", "http://media.gamespy.com/spy/image/item/493/4933399/pc_startrek_072808_468.jpg"); Oct 31, 2009
Players will also be able to lead away teams onto planets and space stations where they will rescue scientists, shoot Klingons and, presumably, teach blue-skinned alien women the tender secrets of love. Executive producer Craig Zinkievich explains: "We're pleased to begin sharing our addition to Star Trek's legendary story with the public," adding, "we know fans of Star Trek, and fans of MMOs, will be incredibly impressed by what they see when they play Star Trek Online.". (IGN PC Games)
Scientists Build First 'Frequency Comb' To Display Visible 'Teeth' Oct 31, 2009
NIST scientists previously have shown, for example, that this type of frequency comb could boost the sensitivity of astronomical tools searching for other Earthlike planets as much as a hundredfold. In addition, the new comb could be useful in a NIST project to develop optical signal-processing techniques, which could dramatically expand the capabilities of communications, surveillance, optical pattern recognition, remote sensing and high-speed computing technologies. (Science Daily)
Halloween sky will offer its own Great Pumpkin Oct 31, 2009
Mars typically appears orange or ruddy compared to other planets and the stars. In a small telescope, it becomes a fuzzy orb rather than just a point of light. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Russia hopes nuclear ship will fly humans to Mars Oct 30, 2009
MOSCOW - Russia should build a nuclear-powered spaceship for prospective manned missions to Mars and other planets, the nation s space chief said yesterday ... In remarks posted yesterday on his agency s website, Perminov said the nuclear spaceship should be used for human flights to Mars and other planets. (Boston Globe)
Old friends move away to be close to family Oct 30, 2009
Now you will have to admit that you don t know very many 88-year-olds who do e-mails;a few maybe; much less go on the Internet and research all sorts of fascinating things, things as variable as the price of gold or the price of gas or the price of anything, probing odd things such as the possibility of aliens from other planets and anything concerning the military;to name a few. He has quite a wide field of interest. (Bogalusa Daily News, LA)
Mars boys' soccer won't fly under the radar this postseason Oct 30, 2009
A year ago, the Planets were in a much different position ... The Planets responded with 15 consecutive wins, only three of which were decided by fewer than three goals ... Last season in the postseason, the Planets played four consecutive one-goal games to close out the WPIAL and PIAA playoffs. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Russian president backs nuclear spaceship Oct 29, 2009
Upcoming NASA missions powered by plutonium include the over-budget and delayed Mars Science Laboratory, set to launch in 2011, and a mission to tour the solar system's outer planets scheduled to go up in 2020. The only planetary mission considered by Russia is a probe to one of Mars' twin moons, Phobos. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Robot armies set to 'explore alien worlds Oct 29, 2009
"In the future, multiple robots will be in the driver's seat," with an orbiter and a robotic dirigible balloon giving bird's-eye views of the planetary surface and sending the information down to teams of rovers, as well as lake landers on partly liquid-covered planets like Titan. "We are basically heading toward making robots that command other robots," he was quoted as saying by the Science website. (India Times, India)
Ares 1-X Rocket Launch a Soaring Success Oct 29, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009. The Ares 1-X rocket launches from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Fox News)
An intergalactic race in space and time Oct 29, 2009
General explains gravity and the motion of large objects such as planets, stars and galaxies, whereas quantum-mechanics explains the behaviour of very small things such as atoms. Both theories do well at explaining their respective worlds, but they don t fit together mathematically. (Scientific American)
Are UFOs and Aliens Real? Oct 28, 2009
According to NASA, there are many other planets capable of sustaining life. Throughout mankind's history, ufos have been depicted in carvings and paintings. (Suite101.com)
This Week's Sky at a Glance Oct 28, 2009
Two planets accompany stars of Virgo in the east-southeast at dawn. This is their configuration on the morning after Halloween night. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
WPIAL soccer playoffs: Shaler rallies for overtime victory Oct 28, 2009
Peters Township 2, Mars 0: Goals by Dani Hume and Libby Roberson paced the Indians (16-1-2) to the win against the visiting Planets (15-4-1). Seneca Valley 5, Thomas Jefferson 0: Five players scored to keep the host Raiders (18-0-1) undefeated in conquering the Jaguars (12-6-2). (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
SARS spurs China to act on AIDS Oct 27, 2009
Following the convention for naming planets in our own solar system, astronomer Wladimir Lyra has proposed names for 400 exoplanets, with some unusual results. 23:16 23 October 2009 - updated 23:22 23 October 2009. (Yahoo News -- SARS)
Behold, Son of Balloon Boy Oct 27, 2009
Latvian Meteor a Marketing Hoax. Monday, October 26, 2009. (Fox News)
Southmoreland wins first playoff game in shootout Oct 27, 2009
n Mars 4, Indiana 0: The Little Indians (12-7) and No. 1 Planets (18-1) were scoreless at the half but Mars pulled away for the win. n West Allegheny 4, Belle Vernon 1: The host Indians (17-1-1) trailed at the half but scored three times in a span of four minutes to beat the Leopards (11-6-2). (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Who Can Claim the Titanic? Oct 27, 2009
While we're at it, why not just stake claim to all the planets. Hey, maybe the UNIVERSE.. (CBS News -- Sci/Tech)
Latvian Meteor a Marketing Hoax Oct 27, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009. A giant crater in Latvia that may have been caused by a meteorite. (Fox News)
Win a copy of Section 8! Oct 26, 2009
Developed by SouthPeak and drawing its inspiration from Tribes and Counterstrike, Section 8 is an intense first-person shooter set in the future, with war-torn planets being the battlefields. As part of the Eighth Armoured Infantry also known as 'Section 8', you'll have to capture objectives and smash enemy defences. (iAfrica.com)
Controversial study suggests vast magma pool under Washington state Oct 26, 2009
Europeans find 32 new planets outside solar system. European astronomers have found 32 new planets outside our solar system, adding evidence to the theory that the universe has many places where life could develop ... Scientists using the European Southern Observatory telescope didn't find any planets quite the size of Earth or any that seemed habitable or even unusual. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Determining Right and Wrong and Goo... Oct 26, 2009
As Rosemond says, until this time, although loved by parents, children were not the center of the family unit, parents were, and unlike children today, children did not believe they were tiny planets around which the entire universe revolved. What has changed. (Suite101.com)
Family comes first, among plants too Oct 25, 2009
Last week, astronomers detected 32 planets outside our solar system. It offered hope that Earth-like planets, which harbour life, might exist beyond the realms of sci-fi. (India Times, India)
> Lewis Rice signs 12-year lease at One City Centre Oct 25, 2009
All the planets are finally aligned, Hastie said of the redevelopment. We have deadlines with all three tenants in the tower, which is driving this timeline. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Kepler and the Star of Bethlehem Oct 25, 2009
German astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler came up with a planetary conjecture of planets Jupiter and Saturn, he called The Star of Bethlehem ... The "Star of Bethlehem" was a planetary conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in the evening sky, described to mean a close approach of planets in the sky ... Copernicus expounded the idea of the universe but believed that the orbits of the planets were in perfect circles. (Suite101.com)
Bay Area stargazers to honor Galileo Oct 24, 2009
What: The public will be guided to view the planets as the college radio station, KCSM, plays "jazz under the stars.". Chabot Space ce Center. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
NASA's Secret Space Plane Oct 24, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009 By Leonard David. Artist concept of the X-37 advanced technology flight demonstrator re-entering Earth's atmosphere. (Fox News)
High-Speed Test To Improve Pathogen Decontamination Developed Oct 24, 2009
NASA adheres to international protocols by striving to ensure that spacecraft don't harbor life from Earth that could contaminate other planets or moons and skew science research. Microbes known as bacterial endospores can withstand extreme temperatures, ultraviolet rays and chemical treatments, and have been known to survive in space for six years. (Science Daily)
Long Night Falls Over Saturn's Rings Oct 24, 2009
"Our solar system formed from a dusty disk, so by understanding the dynamics in a disk like Saturn's rings, we can gain insight into how Earth and the other planets in our solar system were made," said Spilker. The equators of both Earth and Saturn are tilted compared to their orbit around the sun. (Science Daily)
Rocket Test a Shuttle Threat? Oct 24, 2009
NASA: Ares Test Won't Endanger Space Shuttle. Friday, October 23, 2009. (Fox News)
NASA: Ares Test Won't Endanger Space Shuttle Oct 24, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009. Daybreak on Oct. 20, 2009 finds NASA's towering 327-foot-tall Ares I-X rocket slowly making its way up to Launch Pad 39B. (Fox News)
Unknown Force Acting On Dark Matter? Oct 23, 2009
4, 2007) The universe consists not just of visible celestial bodies, stars, planets and galaxies. It also has a mystical fellow player -- dark matter. (Science Daily)
Volunteers wanted for simulated 520-day Mars mission... Oct 23, 2009
Volunteers wanted for simulated 520-day Mars mission. Volunteers wanted for simulated 520-day Mars mission. (The Drudge Report)
Designer Molecule Detects Tiny Amounts Of Cyanide, Then Glows Oct 23, 2009
Does this same soup exist on planets around other stars. A new study hints that planets around stars cooler than our sun might. (Science Daily)
Spore Hero Arena Review Oct 23, 2009
Now, to grab the lost rocks (which, by the way, have been crafted into charms by an ambitious blacksmith Spore creature), you have to wander the planets and fight. And oh, you'll fight. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Panel Says NASA Should Skip Moon, Fly Elsewhere Oct 23, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009. WASHINGTON NASA needs to make a major detour on its grand plans to return astronauts to the moon, a special independent U.S. panel has told the White House. (Fox News)
Space Secret? Oct 23, 2009
Mum's the Word for NASA's Secret Space Plane X-37B. Thursday, October 22, 2009 By Leonard David. (Fox News)
How to Watch Tonight's Orionid Meteor Shower Oct 22, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009. com/Starry Night Software. (Fox News)
Speeding car crashes through Moffett gate Oct 22, 2009
they bombed the moon,the femine field,its not nice to play with mother planets. Posted by It's Pat, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood, 6 hours ago. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
> read more Oct 22, 2009
At an international conference on extrasolar planets being held in Portugal, a group of European astronomers unveiled on Monday a list of 30 new exoplanets and two brown dwarfs orbiting more-or-less Sun-like stars ... Such precision is essential for detecting relatively low-mass planets not just "super-Jupiters," "Jupiters," and "Saturns" of other stars, but the "Neptunes" and "super-Earths" that are at the limits of current technology ... According to a from the European Southern Observatory... (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Europeans find 32 new planets outside solar system Oct 22, 2009
Search Type Choose a search type from the items below. Most Viewed - Science. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
PG North: Knoch reaches boys soccer playoffs again Oct 22, 2009
" Those decisions paid off for the Knights. Knoch plays in a very competitive section, considering Mars Area (16-1-1, 12-0) and Hampton (13-3, 10-2) rank No. 1 and No. 2 in Class AA, respectively. The Knights lost to Hampton, 4-1 and 6-0, as well as to Mars, 3-0, on Sept. 26. They closed the regular season against the Planets on Tuesday. "Obviously, those two teams rank as the top two in the WPIAL and are very good teams," Wood said. "We played well against them and they're ranked for a reason.... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Astronomers Find Organic Molecules Around Gas Planet Oct 22, 2009
21, 2009) Peering far beyond our solar system, NASA researchers have detected the basic chemistry for life in a second hot gas planet, advancing astronomers toward the goal of being able to characterize planets where life could exist ... "It's the second planet outside our solar system in which water, methane and carbon dioxide have been found, which are potentially important for biological processes in habitable planets," said researcher Mark Swain of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena,... (Science Daily)
Cameron the Great Oct 21, 2009
With Avatar's Pandora on our radar, we chart our other favotite sci-fi planets. Producer discusses the progress of the films and games. (IGN FilmForce)
Holiday Acres Farm provides fun,educational outing for families Oct 21, 2009
Space related trivia will guide visitors through the maze and help them remember or learn about planets, stars, moons and the astronauts great accomplishments. In the Space Learning Center, children of all ages interact with information about the planets of the solar system, stars and space travel ... In this area, one can gather moon rocks, experience the difference in the weight of objects on earth versus other planets, learn about the history of the Apollo missions and learn about and form... (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Heavens could be full of planets Oct 21, 2009
an artist's rendering of one of the planets discovered. WASHINGTON: Astronomers are finding planets by the dozen ... A team of European astronomers said they had found 32 ''exoplanets'' orbiting distant stars. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
32 planets discovered outside solar system Oct 21, 2009
"Exoplanets" found with device that detects the wobbles the planets impart on stars. Device has discovered 75 of the planets, out of about 400 known exoplanets ... Team tells of more exoplanets; more study needed before formal announcement. (CNN)
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Europeans find 32 new planets outside solar system - Yahoo ... Europeans find 32 new planets outside solar system. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Is this the end for Ratchet & Clank? Oct 20, 2009
The pair journey to exotic planets and battle various biological and robotic villains. Allgeier said the plotline will be different in this game because it tells the story from two perspectives and gives the fans a chance to find out more about Clank. (CNN -- Tech)
Scientists Find Trawl of 32 New Planets Oct 20, 2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - European astronomers announced they had found 32 new planets orbiting stars outside our solar system and said on Monday they believe their find means that 40 percent or more of Sun-like stars have such planets. The planets range in size from about five times the size of Earth to about five times the size of Jupiter, they said ... The latest discoveries bring the total of known exoplanets to about 400, said Stephane Udry of the Geneva Observatory in Switzerland. (Newsmax)
32extrasolar planets found Oct 20, 2009
Nearly three dozen extrasolar planets found - Space ... Nearly three dozen extrasolar planets found ... Findings significantly boost the number of planets closer to Earth in size. (MSNBC -- Technology)
