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Gart Westerhout, astronomer
Gart Westerhout, an internationally known radio astronomer who established the astronomy department at the University of Maryland, College Park and was scientific director at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, died Sunday of congestive heart...Tags: Research, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Applied Physics, Christianity, Roman Catholicism
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'Saving Hubble' shows off the stars
As the avuncular host of "NOVA ScienceNOW" on PBS, Neil deGrasse Tyson is one of the few astrophysicists who is recognized outside of scientific circles. It's no accident that he has made so many appearances on "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report."...
Tags: Space Programs, Jack Hill, Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, The Daily Show (tv program)
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NASA advocates trade baked goods for support
The exchange was simple and sweet: free “planetary” baked goods — asteroid Rice Krispie treats, deep space cupcakes — for a few signatures. As some of the thousands of visitors to Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Saturday open house...
Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Space Programs, Science and Technology, Politics, University of California, Los Angeles
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Our Friendly Skies - October 2012
THE OCTOBER SKY As the weather gets colder many of us will lament the passing of the long summer days, but not all is lost. With shorter stretches of daylight comes more opportunity for the observation of dark, starlit skies. A few bright stars...
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Rover? Astronaut? NASA officials probe future of Mars exploration
With budget cuts looming and no clear flagship mission on the horizon, the Mars program has been looking to rechart its course in the coming years. Sending a spacecraft to the Red Planet to return a sample of rock may be the way to go, according to a...
Tags: Space Programs, Science and Technology, Los Angeles Times, NASA, Barack Obama
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35 years later, Voyager 1 is heading for the stars
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Thirty-five years after leaving Earth, Voyager 1 is reaching for the stars. Sooner or later, the workhorse spacecraft will bid adieu to the solar system and enter a new realm of space — the first time a manmade...
Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Space Programs, Science and Technology, NASA, Apple iPod
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Burb's Eye View: On Burbank's sidewalk to the stars
Ernie Seiler made one promise to the bikers, joggers and dog-walkers craning their necks to see his crew on the Chandler Bikeway Monday night. “Give me 30 seconds and I’ll give you the universe,” he tells them. He points them left,...Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Neil Armstrong, John F. Kennedy, Bob Dylan, Tim Elliott
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Multiple births on cosmic scale in distant galaxy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have found a cosmic supermom. It's a galaxy that gives births to more stars in a day than ours does in a year. Astronomers used NASA's Chandra X-Ray telescope to spot this distant gigantic galaxy creating about 740...
Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Science and Technology, X-rays, NASA, Washington, DC
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Area residents excited about what Curiosity rover might find on Mars
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comThe Curiosity rover that landed on Mars at 1:32 a.m. Monday has the potential to provide information on whether life existed on the planet and how humans would fare there, said amateur astronomer Steve Berte, chairman of the TriState Astronomers club....Tags: Science and Technology, Science
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Transit of Venus offers rare glimpse of heavens
When Venus passed between Earth and the sun 251 years ago Tuesday, scientists scribbled down observations that helped calculate a rough estimate of the size of our solar system. Using crude telescopes, they watched the yellow planet move across the sun'...Tags: Space Programs, Science and Technology, Howard County, Car Safety Tips and Advice, NASA
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Midwesterners will have good view of Transit of Venus
Tribune reporterVenus will begin its twice-a-century trip between the Earth and the sun this evening, and Midwesterners will have a decent view of a celestial event that will not occur again until the year 2117. The Transit of Venus will be visible starting around 5 p....Tags: Science and Technology, Adler Planetarium, Science
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Catch transit of Venus tonight, because it won't be seen again until 2117
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterThis evening people in the Michiana area and around the globe will be able to view an extraordinary solar spectacle: the transit of Venus, as the second planet in our solar system passes directly between the Earth and the sun. CLICK HERE FOR LIVE...Tags: Arts, Dining and Drinking, Space Programs, Lifestyle and Leisure, Science and Technology
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