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Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:18:37 +0000

This near-infrared image shows the star cluster called Terzan 5 within the Milky Way's bulge. Credit: F.R.Ferraro, University of Bologna.

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New Image Details Jewel in Southern Sky

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:18:37 +0000

A cluster of stars called Omega Centauri shines like a jewel of the southern hemisphere night sky. It is visible to the naked eye, but through a telescope, millions of stars are revealed to be part of this globular cluster. A new image shows Omega Centauri in all its splendor. The object, ...

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Milky Way's Age Narrowed Down

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:18:37 +0000

A new estimate of the age of our Milky Way Galaxy suggests it was an original member of the universe, having been born just about as early on as was possible. The overall universe is about 13.7 billion years old. That figure, after decades of wildly varying estimates, was pinned down last year ...

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Best of AOP: NGC 4565

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:00:29 +0000

NGC 4565 is an excellent example of an edge-on spiral galaxy. If our own galaxy was viewed from this perspective some 49 million light years distant- the Milky Way would appear very much like this. The dust lane is the obscuring lane of gas and dust that blocks (reddens) the light from the ...

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Cosmic "Dig" Reveals Vestiges of the Milky Way's Building Blocks

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:00:29 +0000

ESO 45/09 - Science Release 25 November 2009 For immediate release Cosmic "Dig" Reveals Vestiges of the Milky Way's Building Blocks Peering through the thick dust clouds of our galaxy’s "bulge" (the myriads of stars surrounding its centre), and revealing an amazing amount of detail, a team of ...

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East Antarctic ice sheet may be losing mass

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:53:05 +0000

The East Antarctic ice sheet has been losing mass for the last three years, according to an analysis of data from a gravity-measuring satellite mission. The scientists involved say they are "surprised" by the finding, because the giant East Antarctic sheet, unlike the west, has been thought to ...

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Plant and Soil Sciences eLibrary: Soil Science

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:42:48 +0000

Menu Explore By Topic Soil Genesis and Development Soil Physical Properties Soil Chemical Properties Soil Biota and Nutrient Cycling Soil Nutrient Management Soil Erosion, Conservation, and Water Quality Soils Home Study Course Awards What's New Animations: Transpiration This ...

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New Shepard Program

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:46:50 +0000

Update on Opportunities for Research Blue Origin has selected three unmanned research payloads to fly on the New Shepard suborbital vehicle as a part of Phase 1 of the New Shepard Research Flight Demonstration Program. These payloads were selected from an excellent field of submitted proposals. ...

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Another great Enceladus shot

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:22:30 +0000

Here's a 4-frame mosaic of Enceladus images -- just another everyday spectacularly alien landscape. By the way, if you checked the Cassini raw images website earlier in the day, you should return, because there are more photos from the Enceladus flyby as well as numerous high-resolution shots on ...

Discover Magazine | rsslist found this 3 days ago on planetary.org

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Prepare for your jaw to hit the floor when you see these pictures of Enceladus

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:29:56 +0000

Wow, just wow. I didn't know what to expect from the second flyby of Saturn's geyser moon Enceladus in November, which happened yesterday. I knew the cameras were given control of spacecraft pointing during the closest part of the flyby, so that there should be some pretty cool photos of tiger ...

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Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy: The Logo

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:34:15 +0000

Click Here The Bad Astronomy Logo In March 2003, when I moved the website to a new server, I made a few changes to the site. One obvious one was the change to the image in the banner. The old image was done by my dear friend Kat Rasmussen . We were friends in high school, but lost touch after ...

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Secretary Chu Announces $620 Million for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:31:06 +0000

COLUMBUS, OHIO - At an event in Columbus, Ohio this afternoon, Secretary Chu announced that the Department of Energy is awarding $620 million for projects around the country to demonstrate advanced Smart Grid technologies and integrated systems that will help build a smarter, more efficient, ...

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Hubble pokes at a galactic bulge

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:03:49 +0000

When you poke the Pillsbury dough boy in his bulging tummy, he giggles. When you poke the bulge in NGC 4710, however, you get the history of how galaxies form. Voila! Awesome. And you really need to embiggen this one to get a sense of the incredible beauty and resolution of the picture. ...

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The Crab Nebula: A Cosmic Icon

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:53:05 +0000

Spectacular death of a star in the constellation Taurus was observed on Earth as the supernova of 1054 A.D.

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25 Essential YouTube Channels for Health and Fitness Tips

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:10:08 +0000

Are you into personal training across a wide range of physical disciplines? If you have access to broadband, then you can enjoy a number of fitness, health and wellness videos offered through YouTube Channels. The tips found through the following YouTube Channels can provide exercise routines, recip

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Picture of the Day – Thin Blue Line

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:06:15 +0000

The thin line of Earth’s atmosphere and the setting sun are featured in this image photographed by the crew of the International Space Station while space shuttle Atlantis on the STS-129 mission was docked with the station. © Matt for International Space Fellowship, 2009. ...

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Play the galactic slots

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:00:01 +0000

NASA / STScI The galaxies NGC 2207 (left) and IC 2163 are entangled in a picture from the Hubble Space Telescope. Such mergers are the focus of Galaxy Zoo's latest project. Galaxy Zoo's latest online research project is a "cosmic slot machine" that asks users to match ...

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Collisions!!!

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:42:00 +0000

We’ve been waiting decades for this and here it is - first collisions at the LHC ! WooHoo! The ATLAS detector saw the first collision this afternoon, followed soon by CMS. The machine was then tuned to give the LHCb and ALICE detectors collisions this evening, so all 4 experiments ...

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2012: The End Of The World?

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:05:59 +0000

Information Is Beautiful Ideas, issues, knowledge, data – visualized! Skip to content Home Hello Books My Visualizations Reduce Your Chances of Dying in a Plane Crash Mountains Out of Molehills Drugs World Caffeine and Calories The Billion Dollar Gram Timelines: Time travel in popular film and ...

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Harvesting energy in the wake of a circular cylinder using piezoelectric materials

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:12:30 +0000

Session AT: Vortex Dynamics and Vortex Flows I 8:00 AM–10:10 AM, Sunday, November 22, 2009 - 200H Chair: Jeffrey Marshall, University of Vermont Abstract: AT.00001 : Harvesting energy in the wake of a circular cylinder using piezoelectric materials 8:00 AM–8:13 AM Preview Abstract Authors: ...

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