| Mark A. Bronstein | Veterinarian, 59 http://www.philly.com/inqui... Astronomy Articles Philadelphia Inquirer - He enjoyed photography and star-gazing and was a member of the Dark Sky Astronomy Club. He was family-oriented, his wife said, and never vacationed or socialized without his children. In addition to his wife of 21 years, Dr. Bronstein is survived by ... |
| Aloha Friday http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-b... Astronomy Articles San Francisco Gate - If you're visiting the Big Island of Hawaii, here are the astronomy centers, observatories and telescopes where you'll get the biggest celestial bang. 'Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai'i is one of the island's newest attractions, presenting real-time ... |
| UN to hail spud in 2008 http://www.news.com.au/cour... Astronomy Articles News.com.au - There was the international year of rice (2004), an international year of mountains (2002), now the Italians are trying to promote an international year of astronomy. We jump from one thing to another,'' he said. But with the world population due to ... |
| Robbins Progresses On STEP Program http://www.thepilot.com/sto... Astronomy Articles pilot.com - The 13th annual Mid-Atlantic Star Party, which just concluded, brought between 325 and 350 astronomy enthusiasts to Robbins the week before. They come every year from places where city and town lights have blinded people to the sight of a sky ... |
| The 307-foot tall UT Austin Tower, designed by Paul Cret of ... http://www.texassports.com/... Astronomy Articles Texas Sports - UT programs ranked in the top 10 are: civil engineering (4), computer sciences (7), aerospace engineering (8), classics (8), astrophysics/astronomy (10), chemical engineering (10), and ecology, evolution and behavior (10). Libraries UT has the fifth ... |
| Potentially Dangerous Space Rock Lost, and Found http://www.space.com/search... Astronomy Articles Space News - When I was an astronomy student at Leiden Observatory in the Netherlands, pioneer asteroid hunters Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and her husband Kees van Houten were about to retire, after very fruitful careers. Their legacy was the discovery of over ... |
| Some cities try going 'green' with blackouts http://www.csmonitor.com/20... Astronomy Articles Christian Science Monitor - Restaurants will serve dinner by candlelight, astronomy buffs will be out with their scopes, and musicians will rock out on power from a biodiesel bus. If participants are expecting a total blackout or a quick fix for global warming ... |
| Great discoveries are available for us all http://www.sidneyherald.com... Astronomy Articles Sidney Herald - Columbus discovered America by prophecy rather than astronomy." What Biblical prophecy sent Columbus on his journey? More than 2,000 years before Columbus told King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella the world was round, the prophet Isaiah had written, "It ... |
| SDSU Astronomer Helps Finds Largest Known Black Hole http://www.nbcsandiego.com/... Astronomy Articles NBC San Diego - SAN DIEGO -- A San Diego State University astronomer has helped to find a large black hole in orbit. Astronomy professor Jerome Orosz said that the black hole surrounds a huge companion star. The object is nearly 16 times the size of the sun and is ... |
| Iranian Students shine in International Astronomy Olympiad http://www.payvand.com/news... Astronomy Articles Payvand Iran News - The eight-member astronomy Olympiad team of the Islamic Republic of Iran gained the first place in "senior" level of the twelfth students' Astronomy Olympiad by winning three gold and eight silver medals. Behzad Solatian, the PR manager of Young ... |