| Heaviest Stellar Black Hole Discovered In Nearby Galaxy http://www.sciencedaily.com... Astronomy Articles Science Daily - Gemini is an international partnership managed by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation. Note: This story has been adapted from material provided by Chandra X-ray ... |
| Scientist Leonard Susskind Joins Perimeter Institute for Theoretical ... http://www.forbes.com/prnew... Astronomy Articles Forbes - In addition to an outstanding record as a distinguished theoretical physicist, Professor Susskind has a demonstrated interest in communicating science to members of the general public and improving society's awareness of physics, astronomy, and ... |
| Science teacher's experiments with success pay off http://www.statesmanjournal... Astronomy Articles Statesman Journal - Michael Lampert HONORED: As a member of USA Today's All-USA Teacher Team, announced in that newspaper today. TEACHES: Physics, astronomy and electronics at West Salem High School. YEARS FULL-TIME TEACHING: 21 NOMINATED BY: Maureen Foelkl, colleague ... |
| 2008 - International Year of the Potato http://www.news.com.au/stor... 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 ... |
| Chicago's Finest http://www.suburbanchicagon... Astronomy Articles Beacon News - The Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum: 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive. Ongoing shows include: Black Holes , Journey to Infinity , SonicVision and TimeSpace. (312) 922-7827 or www.adlerplanetarium.org. BauerLatoza Studio: 2241 S. Wabash Ave. (312) 567 ... |
| Requests Pour in for 'Seeing in the Dark' Internet Telescope http://www.forbes.com/prnew... Astronomy Articles Forbes - The show introduces viewers to the wonders of stargazing and demonstrates how Internet telescopes could help democratize amateur astronomy. "Astronomy has long been a gateway to science," says Ferris. "Our film and Internet telescope are meant to ... |
| E-mail newsletters http://www.usatoday.com/new... Astronomy Articles USA Today - In addition to Michael Lampert, who teaches physics, astronomy and electronics at West Salem (Ore.) High, and William Yucuis, who developed an aerospace engineering program at Lyman High in Longwood, Fla., there are four math teachers. All four make ... |
| Premier galactic map updated http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id... Astronomy Articles MSNBC - This catalogue provides extremely fundamental, direct measurements in astronomy, such as distances, masses and kinematics of stars and star clusters," said Floor van Leeuwen, an astronomer at the Institute of Astronomy at University of Cambridge in ... |
| NASA Concludes Successful FUSE Mission http://www.forbes.com/prnew... Astronomy Articles Forbes - FUSE helped pioneer low-cost, principal investigator-led astronomy missions," said Jon Morse, director of the Astrophysics Division at NASA Headquarters. Examples of the many successes FUSE achieved during its mission are: - By measuring abundances of ... |