Morris Museum launches Astronomy Day (Daily Record)
Author: Yahoo! News Search Results for astronomy03 20th, 2010
The Morris Museum Astronomical Society is offering a day of space exploration for the entire family. Saturday is Astronomy Day at the museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road, featuring all astronomy-related activities, which are free with museum admission.
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read comments (0)Crippled Mars Rover is Chilled, But Still Alive (SPACE.com via Yahoo! News)
Author: Yahoo! News Search Results for astronomy03 19th, 2010
NASA's crippled Spirit Mars rover is still awake as it prepares for the oncoming Martian winter, which has already left it colder than ever before.
Saturn at its Best for 2010 (SPACE.com via Yahoo! News)
Author: Yahoo! News Search Results for astronomy03 19th, 2010
While the planet Venus is now gaining in prominence low in western evening sky and Mars continues to slowly fade as it recedes from Earth, another bright naked eye planet, Saturn, is now enjoying its finest month in 2010. The great ringed beauty arrives at opposition to the sun on the American evening of Sunday, March 21, putting on an all-night performance.
An island deputy who builds guitars and looks at the stars (The Boca Beacon)
Author: Yahoo! News Search Results for astronomy03 19th, 2010
When Angelo Lanni sits down to talk about himself, there’s not a lot of syllables exchanged. It’s obvious he’s not comfortable reminiscing about his personal life, but when one brings up subjects such as music or astronomy, his eyes light up. He’s so eager to discuss those topics, and has so much information on both that [...]
How Astronauts Can Become Media Stars (SPACE.com via Yahoo! News)
Author: Yahoo! News Search Results for astronomy03 19th, 2010
Astronauts who set out to one day travel among the stars have sometimes – like famed moonwalker Buzz Aldrin – become stars in their own right on Earth.
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast: March 19-21, 2010 (Universe Today)
Author: Yahoo! News Search Results for astronomy03 19th, 2010
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! As one hemisphere warms, another cools… and so our passion for astronomy can sometimes wax and wane. Why not rekindle your viewing spirit by enjoying some lunar targets this weekend? If you don't think identifying lunar features with a small pair of binoculars is exciting – then think on [...]
Experience Hubble’s Universe in 3-D (Newswise)
Author: Yahoo! News Search Results for astronomy03 19th, 2010
Science visualization specialists at the Space Telescope Science Institute, in Baltimore, Md. transformed Hubble Space Telescope 2-D images into 3-D environments to create several groundbreaking astronomy visualizations for the new Imax film "Hubble 3D," which opens today in 40 select Imax theaters worldwide.
Westmont holds public viewing at Carroll Observatory (Santa Barbara Daily Sound)
Author: Yahoo! News Search Results for astronomy03 19th, 2010
Astronomy enthusiasts and curious local residents will get the chance to peer through the recently installed Keck Telescope at Westmont College’s observatory tonight during a free public viewing.
University of Arizona astronomers discover most primitive supermassive black holes known (SpaceRef)
Author: Yahoo! News Search Results for astronomy03 19th, 2010
Astronomers have come across what appear to be two of the earliest and most primitive supermassive black holes known.
Cassini Provides Insights into Saturn’s RIngs, with More to Come (SpaceRef)
Author: Yahoo! News Search Results for astronomy03 19th, 2010