Archive for June, 2010
“First” Picture of Planet Orbiting Sunlike Star Confirmed
Author: Yahoo! News Search Results for astronomy06 30th, 2010
A team of astronomers says it holds bragging rights to releasing the first ever direct picture of an alien planet around a sunlike star. Extrasolar planet - Astronomy - Solar System - Planet - Gemini Observatory
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read comments (0)Titan’s atmosphere could give life clues
Author: Yahoo! News Search Results for astronomy06 30th, 2010
TUCSON, June 30 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've shown how the atmosphere of Jupiter's moon Titan, similar to that of pre-life Earth, may have created molecules necessary for life. Earth - Titan - Jupiter - Solar System - Astronomy
Lunar eclipse: The truth behind eclipses
Author: Yahoo! News Search Results for astronomy06 30th, 2010
Lunar eclipse: The study of eclipses has been a part of astronomy since its inception.
The First Photo of a Planet Outside Our Solar System [Astronomy]
Author: Yahoo! News Search Results for astronomy06 30th, 2010
# astronomy This isn't our Sun. This other sun is 470 light-years away from our home. Its name is 1RXS J160929.1-210524, and the orange sphere near it has been confirmed today as an orbiting planet. The first photo of an extra-solar planet. More »
“Eclipse” Stars Prepare for Big Reveal
Author: Yahoo! News Search Results for astronomy06 30th, 2010
24/7 Chicago gets to know two of "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse." Twilight - Eclipse - Astronomy - Eclipses Occultations and Transits - Twilight Saga Eclipse
New Initiative Launched On Biosafety
Author: Yahoo! News Search Results for astronomy06 30th, 2010
Remember chemistry sets, ham radio, amateur astronomy, and early computing? Well, now it is biology's turn. Today, over 2,000 people from around the world belong to the Do-It-Yourself Biology (DIYbio) community, working on everything from microbial fuel cells, low-cost lab equipment, environmental surveillance, personal bio-monitoring, to new treatments for diseases. The Synthetic Biology ...
NASA Needs You: 6 Ways to Help an Astronomer
Author: Yahoo! News Search Results for astronomy06 30th, 2010
Amateur astronomers have been helping the pros for years by making important observations with backyard telescopes. But now the scientists are looking to people with no scientific training at all to help them get their work done. Here are six ways you can be an astronomer's assistant.
Data: Water may have covered all of Mars
Author: Yahoo! News Search Results for astronomy06 29th, 2010
PARIS, June 29 (UPI) -- Data from space probes orbiting Mars suggest conditions that could have supported life may once have existed everywhere on the planet, scientists say. Mars - Planet - Solar System - Astronomy - Space
‘Twilight’ Eclipses Records With Widest Debut Ever
Author: Yahoo! News Search Results for astronomy06 29th, 2010
'Twilight' eclipses 'Iron Man 2' with record theater count of 4,416 for debut Eclipse - Eclipses Occultations and Transits - Astronomy - Twilight - Shopping
Scientists find planet with sun-like star
Author: Yahoo! News Search Results for astronomy06 29th, 2010
MONTREAL, June 29 (UPI) -- Canadian researchers say they have confirmed a planet discovered outside our solar system is orbiting a star much like the sun. Solar System - Astronomy - Sun - Solar analog - Extrasolar planet