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Written by Nanci G. Hutson - News Times
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Thursday, 23 July 2009 10:04 |
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Observatory leaders want to make New Milford High the center of the universeDonations to pay for townwide model of the planets
NEW MILFORD -- McCarthy Observatory leaders are in a final push to raise money for what is expected to be a lasting tribute to Galileo's astronomical discovery 400 years ago. The all-volunteer organization started a fundraising campaign last year for a multi-faceted project meant to honor the International Year of Astronomy and the discoveries Galileo made with his telescope, and also to inspire a townwide exploration of science. To date, some $22,000 has been raised by the campaign, titled "$40-4-400." Observatory leaders need at least 400 individual donations of $40 each to reach their goal. The centerpiece of the project, expected to cost about $33,000, is a scale model of the solar system -- with bronze planets erected atop steel pyramids at schools and public places across town, the distances between them reflecting how the planets are aligned in space. |
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Written by Luke McKinney - Daily Galaxy
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Thursday, 23 July 2009 10:01 |
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The conditions on Venus are hard to describe. Many planetary scientists say "Start by imagining Hell and work up from there." It's an environment where words like "over 500 degrees Celsius" get thrown around, and it's flat-out crushed every probe we've sent into it. Even worse, there's almost no water, and the European Space Agency have been finding out why. Venus was created at about the same time as Earth, in about the same place, and it's roughly the same size - it would therefore have started with the same materials as us, drawn together from the same region of the planet forming dust left over from the sun. But Venus now has only 0.001% of our water content, and a couple of flybys by the dynamically named Venus Express may have revealed the reason. |
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Written by Chris Gaylord - Christian Science Monitor
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Wednesday, 22 July 2009 16:39 |
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Jupiter.s massive scar proves how puny Earth really is
Space stories often talk about enormous measurements. Even one light-years is so expansive that it.s hard to imagine such as distance. But amateur Australian stargazer Anthony Wesley has provided a wonderful, teachable moment about how tiny Earth is the grand scale of things. On Sunday, Mr. Wesley noticed that an unseen collision has given Jupiter a bit of a black eye. The impact, most likely from a comet, has stirred up a plume of gases, creating a black blemish. (See the top of the image above.) A casual observer might not even notice this peck on Jupiter, but that mark is nearly the size of Earth. That little smudge could engulf most of our world.  |
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Written by Sindh Today
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Thursday, 23 July 2009 09:57 |
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Solar system.s main asteroid belt may harbor icy interlopers from beyond NeptuneLondon, July 23 (ANI): A new computer simulation has suggested that millions of objects in the solar system.s main asteroid belt may be icy interlopers from beyond Neptune that were flung into their present orbits after a violent migration of the giant planets. The solar system.s main asteroid belt is a diverse mix of objects that orbit between Mars and Jupiter. These asteroids are generally thought to have formed close to their present locations, so their compositions should reflect the original distribution of gas and dust that surrounded the sun there and eventually condensed into solid bodies. .People have just been assuming that what we see there, formed there,. said Hal Levison of the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado. But, according to Levison, some 20 per cent of the asteroids in the belt may be comet-like objects that were born in colder climes, beyond the orbit of Neptune. |
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Written by Matt Johnson - Managing Editor - Vernon Broadcaster
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Wednesday, 22 July 2009 16:30 |
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Outsider: Apollo 11 anniversary a reminder of unfinished workThis week we.re recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.
That was an amazing accomplishment and it showed what American ingenuity could do when it had a goal and put the resources behind it. NASA should be allowed to redouble its efforts to explore further.
In the last 40 years, NASA has made strides. The space shuttle has been a cost-effective vehicle that has stood the test of time.
The International Space Station (broken toilet and all) is a scientific marvel and a good example of a multi-national effort to further science and space exploration.
The huge body of information gathered by the Hubble Space Telescope has been extraordinary. That project went from being a laughingstock into one of the most important scientific achievements of our time. |
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