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Thirteen woman pilots who were part of a NASA research program in the early 1960s to determine if women could qualify as astronauts are finally getting recognised in a place where some of the testing took place.
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Title: Detection of Endolithes Using Infrared Spectroscopy Authors: S. Dumas, Y. Dutil, G. Joncas On Earth, the Dry Valleys of Antarctica provide the closest martian-like environment for the study of extremophiles. Colonies of bacteries are protected from the freezing temperatures, the drou...
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Joseph J. Casby Memorial Observatory
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How powerful is the telescope that will be housed in Belwin Conservancy's new observatory? You'll be able to see Pluto. Seriously. Steve Hobbs, Belwin's executive director, said he was joking when he asked members of the Minnesota Astronomical Society whether people would be able to see the dwarf...
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Oregon Bulge
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A recent survey of a bulge that covers about 100 square miles near the South Sister indicates the area is still growing, suggesting it could be another volcano in the making or a major shift of molten rock under the centre of the Cascade Range.
Recent eruptions at nearby Mount St. Helens in...
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Submarine channel
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A team of scientists led by the University of Leeds has used a robotic 'yellow submarine' to observe detailed flows within an 'undersea river' for the very first time. The researchers estimate that the river - known as a submarine channel - would be the sixth largest river in the world if it were on land...
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Wise Observatory
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Title: The Centurion 18 telescope of the Wise Observatory Authors: Noah Brosch, David Polishook, Avi Shporer, Shai Kaspi, Assaf Berwald, Ilan Manulis We describe the second telescope of the Wise Observatory, a 0.46-m Centurion 18 (C18) installed in 2005, which enhances significantly the obser...
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Kerala State Science and Technology Museum
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Breathless, on-the-run visits to the Kerala State Science and Technology Museum - which hosts an impressive array of science exhibits - will soon be a thing of the past for school students. Dismayed over the very short, and therefore ineffective, time that students get to spend at the facility, the...
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Ragbir Bhathal, Australia's Leading Alien Hunter Just about a year ago Ragbir Bhathal was scanning the night sky for alien activity, just as he does every night. Except, on this December eve Ragbir Bhathal found a strong, regular, repeating signal. Unless the whole thing stemmed from a huge glitch...
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Three new sites in South Africa may become United Nations world heritage sites.
They are the Vredefort Dome in the Free State, the Taung Skull fossil site in the North West and the Makapans Valley in Limpopo.
The nominations were unveiled in Johannesburg today by Ar...
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Kaalijarv crater
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It`s kind of an unwritten rule in Estonia - if you want to see something weird, go to the islands. Chalk it up to geographic isolation or the celebrated beer brewing traditions of some islanders, but it`s on these outlying patches of land that the nation keeps all the assort...
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Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
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Plaskett telescope celebrates 90th anniversary One week could have made all the difference to one of Saanichs most iconic landmarks. As of next Tuesday, the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory atop Little Saanich Mountain will have been visible across the region for exactly 90 years. [url=http...
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USArray program
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On July 15, 2010, University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student Matthew Kogle and recent graduate Kelly Hoehn meet in Weeks Hall for Geological Science to discuss locations in southern Wisconsin that were visited as part of the USArray program. The program involves a network of scientific in...
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Banda arc
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New scientific findings explain the mystery behind the development of the Banda arc The Banda arc - a gigantic 1,000km long, 180-degree curve in eastern Indonesia - has puzzled geologists for many years, with much debate and controversy surrounding its complex origin and evolution. A solution to...
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George Observatory
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George Observatory Celebrates 8th Annual Astronomy Day On Saturday Budding astronomers and skilled stargazers alike can enjoy Astronomy Day 2008 on Saturday at the George Observatory. Located at Brazos Bend State Park, the observatory activities begin at 3 p.m. and continue through 10:30 p.m....
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Pine Mountain Observatory
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Pine Mountain Observatory to be open May 25 to Sept. 29 New season for star gazing awaits Friday- Saturday-night visitors Star-gazing, planet-searching and constellation viewing are just a leisurely drive away, beginning Friday, May 25, at the [url=http://pmo-sun.uoregon.edu/~pmo/]Pine M...
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