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Airdrie Astronomical Association
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Stargazers in Airdrie have branched out to create their own local association independent of umbrella body Astra (the Association in Scotland To Research into Astronautics). They will now be known as Airdrie Astronomical Association following a vote at their annual general meeting, and will co...
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Anoiapithecus brevirostris
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Researchers from the Catalan Institute of Palaeontology (ICP-UAB), directed by professor Salvador Moyà-Solà, published this week in the prestigious US scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) the results of their research regarding the findings of a new genu...
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Pangaea
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A new atlas shows Zimbabwe, Russia's Kola Peninsula and Quebec, Canada, as next-door neighbours - as they were 2.5 billion years ago. The map could reveal the location of valuable mineral deposits. "We're completing the plate tectonic revolution" - Richard Ernst, a geology consultan...
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Quaternary period
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The redefinition of Quaternary, Pleistocene, Neogene, and Pliocene is now under discussion by full commission of ICS. The voting will take place soon. Source Ed ~ The final committee vote was announced on the 21...
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Vomit comet marriage
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A Brooklyn couple will become the first on the planet to say "I do" in zero gravity when they tie the knot later this month. Self-confessed sci-fi addicts Noah Fulmore, 31, and Erin Finnegan, 30, will travel to the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Fla., to exchange their vows while l...
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Ijen volcano
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Sulphur Mining at Ijen Volcano The Ijen volcano crater on Indonesia's Java island is one of the world's largest craters. Sulphur mining is a major industry in the region, made possible by an active vent at the edge of a lake, but the work is not without risks. Escaping volcanic gasses are channelled th...
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Lightweight wings
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Lightweight wings for a high-flying kite Tensairity elements made of air filled membrane assemblies, rods and cables have already made a name for themselves in the construction world as extremely light yet strong load-bearing structures. But is this new technology also suitable for use in the ae...
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Radiation protection
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Space beyond low-Earth orbit is awash with intense radiation from the Sun and from deep galactic sources such as supernovas. Astronauts en route to the Moon and Mars are going to be exposed to this radiation, increasing their risk of getting cancer and other maladies. Finding a good shield is import...
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Space headache
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Astronauts need to add space headache to their list of occupational hazards, say researchers. After quizzing 17 seasoned astronauts they found more than two-thirds suffered from headaches on missions yet were headache free back on earth. The disabling headaches appeared unique - described by t...
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Kodaikanal Observatory
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Title: Solar physics at the Kodaikanal Observatory: A Historical Perspective Authors: S. S. Hasan, D.C.V. Mallik, S. P. Bagare, S. P. Rajaguru This article traces the birth and growth of solar physics at the Kodaikanal Observatory of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore, India. A maj...
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SUNY Oneonta College Observatory
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Stargazers will have a chance to look billions of light years into "deep space," when SUNY Oneonta unveils its new telescope Friday night, a college dean said Tuesday. At a "first light" ceremony at 8:30 p.m., faculty and staff will show the largest optical telescope in the st...
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SPARO telescope
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During the Antarctic winter of 2003, SPARO surveyed the large-scale magnetic fields of four Giant Molecular Clouds (GMCs). We have recently been able to set constraints on the characteristic magnetic field strength in GMCs by combining these SPARO results with (a) results for small-scale field...
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Fault Observatory
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The San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) reached a significant goal on Aug. 2 when scientists drilled into a seismically active section of the fault approximately two miles below the surface of the Earth.
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Northridge High School observatory
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Northridge opens state's first high school observatory Students at Northridge High School in Layton (Utah) will be some of the first to view deep-sky objects such as the Whirlpool Galaxy from their own school grounds. Starti...
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Honduras Quake
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A strong magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred at 08:24:45 (UTC) on Thursday, May 28, offshore of the Honduras region, 130 km NNE of La Ceiba, at a depth of 10 km. Location 16.783°N, 86.166°W
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