... Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, +44 (0)28 3752 2928 . ... Risks Comparable to NEOs . ... The Increasing Rate of Discovery of Asteroids . ... Comet and Asteroid Collision Probabilities . ... Extreme albedo comets and the impact hazard (PDF Format) . ... Asteroid Impact Animations . ... Workshop on Scientific Requirements for Mitigation of Hazardous Comets and Asteroids - 2002 . ... The Spaceguard Survey Report, 1992 (PDF) . Tsunami from Asteroid/Comet Impacts . ...

... Phases of the Moon is at the top of the list of things that students seriously misunderstand. ... This phase is called "new moon" (like "no moon"). ... Note: although the Moon is closer to the Sun during new and crescent phases, it is still 400 times closer to Earth; i.e., the Sun is VERY far away in reality.) ... When the Moon reaches the position directly opposite the Sun, as viewed from Earth, the half viewed from Earth is fully illuminated (unless the student's head is causing a lunar eclipse). ...

... a) As source material for the high-school or college curriculum, especially in physics. astronomy and their history. (b) As a source of supplemental projects by high school students or by undergraduates. (c) As material for independent studies, In particular by motivated students who seek to know more about space . ... Those wishing to look up specific topics are advised to use the index file, accessible from the end of any "Exploration" file. ... files not listed and at other resource material. ...

... a) As source material for the high-school or college curriculum, especially in physics. astronomy and their history. (b) As a source of supplemental projects by high school students or by undergraduates. (c) As material for independent studies, In particular by motivated students who seek to know more about space . ... Those wishing to look up specific topics are advised to use the index file, accessible from the end of any "Exploration" file. ... files not listed and at other resource material. ...

Next: Running the Exercise Up: Case Study 1: The Previous: Context . Early in the course, I took about 30 minutes out of a lecture to present the exercise to the students, as follows: . ... There is only one difference: the universe of Zog has a quite different cosmology to our universe. Your task, over the next few weeks, will be to figure out what the cosmology of Zog's universe really is. ... At present, you do not know anything like enough to figure out the cosmology of Zog's universe. ...

First Mid Term Date has Changed . Classes on Friday . ... Second Midterm Date is Changed to May 29 . ... Local Astronomy Stuff . ... Excellent Overview of the Early Universe . ... First Midterm Results . First Midterm Answers . Second Midterm Results . Second Midterm Answers . ... Study Guide for the First Midterm . Study Guide for the Second Midterm . ... WEEK 1: ANCIENT COSMOLOGY . ... The Universe in the first 0.01 -0.1 seconds . The Universe in the first 0.1 -1 second . ...

Nalini Chandra & John Percy, University of Toronto . ... Some works to refer to when using multicultural astronomy in your classroom: . ... Nalini Chandra is a doctoral candidate at the University of Toronto in the Department of Curriculum Teaching and Learning at OISE/UT. ... OISE-University of Toronto . ... John Percy, Professor of Astronomy at the University of Toronto, is a Past President of the ASP, and is active in astronomy education at all levels. ... ASP Multicultural Astronomy Resources . ...

... ATNF Home . ... About ATNF overview . ... Australia Telescope Steering Committee . ... Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory . ... Parkes radio telescope . ... Parkes | ... Cosmic engine for senior students . ... The Sun . The Sun is vital for life on Earth. ... The Sun is a typical star, emitting electromagnetic radiation and particles that influence the Earth . ... In the meantime you can view material on the Sun and its influence on Earth written for the first version of the new syllabus here . ...

The main task of the multimedia lectures "Life of the Earth in the Solar Atmosphere" is to introduce wide range of users to the basic physical characteristics of the Earth, the near-Earth space and the Sun, which mainly forms the properties of the mentioned objects and is responsible for their variations (so-called "space weather"). ... Middle atmosphere of the Earth. ... Radiowaves' passing and spreading in the Earth atmosphere. ... Space radiation passing through the Earth atmosphere. ...

Physics of Solar corona, physics of aurorae, Solar-Terrestrial connections, lithosphere-ionosphere connections. Practical Astrophysics . General Astrophysics . ... N.I.Dzubenko. Heating of the upper atmosphere during auroral and auroral . ... N.I.Dzubenko, V.M.Ivchenko, G.P.Milinevsky. ... N.I.Dzubenko, A.P.Zhilinsky, I.A.Zhulin et. al. ... solar activity cycle by photometric data. ... Kyiv, 1994. 240p. N.I.Dzubenko. The response of aurora to sharp variations of the state of . ...

... Pre-university education . ... Samara region . ... A small spacecraft Aist-2D , developed by the scientists of Samara State Aerospace University (SSAU) and the experts of the Rocket and Space Centre Progress will see from outer space what is hidden under the thick top of trees and below the Earth's surface. The radar equipment was installed on Aist-2D , which was delivered to the space launcher complex Vostochniy on January 22. ... Tomography of the Earth's ionosphere will also be carried out. ...

Internet Sites | Children's Books | ... Tilt of the Earth - Beautiful site explaning the tilt of the Earth. ... Nine Planets: Planet Data - It might be fun to discover how tilted the other planets are in the Solar System! ... Bill Nye the Science Guy-Episode: Climates - Learn a bit about the Earth's climates and make a model of a weather system. Weather Links for Teachers and Parents - Nick the Weather Dude's list of useful links about weather. ... Philomel Books, 1995. ... Tilt-A-World | ...

... Research . ... NASA's "follow the water" philosophy has led me to study atmosphere-regolith interactions on Mars in search for locations and times where liquid water is available. ... Transient liquid water and water activity at Gale crater Mars. ... Rivera-Valentin, E. G. , Chevrier, V. F., 2015. ... Icarus , 253, 156-158. Lopez Garcia, E. J., Rivera-Valentin, E. G. , Schenk, P. M., Hammond, N. P., Barr, A. C., 2014. ... Icarus , 237, 419-421. ... Chevrier, V. F., Rivera-Valentin, E. G. , 2012. ...

ARCSAT ID NUMBER: AS08 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE: Constraining the magnetic fields of transiting exoplanets through ground-based near-UV observations PI: Jake Turner OBSERVER(S): Jake Turner (Graduate Student: University of Virginia) Apurva Oza (Graduate Student: University of Virginia) Robin Leiter (Undergraduate Student ... The magnetic field of a transiting exoplanet can be constrained by observing asymmetries in their near-UV light curves (Vidotto, Jardine Helling 2011a; Vidotto et al. ...

StarShine-3: . ... The satellites are covered by nearly 1000 small, front-surface aluminum mirrors that are machined by technology students in Utah and polished by tens of thousands of students all over the world. ... And this is only small story about it. ... We will be able to measure the angular position of that satellite by observing sunlight flashes from small mirrors mounted on the surface of the satellite, as it passes across the starry sky before sunrise and after sunset.. ... Starshine 3 . ...

... Mai 2011 . ... Markus Kissler-Patig . ... The lecture pages contain the lecture slides, exercises, and all the supporting material. ... The lecture aims at introducing the broad field of Astrobiology. In the first part, it will cover pre-biotic chemistry and the origins of life, will look at Earth as a habitable planet and follow the development of its atmosphere and of primitive and more complex life on Earth. ... Origin of Life / Evolution of Life . ... June 6, 2011 . ... July 4, 2011 . ...

... Precisely one month ago, on 11 July 2009, the last active area of the new solar cycle disappeared from the surface of the Sun. Over the 30 days following this, neither observers on Earth nor devices in space have been able to detect the emergence of any sunspots. ... Therefore, it seems that our star has once again returned to a state of deep solar "winter", following several sparks of activity in May-June 2009. ... To date, this period has lasted 30 days. ...

... News . ... Tune into the Asteroid Day press conference . ... Dawn sees new surface features on giant asteroid . ... In this image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft, bright material extends out from the crater Canuleia on Vesta. ... NASA's Dawn spacecraft has revealed unexpected details on the surface of the giant asteroid Vesta. New images and data highlight the diversity of Vesta's surface and reveal unusual geologic features, some of which were never previously seen on asteroids. ... LATEST NEWS . ...

... Moore Observatory is a research and advanced teaching facility of the University of Louisville. ... The 24-inch Ritchie Chretien (RC24) telescope is a research instrument used by faculty and graduate students involved in studies of exoplanets, optical properties of the atmosphere, and the development of imaging and spectroscopic technology. ... Kent (CDK20S) are collaboratively operated by the University of Louisville and the University of Southern Queensland for both research and education. ...

... at the ISSP RAS. ... MSU student Kostretsova N.B. successfully defended her thesis entitled "Investigation of Thermal and Chemial Expansivity of Ceria-Based Solid Solutions". ... V.A. Kolotygin successfully defended his PhD thesis "Perovskite-Like Oxide and Composite Anode Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Functional Properties and Electrochemical Behavior in Contact with Gallate- and Silicate-Based Solid Electrolytes" and was awarded PhD degree in the area of Materials Science and Engineering ....