... 2001 April 1 . Americans Defeat Russians in First Space Quidditch Match . ... Explanation: A historic first Space Quidditch match came to a spectacular conclusion last night as astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria caught the Golden Snitch to give the Americans a hard fought victory over the Russians. ... Happy April Fools Day from the folks at APOD . ... About APOD | ...

... 9.08.1996 . ... Credit: Sirko Molau , IMO , Archenhold-Sternwarte Explanation: From a radiant point in the constellation of Perseus, Comet Swift-Tuttle presents -- The Perseid Meteor Shower -- coming to your night sky this weekend! ... Indeed it is now known to be a regular August shower caused by the yearly passage of the Earth through the orbiting debri left behind by periodic comet Swift-Tuttle . ... The image shows bright Perseids recorded that year from August 9 through 14. ... August 1996 . ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... Mad Science . ... Site Info . ... Public Talks . ... Keep Bad Astronomy close to your heart, and help make me filthy rich. ... Who is this guy who calls himself "The Bad Astronomer?" ... First, yes, I am a real live astronomer (when people ask me what astronomers do, I tell them "They astronom !" ... These are emitted by powerful objects like black holes, exploding stars, and super-dense neutrons stars. ... Finally, am I really a bad astronomer? ... 2008 Phil Plait. ...

home education > resources . SEARCH ASP SITE: Match ALL words Match ANY word . ... Resources . ... Astronomy Education Bibliography . ... Moon Resource Guide . ... Astronomy of Many Cultures Resource Guide . ... Space Science Education Resource Directory . ... http://www.astronomy.pomona.edu/archeo/intro.html Bryan Penprase and his collaborators have made this useful introductory site, which includes a world atlas of ancient astronomy, course outlines, a timeline and links to other resources. ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Posted on August 24, 2011 | No Comments €аAfter their successful Invasion at the beginning of the summer, the Emerald Garrison are returning to Armagh Planetarium to end the summer programme on the weekend of the 27th and [ ] . Continue Reading.. Posted on July 14, 2011 | ... Sinead McNicholl has the details. ... No Comments Armagh Planetarium kicked off 2011 in style with some amazing astronomy-based events in association with the€а BBC. ...

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The small solids. Asteroids or the small planetes . ... The comets. ... Ceneca the Young.Procuring about the nature.63 y. The comet is a celestial body of a great size, but a rare one... transparent. Sometimes there seen a core and the medium forms a kind of a tail, beard or dishevelled looks. ... The core is an ice body - conglomeration of frosted gas and dust. ... The comet state is variable: ones have the con tails, others the dust tails, and the third have both. ... Meteors and meteorites. ...

Reports from around the world indicate that this year's annual Perseid meteor shower was the best display since the 1990s. The accuracy of the calculations by Jeremie Vaubaillon (Institute of Celestial Mechanics, Paris and California Institute of Technology) a frequent collaborator with Armagh astronomers, and the American astronomer Thomas van Flandern regarding the times of peak activity and numbers of meteors observed, were confirmed by observations. ... See also: Perseid 2009 Videos . ...

... Astronomers once thought Pluto's atmosphere would condense down to the surface as it moved away from the Sun. Can that still be true, and if so, is that causing the surface features we now see? ... This is almost certainly because the atmosphere which is nitrogen, like Earth s atmosphere is also frozen as ice on the surface. ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... If you are already registered on Astronomy.com, please log in below. ...

... English astronomer and mathematician. ... American astronomer. ... Bond, William Cranch 1789-1859 . ... At the observatory, he studied Saturn and (with William Lassell ) discovered its moon Hyperion . ... Polish astronomer who advanced the heliocentric theory that the earth and other planets revolve around the Sun. ... Galileo Galilei 1564-1642 . ... Van Allen discovered the Earth's radiation belts, which now bear his name, with an instrument aboard the first successful American satellite, Explorer...

Astronomers Detect Coolest Radio Star . ... The new radio-star is much smaller and colder than our Sun.€а With a surface temperature not much higher than that of a giant planet, and a size comparable to JupiterтАЩs, it is scarcely visible in optical light.€а Yet the radio flares seen at Arecibo show it must have a strong magnetic field, implying that the same could be true of other similar stars. ...

... Yes, Exploding Comet 17P/Holmes is one of the strangest things ever seen by astronomers - professional and amateurs alike. ... We also had some club members who received some Astronomical League awards...and we'd like to congratulate them! ... It is again a potluck, and is being held at the Masonic Temple in Galion ( 1252 State Route 598, Galion , OH 44833) Here's a map: Map of 1252 State Route 598 Galion, OH 44833-9367, US And, along with the party come RAS elections for 2008! ... Comet 17P/Holmes ...

... Пространство обгоняет Время, . ... Про это ускорение Вселенной . Но коль Пространство устает, то Время . ... Уж взгляд не удлинит пространство. Спецвыпуски Scientific American - это почти произведение искусства. Возможно, что в связи с ожидаемым выходом "В мире науки" это приобретет актуальность и для русскоязычных читателей. ... Вы выбираете очень интересную тему (для читателей интересную!), например, "Время", " Сознание" , "Происхождение жизни", "Космология". ...

FOR RELEASE: 9:00 a.m. PDT, June 9, 1998 . ... Reports are being presented by Dr. Patricia A. Henning and Mr. Andrew J. Rivers, of the University of New Mexico, in Albuquerque, NM, to the American Astronomical Society meeting in San Diego, California. Henning and Rivers represent two international teams of astronomers from the University of New Mexico and Australia, Mexico, the Netherlands, and Great Britain. ... The Parkes survey has uncovered 103 galaxies, only 28 of which were mapped before. ...