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T.H.E. Journal April 2004 |
Starry Night EDU 2.0 Starry Night EDU 2.0 is a desktop planetarium software program designed for K-8 students.  |
InternetNews August 23, 2007 Gene Hirschel |
For Google, Not Even The Sky is Off Limits The Google Earth Sky feature may keep us on Google Earth longer.  |
Geotimes September 2007 |
Geomedia On the Web: Stellarium... Galaxy Zoo...  |
Searcher September 2011 David Mattison |
Searching for the Stars: Cosmic Views and Databases While amateur astronomers continue to play an important role in the field and are supported by numerous clubs, associations, and their peers, I have primarily examined resources originating from government and academic research environments.  |
Information Today May 15, 2008 |
Microsoft Launches WorldWide Telescope WorldWide Telescope is a web application that brings together imagery from the best ground- and space-based observatories across the world to allow people to easily explore the night sky through their computers.  |
Outside August 2007 Will Palmer |
Celestron NexStar 5 SE The Celestron NexStar 5 SE portable telescope takes up less space in your trunk than a case of beer, and it can locate over 40,000 preprogrammed celestial bodies. Find yourself a starry, starry night, and a chair, and gaze away.  |
IEEE Spectrum January 2008 Joshua J. Romero |
Searching the Sky Image-recognition software for astronomy pictures brings professional and amateur astronomers together.  |
IEEE Spectrum March 2009 Anna Bogdanowicz |
NASA Planet Hunter to Search Out Other Earths The Kepler satellite, scheduled to launch this month, will spend more than three years hunting for planets that might support life  |
Smithsonian October 2006 Robert Irion |
The Planet Hunters Never mind the demotion of Pluto to a dwarf planet. Astronomers have found about 200 planets orbiting other stars, and they say it's only a matter of time before they discover another Earth.  |
IEEE Spectrum March 2007 Mark Anderson |
Planet Hunters Wanted The rate of extrasolar planet discoveries could mount not by building new planet-finding telescopes or satellites, but by marshalling an army of amateur astronomers and enthusiasts along with their personal computers.  |
Science News November 21, 2008 Alan Stern |
Debates Over Definition Of Planet Continue And Inspire The definition of a planet continues to be debated between astronomers and planetary scientists.  |
Wired December 2004 Frank Drake |
The E.T. Equation, Recalculated Fifty years ago, those of us who dreamed about finding extraterrestrials thought we knew where to look: planets with temperatures somewhere between the freezing and boiling points of water.  |
T.H.E. Journal October 2004 |
Imaginova Corp. and Spitz Inc. Imaginova Corp. and Spitz Inc. are donating copies of Starry Night Astronomy Software to qualifying middle and high school teachers in the U.S. and Canada.  |
HHMI Bulletin Aug 2011 Amber Dance |
The Night Sky In his free time, biologist Fred Eiserling photographed faraway galaxies and nebulae measuring light-years across -- a hobby he continues to pursue today.  |