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Popular Mechanics
March 22, 2010
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The Best in Armchair Astronomy Some online sites post images from powerful telescopes around the world; others let viewers take control of the scopes.   |
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. |
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Solar Eclipse Darkens Asia Millions of Asians turned their eyes skyward Wednesday to the longest total solar eclipse this century will see. Millions of others shuttered themselves indoors. |
Wired
November 2002
Richard Martin |
The Planet Seekers Giant ground-based telescopes and adaptive optics have brought a new age in astronomy. Now the field's brightest stars are racing to take the first photograph of another world. |
Smithsonian
November 2005
Don Moser |
35 Who Made a Difference: John Dobson He is the father of sidewalk astronomy, the designer of a portable mount that supports his large, inexpensive telescopes, and, perhaps, astronomy's greatest cheerleader, and he has brought the farthest stars to the man on the street. |
Science News
August 3, 2002 |
TimeLine: July 30, 1932 Layman takes great interest in viewing total eclipse |
Popular Mechanics
April 2, 2009 |
Star Party: 100 Hours of Astronomy At a Telescope Near You Starting April 2, there will be 100 hours of telescope-centered events around the world. Here is a list of U.S. events, by State, for April 2 - 5, 2009. |
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. |
Popular Mechanics
January 23, 2009
Andrew Moseman |
The 5 Most Powerful Telescopes, and 5 That Will Define the Future of Astronomy Today's best telescopes are astounding feats -- and astronomers are improving them constantly. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2005
Ben Ames |
General Dynamics to build antennas for ALMA radio telescope Defense contractors are helping build the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) telescope that will allow astronomers from around the world see galaxies out to the edge of the universe, and stars and planets in their formative stages. |
Real Travel Adventures
March 2009
Dawna L. Robertson |
Shooting For The Stars Hawaii Forest & Trail's (HF&T) stargazing tour to Mauna Kea is overwhelming. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2005
Jean Kumagai |
Craig Nance: Engineer to the Stars As far back as he can remember, Craig Nance has loved two things: astronomy and electronics. So as the facility engineer for the world's largest optical/infrared telescopes, he is a happy man indeed. |
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. |
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. |
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Earth-Like Planet Found Astronomers have finally found a place outside our solar system where there's a firm place to stand -- if only it weren't so broiling hot. |
Science News
October 7, 2006
Ivars Peterson |
The Eclipse That Saved Columbus An eclipse prediction in a book of calculations and predictions made by Regiomontanus, based on Ptolemy's Earth-centered model of the solar system, helped Christopher Columbus out of a jam. |
Popular Mechanics
February 6, 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
Sun Stays Sluggish as Weathermen Fight for Anti-Ice Age Funding With a debate over implications on climate change at stake, solar researchers in Canada have been finding new lows in magnetic field outputs from the sun. |
Scientific American
December 2005
W. Wayt Gibbs |
Breaking the Mold As the glass cools on his latest giant mirror, Roger Angel keeps pushing telescope design. His next one might even find Earth-like planets around other stars |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2012
Rachel Courtland |
Single Blue Planet Seeks Same In 2012, a new exoplanet hunter will look for worlds like our own |
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Bombing The Moon NASA will throw a one-two punch at the big old moon Friday and the whole world will have ringside seats for the lunar dust-up. |
Wired
December 2004
Patrick Di Justo |
Mysteries of the Cosmos The top 13 places to explore in outer space. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2012
Gregory L. Matloff |
Deflecting Asteroids A solar sail could use light to nudge an earthbound rock into an orbit we could live with |
