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Case Western Reserve University has sold its Nassau Observatory in Geauga County because too much light in the area made it difficult to do research at night. The 281-acre observatory on Clay Street in Montville Township was purchased by the Geauga Park District to become part of the new Observator...

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Travel 70 kilometres south west of Toowoomba, look up and find a stargazing paradise. The sleepy town of Leyburn has a worldwide reputation for its night skies, one which Southern Astronomical Society president Noeleen Lowndes wants to light up in the International Year of Astronomy. Amateur sta...

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On January 17, the JTWC identified a rapidly organising tropical low just of the coast of Madagascar, near Antananarivo, in the Mozambique Channel. The system showed signs of a quickly developing surface low, and evidence of an upper-level Anticyclone creating a favourable environment for the s...

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On January 17, the Meteo-France in Reunion identified a Zone of Disturbed Weather northeast of La Reunion. The following day the disturbance organised quite significantly west-northwest of Madagascar and Metéo-France classified it as a tropical disturbance. The disturbance intensified int...

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New evidence has emerged which suggests that a major volcanic eruption in 1761 belched out enough dust and gas to completely blot out the moon, thus explaining the missing moon observed that year during a total lunar eclipse. According to a report in National Geographic News, astronomer Kevin D. P...

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The Valparaiso University Observatory has been hosting open houses for a peek at the night sky since 1985. But the school has nothing on Galileo and, in honour of the early astronomer's achievements, the university will provide public lectures and demonstrations in addition to the open houses, wh...

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Owen Moore has stars in his eyes from three million light years away after building his own backyard observatory. Mr Moore has been keen on astronomy since he was 16 and worked at the Carter Observatory for 14 years. Retiring 3½ years ago, he moved to Levin and, with the help of local contractors, fulfi...

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The Indian Space Research Organisation has recently commissioned a world class solid propellant plant at Sriharikota, where the 200 tonne propellant booster meant for the 'Mars programme' was processed, an official of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre said. [url=http://www.zeenews.com/Sci-T...

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If you want to learn more about the solar system but you're too old for "Rusty Rocket's Last Blast," Parkland College's Staerkel Planetarium has a new show for you. "The Planets" is the first show covering the entire solar system and aimed at adults that the Planetarium has off...

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Three Chinese taikonauts were awarded 800,000 yuan (US$117,000) each on Wednesday by the Tsang Hin Chi Manned Space Foundation in Hong Kong. The foundation issued the Special Contribution Awards to taikonauts Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming, and Jing Haipeng. In 2003, Tsang, a business leader in Hong K...

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The Eqyptians will be constructing a facility modelled after Purdue University's Terrestrial Observatory which will be used to provide early warning and mitigate the effects of disasters such as epidemics, famine and flooding to be built in Egypt as part of a NATO-funded effort. Courtesy of fund...

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The idea of a graveyard orbit for dead satellites so as to limit space debris may not be very practical now, according to French space policy expert Isabelle Soubes Verger. She was in the city last weekend to participate in a conference at the VSSC, Thumba that was organised by the Alliance Francaise i...

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Using a 218-year-long temperature record from a Bermuda brain coral, researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have created the first marine-based reconstruction showing the long-term behavior of one of the most important drivers of climate fluctuations in the North Atl...

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NASA has selected seven academic and research teams as initial members of the agency's Lunar Science Institute. The institute supports scientific research to supplement and extend existing NASA lunar science programs in coordination with U.S. space exploration policy. The selection of the me...

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A trio of Canadian adventurers said Friday they have set a new record for fastest trek across Antarctica to the South Pole, after suffering through whiteout conditions, temperatures as low as minus 40 - and a steady diet of deep-fried bacon and butter. Ray Zahab said he and his team-mates completed t...

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	Nassau Observatory Observatory (Preview) Case Western Reserve University has sold its Nassau Observatory in Geauga County because too much light in the area made it difficult to do research at night. The 281-acre observatory on Clay Street in Montville Township was purchased by the Geauga Park District to become part of the new Observator...	Blobrana	2	Jan 20 18:29 2009 by Blobrana
	Leyburn, Queensland (Preview) Travel 70 kilometres south west of Toowoomba, look up and find a stargazing paradise. The sleepy town of Leyburn has a worldwide reputation for its night skies, one which Southern Astronomical Society president Noeleen Lowndes wants to light up in the International Year of Astronomy. Amateur sta...	Blobrana	0	Jan 20 11:18 2009 by Blobrana
	Tropical Storm Fanele (Preview) On January 17, the JTWC identified a rapidly organising tropical low just of the coast of Madagascar, near Antananarivo, in the Mozambique Channel. The system showed signs of a quickly developing surface low, and evidence of an upper-level Anticyclone creating a favourable environment for the s...	Blobrana	1	Jan 19 21:52 2009 by Blobrana
	Tropical Storm Eric (Preview) On January 17, the Meteo-France in Reunion identified a Zone of Disturbed Weather northeast of La Reunion. The following day the disturbance organised quite significantly west-northwest of Madagascar and Metéo-France classified it as a tropical disturbance. The disturbance intensified int...	Blobrana	0	Jan 19 19:16 2009 by Blobrana
	May 18, 1761 eclipse (Preview) New evidence has emerged which suggests that a major volcanic eruption in 1761 belched out enough dust and gas to completely blot out the moon, thus explaining the missing moon observed that year during a total lunar eclipse. According to a report in National Geographic News, astronomer Kevin D. P...	Blobrana	0	Jan 18 19:45 2009 by Blobrana
	Valparaiso University Observatory (Preview) The Valparaiso University Observatory has been hosting open houses for a peek at the night sky since 1985. But the school has nothing on Galileo and, in honour of the early astronomer's achievements, the university will provide public lectures and demonstrations in addition to the open houses, wh...	Blobrana	0	Jan 17 23:03 2009 by Blobrana
	Backyard observatory Observatory (Preview) Owen Moore has stars in his eyes from three million light years away after building his own backyard observatory. Mr Moore has been keen on astronomy since he was 16 and worked at the Carter Observatory for 14 years. Retiring 3½ years ago, he moved to Levin and, with the help of local contractors, fulfi...	Blobrana	0	Jan 17 00:02 2009 by Blobrana
	Sriharikota solid propellant plant (Preview) The Indian Space Research Organisation has recently commissioned a world class solid propellant plant at Sriharikota, where the 200 tonne propellant booster meant for the 'Mars programme' was processed, an official of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre said. [url=http://www.zeenews.com/Sci-T...	Blobrana	0	Jan 16 16:38 2009 by Blobrana
	Staerkel Planetarium (Preview) If you want to learn more about the solar system but you're too old for "Rusty Rocket's Last Blast," Parkland College's Staerkel Planetarium has a new show for you. "The Planets" is the first show covering the entire solar system and aimed at adults that the Planetarium has off...	Blobrana	0	Jan 15 17:16 2009 by Blobrana
	Tsang Hin Chi Manned Space Foundation honours (Preview) Three Chinese taikonauts were awarded 800,000 yuan (US$117,000) each on Wednesday by the Tsang Hin Chi Manned Space Foundation in Hong Kong. The foundation issued the Special Contribution Awards to taikonauts Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming, and Jing Haipeng. In 2003, Tsang, a business leader in Hong K...	Blobrana	0	Jan 15 17:14 2009 by Blobrana
	Kamal Ewida Earth Observatory (Preview) The Eqyptians will be constructing a facility modelled after Purdue University's Terrestrial Observatory which will be used to provide early warning and mitigate the effects of disasters such as epidemics, famine and flooding to be built in Egypt as part of a NATO-funded effort. Courtesy of fund...	Blobrana	0	Jan 14 18:42 2009 by Blobrana
	Graveyard orbit (Preview) The idea of a graveyard orbit for dead satellites so as to limit space debris may not be very practical now, according to French space policy expert Isabelle Soubes Verger. She was in the city last weekend to participate in a conference at the VSSC, Thumba that was organised by the Alliance Francaise i...	Blobrana	0	Jan 14 18:35 2009 by Blobrana
	North Atlantic Oscillation (Preview) Using a 218-year-long temperature record from a Bermuda brain coral, researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have created the first marine-based reconstruction showing the long-term behavior of one of the most important drivers of climate fluctuations in the North Atl...	Blobrana	0	Jan 13 23:23 2009 by Blobrana
	Lunar Science Institute (Preview) NASA has selected seven academic and research teams as initial members of the agency's Lunar Science Institute. The institute supports scientific research to supplement and extend existing NASA lunar science programs in coordination with U.S. space exploration policy. The selection of the me...	Blobrana	0	Jan 12 21:32 2009 by Blobrana
	South Pole trek (Preview) A trio of Canadian adventurers said Friday they have set a new record for fastest trek across Antarctica to the South Pole, after suffering through whiteout conditions, temperatures as low as minus 40 - and a steady diet of deep-fried bacon and butter. Ray Zahab said he and his team-mates completed t...	Blobrana	0	Jan 9 17:18 2009 by Blobrana
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