Foundations of Modern Cosmology.
Foundations of Modern Cosmology
by: John F. Hawley
, Katherine A. Holcomb
publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
, released: 09 August, 2005
price: $85.50 (new), $39.99 (used)
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 March 10th, 2010 by  gnugent
A lesson from space: capillarity in action
In space, many things work differently, but not always. Take the movement of liquid in fine tubes. Gravity has something to do with this capillary action, but what? Students using ESAs ‘Take Your Classroom into Space’ kit can now find out.
How ESA got its tweet back
On Friday, Esa Alanen and family visited the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, as guests of ESA, to say thanks for relinquishing the Twitter name www.twitter.com/esa.
New Eduspace website offers schools a clearer window on the world
For the past 12 years, ESAs Eduspace website has been a window on the world for secondary students and teachers. Now the website has been completely redesigned and updated, so that it provides an even more valuable introduction to Earth observation and its applications.
Earth from Space: Icebreaker event
This animation, made up of eight Envisat radar images, shows the 97-km long B-9B iceberg (right) ramming into the Mertz Glacier Tongue in Eastern Antarctica in early February. The collision caused a chunk of the glaciers tongue to snap off, giving birth to another iceberg nearly as large as B-9B.
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 March 9th, 2010 by  gnugent
Vocab cards for astronomy and light topic (Times Education Supplement)
A set ot cards displaying vocab for the light, or astronomy and light science topic, inlcuding pictures. All the pictures are from google images and I accept no responsibility for them, they are not mine, but belong to some other genius! Hope you find them useful!
Low-metal star suggests Milky Way grew by gobbling dwarfs (Ars Technica)
An unresolved question in astronomy is how the Milky Way reached its current state. One theory is that the Milky Way grew, at least in part, by cannibalizing smaller dwarf galaxies that happened to get too close. If this was the case, then it would follow that there should be stars in the Milky Way that are similar in chemical makeup to those in the dwarf galaxies that exist throughout our …
NASA: Space Shuttles Could Fly Longer With Extra Funds (SPACE.com via Yahoo! News)
WASHINGTON The chief of NASA’s space shuttle program said Tuesday that the agency could technically continue to fly its three aging orbiters beyond their planned 2010 retirement if ordered to do so by President Barack Obama and lawmakers. All it would take would be the extra funding needed to pay for it.
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 March 9th, 2010 by  gnugent
Vocab cards for astronomy and light topic (Times Education Supplement)
A set ot cards displaying vocab for the light, or astronomy and light science topic, inlcuding pictures. All the pictures are from google images and I accept no responsibility for them, they are not mine, but belong to some other genius! Hope you find them useful!
Low-metal star suggests Milky Way grew by gobbling dwarfs (Ars Technica)
An unresolved question in astronomy is how the Milky Way reached its current state. One theory is that the Milky Way grew, at least in part, by cannibalizing smaller dwarf galaxies that happened to get too close. If this was the case, then it would follow that there should be stars in the Milky Way that are similar in chemical makeup to those in the dwarf galaxies that exist throughout our …
Astronomy Without A Telescope The Hitchhikers Guide To The Solar System (Universe Today)
Short on fuel, but good at astrophysics? It is possible to tour the solar system on less than 30 Altairian dollars a day by using the Interplanetary Transport Network (ITN).(…)Read the rest of Astronomy Without A Telescope The Hitchhikers Guide To The Solar System (571 words) Steve Nerlich for Universe Today, 2010. | Permalink | 15 […]
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 March 8th, 2010 by  gnugent
Vocab cards for astronomy and light topic (Times Education Supplement)
A set ot cards displaying vocab for the light, or astronomy and light science topic, inlcuding pictures. All the pictures are from google images and I accept no responsibility for them, they are not mine, but belong to some other genius! Hope you find them useful!
Astronomy Without A Telescope The Hitchhikers Guide To The Solar System (Universe Today)
Short on fuel, but good at astrophysics? It is possible to tour the solar system on less than 30 Altairian dollars a day by using the Interplanetary Transport Network (ITN).(…)Read the rest of Astronomy Without A Telescope The Hitchhikers Guide To The Solar System (571 words) Steve Nerlich for Universe Today, 2010. | Permalink | 6 […]
‘Teach astronomy in schools’ (MalaysiaNews.net)
Subjects such as astronomy or space science should also be taught in schools nationwide.The prime minister’s wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, who said this, added that an interesting subject such as sp…
Rosmah calls for the setting up of children’s astronomy clubs (The New Sabah Times)
KUALA LUMPUR : The prime ministers wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, yesterday called for the setting up of astronomy clubs for children nationwide and the introduction of astronomy subjects such as space science in schools.
Astronomy club latest to oppose Beach Chalet soccer lights (The San Francisco Examiner)
Its important to have someplace to play soccer but its also important to have a place to check out the Andromeda galaxy. And those two things dont have to be mutually exclusive, according to leaders of San Francisco Amateur Astronomers. The club is one of the groups…
‘Teach astronomy in schools’ (The New Straits Times)
KUALA LUMPUR: Astronomy clubs should be set up in schools so that children can learn more about space.
Rosmah: Set up astronomy clubs for children (The New Straits Times)
KUALA LUMPUR: The prime minister’s wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, today called for the setting up of astronomy clubs for children nationwide and the introduction of astronomy subjects such as space science in schools.
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 March 8th, 2010 by  gnugent
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 March 8th, 2010 by  gnugent
In Quest of the Universe.
In Quest of the Universe
by: Karl F. Kuhn
, Theo Koupelis
publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
, released: February, 2004
price: $101.95 (new), $3.70 (used)
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