Space OR Planetary Science - Google News for Wednesday 19 November 2014

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Rosetta Illustrates the Miracles of Space Science - ZME Science

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 01:11 PM PST
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ZME Science
Rosetta Illustrates the Miracles of Space Science
ZME Science
While 67P is a comparatively small rubble pile in space, its massive enough
for its gravity to have an effect on both Rosetta and Philae. This means
that scientists had to calculate and recalculate its mass and center of
mass in real-time from Rosetta ...
Rosetta continues into its full science phaseSpace Fellowship
Philae Discovers Organic Molecules On A CometPopular Science
Rosetta Comet Orbiter Poised to Deliver as Dark Lander SleepsBusinessweek
Valley morning Star -The Times (subscription) -NFL News and Rumors
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Bill Nye on Science, Space and Bow Ties - Wall Street Journal

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 10:58 AM PST
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Wall Street Journal
Bill Nye on Science, Space and Bow Ties
Wall Street Journal
When hes not proselytizing, Mr. Nye, 58, serves as CEO of the Planetary
Society, a nonprofit organization that promotes space exploration through
advocacy and education. After living in Los Angeles and Seattle for years,
he recently moved to New York ...

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British scientists to crowdfund Moon landing with Kickstarter -
Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 01:20 AM PST
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International Business Times
British scientists to crowdfund Moon landing with Kickstarter
Telegraph.co.uk
Advisors on the project include Monica Grady, Professor of Planetary &
Space Science at Open University; Ian Taylor, a former Science Minister and
Sir Graeme Davies, Former University Vice Chancellor, of Liverpool and
Glasgow Universities and the ...
Crowdfunded lunar mission will put donors hair on the moonThe Guardian
Drilling into moons surface is next space dream for British scientistsThe
Australian
Lunar Mission One: Science Turns To The Public To Raise Money,
AwarenessInternational Business Times
AsiaOne -The Week UK
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Rosetta probe has bounced away from landing site and lost contact,
admit ... - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 11:22 PM PST
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Boston Globe
Rosetta probe has bounced away from landing site and lost contact, admit ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Prof Martin Barstow, Professor of Astrophysics & Space Science, of the
University of Leicester added: "The riskiest part, landing the Philae
spacecraft on the surface of the comet, has never been done before and I
would like to send my congratulations ...
Touchdown! Comet Landing to Offer Clues to Solar Systems BirthNational
Geographic
With comet landing, mysteries may be solvedBoston Globe
Rosetta: Battery will limit life of Philae comet landerBBC News
The Economist -The Guardian
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Colliding Galaxies May Have Ejected a Black Hole - Science World Report

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 10:40 AM PST
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Science World Report
Colliding Galaxies May Have Ejected a Black Hole
Science World Report
Whats interesting is that if it is a black hole, scientists might learn a
bit more about the gravitational waves predicted by Einstein in his general
theory of relativity. While this theory hangs on the existence of
gravitational waves, physicists ...
Mystery Object in Space: A Rogue Black Hole or Strange Supernova?Space.com
Possible orphan black hole lies just 90 million light-years from
EarthScience AAAS
Could object in space be a jettisoned black hole?ECNmag.com
Space Fellowship
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Pasadena to host COSPAR planetary conference - The Whittier Daily News

Posted: 18 Nov 2014 08:22 PM PST
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Pasadena to host COSPAR planetary conference
The Whittier Daily News
At the biannual COSPAR assemblies, organized to promote international
collaboration, scientists present their avant-garde space discoveries.
Previous gatherings have played a central role in formulating such
disciplines as Earth and planetary science.

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Space scientists at the University of Leicester celebrate a decade of ... -
Phys.Org

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 02:34 AM PST
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Space scientists at the University of Leicester celebrate a decade of ...
Phys.Org
For Leicester, the one-and-a-half ton space telescope has a special
significance. The UK Swift Science Data Centre, which collects information
beamed back by the satellite, is located on the universitys campus, in the
Department of Physics and Astronomy.