Space OR Planetary Science - Google News for Monday 17 November 2014

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Webb Space Telescope promises astronomers new scientific adventures -
Washington Post

Posted: 17 Nov 2014 03:57 PM PST
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Gizmodo
Webb Space Telescope promises astronomers new scientific adventures
Washington Post
As they wait for the Webbs launch in four years, Seager and other planetary
scientists are drawing up a list of star systems that could be candidates
for the first studies. Seager says she likes to remind people about the
value of big, complex ...
Inside the Chamber Where NASA Recreates Space on EarthGizmodo

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Astronomers Cheer 'Audacious' Landing on Comet - National Geographic

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 02:11 PM PST
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The Guardian
Astronomers Cheer Audacious Landing on Comet
National Geographic
"You couldnt ask for a better crowd to watch a landing with," said
planetary scientist Morgan Rehnberg of the University of Colorado in
Boulder, who was among the scientists applauding at the ongoing American
Astronomical Societys Division for ...
Elated scientists show off latest pics from historic Rosetta comet
missionCNN
Comet 67P becomes landing site for Philae in historic touchdownThe Guardian
Space Science Center director weighs in on probe comet landingWTVM
Reuters -The Economist
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Dr Matt Taylor's shirt made me cry, too - with rage at his abusers -
Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 17 Nov 2014 12:05 AM PST
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SFGate
Dr Matt Taylors shirt made me cry, too – with rage at his abusers
Telegraph.co.uk
The other day the brilliant space scientist Dr Matt Taylor was asked to
give a report on the progress of Philae, the astonishing little landing
craft that has travelled, in all, four billion miles to become the first
representative of humanity to visit ...
Thanks To That Shirt, We May Get a Shirt Celebrating Women In Scienceio9
Space scientist apologizes for shirt called sexistSFGate
How It Feels to Land a Spacecraft on a CometNew York Times (blog)
GW Hatchet (subscription) -Slate Magazine (blog) -New York Post
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The Science of 'Interstellar': Black Holes, Wormholes and Space Travel -
Space.com

Posted: 10 Nov 2014 05:12 AM PST
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The Science of Interstellar: Black Holes, Wormholes and Space Travel
Space.com
The sci-fi epic "Interstellar" is just a movie, but it throws a lot of
science on the screen for space geeks to sink their teeth
into. "Interstellar," which opened in theaters across the United States on
Friday (Nov. 7), delves into black holes and ...
Stop Putting New Age Pseudoscience in Our Science Fictionio9
Interstellar: The movie that deserves to be called “Gravity�The Planetary
Society (blog)

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Leicester space scientists celebrate 10 years of discoveries using the
Swift X ... - Leicester Mercury

Posted: 17 Nov 2014 07:12 AM PST
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Leicester Mercury
Leicester space scientists celebrate 10 years of discoveries using the
Swift X ...
Leicester Mercury
A team of scientists at the University of Leicester is preparing to
celebrate the 10th anniversary of one of Nasas most successful space
telescopes. The Swift satellite has been hurtling around the Earth at a
height of 375 miles once every 96 minutes ...

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The science of Interstellar: fact or fiction? - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 17 Nov 2014 08:58 AM PST
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Telegraph.co.uk
The science of Interstellar: fact or fiction?
Telegraph.co.uk
On Earth the effect is minimal, adding just a few microseconds a day to the
time of space. Although it does mean that time is moving ever so slightly
more quickly in a penthouse compared to a basement. Consequently GPS
satellites orbiting the Earth ...
Interstellar: The Cinema of PhysicistsNew York Times
Krish Kandiah: Five big questions raised by InterstellarChristianToday
Proof the wormhole in Interstellar looks legitUSA TODAY
Cyprus Mail
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Opinions on space exploration are influenced by a person's religious
beliefs - Phys.Org

Posted: 17 Nov 2014 06:19 AM PST
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Phys.Org
Opinions on space exploration are influenced by a persons religious beliefs
Phys.Org
Many in the space community see the landing as a critical step in
colonizing the solar system, such as NASA Planetary Science Division
Director Jim Green who said, "I truly believe that a single-planet species
will not survive long. Its our destiny to ...