Astronews – February 2005

Astronews – February 2005

by | Nov 22, 2010 | Astronews

Einstein@Home – Search For Gravitational Waves   You may have already tried out SETI@home. Now Einstein@Home will let anyone with a PC contribute to cutting edge astrophysics research!Einstein@Home is a flagship program of the World Year of Physics 2005...
Astronews – January 2005

Astronews – January 2005

by | Nov 22, 2010 | Astronews

Caution: This moon is flammable   Saturn’s largest moon apparently is lashed regularly by rain made of liquid methane, forming pools, cutting river beds and eroding rocks in much the same way that forces have shaped the Earth, scientists said Friday. The...
Astronews – December 2004

Astronews – December 2004

by | Nov 22, 2010 | Astronews

Geminids Meteor Shower Peaks TONIGHT!   Disappointed with the meager showing put on by this year’s Leonid meteor shower? The best meteor display of the year is scheduled to reach its peak tonight, Monday night, Dec. 13, 2004 Skywatchers lucky enough to have dark...
Astronews – December 2004

Astronews – October 2004

by | Nov 22, 2010 | Astronews

Start drinking 7Up! Official beverage of Ansari X-Prize offering a free trip to space!   WHAT’s the prize beneath the cap of that soft drink bottle? A trip into space. It may sound far-fetched – if not a little crass – but the commercialisation of the final...
Astronews – September 2004

Astronews – September 2004

by | Nov 22, 2010 | Astronews

Asteroid Close Encounter this Wednesday   Tumbling through space, a peanut-shaped asteroid named 4179 Toutatis is expected to pass within a million miles (1.6 million kilometers) of Earth on Wednesday. Radar images of the three-mile-long (4.6-kilometer-long) asteroid...