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Share your transit of Venus photos, experiences
Did you watch the transit of Venus last night? Clouds threatened, but it sounds like they cleared in time for most to see the transit. Check out the photos above and to the left to see how others saw it. Or if you have your own to share, upload them...
Tags: Science, Science and Technology, Johns Hopkins University
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SpaceX rocket carries Maryland science project into space
As the space capsule called Dragon hurtled toward the International Space Station at about 17,500 miles per hour on Friday, no space enthusiast was more enthralled than Paul Warren, a self-described "nerd" who attends Henry E. Lackey High School in...
Tags: SpaceX, Education, High Schools, Students, NASA
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Caltech astronomer lauded for 'killing' Pluto
The Caltech astronomer responsible for demoting Pluto to a dwarf planet has been awarded for his efforts. Mike Brown shares the 2012 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics with UCLA’s David Jewitt and MIT’s Jane Liu for understanding the history of our...
Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, SpaceX, Science and Technology, Science
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Transit of Venus: A guide to the big show in the sky
L.A. NOWThe rare Transit of Venus is expected to produce quite a show on Tuesday afternoon. Venus will cross paths between the sun and the Earth; we will see a tiny dot floating across the surface of the sun over several...... -
Venus transit 2012 begins as the world looks to the sky
L.A. NOWTransit-smallThe Transit of Venus of 2012 has begun, and people across the world have begun seeing a black dot of Venus coast across the sun's disc.... -
Venus transit: Last chance to see sun spectacle before sunset
L.A. NOWThe last chance in the continental United States to see the Transit of Venus was arriving, as the sun dipped closer to sunset on the West Coast. In Los Angeles, the show ends at sunset at 8:02 p.m. but continues...... -
Venus transit dazzles viewers around the world
L.A. NOWScientists and amateur astronomers alike celebrated the arrival of the Transit of Venus Tuesday, peering up to the skies to watch a dark black dot slide over the surface of the sun.... -
Partial lunar eclipse: Earth to obscure full moon Monday morning
L.A. NOWA partial lunar eclipse will occur before sunrise Monday, and be viewable from California and the Western Hemisphere, and Pacific Ocean.... -
Transit of Venus: Solar glasses are a hot commodity
L.A. NOWWant to watch a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical delight this week? Buy your solar glasses soon. In Los Angeles, the city-run Griffith Observatory is one of the few known places that is selling equipment for people to view the "Transit of Venus" directly.... -
Johns Hopkins professor shares Nobel Prize in physics
A phone ringing at 5:30 a.m. can rattle anyone, even a professor immersed in the universe's mysterious dark energy. Adam Riess, an astronomy professor at Johns Hopkins University, learned in an early morning call from Stockholm Tuesday that he was one...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Education, Nobel Prize Awards, Johns Hopkins University, Stockholm (Sweden)
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Is there life on Mars?
Is there life elsewhere in the universe? It's a question that has long intrigued astronomers and science fiction buffs alike, and now the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has launched its most ambitious attempt yet to find the answer....Tags: Kennedy Space Center, Mystery (genre), Fiction, Science, Space Programs
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Hopkins-led study observes destruction of star by black hole
It's rare to witness the entirety of a murder. But that's how some local scientists investigated exactly what happened during a fatal attack in 2010.
The victim? A star — a massive red giant — 2.7 million light-years away that had lost its...Tags: University of California, Berkeley, Explosions, Research, Science, Science and Technology
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