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Name: Astrophysicist

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

University of Alberta

Connecting kids with the wonders of astronomy

Astrophysicist Sharon Morsink to receive UAlberta’s first Community Leader Award for sharing her love of science with the public.Astrophysicist Sharon Morsink works with student volunteers to welcome thousands of visitors to UAlberta's observatory, where ... [Published University of Alberta Express News - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Astronomy, Edmonton (Canada), University of Alberta, Astrophysicist

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

The festival year starts here

Scrabble at the back of your wardrobe for that old poncho, grab your wellies, dust off your tent. It's that time of year again in North America and Europe, and CultureLab has scoured festival programmes far and wide to point you towards a heady mix of ... [Published New Scientist - May 21 2013]

Entities: Simon Watt, Hans-Peter Lindstrøm, Elaine Fox, Guerrilla

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

American Airlines

American Airlines: carry less, board first

New boarding strategy developed.American Airlines has developed a new strategy to encourage faster boarding times.The airline’s new approach means passengers travelling with only a personal carry-on item will be able to board the aircraft first, Forbes ... [Published e-Travel Blackboard - May 21 2013]

Entities: American Airlines, Virgin America Inc, Astrophysicist

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

NASA

Are we alone?

Surely, you might assume, we cannot be alone in the universe. After, all barely a week goes by without scientists unearthing yet another distant exoplanet, as planets outside our solar system are called.The latest discovery, reported in the US journal ... [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 20 2013]

Entities: Exoplanet, Paul Davies, NASA, Astrophysicist

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Tuesday: Talk on black holes and galaxies

It turns out that, like everything else, black holes and galaxies go through love-hate relationships.SLAC astrophysicist Silvia Bonoli "will describe the torrid relationship of black holes and galaxies as each shapes the life of the other" during a free ... [Published Almanac Online - May 20 2013]

Entities: Black Hole, Astrophysicist, Menlo Park

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Man hopes to inspire others with his fight against cancer

Posted at: 05/20/2013 12:49 AMBy: Steve Flamisch SCHENECTADY -- You may have seen Courtney Erickson crouching behind home plate at a high school baseball game, or running the floor at a high school basketball matchup.What you probably didn't know is that ... [Published WNYT - May 20 2013]

Entities: Cancer, treatments, Astrophysicist, IT Limited

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Marion Institute

Editor's File: Set aside some time for eternity

A skinny 30-something dad in a little central Pennsylvania borough just outside State College pushed his tiny daughter in a stroller through the neighborhood we shared every day the weather allowed.At less than a year old, the child had the same wild ... [Published South Coast Today - May 19 2013]

Entities: Eben Alexander, Astrophysicist, Marion Institute, Michael Baldwin

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Skeptically Speaking on Star Stuff [Greg Laden's Blog]

You might be interested in the latest Skeptically Speaking podcast : This week, Skeptically Speaking looks to the stars that light up the night sky, and fuse hydrogen and helium into the elements that make life possible. Science writer Jennifer Ouellette ... [Published ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - May 17 2013]

Entities: Astrophysicist, Helium, Black Hole

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Documentary TV series to film in NM

SANTA FE, N.M.A new version of Carl Sagan's 1980 Public Broadcasting Service series "Cosmos" will be filming in Santa Fe through early June.State film officials say the production of "Cosmos: A Space Time Odyssey" will mean jobs for at least 80 New Mexico ... [Published Las Cruces Sun-News - May 17 2013]

Entities: Seth MacFarlane, Ann Druyan, Fox Entertainment Group Inc, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Kevin Reilly

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 3 reports

China missile reaches 6,200 miles above earth

Today 2:37 AM ET (MarketWatch)PrintHONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- China launched a large missile on Monday that reached 6,200 miles above the earth, Reuters reported, citing a U.S. scientist at Harvard University. Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist at the ... [Published TD Ameritrade - May 15 2013]

Entities: missile, China, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, MarketWatch Inc

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

Neil deGrasse Tyson: Why 'Star Trek' beats 'Star Wars'

Neil deGrasse Tyson does his best Vulcan impression.(Credit: Video screenshot by /CNET) Whether he's talking about the weight of 300 billion elephants or battling Bill Nye the Science Guy for geek supremacy, famous astrophysicist and Star Talk Radio host ... [Published CNET News - May 15 2013]

Entities: Neil Degrasse Tyson, Star Wars, Star Trek

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

Researchers Trace Evolution Of Carbon Molecules...

In addition to being a key component of life on Earth, carbon is the sixth most abundant element in the Universe. Yet despite its ubiquitous existence in the cosmos, the evolution of carbon in molecules has been difficult to study. Until now.Researchers ... [Published Red Orbit - May 15 2013]

Entities: Carbon, Molecules, Evolution, Astrophysicist

Quotes

Some UFO sightings may be duedue to a natural phenomenon known as sprites, like this one shown from 2006. "Lightning from [a] thunderstorm excites the electric field above, producing a flash of light called a sprite" said geophysicist Colin Price

LOOK: Is This 'Bright Comet-Like Object' A UFO? [Published Huffington Post UK - 19 hours ago]

"The mountain enables one to have a cross-section of Martian history over several billion years" Professor Sims says

Are we alone? [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 20 2013]

SLAC astrophysicist Silvia Bonoli "will describe the torrid relationship of black holes and galaxies as each shapes the life of the other" during a free lecture at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, in SLAC's Panofsky Auditorium at 2575 Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park

Tuesday: Talk on black holes and galaxies [Published Almanac Online - May 20 2013]

..."Don't believe what they tell you when they say you're going to die," he said, choking back tears. "You can fight this. Reach outout to me. Have them contact me. I will give them the hope they need because this is what I want to do. I want to heal other people. That's all I want to do with the rest of my life. That's all I care about." Erickson encouraged people who are living with cancer to email him at Erickson518@aol.com

Man hopes to inspire others with his fight against cancer [Published WNYT - May 20 2013]

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Man hopes to inspire others with his fight agai... [Published WNYT - May 20 2013]
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Skeptically Speaking on Star Stuff [Published Greg Laden's Blog - May 17 2013]

Blogs

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A Virtual Weimar: Hyperinflation in a Video Gam... [Published St George West - 2 hours ago] By Peter C. Earle : As virtual fantasy worlds go, Blizzard Entertainment’s Diablo 3 is particularly foreboding. In this multiplayer online game played by millions, witch doctors, demon hunters, and other character types duke it out in a war between ...
Diablo 3: A Case Of Virtual Hyperinflation [Published Zero Hedge - 8 hours ago] Submitted by Peter C. Earle via the Ludwig von Mises Institute , As virtual fantasy worlds go, Blizzard Entertainment’s Diablo 3 is particularly foreboding. In this multiplayer online game played by millions, witch doctors, demon hunters, and other ...
Scientists respond to planet hunter's plight wi... [Published Cosmic Log - May 18 2013] NASA An artist's conception shows NASA's Kepler space telescope observing a planetary transit. /div>By Alan Boyle, Science Editor, NBC News NASA is getting plenty of advice — and sympathy — as it assesses whether its Kepler planet-hunting telescope ...
Skeptically Speaking on Star Stuff [Greg Laden'... [Published ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - May 17 2013] You might be interested in the latest Skeptically Speaking podcast : This week, Skeptically Speaking looks to the stars that light up the night sky, and fuse hydrogen and helium into the elements that make life possible. Science writer Jennifer Ouellette ...
Skeptically Speaking on Star Stuff [Published Greg Laden's Blog - May 17 2013] You might be interested in the latest Skeptically Speaking podcast: This week, Skeptically Speaking looks to the stars that light up the night sky, and fuse hydrogen and helium into the elements that make life possible. Science writer Jennifer Ouellette ...

Audio/Video

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Space Mines: The Billionaire's Private Playground [Published Bloomberg - YouTube - Apr 03 2013]
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Space exploration gets private with SpaceX Dragon [Published CBS News Online - YouTube - Mar 05 2013]
NASA has plan for big asteroids [Published CNN.com - Video - Feb 25 2013]
The Stream - Across the universe [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Feb 01 2013]

Press Releases

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