News Archive: November 2003 The Worlds of David Darling news Archives news Archive November 2003 Astronomers say they have evidence for Earthlike planets orbiting a nearby http://www.daviddarling.info/archive/2003/archiveNov03.html
Extractions: Possible Earth-like planets found around Vega Nov 30, 2003 Solo planet formed like a star Nov 29, 2003 China manned Moon trip by 2020 Nov 29, 2003 Does vacuum energy dominate the universe? Nov 26, 2003 Biggest star in our Galaxy sits within a rugby-ball shaped cocoon Nov 26, 2003 Venus has metal-coated mountains Nov 25, 2003 Jupiter encounter for Pluto mission Nov 24, 2003 "Great dying" caused by space rock Nov 21, 2003 Most extreme halophiles discovered Nov 19, 2003 Giant Kuiper belt object found Nov 17, 2003 Interstellar Boundary Mission Nov 17, 2003 The rivers of Mars Nov 16, 2003 Lunar ice in question Nov 13, 2003 Interstellar computer viruses Nov 11, 2003 Dark matter forms a ghost universe Nov 9, 2003
Ancient Mysteries Various mysteries, including drawing of ancient flying machines, astronomy, ancient structures and evidence of electricity, hieroglyphs, and geoglyphs. http://www.geocities.com/tasosmit2001/ancient.htm
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Astronomy Group University of Southampton provides course details plus information on local seminars, speakers, and articles. http://www.astro.soton.ac.uk/
Extractions: Credit: courtesy V.L. Sharpton, LPI Explanation: What killed the dinosaurs? Their sudden disappearance 65 million years ago, along with about 70 percent of all species then living on Earth, is known as the K-T event (Cretaceous-Tertiary Mass Extinction event). Geologists and paleontologists often entertain the idea that a large asteroid or comet impacting the Earth was the culprit. In such a cosmic catastrophe, the good(!) news would be that the impact would generate firestorms, tidal waves, earthquakes, and hurricane winds. As for the bad news ... debris thrown into the atmosphere would have a serious global environmental consequences, creating extended periods of darkness, low temperatures, and acid rains - resulting in a planet-wide extinction event. In 1990, dramatic support for this theory came from cosmochemist Alan Hildebrand's revelation of a 65 million year old, 112 mile wide ring structure
UVic - Physics And Astronomy Includes information about the department, research areas, people, and seminars. Also features information about the coop program. http://www.phys.uvic.ca/
Physics And Astronomy Journals Directory of physics and astronomy publications. http://www.physlink.com/Directories/Journals.cfm
Extractions: One of the oldest physics journals in the world Applied Physics Letters Online Biophysical Journal Condensed Matter Physics Journal Annales de Physique ... Health Physics by Health Physics Society Hyperfine Interactions Icarus The International Journal of Solar System Studies International Journal of Nanoscience (IJN) Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research ... Physical Review C Nuclear Physics Physics and Astronomy Journals (Multiple)
History Of Physics And Astronomy Collection of links to articles on the history of Physics and astronomy. http://www.physlink.com/Education/History.cfm
Taha Mzoughi's MSU Pages Mississippi State University, Department of Physics and astronomy designing and delivering training to faculty, students and teachers on the use of computers for learning and teaching. http://www2.msstate.edu/~mzoughi/index.html
Extractions: Instructor Page Welcome and thanks for visiting this page. My name is Taha Mzoughi and this page is intended to provide links to the various activities I pursue here at MSU . You will find links to the Web pages I develop for my classes as well as to several JavaScript Applications I wrote. You may contact me at the provided references. Campus References: Office: 244 Hilbun Hall
Scouting Stargazing for Everyone programs for astronomy badge. http://www.stargazingforeveryone.com/Scouting.htm
Eric Weisstein's Treasure Troves Of Science Online encyclopedias of astronomy, math, physics, scientific biographies, and scientific books, with many equations and formulas. http://www.treasure-troves.com/
Astronomy Picture Of The Day Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Extractions: Credit: Malin Space Science Systems MGS JPL NASA Explanation: (xxxedit and linkxxx) Hurtling through space above the Red Planet potato-shaped Phobos completes an orbit of Mars in less than eight hours. In fact, since its orbital period is shorter than the planet's rotation period, Mars-based observers see Phobos rise in the west and set in the east - traveling from horizon to horizon in about 5 1/2 hours. These three images from the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft record the oval shadow of Phobos racing over western Xanthe Terra on August 26, 1999. The area imaged is about 250 kilometers across and is seen in panels from left to right as red filter, blue filter, and combined color composite views from the MGS wide-angle camera system. The three dark spots most easily seen in the red filter image are likely small fields of dark sand dunes on crater floors.
HighBridge Hills Northern Lights Educational Center's Astronomy Camp Offers handson astronomy instruction in separate programs for kids 7-14, families, and adults. Located in Highbridge, Wisconsin. Brochure, astronomy resources, FAQ, dates, and rates. http://highbridgehills.tripod.com/
Islamic Astronomy By Owen Gingerich An article by Owen Gingerich, in Scientific American, on ancient astronomy preserved and improved in the Islamic empire. http://users.kfupm.edu.sa/phys/alshukri/PHYS215/Islamic astronomy.htm
Extractions: Islamic astronomy by Owen Gingerich Scientific American , April 1986 v254 p74(10) Historians who track the development of astronomy from antiquity to the Renaissance sometimes refer to the time from the eighth through the 14th centuries as the Islamic period. During that interval most astronomical activity took place in the Middle East North Africa and Moorish Spain. While Europe languished in the Dark Ages, the torch of ancient scholarship had passed into Muslim hands. Islamic scholars kept it alight, and from them it passed to Renaissance Europe. Two circumstances fostered the growth of astronomy in Islamic lands. One was geographic proximity to the world of ancient learning, coupled with a tolerance for scholars of other creeds. In the ninth century most of the Greek scientific texts were translated into Arabic, including Ptolemy's Syntaxis , the apex of ancient astronomy. It was through these translations that the Greek works later became known in medieval Europe . (Indeed, the Syntaxis is still known primarily by its Arabic name, Almagest, meaning "the greatest.")
AbsoluteAstronomy.com Facts and statistical information about planets, moons, constellations, stars, galaxies, and Messier objects. http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/
Extractions: Select a Satellite Adrastea Amalthea Ananke Ariel Atlas Belinda Bianca Callisto Calypso Carme Charon Cordelia Cressida Deimos Desdemona Despina Dione Elara Enceladus Epimetheus Europa Galatea Ganymede Helene Himalia Hyperion Iapetus Io Janus Juliet Larissa Leda Lysithea Metis Mimas Miranda The Moon Naiad Nereid Oberon Ophelia Pan Pandora Pasiphae Phobos Phoebe Portia Prometheus Proteus Puck Rhea Rosalind Sinope Telesto Tethys Thalassa Thebe Titan Titania Triton Umbriel Constellations Select a Constellation Andromeda Antlia Apus Aquarius Aquila Ara Aries Auriga Bootes Caelum Camelopardalis Cancer Canes Venatici Canis Major Canis Minor Capricornus Carina Cassiopeia Centaurus Cepheus Cetus Chamaeleon Circinus Columba Coma Berenices Corona Australis Corona Borealis Corvus Crater Crux Cygnus Delphinus Dorado Draco Equuleus Eridanus Fornax Gemini Grus Hercules Horologium Hydra Hydrus Indus Lacerta Leo Leo Minor Lepus Libra Lupus Lynx Lyra Mensa Microscopium Monoceros Musca Norma Octans Ophiuchus Orion Pavo Pegasus Perseus Phoenix Pictor Pisces Piscis Austrinus Puppis Pyxis Reticulum Sagitta Sagittarius Scorpius Sculptor Scutum Serpens Sextans Taurus Telescopium Triangulum Triangulum Australe Tucana Ursa Major Ursa Minor
Magi - Early Natural Philosophers & Thinkers (and A Great Poet, Too) Introduction to contributions by AlKhwarismi, Al-Kindi, and Omar Khayyam in the fields of mathematics, astronomy, medicine, and optics. Period of time discussed is from around 680 AD to 1120 AD in the present day Middle East. http://www.perceptions.couk.com/magi.html
History Of Astronomy In Ancient India Eclipse calculation, heliocentric theory, size of the world. http://india.coolatlanta.com/GreatPages/sudheer/astro.html
