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Following one of the longest and weakest periods of activity in many cycles, the Sun is brimming with activity again. In late January 2012, our nearest star offered a preview of what may be to come in the solar maximum of 2012–13.
Tags: astronomy, carolina, current-events, energy, Jobs, marcellus-shale, massachusetts, mexico, middle-east, pennsylvania, solar, solar-flares, united-states“Using data from NASA ’s Kepler Mission, astronomers announced the discovery of two new transiting “circumbinary” planet systems–planets that orbit two stars.” Quoted from the San Diego State University press release.
Tags: astronomy, environment, geology, geology-news, Jobs, news, north-carolina, pennsylvania, planets, washingtonDerrick Pitts, Chief Astronomer at the Franklin Institute explains the recent “medium class” solar storm and how it might compare storms that will occur in 2013 when a solar maximum occurs. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy
Tags: afghanistan, astronomy, current-events, earthquakes, geology-news, Geology.com, massachusetts, meteorites, natural hazards, news, north-carolina, south-carolina, united-states“The stars we see today weren’t always as serene as they appear, floating alone in the dark of night. Most stars, likely including our own sun, grew up in cosmic turmoil, as illustrated in this new image from NASA ’s Spitzer Space Telescope.”
The new issue of SciNews has an activity about NASA’s Curiosity Rover and it’s recent launch to Mars ! In the lesson students decide which landing site to send Curiosity to based on a .KMZ for Google Mars. The purpose of SCINEWS is to provide middle and high school teachers timely, pre-packaged lessons on a science current event (such as an oil spill, earthquake , or shuttle launch) that are short (~15 min), easy to implement, and align to AZ state standards.
Tags: archaeology, astronomy, curiosity-rover, earth sciences, marcellus-shale, massachusetts, mexico, pennsylvania, shale, united-statesThe Astronomical Society of the Pacific has released a free iPhone App that will help you find stargazing events and astronomy clubs.
Tags: afghanistan, astronomy, climate-change, current-events, geology, massachusetts, mexico, middle-east, pennsylvania, shale, south-carolina, teaching science, universeFelicity Aston is ready to begin an attempt to cross the Antarctic continent alone using only muscle power. If successful she will be the first person ever to accomplish this feat
Tags: ads-by-google, afghanistan, antarctic, astronomy, climate-change, earth sciences, earthquakes, geology, hawaii, Jobs, middle-east, minerals, satellite images, waterNASA has a very good video that explains and illustrates the cause of a lunar eclipse. “A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth lines up directly between the sun and the moon , blocking the sun’s rays and casting a shadow on the moon.” That part is easy to understand, but it’s just part of the explanation.
Tags: astronomy, california, climate-change, geophysics, middle-east, pennsylvania, virginia, washington, waterTonight is expected to be a good one for observing the Leonid Meteor Shower that is peaking this week. After midnight is the best to to watch
Tags: afghanistan, astronomy, Geology.com, hawaii, Jobs, mexico, middle-east, waterAn article in The Guardian reports that frogs, newts, toads and salamanders are meeting extinction at a very rapid rate – with half of the world’s species in decline.
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