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• NASA Scientists Release New Movie of the Sun

  
  Astrocast.TV — Authority: 134
  Earlier this week, NASA scientists from the Solar Physics Lab at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center released a number of new movies made of the Sun. These movies, available links online here , demonstrate a dynamic aspect of our Sun only viewable with the help of NASA’s Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory ...
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• Deep in the Heart of the Milky Way

  
  Astrocast.TV — Authority: 134
  In a paper which appears in today’s journal Nature, available online here thanks to the European Southern Observatory (ESO), astronomers announce a fascinating discovery about a cluster of stars called Terzan 5. This cluster cannot be seen by ordinary telescopes. It is located in the galactic bulge which is ...
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• Where Do I Take My Date?

  
  Taste of Kiwi — Authority: 428
  I picked up a fun book during my last visit to the library. It’s called Guide to Great Dates by Paul Joannides and Toni Johnson and give details of places to go, an estimate of cost, the things you need to do to prepare ahead of time plus phone numbers and internet resources. I’ve chosen some of my favorites ...
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• Gifford Pinchot Forest Roads 25, 81, and 83 Gated for Winter Season (Washington)

  
  Pacific Northwest Backroad Adventures — Authority: 432
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:Chris Strebig (360) 891-5005 cell (360) 901-2131Vancouver, WA – Increasing snow at higher elevations is causing the closure of some Forest roads for the winter. Winter recreationists should keep in mind that roads to Sno-Parks will not be plowed until December 1 or later.Forest Road 25 ...
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• The Beautiful Universe

  
  Red Tory v.3.0 — Authority: 507
  Wonderful images of our local galaxy courtesy of NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory at the Smithsonian’s Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge, MA. The Chandra Observatory is a telescope linked to an orbiting space satellite that’s specially designed to detect X-ray emissions from very “hot” regions of the ...
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• Here Comes the Sun

  
  Knowledge Is Necessity — Authority: 130
  Back in the mid-seventies, I endured 12 months of unremitting Stygian gloom in Vancouver BC. That was my introduction to seasonal depression. Trust me, after that I have never taken the sun for granted. Moving to southern CA three years ago truly made me appreciate the central role of fresh air and sun on my psyche. ...
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• Events and Activities in Chicago Winter

  
  Chicagoland Real Estate Forum — Authority: 132
  Winter brings a whole new world to Chicago. As the snow gently builds up on the buildings and muffles the sounds of the El, of the cars, of the city’s voices … as the storefronts lining State Street start letting holiday tunes drift out of their speakers … as the great Christmas tree rises in [...]
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• Ghostland Observatory at the Key Club – Photo Gallery and Review

  
  Grimy Goods — Authority: 142
  As I walked downstairs to the Ghostland Observatory pre-party at the Key Club last Thursday, Nov. 19, the place was packed! Some chick and her husband were the ultimate superfans, clad in their Ghostland Observatory gear. Her hubby even wore a cape just like the drummer/synth master, Thomas Ross Turner . ...
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• Center to celebrate ‘Year of Astronomy’ – Press & Sun-Bulletin

  
  Paranominal — Authority: 161
  BBC NewsCenter to celebrate Year of AstronomyPress & Sun-BulletinKopernik Observatory & Science Education Center will celebrate the international Year of Astronomy by unveiling new mural-sized images from nasas …NASA images to be unveiled at Urbana UniversitySpringfield News SunHappy Birthday, Edwin Hubble, ...
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• The Daily Habit: Environment

  
  The 115- Fear and Loathing in America: Random Babble from the Red-Eyed Counterculture — Authority: 141
  Ocean Beyond Carbon Cap http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091119/wl_time/08599194039100
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• Volcanoes affect life on earth

  
  Fire Earth — Authority: 137
  Volcano Watch: Acting locally causes effects globally(Volcano Watch is a weekly article written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, HVO.)A visit to Kilauea can bring a sense of awe and appreciation for the earth’s volcanoes. Over the past weeks, the east rift eruption has ...
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• New method to measure snow, soil moisture with GPS may benefit climate modelers

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Washington, November 21 (ANI): A research team led by the University of Colorado at Boulder has found a clever way to use traditional GPS satellite signals to measure snow depth as well as soil and vegetation moisture, a technique expected to benefit meteorologists, water resource managers, climate modelers and ...
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• Giant cannibal galaxy observed having its “last meal” by astronomers

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Munich, November 21 (ANI): Astronomers, using European Southern Observatory’s (ESO’s) 3.58-meter New Technology Telescope (NTT), are seeing through the opaque dust lanes of the giant cannibal galaxy Centaurus A, unveiling its “last meal” in unprecedented detail - a smaller spiral galaxy, currently twisted and ...
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• World’s oceans losing appetite for CO2

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Washington, November 21 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have determined that the world’s oceans are losing their appetite for absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2). Between 2000 and 2007, as emissions of the potent greenhouse gas carbon dioxide skyrocketed, the amount of human-made carbon absorbed by the oceans fell from ...
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• Oceans’ Ability to Absorb Carbon & Protect Against Climate Change Weakening

  
  EcoWorldly — Authority: 565
  Oceans regulate our climate. They play a key role in keeping the world’s “homeostasis” in tact. However, their ability to absorb carbon & keep the climate in balance is dwindling, a new report shows. In a year-by-year study from 1765 to 2008, researchers found that the oceans are struggling to meet ...
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• Oceans’ Ability to Absorb Carbon & Protect Against Climate Change Weakening

  
  Renewable Energy News Syndicator — Authority: 163
  Oceans regulate our climate. They play a key role in keeping the world’s “homeostasis” in tact. However, their ability to absorb carbon & keep the climate in balance is dwindling, a new report shows. In a year-by-year study from 1765 to 2008, researchers found that the oceans are struggling to meet ...
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• The Angry Mermaid Greets Corporate Blockers of Climate Action With an Award

  
  Global Warming is Real — Authority: 470
  Standing watch over its harbor is the iconic symbol of Copenhagen – the Little Mermaid . Soon she will greet the international community coming to Copenhagen as her town hosts the COP15 climate summit early next month. She takes her role as host to the world seriously, but there are some that are coming to her ...
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• Videos for Time Magazine

  
  Zero Gravity — Authority: 453
  You can easily access all the science videos I’ve made for Time Magazine’s website at this link – the results from a search on my name (Brian Malow) at Time.com .
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• New method to measure snow, vegetation moisture with GPS may benefit farmers, meteorologists

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 639
  A research team led by the University of Colorado at Boulder has found a clever way to use traditional GPS satellite signals to measure snow depth as well as soil and vegetation moisture, a technique expected to benefit meteorologists, water resource managers, climate modelers and farmers.
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• ESO Scientists Release Centaurus A Latest Images

  
  Astrocast.TV — Authority: 134
  Centaurus A is the name of a galaxy also known as NGC 5128. It is about 11 million light years distant. It’s not your typical galaxy, being rather loud in the radio, it is a galaxy that had a close encounter with another galaxy. In fact, scientists from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) like to say that ...
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