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Orlando Science Center: Month of astronomy events
Thu, 03 May 2012 12:53:53 -0700
Orlando Science Center is expanding its Astronomy Day event, sprinkling events over select weekends through June 2. Activities will include SunWatch sessions, where visitors will peer at the sun through the Crosby Observatory telescope; four NASA speakers; “Orlando by Night,” a live planetarium show in the Dr. Phillips CineDome; the “Science on a Sphere” exhibit and the Kinesthetic [...]
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xkcd is the very model of a modern major science grad | Bad Astronomy
Mon, 07 May 2012 08:15:24 -0700
Hmmmm… the astronomer in today’s xkcd comic looks familiar, even as a stick figure. At least he didn’t draw me as a zombie . But I’m no Feynman. And hey, together with SMBC I think this makes me king of the four-letter comics. I mean, um. Well. [N.B. And yes, it really is me, I got word from The Man himself. Funny how a minimalist drawing with some context invokes recognition; I've been getting ...
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Australia hails surprise super-telescope decision
Fri, 25 May 2012 19:47:25 -0700
Australia has hailed a surprise decision giving it a role in a radio telescope project aimed at revolutionising astronomy, vowing to draw on its decades of experience in space science.
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