MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'astronomy'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:59:17 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4902473&cid=t_99738_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fthe-skys-dark-labyrinth.html The Sky’s Dark Labyrinth – If you’re looking for a gripping summer read, check out my friend Stu Clark’s latest book: The Sky’s Dark Labyrinth. It’s part 1 of an intriguing trilogy concept that tells the tale of how God-driven scientists, such as Kepler and Galileo (yes, they were), unravelled the heavens while the Jesuits tried to retain world order by keeping the Earth biblically still. German Lutheran Johannes Kepler is convinced that he has been given a vision by God when he becomes the first man to distill into mathematical laws how stars and planets move through the heavens. Galileo Galilei, an Italian Catholic, will try to claim Kepler’s success for his own Church, but he finds himself enmeshed in a web of intrigue originating from within the Va... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4902473 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:54:25 +0100 4902473 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4464527&cid=t_99738_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fan-octet-of-science-news.html Perfect Perfume – a video for Valentine’s Day – A bit of fun for Valentine's Day as the team combinesto make our very own "perfect perfume"! The lingering risk of thirdhand smoke – As Dubowski suggests, the notion of thirdhand smoke putatively being hazardous to health is controversial. Research in the late 2000s alluded to the potential problem of this form of pollution but ongoing public and academic scrutiny has not yet resolved the issue. Dubowski's work does provide a chemical basis for a possible risk but does not prove that the risk is substantial or otherwise. However, what is certain is that firsthand smoke is directly hazardous to the health of the smoker and recent evidence suggests that it could cause genetic damage almost the instant... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4464527 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:00:03 +0100 4464527 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4287454&cid=t_99738_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSciencebaseScienceBlog%2F%7E3%2Fnwy7hUHk2CE%2Fa-lethal-christmas-star.html There was an ugly rumour that the giant red star, Betelgeuse, that is the right shoulder (on the left as you look at it) of the constellation Orion is “about to” go supernova. The rumours seemed to have started earlier in the year when observations suggested that Betelgeuse had changed shape, a sure sign of imminent explosion. Phil Plait apparently debunked the claims on his BadAstronomy blog. But what difference would it make to us if the star whose name is derived from the Arabic phrase “armpit of the white-belted sheep” were to explode? Could this be the worst case of Health and safety gone mad or a serious concern? Would we need sunglasses, tinfoil hat or simply resign ourselves to meeting ELE. A physicist friend of mine suggested that Betelgeuse at (probably, a... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4287454 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 13:00:00 +0100 4287454 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4172101&cid=t_99738_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSciencebaseScienceBlog%2F%7E3%2FofNkL_LilbU%2Fsizing-up-the-universe.html As a child I devoured books on the stars and planets, on dinosaurs, volcanoes. Was fascinated by the prospect of a space shuttle and lament the fact that I was sent to bed before they landed on the Moon (I was only three at the time, and the Apollo 11 landing happened at 2am UK time). I was ever keen to hear about the latest research developments on TV from the likes of Tomorrow’s World and Horizon as well as the revelations about life from Attenborough (Sir David, not the bro, Richard). I was constructing all kinds of gadgets with Lego and Meccano from an early age and had an electronics kits at age ten and hankered after an astronomical telescope, a dream fulfilled the Christmas before my 11th birthday. My dad still reminds me that my most favoured word even before I started school... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4172101 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:02:29 +0100 4172101 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4119038&cid=t_99738_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSciencebaseScienceBlog%2F%7E3%2F1q1O_tg2mO4%2Flatest-science-snippets.html The boiling Sun – In case you woke up today feeling important…there's a rather humbling picture that shows the scale of a plume of gas erupting from the surface of the Sun that would literally engulf the whole planet. More to the point, you could fit the Earth into the sun a million times over…and the sun isn't even a particularly big star and it's just one of billions in our galaxy and there are billions of galaxies in the "known" universe. The universe itself may simply be a tiny bubble in a even more unimaginable froth of universes…still pretty picture isn't it? Alchemist for 27th October on ChemWeb.com – In this week's issue theoretical work opens up entirely new chemical vistas hinting at the chemistry of elements beyond... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4119038 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:05:36 +0100 4119038 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3865236&cid=t_99738_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fturn-off-your-tv-and-watch-a-meteor-shower-tonight%2F If your Friday night is looking a little dull, never fear: The night sky will entertain you starting at 10 p.m. local time. CNN reports that the August Perseid meteor shower will begin around 10 p.m. tonight, but will be most exciting past midnight and around 3 a.m. or 4 a.m. They say you should be able to see as many as 40 meteors per hour. Holy. Smokes. The August Perseid meteor shower, photographed over Nevada in 2008. (photo: CNN.com) via CNN.com Post from: BlissTree Turn Off Your TV And Watch a Meteor Shower Tonight (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3865236 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:56:52 +0100 3865236 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3737072&cid=t_99738_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fsummer-science-reading-2.html Following on from yesterday’s summer book review, we go from inner space to outer space: Exploring the Solar System with Binoculars: A Beginner’s Guide to the Sun, Moon, and Planets by Stephen James O’Meara. Stephen James O’Meara shows you how to observe our Solar System’s wonders with ease, using nothing more than the unaided eye and inexpensive handheld binoculars. The guide presents a new way to identify and appreciate the wonders of the Solar System in detail, such as lunar and solar eclipses, sunspots, the Moon’s craters, the planets, meteors, and comets. Buy it on Amazon A Question and Answer Guide to Astronomy, Bely Pierre-Yves, Christian Carol, Roy Jean-René. This book answers the fascinating questions that we have been asking ourselves for hund... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3737072 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:00:16 +0100 3737072 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3699457&cid=t_99738_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fcoming-soon-lunar-eclipse-tomorrow-morning%2F photo: Thinkstock We’re jealous of all of you lucky non-East coasters this weekend. There’s a lunar eclipse early tomorrow (Saturday) morning that we won’t be able to see. Everyone in the rest of the country will either have to stay up really late or get up very early – two things we’re not incredibly fond of, so maybe it’s for the best that we miss out on this one. For those of you on Central Daylight Time, you’ll see the biggest eclipse of the moon at 6:38 a.m.; for Mountain Timers, it’ll be 5:38 a.m.; and if you’re on Pacific Time, it’s 4:38 a.m. You have fun moon-gazing, we’ll have fun snoozing. You can tell us all about it after we’ve had our morning coffee. Post from: BlissTree Coming Soon: Lunar Eclipse (Tomorrow Mo... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3699457 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:35:16 +0100 3699457 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3665940&cid=t_99738_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fskinny-dipping-on-the-moon-%25e2%2580%2593-science-class-field-trip-of-the-future%2F photo: Thinkstock It would be way more fun if the moon were filled with cheese, but it actually contains water. And not just a little trickle, either – all the water in the moon’s interior could create a one-yard-deep ocean covering its entire surface. The perfect depth for a nice little moonlight swim in the lunar sea. Not impressed? This is 100 times the amount of water that researchers previously thought was on the moon. But if we plan on surfing up there in the future, NASA will need to design sleeker space suits. The current ones look kinda bulky. via National Geographic Post from: BlissTree Skinny-Dipping on the Moon – Science Class Field Trip of the Future? (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3665940 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:54:04 +0100 3665940 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2959032&cid=t_99738_136_f&fid=36162&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myelomablog.com%2F2009%2F11%2F03%2Ftelescope-viewing-stargazing-pilot-mountain%2F Forsyth Astronomical Society public observation at Pilot Mountain This just in! Telescope Viewing Saturday Night Message: Hi, Just wanted to let you know there will be an astronomy observation Saturday night Nov 7 on top of Pilot Mt. hope you can make it. Check status at http://fas37.org Chip I have been to one of these, and it was awesome!  I hope to be able to make it this time, too, although only if I recover enough from this cold.  Get there if you can. There’s nothing like seeing the moon and various planets “up close” from Pilot Mountain. Possibly Related Posts: Miracle of survival North Carolina spider identification Academic excellent! Trader Joe’s is worth the trip It looks like an ant, but it’s a wasp (Source: beth's myeloma blog) beth's myeloma blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2959032 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:41:08 +0100 2959032 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441537&cid=t_99738_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fcurious-x-shooter-antibiotics.html A sneak preview of my spectroscopyNOW ezine headlines for June 1: Bi-curious microcylinders - A team in the US has produced micrometre-wide discs and elongated rods from bi-coloured and multicoloured compartments. The composite materials could have novel applications in diagnostics, drug delivery, and a new type of display technology. X-shooter snap the cosmos - The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope now has an X-shooter, a second-generation spectroscopic instrument that can record the entire spectrum of a celestial object in a single shot - from the ultraviolet to the near-infrared - with high sensitivity. This unique new instrument will be particularly useful for the study of distant exploding objects known as gamma-ray bursts. Attacking antibiotics - The crystal ... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441537 Fri, 29 May 2009 15:00:46 +0100 2441537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2376119&cid=t_99738_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fraspberry-ripple-galaxy.html Recently, an innocuous-seeming press release was released by German astronomers announcing that they had found two of the most complex molecules ever in space - n-propyl cyanide, more commonly known to chemists as butyronitrile, and ethyl formate. Now, butyronitrile is a nasty poison with a characteristic odour and I’m sure you’d get a whiff of bitter almonds as you lay dying should you breathe it in too deep or get a mouthful of the stuff. Ethyl formate is altogether different. Ethyl formate, The Guardian’s science correspondent Ian Sample found out (I think already knew) is the fragrant ester molecule that gives raspberries their distinct flavour. It also smells vaguely of rum. Having latched on to this fact, Sample went to town on his galactic press release suggesting,... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2376119 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:25:49 +0100 2376119 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2195708&cid=t_99738_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Falchemy-spectroscopy-and-the-hash.html In the latest ezines from SpectroscopyNOW: Magnetic drug delivery for Alzheimer’s disease - Tiny pieces of magnetite incorporated into chitosan microparticles could act as efficient drug-delivery agents for the Alzheimer’s drug tacrine. Tacrine has notoriously low oral bioavailability and unclear efficacy but this delivery approach boosts uptake. Contrasting tumours - US scientists have successfully predicted the outcome on breast tumours in a pre-clinical study of a so-called nano drug. Their research could help determine which patients will respond best to these and other drugs. Long-distance protein - The behaviour of dynein, a relatively little-studied protein found in muscle has been characterised using fluorescent markers and electron microscopy, paving the way for X-ray ... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2195708 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:00:04 +0100 2195708 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2116476&cid=t_99738_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fwin-sputnik-mania.html On 4th October 1957, the Soviets made the shock announcement that they had sent the first craft ever into orbit around the Earth. The Americans were stunned, how could the USSR have stolen a march on them in this way. That shock then turned to fear with the realisation that the Soviets were obviously that much more technologically advanced than they had suspected. This revelation led to the advent of the space race with the birth of NASA in the US a year later, a policy change that culminated in 1969’s descent of man to the lunar surface. But, it was also the techno trigger that started the cold war that ended twenty years later with the collapse of the Berlin Wall. Now, 20 years on, the world is still in political and economic turmoil. from the vantage point of the gutter we may not... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2116476 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:00:44 +0100 2116476 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2116478&cid=t_99738_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fphysical-spotlight.html The January issue of my Intute Spotlight column is now live 3D astrophysics - Astrophysicists are using a novel 3D computer visualization technique to help them understand the role of gravity in the formation of vast, stellar nurseries, also known as molecular clouds. … Cosmic nanodiamonds - Tiny particles of crystalline carbon found in sediments at six sites in North America dating back almost 13000 years, suggest that a swarm of carbon-and-water-rich comets … Microbial power - New insights into the workings of a metal-munching bacteria and how it exploits semiconducting nanominerals could provide a new approach to making biological fuel cells … Post from: Sciencebase Science Blog (Source: Sciencebase Science Blog) Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2116478 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:00:32 +0100 2116478 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1980890&cid=t_99738_105_f&fid=35048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FMedicineAndMan%2F%7E3%2F462469939%2F Video of a huge meteor crashing to earth caught on camera. Police dash cam of Meteor over Edmonton, Canada. Filmed about 5:30pm Thursday November 20th 2008 addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fmedicineandman.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F11%2F22%2Fmeteor-crashing-to-earth%2F'; addthis_title = 'Meteor+Crashing+to+Earth'; addthis_pub = ''; (Source: Medicine and Man) Medicine and Man blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1980890 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:50:15 +0100 1980890 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1927941&cid=t_99738_136_f&fid=36162&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyelomablog.com%2F2008%2F11%2F02%2Fjupiter%2F NASA image of Jupiter I had a chance to see Jupiter Saturday night! The Forsyth Astronomical Society (FAS) had a public observation event at Pilot Mountain State Park.  I looked at the moon quite a bit, too. To be able to see those objects in such great detail is amazing. When I was in college I got to view Saturn one night, but I had forgotten how incredible it is.  The FAS holds four public viewings a year.  I plan on being at the next one! The FAS members were extremely friendly and eager to share their knowledge. (Source: beth's myeloma blog) beth's myeloma blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1927941 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:58:30 +0100 1927941 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1783801&cid=t_99738_115_f&fid=37661&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnottotallyrad.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F09%2Fis-it-end-of-world-yet.html Some hysteria has occurred over the idea that the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva will create a mini black hole today that will eat the earth.For those spending way too much time worrying about this possibility, a helpful website has been created to help you answer the following question:Has the Large Hadron Collider destroyed the world yet?Click here to learn the answer.Not convinced? The Bad Astronomer offers further reassurance here.(via Daring Fireball) (Source: Not Totally Rad) Not Totally Rad blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1783801 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:27:00 +0100 1783801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1780085&cid=t_99738_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fcosmic-effort-sheds-light-on-dark-energy.html Forget the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), with its alleged ability to create earth-sucking microscopic black holes, its forthcoming efforts to simulate conditions a trillionth of a second after the Big Bang 100 metres beneath the Swiss countryside. There is a far bigger puzzle facing science that the LHC cannot answer: What is the mysterious energy that seems to be accelerating ancient supernovae at the farthest reaches of the universe? In the late 1990s, the universe changed. The sums suddenly did not add up. Observations of the remnants of stars that exploded billions of years ago, Type Ia supernovae, showed that not only are they getting further away as the universe expands but they are moving faster and faster. It is as if some mysterious hidden force that pervades the cosmos is working ... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1780085 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:00:22 +0100 1780085 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1639243&cid=t_99738_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F340128575%2Fspeaking_of_peeps_have_you_hea.php tags: peeponaut, astropeep, marshmallow peeps, science, space travel, astronomy, Adler Planetarium Astropeep strength training program, part of the selection process for identifying those marshmallow peeps who had "the right fluff". These special peeps would be recruited as peeponauts who would be sent into space on a weather balloon. Image: Adler Planetarium [larger view]. Like most scientists, I am a big fan of marshmallow peeps, which are my favorite experimental animals. So I was thrilled when a friend sent me an absolutely adorable story about a peeponaut -- that special marshmallow peep that acted as a mascot for a weather balloon that was launched by Chicago's Adler Planetarium recently, carrying some high school kids' scientific experiments into space. Read the rest o... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1639243 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:34:45 +0100 1639243 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1154036&cid=t_99738_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F217537031%2F On January 14th, drug company Wyeth said that a court in Maryland has rejected “some expert witnesses from testifying that exposure to thimerosal-containing vaccines can cause autism and rejected the compound’s link to autism”; the case in question involved an alleged vaccine injury. More than a few mothers I know have had their amalgam fillings replaced because of concerns about the mercury content: On January 15th, an EU scientific committee stated such fillings “pose no health risk to the human nervous system.” This is only one measure that parents have taken out of fears of a mercury-autism link. “Mercury in Retrograde” was the subtitle of the paper published last week in the Archives of General Psychiatry in which authors Robert Schechter, M... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1154036 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:30:18 +0100 1154036 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1133981&cid=t_99738_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2F212811039%2F I have the 411 on 2 new contests being offered by fellow science and health bloggers (I can tell I am getting old because I thought that ‘411′ was a clever way of saying information). On Astronomy Buff, Tony is offering up this contest… So here’s the contest, I want you guys to submit a post of around 500 words that describe something about astronomy. Now don’t get scared, you don’t have to know anything about astronomy to enter. I’m looking for well-written prose about astronomy that I can post, nothing else. There are no other rules than that. His prize is an iOptron mount. Go get to it! Our second contest to mention is Ali at Daily Tomorrow. She is giving away a copy of Naturally Clean: The Seventh Generation Guide to Safe & Healthy, Non-toxic Cleaning. St... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1133981 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:33:14 +0100 1133981 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1123768&cid=t_99738_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fa-billion-light-years-from-home.html Have you ever come across this kind of description of an astronomical event? “…astronomers have witnessed a supermassive black hole blasting its galactic neighbor with a deadly beam of energy…Both galaxies are situated about 1.4 billion light-years away from Earth…The offending galaxy probably began assaulting its companion about 1 million years ago…” How can that be, asks Sciencebase reader Adam Azman. If the event is at a distance of 1.4 billion light years from Earth it will have had to have started its journey from that point in space to reach us 1.4 billion years ago, yet, the article tells us the event only began 1 million years ago. It seems quite paradoxical, but according to Dave Mosher, author of the article Galaxy Blasts Neighbor with Deadly J... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1123768 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 13:00:27 +0100 1123768 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1018917&cid=t_99738_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F182818654%2Fjust_what_happened_99_years_ag_1.php tags: bpr3.org/?p=52, Tunguska event, Siberian explosion, Podkamennaya Tunguska River, Lake Cheko, planet earth, astronomy Flattened trees cover vast areas of Northeastern Siberia after the mysterious Tunguska explosion in June, 1908. Image: TASS/Sovfoto (public domain?) [larger view]. As a kid, I was fascinated by the mysterious explosion that occurred over Siberia. Basically, in the morning of 30 June 1908, a few native peoples in Siberia reported seeing a blue light in the sky that was as bright as the sun and hearing a series of loud explosions, accompanied by fierce winds and fire. These explosions, which flattened the pristine Siberian Taiga for 770 miles (2,000 kilometers) around, are estimated to have had the power of 2000 Hiroshima atomic bombs. However, this area is so... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1018917 Sat, 10 Nov 2007 20:30:22 +0100 1018917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1017665&cid=t_99738_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F182399793%2Flike_a_giant_puffball_in_the_n.php tags: comet holmes, night sky, astronomy Comet Holmes rises in the northeastern sky above Coyote Canyon in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California. It's visible to the naked eye and better seen with binoculars. Discovered in the late 19th Century, Holmes has become dramatically brighter in the past 2 weeks. Image: Don Bartletti (Los Angeles Times). I just learned about the amazing Comet Homes, which has unexpectedly brightened more than one million times literally overnight, its appearance changing from that of a normal comet with a tail into a brilliant, tailless puffball in the night sky. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1017665 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:50:53 +0100 1017665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=828142&cid=t_99738_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F149443145%2Fand_the_moon_became_as_red_as.php tags: lunar eclipse, astronomy Total eclipse of the Moon 16 September 1997. Image: Lorenzo Lovato. Tonight's forecast calls for a 100-percent chance of the moon becoming as blood, with an 80-percent chance of a scattered Apocalypse tomorrow. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=828142 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:06:15 +0100 828142 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=716638&cid=t_99738_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F130815284%2F It was some months ago that astronomers ruled that Pluto is not a planet, or rather a true planet: As Tony at Astronomy Buff recently wrote, Pluto is a dwarf planet. He also notes: The one thing about this whole issue that really fogs my lens is when people start saying things like, ‘Well, no more Pluto.’ To these educationally challenged people I say this: Pluto hasn’t gone anywhere you idiot, it’s just not called a planet anymore. All we’ve changed is how astronomers classify it, it hasn’t physically changed in anyway whatsoever. Whatever its label, Pluto is still icy and still exists (even if it is being kicked off solar system puzzles). Similarly, a diagnosis like “autism”—a “label”—can make a world of difference, even though the person &... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=716638 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:36:58 +0100 716638 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=629245&cid=t_99738_107_f&fid=35041&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fdigitalbio%2F2007%2F05%2Fwanted_high_school_students_to.php tags: moon, lunar geology, NASA, astronomy, computer games, learning through computer games NASA researchers are learning how to design video games and they're looking for high school students to help. They want students between the ages of 13-18 to play an online computer game about lunar geology and they want high school teachers to help recruit the students. What's in it for the students? Players are guided through Selene by the director of the Center for Educational Technologies, Chuck Wood, an internationally known lunar geologist who writes a monthly column on the moon for Sky and Telescope and who is the author of The Modern Moon: My Personal View. The game features excitement of gameplay - but with an opportunity to learn plenty about Earth's glowing satellite and how planets an... Discovering Biology in a Digital World blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=629245 Mon, 21 May 2007 19:43:36 +0100 629245 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=623750&cid=t_99738_122_f&fid=35077&url=http%3A%2F%2Fneurophilosophy.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F05%2F19%2Fthis-is-insane%2F Do these people actually believe that the earth occupies a fixed position at the centre of the universe? What’s even worse than the debate raging in American schools about the teaching of the soulless doctrine of evolution, is the non-debate over an issue that rational Americans have foolishly conceded to the secular among us: the issue [...] (Source: Neurophilosophy) Neurophilosophy blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=623750 Sun, 20 May 2007 13:41:30 +0100 623750 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=588381&cid=t_99738_122_f&fid=35065&url=http%3A%2F%2Feideneurolearningblog.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fvote-now-for-gifted-kids-string-theory.html Bravo!! Bravo!! Congratulations to these TAGMAX kids (Talented and Gifted Homeschooling List) for making it to the finals in Discover Magazine's "String Theory in 2 Minutes" Contest. Vote for them here. It seems there are lots of interesting things one can learn outside of school. (Apologies if you can't see the video below - I think it requires Flash Player)Technorati tags: math, physics, gifted,gifted kids education, string theory, science, astronomyEide Neurolearning Blog (Source: Eide Neurolearning Blog) Eide Neurolearning Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=588381 Fri, 04 May 2007 02:17:00 +0100 588381 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=569556&cid=t_99738_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F25%2Fthought-for-the-day-shielding-astronauts-from-cancer%2F Filed under: All Cancers, Research, Environment, Products, Daily news, Thought for the DayThose venturing into space face a very serious occupational hazard -- cancer. The disease can be caused by radiation from the cosmic rays and solar flares astronauts encounter when they travel beyond the Earth's protective magnetic layer or magnetosphere.British scientists are working on rectifying this problem by creating a Star Trek-style deflector shield to protect astronauts from radiation.Think about this:Scientists wish to mimic the magnetic field that protects the Earth with shields deployed around spacecraft and on the surfaces of planets to deflect harmful energetic particles. Details, presented at the Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomy Meeting in Preston, UK, include the followi... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=569556 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 569556 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=487386&cid=t_99738_122_f&fid=35065&url=http%3A%2F%2Feideneurolearningblog.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fspring-equinox-tomorrow-march-20-2007.html Spring is here! Or Vernal Equinox, or "Equal Night". This means the days will start to get longer after this, and the nights shorter. Because the sun will pass directly over the equator, days and nights will be of equal length all over the world. There are many holidays and celebrations associated with equinoxes - Easter is designated as the first Sunday after the first full moon following the vernal equinox.Spring EquinoxIntroduction to Astronomy - Vernal EquinoxTechnorati tags: Spring, Equinox, science, astronomyEide Neurolearning Blog (Source: Eide Neurolearning Blog) Eide Neurolearning Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=487386 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 07:01:00 +0100 487386 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=462696&cid=t_99738_85_f&fid=34662&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fdrcharles%2Fupload%2F2007%2F03%2Flunar.jpg Don't forget to look up at the moon tonight. Depending on where you are located and the cloud conditions, you might be able to watch a lunar eclipse. To find out your time zone in relation to GMT, go to this website. I've included in parentheses the equivalent Eastern Standard Times in this quote from Seed Magazine: The Moon will turn a shade of copper red this Saturday when it will be fully eclipsed by the Earth, whose shadow will blot out all but a tiny bit of refracted solar light. Star gazers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa will have a front-and-center view of the eclipse in a late-night sky, with the zenith occurring at 23:21 GMT [6:21 PM, EST]... The Earth's shadow will begin to creep over the Moon--a stage known as the penumbral eclipse--at about 20:18 GMT [3:18 PM, EST] ... The Examining Room of Dr. Charles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=462696 Sat, 03 Mar 2007 18:09:23 +0100 462696 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=462699&cid=t_99738_85_f&fid=34662&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fdrcharles%2Fupload%2F2007%2F03%2Fsaturn.jpg When the stock market's got you down, and you're utterly numb to new death in Iraq, it's always good to revisit the world of the stars. Here's an otherworldly slideshow compiled by MSNBC of images taken by Cassini-Huygens, the Hubble, etc..(slide show link at the top right of the page) Also, "NASA's New Horizons spacecraft successfully completed a flyby of Jupiter early this morning, using the massive planet's gravity to pick up speed on its 3-billion mile voyage to Pluto and the unexplored Kuiper Belt region beyond." Finally, Stephen Hawking is planning to go zero-gravity aboard a specially outfitted Boeing 727-200 jet. Journalists are lauding it as a "giant leap forward" for people with disabilities, and space medicine experts are commenting on the risks and benefits to his health. Wei... The Examining Room of Dr. Charles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=462699 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 15:40:03 +0100 462699 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=478985&cid=t_99738_140_f&fid=34838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarmale.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fi-finally-finished-reading-my-bill.html I finally finished reading my Bill Bryson book and as with any good book it was sad to reach the end of it. Finished it just in time as it happens, my OU stuff arrived a couple of days ago and I’m trying (or more honestly, not trying) in vain to make a start on it. Now it’s here it all seems a bit overwhelming. I’ve installed the required software, read through the guide, in fact did everything I can but start the actual work. I’ve diverted myself by starting to build another website, taken to having long walks around the ring road, surfing the net, downloading and listening to loads of music.I knew my Astronomy course wouldn’t just consist of sitting out in the moonlight, gazing at stars, singing cowboy songs... but managing spreadsheets!This is gonna be hard for a luddite like ... Bipolar Mo blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=478985 Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:22:00 +0100 478985