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Andromeda, Milky Way galaxies on collision course
First, the bad news: The Andromeda galaxy, an agglomeration of 1 trillion stars that is visible to the naked eye, is hurtling through space at 250,000 miles per hour — and it's coming right at us. What's more, NASA astronomers in Baltimore said...
Tags: Space Programs, NASA, Science
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SpaceX rocket carries Maryland science project into space
As the space capsule called Dragon hurtled toward the International Space Station at about 17,500 miles per hour on Friday, no space enthusiast was more enthralled than Paul Warren, a self-described "nerd" who attends Henry E. Lackey High School in...
Tags: Space Programs, Physiology, Satellite Technology, Rocketry, National Institutes of Health
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Hopkins-led study observes destruction of star by black hole
It's rare to witness the entirety of a murder. But that's how some local scientists investigated exactly what happened during a fatal attack in 2010.
The victim? A star — a massive red giant — 2.7 million light-years away that had lost its...Tags: Space Programs, NASA, Johns Hopkins University, Science, Explosions
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Solar flare could disrupt radio, GPS, power systems
NASA is warning of a large solar flare expected to impact Earth on Wednesday night or Thursday morning, potentially disturbing radio communication, GPS and power grids.
A phenomenon known as a coronal mass ejection associated with a solar flare...Tags: Space Programs, NASA, Science
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Hopkins launches new space science minor for undergraduates
What lies at the center of that giant ball of gas we call Jupiter? When you cut through the incredibly dense atmosphere of Venus, what's happening on the planet surface?
These are the questions that dance in the mind of Johns Hopkins University student...Tags: Howard County, Space Programs, Colleges and Universities, University of Maryland, College Park, Satellite Technology
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Exhibit brings together 'Eureka' moments in science
Earle Havens can almost hear their voices.
Each time Havens steps inside the George Peabody Library, he senses the muted exclamations, the murmured back-and-forth of a conversation that's been going on now for more than two millennia.
In one corner,...Tags: Mount Vernon Place, Libraries, Colleges and Universities, Colleges and Universities, Oncology
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Group plans to build Howard Co.'s first public observatory
After years of planning, a local astronomy group is moving closer toward building the first publicly accessible observatory in Howard County.
The Howard Astronomical League, a club of amateur astronomers, planned to submit architectural drawings to the...Tags: Building Material, Howard County, Ellicott City, Johns Hopkins University, Science
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Is there life on Mars?
Is there life elsewhere in the universe? It's a question that has long intrigued astronomers and science fiction buffs alike, and now the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has launched its most ambitious attempt yet to find the answer....Tags: Space Programs, Mystery (genre), Science Fiction (genre), NASA, Fiction
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Astronomers fret over Webb Telescope's future
Congressional wrangling over the future of the overdue, over-budget James Webb Space Telescope has split astronomers in a struggle over billions in funding.
Astrophysicists worry that action in the U.S. House to eliminate funding for the Webb project,...Tags: Space Programs, Cornell University, Budgets and Budgeting, Applied Physics, NASA
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Eye on the cosmos
Tuesday's announcement that Hopkins astronomer Adam G. Riess will share this year's Nobel Prize in physics acknowledges his huge contribution to scientific knowledge. From the study of giant exploding stars millions of light-years from Earth, Mr. Riess...Tags: Space Programs, Awards and Prizes, Applied Physics, NASA, Johns Hopkins University
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Johns Hopkins professor shares Nobel Prize in physics
A phone ringing at 5:30 a.m. can rattle anyone, even a professor immersed in the universe's mysterious dark energy. Adam Riess, an astronomy professor at Johns Hopkins University, learned in an early morning call from Stockholm Tuesday that he was one...Tags: Space Programs, Awards and Prizes, Johns Hopkins University, Nobel Prize Awards, Stockholm (Sweden)
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Mikulski seeks House support for Webb Telescope project
Maryland Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski said Wednesday she expects the Senate will pass a budget bill on Tuesday that will include $530 million to continue work toward launch of the Webb Space Telescope in 2018 "and secure America's place in astronomy for the...Tags: Space Programs, Tea Party Movement, Aerospace Manufacturing, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, NASA
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