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    May 31, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  1. 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.
    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

  2. May 25, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  3. 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 Charles County.
    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

  4. May 2, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  5. 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.
    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

  6. Mar 8, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  7. 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.
    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

  8. Mar 19, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  9. 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?
    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

  10. Dec 31, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  11. Exhibit brings together 'Eureka' moments in science

    Earle Havens can almost hear their voices.
    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

  12. Sep 29, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  13. 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.
    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

  14. Nov 28, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  15. 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.
    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

  16. Oct 3, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  17. 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.
    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

  18. Oct 4, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  19. 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 and his colleagues, Saul Perlmutter of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California and Brian P. Schmidt of the Australian National University in Australia, deduced the astonishing hypothesis that our universe is being violently blown apart by an immensely powerful, previously unsuspected force. This force, so-called dark energy, apparently makes up 70 percent of everything in the cosmos, yet its origins remain shrouded in mystery.
    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

  20. Oct 4, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  21. 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 of three scientists to share the 2011 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)

  22. Oct 26, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  23. 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 next 50 years."
    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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