http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Astronomers around the world are gearing up for three days of intense sky-watching in honour of Galileo, whose observations 400 years ago revolutionised our understanding of the cosmos. http://www.physorg.com/news175416565.html Space & Earth Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:58:39 EST news175416565 The public's "right to starlight" is steadily being eroded by urban illumination that is the bane of astronomers everywhere, the International Astronomical Union said on Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news169537734.html Space & Earth Sat, 15 Aug 2009 07:50:01 EST news169537734 At sunset on Thursday, astronomers around the world will be limbering up for a 100-hour marathon aimed at celebrating the night sky and nurturing the Galileos of tomorrow. http://www.physorg.com/news157871372.html Space & Earth Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:10:38 EST news157871372 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found within Saturn's G ring an embedded moonlet that appears as a faint, moving pinprick of light. Scientists believe it is a main source of the G ring and its single ring arc. http://www.physorg.com/news155318928.html Space & Earth Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:09:19 EST news155318928 To mark UNESCO's International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009), six leading astronomers from the UK, the US, Europe and Asia write in March's Physics World about the biggest challenges and opportunities facing international astronomers over the next couple of decades. http://www.physorg.com/news155188813.html Space & Earth Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:00:38 EST news155188813 Astronomers this year are about to get a windfall of new and improved telescopes of unprecedented power with which to explore the universe. The bonanza arrives 400 years after Galileo spied craters on the moon through the world's first telescope. http://www.physorg.com/news151006087.html Space & Earth Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:08:07 EST news151006087