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Brian May, guitarist for rock band Queen, completes Ph.D. thesis following 30-year hiatus

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 31, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (24) | comments 0

Brian May, the guitarist and founding member of the legendary rock band Queen, earned his PhD in astronomy last year from Imperial College London. His PhD thesis A Survey of Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud has ju ...





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Blue Flash at Paranal

Solar games at Paranal

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 02, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Cerro Paranal, home of ESO's Very Large Telescope, is certainly one of the best astronomical sites on the planet. Stunning images, obtained by ESO staff at Paranal, of the green and blue flashes, as well as ...


Twin Keck telescopes probe dual dust disks

Twin Keck telescopes probe dual dust disks

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Astronomers using the twin 10-meter telescopes at the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii have explored one of the most compact dust disks ever resolved around another star. If placed in our own solar system, ...


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Saturn dominates during March, while Jupiter moves onto the stage

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created Feb 29, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Saturn will be easily visible almost all night during March, glowing bright yellow among the stars of the constellation Leo the Lion. Saturn will outshine Leo's brightest star, Regulus, nearby to the right ...


Skyscrapers in downtown Seoul are shrouded by yellow dust storms in 2006

S.Korea issues warning against 'yellow dust'

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South Korea's weather service Friday issued a warning against airborne pollution known as "yellow dust", advising residents in western areas to avoid outdoor activities.


NASA supercomputer shows how dust rings point to exo-Earths

NASA supercomputer shows how dust rings point to exo-Earths

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Oct 10, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Supercomputer simulations of dusty disks around sunlike stars show that planets nearly as small as Mars can create patterns that future telescopes may be able to detect. The research points ...


Answering that age-old lament: Where does all this dust come from?

Answering that age-old lament: Where does all this dust come from?

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Where does it come from? Scientists in Arizona are reporting a surprising answer to that question, which has puzzled and perplexed generations of men and women confronted with layers of dust on furniture and ...


Yellow dust blowing over Seoul

SKorea to plant trees in China to reduce 'yellow dust'

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created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Seoul city government will help fund a tree-planting project in a Chinese desert to reduce the amount of harmful "yellow dust" blowing over South Korea, officials said Wednesday.


Electrostatic surface cleaning

Electrostatic surface cleaning

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created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

It's often the little things that count in industrial manufacturing processes. Particles less than half the diameter of a hair in size can significantly impair quality in production. For example, there should ...


Blushing dusty nebula

Blushing dusty nebula

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

On Earth, we tend to find dust nothing more than a nuisance that blankets our furniture and causes us to sneeze. Cosmic dust can also be a hindrance to astronomers because cameras using visible light cannot ...


Tracing ultra-fine dust

Tracing ultra-fine dust

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created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Limit values for fine dust emissions are based on total particle weight. It is the ultra-fine particles, however, that are particularly harmful to health. A new technique separates them by size and identifies ...



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