08/28/2008 -
Cosmic particle accelerator pinpointed in Crab Nebula
Charged particles are being accelerated to near-light speeds by a doughnut-shaped magnetic field around the nebula's famous pulsar
Source:
New Scientist
http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14622-cosmic-particle-accelerator-pinpoi
nted-in-crab-nebula.html?feedId=online-news_rss20
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08/29/2008 -
Origin Of High Energy Emission From The Crab Nebula Identified
Another piece of the jigsaw in understanding how neutron stars work has been put in place following the discovery by scientists of the origin of the high energy emission from rotation-powered pulsars.
Source:
Science Daily
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080828172835.htm
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08/28/2008 -
Dead Star Shines Bright
The glowing Crab Nebula, a spectacular and colorful object famously imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope, represents the leftovers from a supernova explosion observed by Chinese and Arab astronomers in 1054 C.E. The star that exploded is still there, but now in the form of a dense, spinning pulsar that emits lighthouse beams of radiation.
Source:
SPACE.com via Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080828/sc_space/deadstarshinesbright
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08/28/2008 -
Dead Star Shines Bright
Gamma rays observed in the Crab Nebula may shed light on the intense environment around the dead star inside.
Source:
SPACE.com
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080828-crab-pulsar.html
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08/28/2008 -
Bumbershoot: Be sure to book some time for the festival's lively literary lineup
Bumbershoot continues to enliven its literary offerings with intriguing panels as well as musical components. John Marshall offers his picks of this weekend's best literary events at the annual arts fest.
Source:
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/books/376890_book29.html?source=rss
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08/27/2008 -
New space telescope begins to comb the cosmos
A new space telescope revealed the glowing gas of the Milky Way, pulsating stars and a flaring faraway galaxy as it began its mission to unveil the mysteries of cosmic gamma rays, NASA said.
Source:
AFP via Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080827/ts_alt_afp/usspaceastronomy_080827123338
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08/27/2008 -
First light for space telescope
A powerful Nasa space telescope has unveiled an image of the sky viewed through "gamma-ray glasses".
Source:
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7584915.stm
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08/28/2008 -
NASA Hubble Space Telescope Daily Status Report #4682
NASA Hubble Space Telescope Daily Status Report #4682
Source:
SpaceRef
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=28966
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08/28/2008 -
NASA Renames Observatory For Fermi, Reveals Entire Gamma-Ray Sky
NASA announced recently that GLAST has been renamed the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. The new name honors Prof. Enrico Fermi (1901 - 1954), a pioneer in high-energy physics
Source:
AerospaceOnline
http://www.aerospaceonline.com/article.mvc/NASA-Renames-Observatory-For-Fermi-Re
veals-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a
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08/28/2008 -
NASA Unveils first sky image from newly renamed Fermi satellite
NASA's newest observatory, the Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, has begun its mission of exploring the universe in high-energy gamma rays. The spacecraft and its revolutionary instruments passed their orbital checkout with flying colors.
Source:
SpaceRef
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=26295
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08/28/2008 -
New space telescope begins to comb the cosmos
by Staff Writers Washington (AFP) Aug 27, 2008 A new space telescope revealed the glowing gas of the Milky Way, pulsating stars and a flaring faraway galaxy as it began its mission to unveil the mysteries of cosmic gamma rays, NASA said.
Source:
SpaceDaily
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/New_space_telescope_begins_to_comb_the_cosmos_
999.html
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08/28/2008 -
Fischer's Fab Five
As a national media event, it might not be quite on par with the Super Bowl, but as far as the central Ohio music community is concerned, a coming weekend festival has certainly earned its Roman numerals.
Source:
This Week Bexley
http://www.thisweeknews.com/live/content/bexley/stories/2008/08/27/0828befabfive
_ln.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=104
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08/27/2008 -
Space telescope unveils cosmic mysteries
A new space telescope has revealed pulsating stars and a flaring faraway galaxy as it began its mission to unveil the mysteries of cosmic gamma rays, NASA said.
Source:
AAP via Yahoo!7 News
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/4969191/space-telescope-unveils-cosmic-myster
ies
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08/27/2008 -
Acquire the write stuff: East of Eden conference beckons authors
Salinas-area residents yearning to see their writing published can meet nationally known authors and agents who can help them make it happen at the East of Eden Writing Conference, running Sept. 5 through 7.
Source:
The Salinas Californian
http://www.thecalifornian.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080827/LIFESTYLE/8082
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08/27/2008 -
Dynamic Duo
Two artists with concurrent solo exhibitions at Eight Modern , though wildly different in their respective approaches to art making, prove to be an uncanny and appetizing fit.
Source:
Santa Fe Reporter
http://sfreporter.com/stories/detail/dynamic_duo/4026/
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