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An international cadre of scientists that used data from NASA's Kepler spacecraft announced Tuesday the detection of stellar oscillations, or "starquakes,” that yield new insights about the size, age and evolution of stars.(read more)
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Six spectacular spiral galaxies are seen in a clear new light in images from ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the Paranal Observatory in Chile. The pictures were taken in infrared light, using the impressive power of the HAWK-I camera, and will help astronomers understand how the remarkable spiral patterns in galaxies form and evolve. (read more)
90 Boys from Sixth class at St Conan's Boys National School Bray attended Deirdre's talk. Image by David McGovern
An interactive PowerPoint presentation during which I asked the children questions that sought to engage and explore their knowledge of Art, Music, Science, and Geography.
The presentation showed the latest images from the many robotic explorers out there in our solar system.
We took a really close look at all the planets and detailed images of some exciting moons.
This talk also gave the children a view of Earth from space with an explaination of just how special our home in space is.
We figured out where Jupiter is in the night sky so all could find it later when they went home.
Part of this presentation included information on the International Cassini Scientist for a Day Essay Contest .
The teachers and boys showed great interest in participating in this years contest.
The Cassini Mission was the center piece of the presentation , supporting outreach material was made available to the teachers from all three classes.
As this school had an interactive white board complete with sound system I took the opportunity to show What's Up for October 2010 to further enhance their knowledge of space missions and the night sky. What' s Up for October 2010 from Jane Houston Jones
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NASA's Deep Impact/EPOXI spacecraft is hurtling toward Comet Hartley 2 for a breathtaking flyby on Nov. 4th. Mission scientists say all systems are go for a close encounter with one of the most active comets they've seen. (read more)
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Illustration of Venus Express. Credit: ESA
ESA's Venus Express is exploring the density of the Venusian upper atmosphere by measuring how much the planet's atmosphere itself slows down or twists the pointing of the spacecraft. New density measurements, centred on the Northern Pole and obtained during these atmospheric drag experiments, show an unexpected inhomogeneous pattern in the atmosphere of our neighbouring planet.(read more)
