Gazette.Net: Science center observes Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
Thu, 17 May 2012 15:58:39 -0700
Prince George’s County residents can celebrate Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month by looking at the stars. The Howard B. Owens Science Center in Lanham will put on a program, “South Seas Skies,” featuring the tales of astronomy told by Polynesians and Micronesians.
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Andromeda’s majestic spray of billions of hot stars | Bad Astronomy
Fri, 18 May 2012 11:15:03 -0700
Well, what can I say about this devastating and jaw-dropping picture of our nearest spiral neighbor, the Andromeda Galaxy? [Click to massive chainedmaidenate. Do it!] Well, I could start with HOLY HALEAKALA! This image is a collection of 11 separate observations of Andromeda taken by NASA’s GALEX satellite. Launched in 2003, GALEX (which stands for Galaxy Evolution Explorer) scans the sky in ...
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