Astronomy


Astronomers Record 'Music' from Stars -- Pallab Ghosh  -- BBC News  -- October 23, 2008
Astronomy

Scientists have recorded the sound of three stars similar to our Sun using France's Corot space telescope. The technique, called "stellar seismology", is becoming increasingly popular among astronomers because the sounds give an indication of what is going on in the stars' interior.

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Eyes to the Skies Getting Bigger -- Seth Borenstein  -- Associated Press  -- February 4, 2007
Physics

A telescope arms race is taking shape around the world. Astronomers are drawing up plans for the biggest, most powerful instruments ever constructed, capable of peering far deeper into the universe — and further back in time — than ever before.

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US plans anti-satellite lasers -- Jeff Hecht  -- New Scientist  -- May 3, 2006
Directed Energy Weapons

A controversial effort by the US Pentagon to develop ground-based anti-satellite lasers has been highlighted by Congressional hearings held this week.

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Your secrets are safe with quasar encryption -- Will Knight  -- New Scientist  -- March 29, 2006
Astronomy

Japanese scientists have come up with a method for encrypting messages using quasars, which emit radio waves and are thought to be powered by black holes.

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Google to Help Build Giant Telescope, Astronomy Database -- Curt Woodard  -- Associated Press  -- January 5, 2006
Space Expansion

Google has struck a partnership with scientists building a huge sky-scanning telescope, with hopes of helping the public access digital footage of asteroids, supernovas and distant galaxies.

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Large Milimeter Telescope has Military Uses -- Dane Schiller  -- Miami Herald  -- December 11, 2005
Anti-Satellite Weapons

A joint Mexico-U.S. effort to build a monster radio telescope in Mexico is causing concerns because the project, the Large Millimeter Telescope, is part of a U.S. Defense Department effort to develop the target acquisition and directed-energy technology needed for anti-satellite warfare.

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Big Freakin' Laser Beams in Space -- Bucky McMahon  -- Esquire  -- December 1, 2005
Space Warfare

Overview of the research on adaptive optics and directed energy being done at the U.S. Air Force Starfire Optical Observatory. This facility was previously the subject of a New York Times article which argued the Bush Administration was pursuing anti-satellite laser weapons under the cover of astronomy.

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The cosmic neighbours from hell -- Steve Connor  -- The Independent  -- November 3, 2004
Gamma Ray Bursts

The Swift Space Laboratory -- a joint project between NASA, Britain, and Italy -- is the first satellite dedicated to probing the mysteries of gamma ray bursts.

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Europe leads space race to hunt down ET -- Robin McKie  -- Guardian  -- October 24, 2004
Astronomy

European researchers have begun work on a research programme to create a flotilla of orbiting mirrors that could return clear pictures of exo-planets, worlds that circle other stars.

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Astronomers Demonstrate a Global Internet Telescope -- Staff  -- Arecibo Observatory  -- October 4, 2004
Physics

Astronomers have demonstrated the use of internet technologies and the principle of interferometry to create a giant "virtual telescope" that has a resolution 5 times that of the Hubble Space Telescope.

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