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... 2015 February 24 . Unusual Plumes Above Mars . ... Noted and confirmed by a global contingent of amateur astronomers on photos of the red planet in March 2012, possibly similar plumes have now been found on archived images as far back as 1997. ... Amateur astronomers will surely continue to monitor the terminator and edge regions of Mars for new high plumes , and the armada of satellites orbiting Mars may be called upon to verify and study any newly reported plume that become visible. ...

... Archives . ... Another exciting news (with no use) . ... One of those rabbits is hunting online lectures useful for everyone. Prof. Feynman?s lectures have great reputations but they have been hard to come by. ... Thanks to Bill Gates and Microsoft Research , although it is a belated news, I?m very delighted to say ?Feynman lectures are online.? ... I attribute its lack of discussion in the slog to its late debut. ... Comment ( RSS ) | ... Chandra Blog . ... Entries (RSS) and Comments (RSS) . ...

... Credit: SVS , MOLA , MGS RS , NASA Explanation: What's inside Mars ? ... When the subtle orbital changes were measured using MGS radio science experiments and combined with the accurate Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter topographical data , researchers were able to produce a map of the thickness of the martian crust . ... Publications with keywords: Mars - mantle - crust . Publications with words: Mars - mantle - crust . ... Victoria Crater on Mars . ... Inside Victoria Crater on Mars . ...

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... The task also issues a number of housekeeping related messages and values and also writes several keywords to the EXPOSURE extension (the information is usually CCD-dependent and it is thus important that it is kept and propagated through the event file processing chain). ... Filter: the filter wheel position is derived from the position sensor potentiometer (housekeeping column F1122 contained in the main periodic housekeeping file PNPMH1 , HK mnemonic H_CE_FWSPOT). ...

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... Check here for the latest news related to my research. Paper on the Discovery of ROXS 42Bb, a planetary mass companion 10.01.2013 I am co-author of a new paper accepted to ApJ Letters on the discovery of a co-moving companion to a tight, low mass binary in a star forming region. ... Paper on Fomalhaut Accepted to ApJ Letters 9.03.2013 I am co-author of a new paper submitted to ApJ Letters on re-analyzing deep archival Keck/NIRC2 data for additional companions to Fomalhaut. ...

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... Of course, the scope of chaos is vast, and we do not dare to cover it all. ... He will highly appreciate your help in compiling the list of URLs to such scientific groups and institutions. http://www.cplire.ru/win/InformChaosLab/ - InformChaos Lab (Moscow) . http://chaos.ssu.runnet.ru/ - Laboratory of Nonlinear Dynamics at Saratov State University (Saratov) . ... http://optics.npi.msu.su/sci/chaos.html - Chaos in laser systems . ... http://www.chaotic.com - Randle, Inc. ... Time: 2-6 July, 2001 . ...

... The defence of Sampo by Akseli Gallen-Kallela. ... MAIN . ... Opticon N3.6 . ... Opticon Network . The top level objectives for the OPTICON Network are: . establish the high level requirements for a future astronomical software environment . identify areas for which a common environment is desirable and feasible . draft interface and design recommendations for these areas More information: http://archive.eso.org/opticon/twiki/bin/view/Main/WebHome . Last update: October 12, 2005 . ...

... CV & PUBLICATIONS | ... Nicholls, DC, Dopita, MA, Sutherland, RS, Jerjen, H, & Kewley, LJ " Metal-poor Dwarf Galaxies in the SIGRID Galaxy Sample. ... Nicholls DC, Jerjen, H, Dopita MA, & Basurah, H. (2014) " Nebular Metallicities in Two Isolated Local Void Dwarf Galaxies ", Astrophysical Journal 780, 88 * . ... Sweet SM, Drinkwater MJ, Meurer G, Bekki K, Dopita MA, Kilborn V, & Nicholls DC, " CHOIRS H I Galaxy Groups: The Metallicity of Dwarf Galaxies" , (2014) Astrophysical Journal , 782, 35 * . ...

... SUN MOON MERCURY VENUS MARS, JUPITER SATURN . ... Mars . ... Previously understood that magnetic fields were directly related to rotation, so when I read that Mars, like Venus, didn't have one, my understanding crumbled. What exactly causes magnetic fields in planets? ... RELATED TOPICS: MAGNETIC FIELD . Planetary magnetic fields are definitely related to rotation, but directly not so much. ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ...

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More about Handling Difficult Questions (and Difficult People) . ... The claim: Humans have never landed on the Moon, the Apollo landings were faked by NASA. ... The claim: Astrology is the same as Astronomy. The reasons: Many people confuse astronomy with astrology and may ask you specific questions that relate to astrology. ... The reasons: There is often not much proof with these claims. ... The claim: Origins of the universe, Earth, and life by other means than what scientific evidence shows. ...

... The space VLBI mission RadioAstron, led by the Astro Space Center (ASC) of Lebedev Physical Institute, . ... execution of a balanced scientific program for the Mission. The scientific program of the RadioAstron will consist of three major parts: the Early Science Program (ESP), . Key Science Program (KSP), and General Observing Time (GOT) projects. ... The KSP . ... a long-lasting scientific impact of the Mission. ... The RadioAstron Announcement of Opportunity - 1 and Final Notes ; . ...