Astronomy News

Physics 111; Astronomy News

Below, you'll find links to reports that I have found on the Web relating to recent news-worthy events in astronomy. Some of the news organizations remove their articles after a few weeks - - - if a link is no longer active, please let me know.

The material in these articles is fair game for exam questions.
Items for the Final Exam

Nov 20: The Wet Side of the Moon This is a good summary - Group 7, you'll want to read this.

Items for Exam 3

Nov 12: Space rock buzzes past Earth

Nov 11: Setting Sail Into Space, Propelled by Sunshine

Nov 5: Stars: Cosmic road signs to intelligent aliens?

Nov 4: Carbon Atmosphere Discovered On Neutron Star

Nov 2: 'Ultra-primitive' Particles Found In Comet Dust

Items for Exam 2

Oct 7: LCROSS Viewer's Guide Something to do in the morning.

Oct 7: Scientists discover massive ring around Saturn(supplied by an alert 111 student)

Oct 6: Plasma Rocket Could Travel to Mars in 39 Days

Oct 4: Messenger's Third "Taste" of Mercury

Sep 29: Moon-crashing probe aimed at bigger target

Items for Exam 1

Sep 16: First rocky planet found outside solar system

Sep 16: Little Crater Targeted for Big Splash

Sep 9: Spectacular First Images from the Rejuvenated Hubble Space Telescope These are spectacular!

Sep 4: 'Airplane view' of Mars yields stunning images

Aug 26: Suicidal planet seems on death spiral into star. (Interesting article submitted by a student)

Aug 24: Behind Moon Travel Goal, Big Talk and Little Money

Aug 24: What's a planet? Debate over Pluto rages on

Aug 24: Galileo's Notebooks May Reveal Secrets Of New Planet