NMT Astro Cafe

A discussion group to share astrophysical news in a relaxed atmosphere enjoying some refreshments and goodies with the goal of keeping up-to-date with current news and events in the world of astronomy. Wednesdays at 4 pm in Workman 352.

Monday, March 19, 2012

fast neutrinos: not so fast?


Four different neutrino experiments are underway here


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17364682

http://arxiv.org/abs/1110.3763v2
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Spin Down of Radio Millisecond Pulsars at Genesis

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/335/6068/561.full

by Bob
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

A waterworld planet?

" .... an alien world like no planet we know of" (or so the headlines say):



http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1204/

http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012ApJ...747...35B
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Solar Flare

http://space.brevardtimes.com/2012/03/sun-erupts-with-powerful-solar-flare.html


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Newest extrasolar planet

A rather peculiar discovery
http://www.space.com/14634-alien-planet-steamy-waterworld-gj1214b.html
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Waterworld

http://www.space.com/14634-alien-planet-steamy-waterworld-gj1214b.html
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Coronagraph Information

Optical Vortex Coronagraph



http://www.physorg.com/news11286.html



PIAA Coronagraph


http://planetquest1.jpl.nasa.gov/TPFDarwinConf/proceedings/posters/p080.pdf
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