Astronomy

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory

2013-11-25T11:20:41Z

28 new neutrinos

Some extremely new developments :

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a particle detector buried in the Antarctic ice, is a demonstration of the power of the human passion for discovery, where scientific ingenuity meets technological innovation. Today, nearly 25 years after the pioneering idea of detecting neutrinos in ice, the IceCube Collaboration announces the observation of 28 very high-energy particle events that constitute the first solid evidence for astrophysical neutrinos from cosmic accelerators.
“This is the first indication of very high-energy neutrinos coming from outside our solar system, with energies more than one million times those observed in 1987 in connection with a supernova seen in the Large Magellanic Cloud,” says Francis Halzen, principal investigator of IceCube and the Hilldale and Gregory Breit Distinguished Professor of Physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. “It is gratifying to finally see what we have been looking for. This is the dawn of a new age of astronomy.” Details of the research appear in an article to be published tomorrow, November 22, in Science.

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Transit of Venus

2012-06-02T00:15:32Z

Dear all,
On 5-6 June 2012, depending on where you are on Earth, there will be a transit of Venus, a rare phenomenon that is not to be repeated until December 11, 2117.
The latest transits were on 1761, 1769, 1874, 1882 and on June 8, 2004.
More information here:
http://www.site.galileoteachers.org/events/206-transit-of-venus-many-opportunities-around-the-globe
DON’T MISS IT !!!!
Kind regards.
Tsetsa

Odysseus contest

2012-02-02T19:53:31Z

Hello,
The EPS together with Signosis, EA, and Space Expo, will be organising a European contest for high school students, called Odysseus. The project is open to teams of up to 5 students (ages 14 to 18) plus their teacher/mentor. They will be asked to develop a project on themes relating to space and astronomy.

The contest opens in July 2012, when student can begin to upload their projects. Participation is open to teams of students (maximum 5 team members) between 14 to 18 years old. Each team will also include a teacher as a mentor. Each team will design and demonstrate an interactive project in one of the three themes. To participate, the teams must be located in a European Union Member State.
You may also visit the Odysseus website for more information:
http://www.odysseus-contest.eu/?page_id=196
and
http://www.odysseus-contest.eu/

Tsetsa Hristova