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How Astronomy Lit Up the Solar System
Astronomy has come a long way in the 401 years since Galileo turned his first primitive telescope to the sky, so it's no surprise we see a very different solar system than the field's earliest pioneers.

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:32:17 -0700

Astronomy and particle physics race to replace Standard Model
If energy issues seem to be attracting the attention of a lot of physicists, the Large Hadron Collider seems to be drawing the attention of many of the rest of them, including people in fields like cosmology, which deals with items on the opposite end of the size scale. In turn, the people working on the LHC and other particle detectors are carefully paying attention to the latest astronomy ...

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:23:04 -0700

World-renowned astronomer Donald C. Backer dies at age 66
Astronomy professor Don Backer, a world leader in the field of radio astronomy, has died. Backer made seminal contributions to the study of pulsars; other research focused on high-energy astrophysics, the epoch of reionization and the exploration of these topics with the most imaginative instrumentation.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:09:56 -0700

Astronomer Donald C. Backer, 1943-2010
Don Backer, a professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley, and a world leader in the field of radio astronomy, died on July 25 after collapsing outside his home. He was 66.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:47:52 -0700

Free park event will focus on astronomy at Lake Maria State Park
A free Universe in the Park program will begin at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 14 at Lake Maria State Park.

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:31:57 -0700