Astronomy

Iranian students finish 3rd in IOAA (mehrnews.com)

30 Aug 2008

TEHRAN, Aug.30 (MNA) -- Bagging one gold, one silver and two bronze medals as well as one plaque of honor, Iranian five-member team ranked third in the second International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA).

EIU invites public to Jupiter observation tonight (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)

30 Aug 2008

CHARLESTON — The public is invited to view Jupiter, plus hear about local plans for the 2009 International year of Astronomy, at Eastern Illinois University’s observatory open house at 8:30 p.m. today.

ETSU astronomy department receives grant (Johnson City Press)

30 Aug 2008

A major grant from the National Science Foundation will allow researchers from East Tennessee State University and the University of Denver to study stellar winds and supernova explosions.