Astronomy

Rice professor among best under age 40 (River Oaks Examiner)

21 Nov 2008

Doug Natelson, an associate professor of physics and astronomy and in electrical and computer engineering at Rice University, was named one of the nation’s top 20 scientists under age 40 by Discover magazine in its December issue, which hit the newsstands Nov. 11.

Remains confirmed as Copernicus (Deutsche Welle)

21 Nov 2008

Scientists say they have identified remains found in 2005 as those of Nicolas Copernicus who is considered to be the father of modern astronomy.

Scientists say Copernicus's remains identified (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

21 Nov 2008

Scientists say they have identified remains found in 2005 as those of Nicolas Copernicus, the father of modern astronomy who was born in the 15th century.