October 9, 2002
2002 Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to Three Astronomers
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CNN Story: http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/10/08/nobel.prize/index.html Nobel Prize in Physics 2002: http://www.nobel.se/physics/laureates/2002/index.html The Nobel Prize in Physics 2002 Information for the Public: http://www.nobel.se/physics/laureates/2002/public.html Useful Links / Further Reading / on the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics http://www.nobel.se/physics/laureates/2002/phyreading.html Associated Universities press release: http://www.aui.edu/press/2002oct08.html Associated Universities home page: http://www.aui.edu/ |
October 9, 2002
Biggest object since Pluto found in solar system
CNN Story
Frequently Asked Questions About Quaoar
Solar System Objects greater than 500 km (310.5 miles) in Radius
October 16, 2002
Hubble's Greatest Hits and Other Pictures of the Cosmos
Galileo's Battle for the Heavens
October 17, 2002
Europe opens a window onto a violent Universe
October 18, 2002
Peru finds Inca burial site at Machu Picchu
Star in galactic heart confirms central black hole (CNN)
Sputnik and The Dawn of the Space Age: October 4, 1957, 40th Anniversary
Rods, Cones, Night Vision, Averted Vision
October 23, 2002
STOP CASSINI website
October 24, 2002
SpaceWander.com
The Sensitive Alligator--Tiny Face Bumps Help Predator Detect Victim
October 25, 2002
HR Diagram Simulator
More links on HR Diagrams on this page
October 30, 2002
Check out the section on "The Heavenly G" at:
Learning the Nightime Sky
October 31, 2002
RED FRECKLES ON EUROPA SUGGEST 'LAVA LAMP' ACTION
SATELLITE SEES 200-MILE ASH, SMOKE PLUME FROM MT. ETNA
The Solar System to Scale
(Use Sun = 0.588 inches diameter to match the scale we used in Lab)
November 8, 2002
Kinetic Energy of a Comet
November 12, 2002
Leonids 2002--Astronomy Magazine Story
Leonids 2002--Sky & Telescope Story
Hidden Face of Mars Uncovered by Father & Daughter