Search Results for 'Stars'

Astronomy: we've all got stars in our eyes

When did astronomy become so mainstream? A few years ago, it was thought of as the stuff of introverted hobbyists in suburban attics, telescope trained through a skylight while their spouse watched television downstairs. Now it’s ta [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2012 | Comments : 0

Astrologers try to change their stars

AT the start of each year, many people look to their horoscope to gain insight into what to expect. But what astrology buffs never expected was that their star signs may have changed. Astronomers with the Minnesota Planetarium Society las [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Astronomers Discover Magnetic Fields’ Role In Birth of New S...

Magnetic fields play an important role in the formation of dense molecular clouds which sets the stage for the birth of stars and planetary systems like our own. This was the finding of astronomers at the Max Planck Institute for Astro [...]

Posted On : Nov, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Astronomers confirm first planet orbiting two stars

A world with multiple suns is a common trope in science fiction, as in the iconic double sunset in Star Wars. Scientific reality has now caught up, with a report from NASA's Kepler mission of the first unambiguous detection of a plane [...]

Posted On : Sep, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Astrology courses will have you seeing stars

If your stars align, you might find yourself in Almonte next week for course on astrology. Astrologer Jane Hirst, who lives in Drummond/North Elmsley Township, will offer a course on the subject each Wednesday for five weeks, starting Ap [...]

Posted On : Apr, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Written in the Stars: The astrology of royal marriages: Will...

He had kept his mother’s engagement ring in his rucksack for weeks before popping the question. Against the beauty of the wilds of Kenya, William decided that it was time. Kate told a reporter, “It was a total shock.” [...]

Posted On : Mar, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Astrologers angered by stars

Professor Brian Cox and Dara O'Briain have unleashed the wrath of Britain's astrologers with their comments about the ancient art on BBC2's "Stargazing Live" show, with the result that the Astrological Association o [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Astrology crisis: stars realign, new zodiac sign lacks perso...

In light of the world coming to an end, the stars recently decided join the bandwagon with the year 2012 and global warming. Apparently, all of you who think you're happily settled into your zodiac sign are about to get a rude awakin [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Stellar success for Queen's solar stars

Astrophysicists from Queen's University have captured an unprecedented close-up image of the Sun's fiery atmosphere - and, in so doing, have won a major new global award. 'The Solar Cauldron', photographed by Dr David Jes [...]

Posted On : Dec, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Seeing stars

Last year, John Marchesella, New York City’s astrologer to the stars, gave Shane Hoffman the worst reading he’d ever had. “It was my 40th birthday, and he told me not to be surprised if somebody in bed called me ‘ [...]

Posted On : Dec, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Astrology among 'Stars of Tomorrow'

There are only a handful of graded stakes for 2-year-olds remaining on the calendar - and this year’s class is sending its juvenile season out with a bang, not a whimper. Four Grade 2 events for the younger set will be contested on [...]

Posted On : Nov, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Astronomers may have to stop shining lasers at stars

Astronomers are worried that an increase in reports of people shining lasers at airplanes could lead to the government outlawing the pointers. "This has come up in other places in Canada," David Lane, a Halifax astronomer and p [...]

Posted On : Jan, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Stellar mosh pit, complete with crashing stars, resolves a m...

For almost 50 years, astronomers have puzzled over the youthful appearance of stars known as blue stragglers. Blue stragglers are the timeworn Hollywood starlets of the cosmos: They shine brightly, they are older than they appear, and the [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

New NASA telescope will allow astronomers to see previously ...

In what could reshape our view of the universe, the $320m (£195m) sky-mapping spacecraft, known as Wise, will photograph the entire night sky one and a half times in infra-red light. Despite billions of pounds of research and so [...]