News of the Day

8 November 2011

Did you vote today?

Astronomy Town HallThe Stony Brook Astronomy faculty will hold a "town meeting" with all our majors, minors, and anyone who might be interested in Astronomy, to discuss the undergraduate astronomy program and resources available to students.

Among the topics we would like to discuss are: * the current Astronomy course offerings * research opportunities for undergraduates * access to telescopes / the Undergraduate Astronomy Club * applying to graduate school

We'd like to hear your thoughts.

Feel free to invite anyone with an interest in the Astronomy major or minor.

Wednesday November 9, 2011 12:40 - 2:00 pm ESS 450Pizza will be provided

Please RSVP to mzingale @ mail.astro.sunysb.edu

Global Warming is Real

http://www.berkeleyearth.org/index.php

Global Warming is Real

http://www.berkeleyearth.org/index.php

Three New Elements

• 110 Ds Darmstadtium

• 111 Rg Roentgenium

• 112 Cn CoperniciumSource: New York Times, Sat Nov 5 2011

The Elements (Tom Lehrer, 1959)

City Lights Could Reveal E.T. Civilizationhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111103190356.htm

Nonterrestrial artifacts hard to pin downhttp://www.spacedaily.com/reports/

Nonterrestrial_artifacts_hard_to_pin_down_999.html

NASA Captures New Images Of Large Asteroid Passing Earth http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/NASA_Captures_New_Images_Of_Large_Asteroid_Passing_Earth_999.html

2005 YU55

Closest approach: 6:28 p.m. EST Distance: 202,000 mi.

Were it to hit:•4000 Mt blast•Mag 7.0 earthquake

-or-•70 ft tsunami @60 mi.

• White House: No contact yet from E.T.http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/

White_House_No_contact_yet_from_ET_999.html

• Giant solar flare detectedhttp://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Giant_solar_flare_detected_999.html

X1.9 class

• Is the Pluto System Dangerous? http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Is_the_

Pluto_System_Dangerous_999.html

• Alaska faces one of its worst storms ever, forecasters say(CNN)

More News• 'Re-Programmable Cells': New Life Forms?• Tropical Forests Fertilized by Air Pollution• Brain Parasite Directly Alters Brain Chemistry• Erasing Signs of Aging in Human Cells• Ancient Megadrought in Southwestern U.S.• Organic 'Carriers' in Interstellar Clouds?• Brains Come Wired for Cooperation• Disk Around Black Hole Seen Directly• Climate Shift Could Leave Some Species Homeless• Castles in the Desert: Satellites Reveal Lost Cities of

Libyahttp://www.sciencedaily.com/