In support of Earth Hour 2009, the tallest twin tower in the world – KLCC, the longest bridge in Malaysia – Penang Bridge, the center of Malaysia government – Putra Jaya and many other government facilities, state government, landmark buildings have agreed to switch off the light for an hour on the night from 8.30pm and 9.30pm on 28 March 2009.
The stats of the Malaysian Earth Hour is on the official website.
What’s the best thing to enjoy during this one hour interval? STARGAZING! Absolutely! This will be the best time to enjoy the night sky with minimal light pollution. Have fun!
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On 24 February 2009, a rare quadruple Saturn moon transit was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope for the first time. The biggest Saturn moon is the Titan which is the most significant one in the photo. It’s even larger than the innermost planet – Mercury. The other 3 moons are Dione, Mimas and Enceladus. Scroll to the bottom for the picture which has the moons labeled.
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After the long wait since 1 Jan 2009, the admission decision is finally out 1 hour and 40 minutes ago.
Continue reading ‘MIT Admission Decision 2009′
At last, the Asian Science Camp 2009 official website is finally online.
This year, Asian Science Camp is hosted at Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. I’m not sure if it’s in the campus of University of Tokyo. I’ll find it out. I just found out through Wikipedia that Tsukuba is considered part of the Greater Tokyo Region. More to come later. Well, the first priority is to get the ticket to the camp.
Expectedly, the theme of ASC 2009 is Physics and Chemistry. The science camp is not only excited because it’s hosted in Japan but also the lecturers and the professors who will attend this event. They’re the most eminent scientists! The participants are sure to learn a lot!
| Rajagopala Chidambaram |
Principal Scientific Advisor to the
Government of India |
| Leo Esaki |
Nobel Laureate in Physics 1973 |
| Makoto Kobayashi |
Nobel Laureate in Physics 2008 |
| Masatoshi Koshiba |
Nobel Laureate in Physics 2002 |
| Yuan T. Lee |
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 1986 |
| Ryoji Noyori |
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 2001 |
| Koichi Tanaka |
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 2002 |
| Chen Ning Yang |
Nobel Laureate in Physics 1957 |
How to participate? You’ve to contact the person-in-charge of your country. Who are they? Here you go! Good luck!
Galileoscope™ is now on sale at USD15 @ Galileoscope official website.
What’s a Galileoscope? In celebration of International Year of Astronomy 2009, a team of leading astronomers, optical engineers and science educators developed a high-quality but low-cost telescope kit. At just USD$15, you can own the Galileoscope which is even better than the one used by Galileo Galilei himself since 1609.
Continue reading ‘Galileo Scope Ready To Ship’
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