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Physics, Astronomy and Engineering News
November 19, 2003
 
Seminars for Thursday
 
Titles:          "Bernoulli's Principle"      by MIGUEL MOLINA  
                       
                      "Binary Stars"        by JEREMY PRUITT 
                      "Measuring the Speed of Sound with an Oscilloscope"      by DANIEL WILSON

Time:            4:00 PM on Thursday, November 20th

Place:           Math Room 101
 
Place:           Science Room 334
 
The department has weekly seminars on most Thursdays at 4:00 PM.  All students and faculty are welcome to attend.   Refreshments will be served before the seminars.   Here is a list of our future seminars:  http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/astro/seminar.html
 
 
Watch The Elegant Universe
 
PBS has made available online all three hours of the NOVA program on unified theory.  This is a very clear and informative video.  Thanks to Chris Dahl for this link.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/program.html
 
Houston, We have a Solution
 
When it's time to fix things in space, what tool do astronauts reach for first?  Often it's a soldering iron--the same tool we use on Earth.  The solder is the same, too, only it behaves differently onboard a spaceship.  A new experiment planned for the International Space Station will explore the unfamiliar physics of molten solder in low gravity.
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/10nov_solder.htm?list1065276
 
Contributors Links
 
 
 
The small satellite startup SpaceDev is auctioning a private space mission to the highest bidder using the Internet site eBay, the company announced Monday.
http://www.space.com/news/ebay_spacedev_031111.html
 
THE NEWEST CLOSEST GALAXY
An international team of astronomers has discovered a new dwarf galaxy that is being tidally shredded and devoured by our Milky Way. Moreover, the dwarf, centered in Canis Major, lies even closer to the galactic center -- and to us -- than any galaxy previously known....
http://SkyandTelescope.com/news/article_1098_1.asp
 
 
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Clear skies,
Dan Bruton
astro@sfasu.edu