http://www.astronomersofthefuture.net/rssnews.asp Astronomers of the Future | News Our planet is being bombarded by high-energy particles unleashed by the strongest solar storm since 2005, scientists say. The charged particles are mostly a concern for satellites - which they http://www.astronomersofthefuture.net/news.asp?id=41682 http://www.astronomersofthefuture.net/news.asp?id=41682 24 January 2012 NEOShield is a new international project that will assess the threat posed by Near Earth Objects (NEO) and look at the best possible solutions for dealing with a big asteroid or comet on a collisio http://www.astronomersofthefuture.net/news.asp?id=41578 http://www.astronomersofthefuture.net/news.asp?id=41578 20 January 2012 The largest distant galaxy cluster has been spotted by astronomers using a telescope in Chile. Galaxy clusters are the largest stable structures in our Universe. Seven billion light years a http://www.astronomersofthefuture.net/news.asp?id=41325 http://www.astronomersofthefuture.net/news.asp?id=41325 11 January 2012 The Pentagon's premiere research agency has chosen a former astronaut to lead a foundation that is designed to take humanity to the stars. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Dar http://www.astronomersofthefuture.net/news.asp?id=41180 http://www.astronomersofthefuture.net/news.asp?id=41180 06 January 2012 The number of "eyes" scanning the universe in search of a particle that could shed light on our universe's formation is about to multiply. High-energy cosmic neutrinos are only ab http://www.astronomersofthefuture.net/news.asp?id=41156 http://www.astronomersofthefuture.net/news.asp?id=41156 05 January 2012 Twin satellites are due to go into orbit around the Moon this weekend with the intention of mapping its gravity. Nasa's Grail spacecraft are expected to give scientists remarkable new insig http://www.astronomersofthefuture.net/news.asp?id=41051 http://www.astronomersofthefuture.net/news.asp?id=41051 31 December 2011 Five days after a failed launch, the Russian Soyuz rocket system has been pressed back into service. The vehicle successfully put six spacecraft in orbit for US satellite phone and data company http://www.astronomersofthefuture.net/news.asp?id=41017 http://www.astronomersofthefuture.net/news.asp?id=41017 29 December 2011 LHC reports discovery of its first new particle The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) on the Franco-Swiss border has made its first clear observation of a new particle since opening in 2009. It i http://www.astronomersofthefuture.net/news.asp?id=40898 http://www.astronomersofthefuture.net/news.asp?id=40898 22 December 2011 By Paul Rincon Science editor, BBC News Website, Geneva Anticipation is building in the run-up to presentations of the best-yet evidence for - or against - the existence of the Higgs boson. http://www.astronomersofthefuture.net/news.asp?id=40691 http://www.astronomersofthefuture.net/news.asp?id=40691 13 December 2011 Skywatchers have begun enjoying the last total lunar eclipse until 2014. The spectacle, which occurs when the earth casts its shadow over the moon, will be visible from Australia, Asia and Nort http://www.astronomersofthefuture.net/news.asp?id=40638 http://www.astronomersofthefuture.net/news.asp?id=40638 10 December 2011