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Discovery Space - Cool Space Jobs Interview - Thursday 28 May 2009

Dr. Mario M. Bisi — Fri, 29 May 2009 21:17:57 +0000

Well, yesterday, I was greatly honoured to undertake an IM interview for the Discovery Channel Space Science (Discovery Space) thanks to my good friend and colleague, Dr. Ian O'Neill, who has become the new host there (I wait in anticipation of some great things happening at Discovery Space with Ian at the helm). This is his first interview at Discovery and I am very excited by its outcome. I have the transcript below (courtesy of Discovery Space) and it can also be found on Discovery Space here! Happy reading and please feel free to comment below...

If this little excerpt peaks your interest, you can find the full article here!

JENAM 2009 - The Official Opening

Dr. Mario M. Bisi — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:59:25 +0000

Today (Monday 20 April 2009) saw the first day of JENAM/MIST/UKSP for EWASS with an official opening at a little after 09:00h BST following the pre-conference social opening yesterday evening (Sunday 19 April 2009). The opening ceremony started with a short introduction by the University of Hertfordshire’s Vice Chancellor Prof. Tim Wilson. Prof. [...]

The Opening of JENAM 2009

Dr. Mario M. Bisi — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:51:47 +0000

So, I am again at another conference. This time however, it is one of a slightly different slant away from my main-stream space, solar, and heliospheric science relations to that of overall astronomy. Although, this conference does hold its fair share of such fields through a set of joint conference groups rolled into [...]

ISS Node 3 - Tranquility

Dr. Mario M. Bisi — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:20:45 +0000

Well, seems my suggestion of Tranquility wasn’t the only thought of the same… So, here I am supposedly packing for three conferences among other things to go back to in the UK in a few hours and I find out that Tranquility was actually the name of ISS Node 3 chosen. Some people [...]

A Pre-20-Year Anniversary for Asteroid Apophis

Dr. Mario M. Bisi — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:29:52 +0000

On 13th April 2029, twenty years from today, the asteroid designated Apophis (full designation 99942 Apophis, originally designated 2004 MN₄) is going to come very close to the Earth. It originally caused a brief period of concern throughout December 2004 because some initial observations of its trajectory indicated a significant probability that it would strike the Earth some time in 2029; this probability being up to 2.7%. New estimates seem to suggest it may hit the Earth on 13th April 2036 with a force of an 880 Megaton bomb!

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