AM 1240 KLYQ » Science http://klyq.com Hamilton's Newstalk Leader Mon, 20 May 2013 02:14:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Astronomer Wins UM Award for 'Teaching Across the Curriculum' http://klyq.com/astronomer-wins-um-award-for-teaching-across-the-curriculum/ http://klyq.com/astronomer-wins-um-award-for-teaching-across-the-curriculum/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 11:35:51 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=107834 If you've been to the Blue Mountain Observatory recently, you might've met Nate McCrady, a University of Montana assistant astronomy professor.

According to a UM news release, McCrady has won the first University of Montana College of Arts and Sciences Award for Teaching Across the Cucciculum

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]]> http://klyq.com/astronomer-wins-um-award-for-teaching-across-the-curriculum/feed/ 0 Nate McCrady. (UM Photo) UM Students Win Student Research Symposium Awards http://klyq.com/um-students-win-student-research-symposium-awards/ http://klyq.com/um-students-win-student-research-symposium-awards/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 22:09:24 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=107327 Ed Kleinsasser, a University of Montana junior in physics, tied with a Montana State University student for Best Undergraduate Talk from a Research Institution at an April 19 symposium in Bozeman.

Kleinsasser, from Valier, MT, talked about his project "Ripple Mark Mapping - Camas Prairie Project

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]]> http://klyq.com/um-students-win-student-research-symposium-awards/feed/ 0 High altitude from a balloon. (UM-BOREALIS Photo) Scientists Use New Satellite to 'Fine Tune' Age of the Universe http://klyq.com/scientists-use-new-satellite-to-fine-tune-age-of-the-universe/ http://klyq.com/scientists-use-new-satellite-to-fine-tune-age-of-the-universe/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:04:28 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=98462 The Planck space observatory was launched in 2009, and already has allowed astronomers and physicists a better view of the universe.

The European Space Agency has been deciphering the data of the cosmic microwave background to examine the leftover signs of what is called "The Big Bang," which is the prevailing theory on how the universe was formed

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]]> http://klyq.com/scientists-use-new-satellite-to-fine-tune-age-of-the-universe/feed/ 0 A view of the universe by the Planck space observatory. (ESA/NASA) A Comet Passes By and We Might Be Able to See It from Montana http://klyq.com/a-comet-passes-by-and-we-might-be-able-to-see-it-from-montana/ http://klyq.com/a-comet-passes-by-and-we-might-be-able-to-see-it-from-montana/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:02:04 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=96301 As I write this, clouds are rolling in over the Bitterroot Mountains and I can only guess if we'll have clear skies at sunset March 12 and March 13.

Those are the two best times to catch a glimpse of a comet that has been visible from the southern hemisphere of planet (Australia, for instance

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]]> http://klyq.com/a-comet-passes-by-and-we-might-be-able-to-see-it-from-montana/feed/ 0 A recent photo of Comet PanSTARRS from Mount Dale, Western Australia. (Astronomy Education Services/Gingin Observatory) Scientists Say Life Is Possible on Jupiter's Europa Moon http://klyq.com/scientists-say-life-is-possible-on-jupiters-europa-moon/ http://klyq.com/scientists-say-life-is-possible-on-jupiters-europa-moon/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:00:24 +0000 Mike Adams http://guyspeed.com/?p=119284 Scientists believe that the key to discovering extraterrestrial life could lie deep in the festering, underground oceans of Jupiter’s ice-covered moon Europa. New research suggests that if the salt water ocean beneath the surface of the frigid moon ever makes it's way to the surface, creating an intergalactic petri dish capable of producing a life-promoting environment.

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]]> http://klyq.com/scientists-say-life-is-possible-on-jupiters-europa-moon/feed/ 0 YouTube Prehistoric Chainsaw Massacre: Helicoprion Was One Bad Mutha http://klyq.com/helicoprion-chainsaw/ http://klyq.com/helicoprion-chainsaw/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:00:51 +0000 Mike Adams http://guyspeed.com/?p=117286 The thought of a man eating, chew-you-up-and-turn-you-into sea poo brand of Great White is frightening enough to keep us out of the ocean during spring break; however, scientists say that the sharks of our time are goldfish in comparison to this fiendish 25-foot chainsaw-toothed, prehistoric killer known as Helicoprion.

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]]> http://klyq.com/helicoprion-chainsaw/feed/ 0 Facebook GSK's Dr Kendall Ryter Visits Hamilton High Science Club http://klyq.com/gsks-dr-kendall-ryter-visits-hamilton-high-science-club/ http://klyq.com/gsks-dr-kendall-ryter-visits-hamilton-high-science-club/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:59:19 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=92548 A new series in introducing Hamilton High School students to scientists in the valley.

The Hamilton High School Science Club started "Careers in Science" on Valentine's Day February 14 with Dr. Kendall Ryter of GlaxoSmithKline, which has a production facility on the north end of Hamilton

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]]> http://klyq.com/gsks-dr-kendall-ryter-visits-hamilton-high-science-club/feed/ 0 Dr Kendall Ryter talks to Hamilton High School students. (Hamilton District 3 Photo) Best Video So Far of the Passing Asteroid DA14 http://klyq.com/best-video-so-far-of-the-passing-asteroid-da14/ http://klyq.com/best-video-so-far-of-the-passing-asteroid-da14/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:41:34 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=92377 The asteroid 2012 DA14 sped by Earth Friday, about 12:30 p.m. Mountain Time.

It was hard to see, but Daniel Lopez's telescope caught it as zipped through the starfield. It is featured at one of my favorite websites - Astronomy Picture of the Day

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]]> http://klyq.com/best-video-so-far-of-the-passing-asteroid-da14/feed/ 0 Detail from an NASA animation of the event. (NASA) This Giant Asteroid Is Barely Going to Miss Earth on Friday http://klyq.com/asteroid-2012-da14-pass-earth/ http://klyq.com/asteroid-2012-da14-pass-earth/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:33:42 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=155725 Seventeen-thousand miles might not sound particularly close at first listen, but when it comes to a gigantic rock the size of half a football field, it's a bit scarier.

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]]> http://klyq.com/asteroid-2012-da14-pass-earth/feed/ 0 NASA Fierce Space Storms Predicted to Cause Worldwide Hysteria … and Disrupt Social Networks http://klyq.com/fierce-space-storms-predicted-to-cause-worldwide-hysteria-and-disrupt-social-networks/ http://klyq.com/fierce-space-storms-predicted-to-cause-worldwide-hysteria-and-disrupt-social-networks/#comments Sat, 09 Feb 2013 18:03:05 +0000 Mike Adams http://guyspeed.com/?p=110592 The technological world could soon be brought to its knees by a series of pseudo-apocalyptic space storms that are predicted to sever the heads of the world’s communication centers, satellites, and public transportation systems.

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]]> http://klyq.com/fierce-space-storms-predicted-to-cause-worldwide-hysteria-and-disrupt-social-networks/feed/ 0 NASA, Getty Images Dinosaur Footprints Excavated From NASA's Backyard http://klyq.com/nasa-finds-dinosaur-footprints/ http://klyq.com/nasa-finds-dinosaur-footprints/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:00:57 +0000 Mike Adams http://guyspeed.com/?p=109533 The coolest thing we've ever found behind the house was a cigar box with our dad's stash in it, so this NASA find is pretty exciting.

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]]> http://klyq.com/nasa-finds-dinosaur-footprints/feed/ 0 YouTube Science Could Be Close to Mapping Out Alien Worlds http://klyq.com/science-could-be-close-to-mapping-out-alien-worlds/ http://klyq.com/science-could-be-close-to-mapping-out-alien-worlds/#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2013 19:42:31 +0000 Mike Adams http://guyspeed.com/?p=107005 Scientists are making revolutionary advancements in how they study alien planets. Recently, astronomers discovered that they could use the process of reflecting starlight in order to create composite maps of unknown worlds that would enable them to define pertinent aspects of planetary life, such as land, water and clouds. 

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]]> http://klyq.com/science-could-be-close-to-mapping-out-alien-worlds/feed/ 0 Handout, Getty Images Antarctic Crash Site Found – No Survivors http://klyq.com/antarctic-crash-site-found-no-survivors/ http://klyq.com/antarctic-crash-site-found-no-survivors/#comments Sat, 26 Jan 2013 23:57:10 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=85314 Wellington, NZ (AP)
Search helicopters have found the wreckage of a small plane that crashed in Antarctica carrying three Canadians.

Search crews said they were not able to land at the site but that nobody could have survived the crash

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]]> http://klyq.com/antarctic-crash-site-found-no-survivors/feed/ 0 South Pole webcam - Archived photo (NOAA) Three Canadians Missing in Antarctic Plane Crash http://klyq.com/three-canadians-missing-in-antarctic-plane-crash/ http://klyq.com/three-canadians-missing-in-antarctic-plane-crash/#comments Sat, 26 Jan 2013 02:07:20 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=85186 (With additional information from the Associated Press)
A missing Twin Otter aircraft carrying three Canadians has apparently crashed in the Queen Alexandra Range of mountains near the Beardmore Glacier

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]]> http://klyq.com/three-canadians-missing-in-antarctic-plane-crash/feed/ 0 The South Pole NOAA webcam shows the National Science Foundation's Atmospheric Research Observatory today. (ESRL/NOAA) Star 1000x Larger Than the Sun Set to Collide With Interstellar Wall and Oh God What is an Interstellar Wall?! http://klyq.com/star-1000x-larger-than-the-sun-set-to-collide-with-interstellar-wall-and-oh-god-what-does-that-mean/ http://klyq.com/star-1000x-larger-than-the-sun-set-to-collide-with-interstellar-wall-and-oh-god-what-does-that-mean/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:00:04 +0000 Mike Adams http://guyspeed.com/?p=104633 Not only is the famed Betelgeuse star set to burn out the remainder of its astronomical life, but it is also on an immediate crash course with a ginormous interstellar wall. Thanks science, we were just saying earlier how we never wanted to sleep ever again!

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]]> http://klyq.com/star-1000x-larger-than-the-sun-set-to-collide-with-interstellar-wall-and-oh-god-what-does-that-mean/feed/ 0 YouTube The Scientific Power of Thought http://klyq.com/power-of-thought/ http://klyq.com/power-of-thought/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:00:22 +0000 Kyle Dowling http://thefw.com/?p=180099 Mind over matter, people! According to this video, when you change your mind, you physically change your brain.

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]]> http://klyq.com/power-of-thought/feed/ 0 YouTube Wanna See Something Cool? And Slightly Scary? http://klyq.com/wanna-see-something-cool-and-slightly-scary/ http://klyq.com/wanna-see-something-cool-and-slightly-scary/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:31:21 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=82024 Time for one of our regular visits to the world of science.

At the center of our Milky Way galaxy, there is a black hole. The gravity force at a black hole is so great that light can not escape

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]]> http://klyq.com/wanna-see-something-cool-and-slightly-scary/feed/ 0 Dinnertime at a black hole. (NASA/SOFIA/FORCAST team/lau et al.2013) Why Don't We Have Faster-Than-Light Travel Yet? http://klyq.com/why-dont-we-have-faster-than-light-travel-yet/ http://klyq.com/why-dont-we-have-faster-than-light-travel-yet/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:00:13 +0000 Mike Adams http://guyspeed.com/?p=98168 Traveling faster than the speed of light is a popular concept in the world of most science fiction, but still very much fiction. So why is it that with all of the technological advancements that actual science has made over the last century is faster-than-light travel nowhere within our reach?

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]]> http://klyq.com/why-dont-we-have-faster-than-light-travel-yet/feed/ 0 Zoonar Dark Bitterroot Nights Good for Stargazing http://klyq.com/dark-bitterroot-nights-good-for-stargazing/ http://klyq.com/dark-bitterroot-nights-good-for-stargazing/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:00:42 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=79164 Depending on who you read on the Internet, we either have a chance to see a meteor shower Friday morning, January 4, or we missed it Thursday morning, January 3.

It is the Quadrantids meteor shower, which have a top rate of 100 meteors per hour

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]]> http://klyq.com/dark-bitterroot-nights-good-for-stargazing/feed/ 0 A Quadrantid streak in New Mexico. (ikewinski/Flickr) Ravalli Museum Opens Harry Potter's World Exhibit Thursday http://klyq.com/ravalli-museum-opens-harry-potters-world-exhibit-thursday/ http://klyq.com/ravalli-museum-opens-harry-potters-world-exhibit-thursday/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 23:22:26 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=76622 The whole family is going to enjoy the Opening Reception at the Ravalli County Museum starting at 6 p.m. Thursday evening, December 20.

The exhibit is called "Harry Potter's World: Renaissance Science, Magic and Medicine

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]]> http://klyq.com/ravalli-museum-opens-harry-potters-world-exhibit-thursday/feed/ 0 A desk in a certain professor's office with a note to someone named "Harry." (KLYQ Photo)