Centuries-Old Star Mystery Coming to a Close

For almost two centuries, humans have looked up at a bright star called Epsilon Aurigae and watched with their own eyes as it seemed to disappear into the night sky, slowly fading before coming back to life again. Today, as another dimming of the system is underway, mysteries about the star persist. Though astronomers know that Epsilon Aurigae is eclipsed by a dark companion object every 27 years, the nature of both the star and object has remained unclear. Read More. Source JPL NASA

Workshop for DYT participants

Great news to all participants. In support of the Discover Your Talent program, we encourage students/participants to attend a special workshop which will be held every Friday evening from 4pm - 6pm until 16th of January 2010. We will provide advanced training and consultation to enhance your project.

If you already submitted the form... please don't miss this opportunity by attending the class, because it's totally free and it is just for you!

CAD Competition: Discover your talent

Aerospace Education Services in Conjunction with Advanced Micro Devices Malaysia is delighted to announce the first Design, Animation and Gaming Competition for all students who have participated in our Kidz CAD courses.
With the assistance of AMD we are going to offer an awesome series of prizes to participants that include Sony PSP players, Personal DVD players, MP3 Players... Read More

Life in the inner galaxy would be bombarded by comets

(Dec 22, 2009) We're lucky Earth resides in the Milky Way's suburbs. Intense comet bombardment near the galaxy's center may make it tough for life to gain a foothold there. More than twice as many comets are shaken loose to potentially hit planets at half our distance to the center, according to simulations by Marco Masi of the University of Padua, Italy, and his colleagues.

Read more. Source: New Scientist

Russia 'plans to stop asteroid'

(Dec 31, 2009) The head of Russia's federal space agency has said it will work to divert an asteroid (Apophis) which will make several passes near the Earth from 2029. Anatoly Perminov told the Voice of Russia radio service that the agency's science council would hold a closed meeting to discuss the issue. Any eventual plan is likely to be an international collaboration, he said.
Read more. Source: BBC