October, 2011 | Jeffrey Kirk

Twitter Update: week ending 2011-10-30

Oct 302011

from my blogs: “10 Million To 1″ – Toginet Interview http://t.co/Z7LIDQsR #fb #
NPP Launch Arc: “On Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, an arc of light illuminates the pre-dawn sky at Vandenberg Air Force … http://t.co/MhxfLVfb #
from UNHCR: Voluntary returns to Afghanistan – over 60,000 this year http://t.co/fGH8XbzG #
from UNHCR: UNHCR drives effort to reduce statelessness in south-east Europe http://t.co/RFF1pjQu #
NASA’s Terra Spacecraft Sees Thailand Flooding: “Since July 2011, heavy monsoon rains in southeast Asia have res… http://t.co/LEBzuMSU #
Spectacular aurora borealis: If you’ve ever seen the aurora borealis, you know what a spectacular sight it can b… http://t.co/6gJtiAHp #
from UNHCR: UNHCR helps first group of Ivorian refugees return home from Liberia http://t.co/oynKGstB #
NEEMO 15: “NEEMO 15 Commander Shannon Walker (NASA) and fellow aquanaut David Saint-Jacques (Canadian Space Agen… http://t.co/fSD88bRo #
from UNHCR: The changing profile of refugees arriving in Brazil's Amazonian heart http://t.co/MzuFzUL6 #
Planets Under a Red Sun: “This artist’s concept illustrates a young, red dwarf star surrounded by three planets…. http://t.co/lfbtIcwA #

Oct 232011

What’s the recipe for a planet?: A discovery announced Thursday by the European Space Agency‘s orbiting Herschel… http://t.co/RM2G8qVk #
from UNHCR: Life-saving work continues in Kenya's Dadaab camps http://t.co/YkD9hVLt #
from UNHCR: UNHCR moves Sudanese refugees away from volatile border area http://t.co/F8xhAMEP #
Why these blue stars should(n’t) exist: Blue stragglers are stars that are observed to be brighter and bluer tha… http://t.co/TUVxrb9u #
from UNHCR: Refugees return to Equateur province as UNHCR promotes reconciliation http://t.co/ebLwFOdA #
MIT researchers devise see-through-wall technology: Through the use of microwaves, MIT researchers have devised … http://t.co/RYFDV3mp #
Oil and water in microgravity:
Kids from Potlatch Elementary School in Potlatch, Idaho get a shout-out from Cad… http://t.co/TcgJeIBK #
NASA: One-third of gamma ray sources are complete mysteries: The Fermi Space Telescope has detected 1,873 gamma … http://t.co/gMol1IiX #
Where to put a space shuttle?: Folks in Texas who are close to the space program were not happy from the get-go…. http://t.co/VbuFiMsF #
from UNHCR: Asylum applications in industrialized countries rise in first six months http://t.co/5uFQXR0C #
Stars adorn Orion’s sword: “This image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope shows what lies near the sword of the… http://t.co/44h7KwAm #
from UNHCR: Brussels municipality assists homeless Roma asylum-seekers http://t.co/RABbSql9 #

Oct 162011

from UNHCR: Costa Rican youth strives to combat xenophobia http://t.co/KQtadUCi #
#FollowFriday Every Friday, @CNNLightYears will suggest interesting and exciting space and science Twitter acco… http://t.co/eUaPR5Mz #
Bending the Light: “This image of galaxy cluster MACS J1206.2-0847 (or MACS 1206 for short) is part of a broad s… http://t.co/CNZS3CLs #
from UNHCR: From captive to budding entrepreneur with a boost from UNHCR http://t.co/94F5uLYB #
from UNHCR: UNHCR helps first group of Sri Lankan refugees return by ferry from India http://t.co/ZXjhZHSW #
Making a Spectacle of Star Formation in Orion: “Looking like a pair of eyeglasses only a rock star would wear, t… http://t.co/pNGmkj7I #
from UNHCR: Ferry returns of Sri Lankan refugees from India due to start Wednesday http://t.co/ad3jC1kv #
from UNHCR: Statelessness: Living the South African dream on borrowed time http://t.co/Lb4h3gKx #

Oct 092011

#FollowFriday Every Friday, @CNNLightYears will suggest interesting and exciting space and science Twitter acco… http://t.co/QecmcSbb #
from UNHCR: With Sudan influx continuing, Ethiopia sees opening of an additional refugee camp http://t.co/C3WG33qd #
from UNHCR: Statelessness: Falling through the cracks in southern Africa http://t.co/4u6GmDY4 #
Earth’s water may have come from comets: Earth was a dry, hot place immediately after it formed, with surface te… http://t.co/OgLBT4lm #
Trigger-Happy Star Formation: “This composite image, created using data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory and t… http://t.co/dqhqkECn #
from UNHCR: Pakistan floodwaters recede, urgent humanitarian needs remain http://t.co/CEZ8ucRb #
Dreaming of spaceflight? Here’s your chance: NASA has just announced that it will open up the astronaut candidat… http://t.co/xSVfmDN1 #
from UNHCR: New clashes menace Somali refugees, force more into displacement http://t.co/sGpx3p4s #
Best evidence so far that humans are still evolving, scientists say: Ordinary people evolve to have extraordinar… http://t.co/4QtCU1eB #
Study shows unprecedented loss of ozone above Arctic: Loss of the Earth’s ozone layer above the Arctic last wint… http://t.co/mxbZWxwG #
Mark Kelly, husband of Rep. Giffords, retires from Navy: (CNN) — Mark Kelly, the astronaut and husband of U.S. R… http://t.co/kxyn0fdS #
from UNHCR: UNHCR chief warns that displacement crises multiplying, becoming more unpredictable http://t.co/Os4KaxMX #

Oct 022011

Failure Is Not An Option: “Gene Kranz (foreground, back to camera), an Apollo 13 Flight Director, watches Apollo… http://t.co/KO2aHElI #
NASA’s J-2X Engine: “This image from 2008 shows NASA’s J-2X engine. NASA conducted a 40-second test of the J-2X … http://t.co/ZopTonja #
The Pacman Nebula: “High-mass stars are important because they are responsible for much of the energy pumped int… http://t.co/eS8xvJxW #
‘Fried Egg Nebula’ served up: It’s called IRAS 17163-3907, but “Fried Egg Nebula” rolls off the tongue better, l… http://t.co/GtJrgJso #
UARS enters Earth’s atmosphere over Pacific Ocean, NASA says: A defunct satellite entered the Earth’s atmosphere… http://t.co/ICqes3m9 #