August, 2012 | Jeffrey Kirk

Twitter Update: week ending 2012-08-26

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Aug 262012

from UNHCR: UNHCR says South Sudan refugee health situation alarming http://t.co/HAGwOCJq #
from UNHCR: German scholarship helps refugees become class acts http://t.co/en4NwTU0 #
Mars rover passes first driving test: The Mars rover Curiosity has completed its first drive, NASA scientists an… http://t.co/FKz4J31S #
Shooting the stars: Get photo tips!: Do you love to shoot the stars?
Join Light Years and CNN iReport on Faceboo… http://t.co/pdyoYJjq #
from UNHCR: Unaccompanied children look toward school after ordeal to reach Europe http://t.co/HkfAAqTa #
Apparent dinosaur track found where scientists reach for the stars: Goddard Space Flight Center scientists tryin… http://t.co/soAz6700 #
from UNHCR: UNHCR honours the sacrifices of aid workers on World Humanitarian Day http://t.co/of5vNeu5 #
: “Astronomers using data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope caught two clusters full of massive stars that may … http://t.co/d2lDVB8X #

Twitter Update: week ending 2012-08-19

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Aug 192012

from UNHCR: UNHCR reviewing Australian changes on offshore processing http://t.co/6GSZNApy #
Canadarm2 and HTV-3: “In the grasp of the International Space Station’s robotic Canadarm2, the HTV-3 Exposed Pal… http://t.co/k90QKTEL #
The sound of a dying star: (CNN) – Think of this: you’re an astronomer, and you and your team have detected, for… http://t.co/cNzHOHfM #
from UNHCR: Mobile counselling helps refugees in Nepal decide their future http://t.co/Ajnr9bv4 #
Galaxy cluster is a star-forming powerhouse: The Olympics may be over, but in outer space, records are still bei… http://t.co/aakjkvNS #
from UNHCR: Dreams do come true: advancing local integration in Venezuela http://t.co/11J9dxVr #
Pi-hundred million people live in U.S.: If you are a fan of the number pi, you’ll love this: The U.S. Census Bur… http://t.co/z5pt0Vg5 #
Aliens in the oceans — searching for life on the moons of Jupiter: Editor’s note: Kevin Peter Hand is a planetar… http://t.co/32rTXinT #
from UNHCR: A Centre to care for vulnerable children in Nepal http://t.co/G9rtypsW #
What we’ve done on Mars, and what’s next: The much-celebrated Mars rover Curiosity is headed for Mount Sharp, wh… http://t.co/kobRM2rN #
from UNHCR: UN Inter-Agency Update on Syria Situation Response in Lebanon, 03 – 10 August 2012 http://t.co/15AwPhN9 #

Twitter Update: week ending 2012-08-12

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Aug 122012

Graduating from space school: Editor’s note: Montse Cordero is a 17-year-old student from Costa Rica participati… http://t.co/f3RQcAqh #
Moon lander prototype blows up in NASA test: (CNN) — An unmanned moon lander under development crashed and blew … http://t.co/XUF22JSv #
from UNHCR: Planting the seeds of tolerance in South Africa through soccer http://t.co/j7Ghfxnh #
Curiosity photo caption contest has winners!: We asked readers to submit their captions for these images taken i… http://t.co/OfVxVSHX #
from UNHCR: Deafness is no obstacle for refugee team in Dadaab http://t.co/YJjDWL0k #
Endeavour to arrive in California on September 20: After 25 missions in space, the shuttle Endeavour will make i… http://t.co/ZvCLJMTM #
Fossils complicate human ancestor search: The family tree of humanity as we know it — Homo sapiens — isn’t as st… http://t.co/elAtQITm #
5 reasons to be excited about Curiosity: Editor’s Note: James Wray is an assistant professor of Earth and atmosp… http://t.co/FhnK7Vmo #
from UNHCR: Congolese refugees helped home as UNHCR programme accelerates http://t.co/9lwSecNx #
A comparison of the Mars rovers: Curiosity had a flawless landing on Mars this week, but it’s not the first rove… http://t.co/WuKC0YXX #
Watch Curiosity land: NASA has released a stop-motion video with images from the landing of Curiosity, the lates… http://t.co/DReFyn7a #
from UNHCR: UNHCR urges Bangladesh to lift NGO ban in south-east http://t.co/NQYQfdyk #
His other car is on Mars: Pasadena, California (CNN) — On Earth, Scott Maxwell drives his red Prius without payi… http://t.co/SuSYapKY #
from UNHCR: Kakuma Camp in Kenya Surpasses its 100,000 Capacity http://t.co/wspIQnQj #
Rover Curiosity just hours from Mars: Humanity’s curiosity about Mars has led to an exciting event: the dramatic… http://t.co/nOoRvW6g #
space tech info: Rover Curiosity just hours from Mars http://t.co/6jGncm76 #
Rover to search for clues to life on Mars: Program note: Tune in to http://t.co/lFjrGdEd and CNN Mobile for live … http://t.co/YOXDrPlU #
astronomy news: Curiosity opening Martian frontier? http://t.co/43UDtqZR #

Twitter Update: week ending 2012-08-05

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Aug 052012

Quiz: The future of Mars exploration: How much do you know about humanity’s exploration of Mars? Take our quiz a… http://t.co/SmtINh8d #
space tech info: Opportunity plugs away as new Mars probe nears landing http://t.co/JJRDfUiA #
Mars landing will be ‘seven minutes of terror.’: The future of Mars exploration is, at least in the short term, … http://t.co/QFYa8ZtJ #
from UNHCR: Hundreds of Syrians uprooted every day as conflict continues http://t.co/4c7FQ04L #
Mars landing: It could be crazier: Pasadena, California (CNN) — An hour before the Mars rover Curiosity is sched… http://t.co/ZWKd7Qnl #
from UNHCR: More aid needed for Mali's hidden emergency, urge Guterres and U.S. http://t.co/ipJgXty9 #
Field of Stars: “The Hubble Space Telescope captured a crowd of stars that looks rather like a stadium darkened … http://t.co/5PrlUsBf #
Space school, days 5 & 6: the end of week one, Ad Astra, and Robonaut: Day 5
Today was the end of week one of Un… http://t.co/aPw3gwO8 #
from UNHCR: Numbers of Syrian displaced rises as violence continues unabated http://t.co/eupOtIjL #
from UNHCR: Jordan opens new camp for Syrian refugees amid funding gaps http://t.co/SSEwg8Sg #
from my blogs: Repaying Refugee Airfare http://t.co/COYLLbR0 #fb #