Jeffrey Kirk

• space tech info: Delay in space station rendezvous 'a little disappointing' http://t.co/kvTAayYX #
• Monkey some thought extinct found in Borneo forest: A primate thought to be extinct or near-extinction has been … http://t.co/BG1U2jJc #
• from UNHCR: Renewed clashes and insecurity causing displacement in Eastern DRC http://t.co/p8suNLHi #
• from UNHCR: Sudanese head south with their belongings and a fierce sense of hope http://t.co/MZTowJPL #
• Is time running out for the leap second?: Thursday could be a key moment in the future of time keeping.
  More tha… http://t.co/57jlOQtn #
• Helix nebula comes into better focus: Astronomers now have their most detailed view yet of the Helix nebula, one… http://t.co/F45pnr7r #
• Diplomacy’s next frontier: Space:
  With fears of a catastrophic galactic collision mounting, the United States w… http://t.co/v3DmjpHV #
• from UNHCR: Q&A: Japanese clothing retail giant helps refugees in unique ways http://t.co/E8KE7ioK #
• from UNHCR: Resettlement of unaccompanied children from Tunisia to Norway http://t.co/rSz40q3D #
• Celebrating Year of the Maya with tour of Central America’s ruins: The year 2012 is a significant one in the May… http://t.co/WZlVcyDA #
• from UNHCR: South-bound but stranded in Sudan http://t.co/cOwgVhdt #
• Russian Mars probe crashes into Pacific: The failed Russian space probe Phobos-Grunt fell back to Earth on Sunda… http://t.co/SwtpxUjB #

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• I see you: Spy versus spy in space: The online space community was surprised to say the least. A respected Briti… http://t.co/Uv4u3RGa #
• Welcome Disruption: “The line of Saturn’s rings disrupts the Cassini spacecraft’s view of the moons Tethys and T… http://t.co/l0jGp9iI #
• from UNHCR: UNHCR chief ends Sudan visit with relief for 'old' refugees, risks for new ones http://t.co/v0JLc2Sy #
• World’s tiniest vertebrate is a frog: The world’s smallest vertebrate — animals that have a backbone — is a frog… http://t.co/4hpV3UXk #
• from UNHCR: Timor-Leste vows never to turn back on refugees as UNHCR office closes http://t.co/zYyDMzip #
• Russia: Failed probe to fall to Earth in days: A Russian probe that was supposed to reach one of Mars’ moons but… http://t.co/Qq8Mn4D4 #
• Wallops Launch on Jan. 11, 2012: “A NASA Terrier-Improved Malemute suborbital sounding rocket was successfully l… http://t.co/kpPK9Dky #
• Yes, the Milky Way is really white: We’ve been calling it the Milky Way, but the true color of our galaxy has ac… http://t.co/yM8amYbS #
• Survey: U.S. Protestant pastors reject evolution, split on Earth’s age: America’s Protestant pastors overwhelmin… http://t.co/ob6xHz31 #
• ‘Fat’ galaxy discovered 7 billion light-years away: The largest galaxy cluster ever seen in the distant universe… http://t.co/opKCVY2t #
• from UNHCR: High Commissioner's mission to South Sudan and Sudan http://t.co/RMaKFSVf #
• from UNHCR: UNHCR chief appeals for massive humanitarian support for South Sudan http://t.co/xngg1m7e #
• Space Station Flying by the Moon: “The International Space Station can be seen as a small object in upper left o… http://t.co/ZU7Q67QD #

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• Watching 100 meteors in Swindon, England: Photographer and stargazer Renata Arpasova clenched her tripod in the … http://t.co/hGUM5WJY #
• from UNHCR: UNHCR closes chapter on Uganda's internally displaced people http://t.co/E7t3vNeo #
• Wolves eat elk, make Yellowstone a better place, researchers say: Predatory wolves are helping restore the ecosy… http://t.co/lWbAaOmF #
• from UNHCR: For an Afghan refugee family, reports from home spur a return http://t.co/rT6kWUjt #
• Leapin’ lizards, ‘Tailbots’ and Iron Man suits: What do you get when you cross a robot with the tail of a leapin… http://t.co/YcCf2yph #
• from UNHCR: Q&A: Somali advocate represents refugee community at UNHCR ministerial meeting http://t.co/ytBaSWIA #
• Quadrantid meteor shower to light up night sky: Meteor watchers in North America can expect to see 60 to 200 met… http://t.co/YutO3KFl #
• GRAIL spacecraft traveling around the moon: NASA’s twin lunar orbiters helped scientists kick off 2012 as planne… http://t.co/a47OVHiK #

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• Four astronauts look back on shuttle experience: We say goodbye this weekend to 2011, the year that marked the c… http://t.co/uy6SrsH5 #
• space tech info: China unveils ambitious plan for space exploration http://t.co/Fj5PAZWL #
• from UNHCR: UNHCR Lebanon Update: Situation in North Lebanon, 23 December-30 December 2011 http://t.co/A0dWxyBL #
• The ‘same time next year’ calendar: Imagine a future in which you always know the date of baseball’s opening day… http://t.co/ypcwe9bi #
• from UNHCR: Legal Catch-22 leaves newborn child with citizenship "unknown" http://t.co/rkGJ1XGp #
• GRAIL to reach lunar orbit for new year: NASA is kicking off the new year by getting twin spacecraft into lunar … http://t.co/1VSibUMT #
• from UNHCR: In flood-hit Philippines, UNHCR aid offers a glimmer of hope http://t.co/QQd8LiCd #
• Space idea factory & brainstorming school: You might call it an idea factory for space exploration. A unique pro… http://t.co/A6eMjtdI #
• from UNHCR: Statement from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, Regarding Solut… http://t.co/IruddPc9 #
• from UNHCR: Strangers united by the fears they share http://t.co/C2qLaN2J #

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• astronomy news: Two new Earths and the search for life http://t.co/SkB35Ap4 #
• from UNHCR: Hard trek from Sudan leads to safety and deprivation http://t.co/H84G5UPI #
• from UNHCR: Giving back, Liberian health worker cares for displaced Ivorians http://t.co/qV332YfN #
• Launches of 2011: It’s been a big year for both manned and unmanned rocket launches.
  NASA marked the end of the … http://t.co/hGbJW2wx #
• from UNHCR: Twin blasts in Dadaab raise concerns of worsening security http://t.co/XD23gyXO #
• On this day: December 21, 1968: On December 21, 1968, Apollo 8 launched for the Moon. Apollo 8 was crewed by com… http://t.co/8f8vUK7B #
• space tech info: Space station crew to launch from Kazakhstan http://t.co/9VvbLvgT #
• Kepler discovers more planets: NASA scientists today announced the discovery of two Earth sized planets. The pla… http://t.co/HFOAZzMn #
• from UNHCR: Large-scale airlift begins for Sudanese refugees in South Sudan http://t.co/rRGRFYHN #
• from UNHCR: UNHCR Chief Guterres laments loss of life from boat tragedy off Indonesia http://t.co/eUo00ky2 #
• Expedition 30 Soyuz Rolls to the Pad: “The Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft is rolled out by train on its way to the lau… http://t.co/eWK4IlYi #

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• Wanna be an astronaut? NASA details job requirements: As Light Years reported in November,  NASA is looking for … http://t.co/doi0lsB2 #
• from UNHCR: UNHCR Lebanon Update: Situation in North Lebanon, 10 December-16 December 2011 http://t.co/ngEK33ZQ #
• Study: Naked mole-rats reveal clues to treating arthritis: Experiments on naked mole-rats may lead to better tre… http://t.co/qLuIluSD #
• from UNHCR: Donors pledge US$ 482 million in support of the world's forcibly displaced at Geneva Conference http://t.co/YIbO7Ak6 #
• Another cosmic mystery, solved: Scientists have used “standard candles,” Type 1a supernovae, for years to measur… http://t.co/eNaiIiIt #
• A Galaxy Cluster Gets Sloshed: “Like wine in a glass, vast clouds of hot gas are sloshing back and forth in Abel… http://t.co/PVRLZAS9 #
• from UNHCR: For Afghan refugee miners, bright dreams beckon from the depths http://t.co/CzP0S22F #
• Microsoft co-founder announces Stratolaunch Systems: Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen announced his new space pro… http://t.co/NepOnAmm #
• Apollo 17 Extravehicular Activity – 39 Years Ago Today: “39 years ago, today, scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Sc… http://t.co/67kl9IEh #
• from UNHCR: Donors to be asked to pledge funds for UNHCR 2012 programmes http://t.co/H517ZAIc #
• ‘God particle’ coming into focus: Gossip isn’t just for teenage girls – scientists spread rumors, too. Physicist… http://t.co/VZSpYMqL #
• from UNHCR: From oil to toil, Thai worker leaves Ethiopia camp with UNHCR help http://t.co/MwESTJ0w #

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• astronomy news: West Coast has best seat for total lunar eclipse http://t.co/CSxBx3jE #
• SpaceX gets permission to send Dragon to ISS: One day after the anniversary of the first successful flight of th… http://t.co/xGSYYofg #
• #FollowFriday Every Friday, @CNNLightYears will suggest interesting and exciting space and science Twitter acco… http://t.co/qiO7jUhE #
• from UNHCR: UNHCR concerned as fighting approaches refugee site in South Sudan http://t.co/nshZEG6o #
• America can’t afford to lose its grip on science: Editor’s note: Lisa Randall is Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of… http://t.co/42O5phHv #
• from UNHCR: Geneva conference seeing growing support for tackling statelessness http://t.co/HlPtgM3u #
• Diamonds ‘entangled’ in physics feat: By zapping diamonds with an enormous number of laser beam pulses, physics … http://t.co/7JtkWnj7 #
• from UNHCR: Landmark UNHCR conference opens with appeal for the world's forcibly displaced, stateless http://t.co/U8kx148O #
• Spacecraft enters ‘cosmic purgatory’: NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is 11 billion miles from our sun and has enter… http://t.co/o8aCEkA6 #
• from UNHCR: International conference on forcibly displaced, stateless opens tomorrow http://t.co/09QimhmF #
• Comments: How water factors into search for life on other planets: Editor’s note: This post is affiliated with t… http://t.co/O93i6Xuk #
• astronomy news: Keep Hubble successor on track http://t.co/OPplfKle #
• Planet confirmed that could have water: Kepler-22b is the first confirmed planet in the “habitable zone,” the ar… http://t.co/tp7a9EEp #
• from UNHCR: Statelessness: Citizenship hopes draw closer for Roma asylum-seeker http://t.co/ooqRbC0L #
• Kepler Launch in 2009: “On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, United Launch Allianc… http://t.co/exFLRS8c #

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• space tech info: Dynamic 2011 events to shape world for years to come http://t.co/u8r5h86S #
• First Supernova Companion Star Found: “In 2004, an international team of astronomers had, for the first time, ob… http://t.co/cLkKWo4F #
• from UNHCR: Ethiopia opens new camp for Somali refugees http://t.co/el0npgSD #
• from UNHCR: World AIDS Day: Refugees in Brazil use drama to catch the conscience http://t.co/oB6ZCugO #
• Christmas gamma-ray burst debated: Last Christmas, researchers got a present that wasn’t so neatly wrapped: an u… http://t.co/chPnoZP8 #
• from UNHCR: 16 Days of Activism: Couples in the Congo stand up to the stigma of rape http://t.co/HNvWRblz #
• New rubbery robots no threat to R2-D2: Not long ago, a pair of Harvard scientists hit on an “aha” moment in the … http://t.co/LUv84i42 #
• from UNHCR: New challenges in Somalia, relief efforts under pressure in Kenya and Ethiopia http://t.co/Cb6P9jmt #
• Launch of Mars rover: Mike Killian, 27, captured these images from the launch of NASA’s latest robotic expeditio… http://t.co/Mipzxcga #
• from UNHCR: UNHCR Operation in Somalia Factsheet, November 2011 http://t.co/OPJaStBB #
• from my blogs: Online Book Launch http://t.co/tbuEywiT #fb #

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• Giant Mars rover blasts off: NASA’s biggest and most advanced Mars rover blasted off Saturday from Cape Canavera… http://t.co/8gGDGLBu #
• Searching for life on Mars: Nothing about launching a rocket into space is easy. But the easiest part is now ove… http://t.co/in2L59Qt #
• Searching for life on Mars: Nothing about launching a rocket into space is easy. But the easiest part is now ove… http://t.co/p16YjeQg #
• from UNHCR: UNHCR Lebanon Update: Situation in North Lebanon, 18-25 November 2011 http://t.co/Uf6gN1FU #
• #FollowFriday Every Friday, @CNNLightYears will suggest interesting and exciting space and science Twitter acco… http://t.co/xVJIzeu4 #
• from UNHCR: Statelessness: UNHCR urges Britain to ensure rights of the stateless http://t.co/bTWkkITg #
• from UNHCR: UN refugee agency chief warns of security, displacement threats from climate change http://t.co/94Rmza2I #
• ‘Check out the world’s lightest material’: It was a simple e-mail. But with just a few words, it capsulized the … http://t.co/mKJA2Qzp #
• space tech info: Orbiting debris might give space station a close shave http://t.co/OA7dok3u #
• Debris might give space station a close shave: NASA officials plan to make an early morning call on whether to s… http://t.co/yXSbWLEk #
• Behind the scenes of the ‘search for life’: John Zarrella’s series “Search for Life” premiers this week on CNN.
  … http://t.co/1uZ4QU7k #
• from UNHCR: Guterres to brief UN Security Council this week, expected focus on climate change http://t.co/R8mCcoXs #
• space tech info: Three astronauts return safely to Earth http://t.co/xJTsf9Nu #
• And then, maybe Einstein was right: Just when you got excited that Einstein may have been wrong about the speed … http://t.co/3tmNRedk #

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• Test confirms particles appear to travel faster than the speed of light: (CNN) – Faster than the speed of light?… http://t.co/lOhjT0rq #
• New topographic map of Earth’s moon released: Using data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecra… http://t.co/hgiCYG25 #
• Opinion: Make manned space flight great again: Editor’s note: Madhu Thangavelu is space projects director of the… http://t.co/UymH5tqc #
• from UNHCR: Mixed maritime migration to Yemen reaches record annual high http://t.co/OPUAfS17 #
• Babies, rats share walking ancestry: Children typically start walking independently when they are about 1 year o… http://t.co/Wvpg13QF #
• space tech info: Space station crew launches from Kazakhstan http://t.co/NFZooVWv #
• astronomy news: Giant asteroid passes close to Earth http://t.co/DiUqvt0J #
• astronomy news: Don't call our satellite 'space junk' http://t.co/4E4ngYxd #
• Diamond sandwich makes metallic hydrogen: Hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe, is commonly found… http://t.co/U0xtMgBK #
• from UNHCR: Drop by drop, UNHCR encourages displaced to come back home http://t.co/N3aCGRN1 #
• New clues about possible lake on Jupiter’s moon Europa: A large body of liquid water appears to be locked in an … http://t.co/wJT2I1L5 #
• from UNHCR: Survey of Afghan refugees in Pakistan will help plot future course http://t.co/qIQchqFS #
• Mystery asteroid may be Earth’s baby sister: The origin of the asteroid Lutetia may have been solved, scientists… http://t.co/zJsjQR3V #
• Online book launch of "10 Million To 1" on November 29. Get exposure for your business, help refugees. See http://t.co/oOkdJJf6 #
• Help wanted: Big brains and lots of travel required: NASA is recruiting its next astronaut class, but the space … http://t.co/XBlK6BNs #
• New study maps spread of Fukushima fallout: It is likely that radioactive cesium from the disaster at Japan’s Fu… http://t.co/8zckukA0 #
• from UNHCR: UNHCR survey of previously isolated IDPs in CAR finds acute hardship http://t.co/e41B1ZU7 #
• Solar flares won’t kill Earth, NASA says: The year 2012 is almost here. And so is the end of the world, if you b… http://t.co/vIqbq1Xt #
• Space station crew launches from Kazakhstan: (CNN) — A Russian rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in… http://t.co/3dZG34r7 #
• from UNHCR: Q&A: Swiss trumpet blower for the rights of the internally displaced http://t.co/YupeJDXv #

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