2009 in science

List of years in science (table)
22 July 2009: the longest-lasting total solar eclipse of the 21st century occurs.

The year 2009 involved numerous significant scientific events and discoveries, some of which are listed below. 2009 was designated the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations.[1]

Events, discoveries and inventions

January

February

March

April

May

July

September

October

December

Prizes

Abel Prize

Main article: Abel Prize

Nobel Prize

Deaths

See also

References

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  2. "Annular Solar Eclipse of 2009 Jan 26" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  3. Gray, Richard; Dobson, Roger (January 31, 2009). "Extinct ibex is resurrected by cloning". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
  4. "121.5 Phase-Out". COSPAS SARSAT. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
  5. Kwok, Roberta (2009-02-04). "Scientists find world's biggest snake". Nature. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
  6. Head, Jason J.; Bloch, Jonathan I.; Hastings, Alexander K.; Bourque, Jason R.; Cadena, Edwin A.; Herrera, Fabiany A.; Polly, P. David; Jaramillo, Carlos A. (2009-02-05). "Giant boid snake from the paleocene neotropics reveals hotter past equatorial temperatures". Nature 457 (7230): 715–718. Bibcode:2009Natur.457..715H. doi:10.1038/nature07671. PMID 19194448. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  7. Iannotta, Becky; Malik, Tariq (2009-02-11). "U.S. Satellite Destroyed in Space Collision". Space.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  8. "JPL Close-Approach Data: C/2007 N3 (Lulin)". 2010-03-11. Retrieved 2010-03-23. last obs
  9. Earthquake-Resistant Housing for Developing Countries humboldt-foundation.de __ 2/2009
  10. "KASC News and Schedule". Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University. Archived from the original on 9 July 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  11. "Milky Tea Really *is* a Lifesaver". -. .theothertomelliott.com. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
  12. "Shuttle Atlantis blasts off on last Hubble mission". Guardian. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  13. Franzen, Jens L.; et al. (2009). Hawks, John, ed. "Complete Primate Skeleton from the Middle Eocene of Messel in Germany: Morphology and Paleobiology". PLoS ONE 4 (5): e5723. Bibcode:2009PLoSO...4.5723F. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0005723. PMC 2683573. PMID 19492084. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  14. "Catalog of Long Total Solar Eclipses: 2001 to 3000". NASA. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  15. http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090723/full/460560a.html
  16. "Frequently Asked Questions About Saturn's Rings". NASA. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  17. "MESSENGER Gains Critical Gravity Assist for Mercury Orbital Observations". MESSENGER Mission News. September 30, 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  18. Gibbons, Ann (2009). "A New Kind of Ancestor: Ardipithecus Unveiled". Science 326 (5949): 36–40. Bibcode:2009Sci...326...36G. doi:10.1126/science.326_36. PMID 19797636.
  19. Fox, Maggie; Frank, Jackie (2009-10-19). "European scientists find trawl of 32 new planets". Reuters. Archived from the original on 22 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  20. Espenak, F. "Partial Lunar Eclipse of 2009 Dec 31" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  21. Moore, Carrie A. (2009-02-11). "Kolff, 'father of artificial organs,' dies at 97". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
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