AccuWeather.com® Partners with Penn State University to Take Astronomy Center Web Site to New Heights

(State College, PA - December 4, 2007) - AccuWeather.com today announced the expansion of its Astronomy Center Web site to include content from Penn State University's Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics. A highly respected source of astronomy research and training, the Penn State department will contribute insightful and thought-provoking articles to the robust line-up of information on the AccuWeather.com Astronomy Center at www.accuweather.com/astronomy.asp.

The Penn State Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics is involved in a variety of observational, experimental, and theoretical research activities in nearly all the areas of modern astronomy and astrophysics research. These research areas range from extra-solar planet studies, to investigations of stellar systems, to high-energy astrophysics, to the most distant galaxies and observable objects in the universe. Faculty members will contribute articles on topics relating to their own research as well as other new discoveries in astronomy, creating a great resource for astronomy enthusiasts at all levels of experience and interest.

The AccuWeather.com Astronomy Center already offers a wide range of features, including detailed nightly viewing conditions, a weekly blog by Meteorologist Lisa Beightol, a gallery of astronomy widgets and gadgets, and a user-generated photo area.

Professor Lawrence Ramsey, head of the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, said, "Working with the AccuWeather.com Astronomy Center is a unique opportunity for the department to extend its outreach beyond the Central Pennsylvania region and to communicate to the public the many exciting research results in astronomy and astrophysics today."

AccuWeather.com is based in State College, Pa., just minutes from Penn State's University Park Campus. The Astronomy Center is AccuWeather.com's most-popular special-interest area. It is just one of a variety of the company's special-interest Web pages including Health, Home and Garden, Travel Centers, and Entertainment Weather areas. About AccuWeather.com

AccuWeather, The World's Weather Authority®, presents accurate, localized, branded forecasts and severe weather bulletins to over 110 million Americans each day via the Internet, mobile devices and IPTV, through the airwaves, and in print. The 113 meteorologists at AccuWeather deliver a portfolio of customized products and services to media, business, government, and institutions, and inform millions of visitors worldwide through the free AccuWeather.com website. AccuWeather also provides content onto more than 20,000 third-party Internet sites, including CNN Interactive, ABC-owned and operated stations, The Washington Post and The New York Times. Visit www.accuweather.com for more information.

About Penn State

Penn State is a multi-campus, public, land-grant university that improves the lives of the people of Pennsylvania, the nation, and the world through integrated, high-quality programs in teaching, research, and service. Penn State's instructional mission includes undergraduate, graduate, and continuing-and-distance education informed by scholarship and research. Penn State's research, scholarship, and creative activities promote human and economic development through the expansion of knowledge and its applications in the natural and applied sciences, social sciences, arts, humanities, and the professions. As a land-grant university, Penn State also holds a unique responsibility for outreach and public service to support the citizens of Pennsylvania.

Penn State engages in collaborative activities with industrial, educational, and agricultural partners in the United States and abroad to disseminate and apply knowledge. Visit http://www.astro.psu.edu/main for more information.

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