Tag: "hubble space telescope"
Yo GAMMA GAMMA: Photo plates enable astronomers to peer back to the future
Dr. Michael Castelaz, the Science Director at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute, knows GAMMA II is a sleeping giant. He just needs a little help waking up the beast.
Post on Nov 08, 2011 by David Huppert from QUEST North Carolina
Northern California Scientists Helping Lead Project To Build World's Biggest Telescope
Scientists from the University of California are working to construct the largest telescope on Earth.
Post on Jul 19, 2010 by Gabriela Quirós
Exoplanet Snapshots
Exoplanets are planets in other solar systems. Though astronomers have detected over 300 exoplanets since 1995, we only have visible-light images of one of them.
Post on Nov 14, 2008 by Jennifer Skene
Supernova Legacy
Last night we completed our observations for the Supernova Legacy Survey. This was a five year program to study supernovae using a 4-meter telescope in Hawaii in combination with several of the largest optical telescopes in the world. The project was headed by a group at a university in Toronto and a group at a [...]
Post on Apr 08, 2008 by Kyle S. Dawson
Where in the web?
Saturn's moon Epimetheus from the Cassini spacecraft. Credit: Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, JPL, ESA, NASA and APOD. On the bus in Denali National Park a few years ago, I found myself sitting next a couple from the East Bay. If you’ve ever been on the Denali bus, you know that it’s a long ride and [...]
Post on Feb 11, 2008 by Kyle S. Dawson
Converting the Comets Back into Stars
Star or Comet?Yesterday was a very long day at work. I was stuck in meetings with our collaborators for over 6 hours! To make it worse, we spent the entire time discussing a single topic. I even wrote my last paper on it. What could possibly be so captivating, you ask? Remember the solar wind [...]
Post on Jan 29, 2008 by Kyle S. Dawson
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