Split Decision for Square Kilometer Array - Sky & Telescope
Monday 28th of May 2012 10:39:50 PM
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Split Decision for Square Kilometer Array Sky & Telescope Earth's atmosphere isn't transparent to very much of the electromagnetic spectrum aside from visible light, but most radio wavelengths do reach the ground. And that's been a boon to astronomers, who over the past few decades have gotten better and ... |
UW prof builds infrared camera to explore universe - WJTV
Monday 28th of May 2012 10:39:50 PM
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UW prof builds infrared camera to explore universe WJTV Infrared light is invisible to the eye because its wavelengths are outside the range of visible light on the electromagnetic spectrum. "Light, as it traverses space, gets stretched as the space between whatever emitted the light and us is changing ... |
M101: A Pinwheel in Many Colors - NASA
Monday 28th of May 2012 10:39:50 PM
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![]() NASA | M101: A Pinwheel in Many Colors NASA This image of the Pinwheel Galaxy, or also known as M101, combines data in the infrared, visible, ultraviolet and X-rays from four of NASA's space-based telescopes. This multi-spectral view shows that both young and old stars are evenly distributed ... |
NASA Science Objectives and Requirements for the Next UV-Visible Astrophysics ... - Space Ref (press release)
Monday 28th of May 2012 10:39:50 PM
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NASA Science Objectives and Requirements for the Next UV-Visible Astrophysics ... Space Ref (press release) The COR Program includes telescopes--both present and future--that together operate across a wide swath of the electromagnetic spectrum, from the far-UV through meter-wavelength radio. This RFI is limited to observing capabilities in the near-UV and ... |
German Astronomers Finish Europe's Largest Solar Telescope On Tenerife - Space Daily
Monday 28th of May 2012 10:39:50 PM
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German Astronomers Finish Europe's Largest Solar Telescope On Tenerife Space Daily GREGOR is a solar telescope with an aperture of 1.5 meters and has been designed to carry out observations of the solar photosphere and chromosphere in the visible and infrared part of the spectrum. Due to its large diameter it will allow observations ... |
PopSci Q&A: NASA Just Gave You A Telescope. What Will You Look At First? - Popular Science
Monday 28th of May 2012 10:39:50 PM
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PopSci Q&A: NASA Just Gave You A Telescope. What Will You Look At First? Popular Science PS: What will this tell us about the cosmos? CM: This [survey] is in the UV spectrum, centered around 2000 Angstroms. It's sensitive to hot massive stars as well as other sources of radiation which are not visible, or infrared, or other bands. |
New supernova lights up - The Westender
Monday 28th of May 2012 10:39:50 PM
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![]() The Westender | New supernova lights up The Westender ... spectra indicates a Type 1a supernova event began on approximately May 17, 2012 and has continued to brighten. Cataloged as Supernova 2012cg, the event is visible in barred spiral galaxy, NGC 4424 located in the constellation of Virgo. |
NASA spots the light of a 'super-Earth' - Register
Monday 28th of May 2012 10:39:50 PM
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NASA spots the light of a 'super-Earth' Register Now, in what the space agency is trumpeting as an important first, the Spitzer Space Telescope has detected the light emanating from a super-Earth planet called 55 Cancri e. Previous planets observed in visible spectrum have been gas giants, ... |
Out of this world - Auckland stuff.co.nz
Monday 28th of May 2012 10:39:50 PM
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![]() Auckland stuff.co.nz | Out of this world Auckland stuff.co.nz She will be setting up telescopes outside Pakuranga's Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts and letting people take a peek at the planet. A transit occurs when a planet or other body crosses the face of the Sun. Venus will be visible as a dark spot creeping ... |
Hubble to revisit exoplanet puzzle - Nature.com
Monday 28th of May 2012 10:39:50 PM
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Hubble to revisit exoplanet puzzle Nature.com Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope to study the dust-shrouded star Fomalhaut (main image) hope to determine whether a bright point seen in 2004 and 2006 is a planet orbiting the star (arrow, inset). NASA/ESA/P. Kalas, J. Graham, E. Chiang, ... |




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