PHYS178 2008 week 11 part-1
... recent report based on data from the Hubble Space Telescope seems to confirm this result. The even more recent observations made with the Spitzer Space Telescope of the warm infrared glows of two previously detected "hot Jupiter" planets is another interesting result in this context. This wealth of ...
... recent report based on data from the Hubble Space Telescope seems to confirm this result. The even more recent observations made with the Spitzer Space Telescope of the warm infrared glows of two previously detected "hot Jupiter" planets is another interesting result in this context. This wealth of ...
here - Just A Theory
... Obviously high speeds are desirable because you want to get somewhere as fast as possible, however, that does not mean high speeds are necessary. It has been suggested that galactic colonisation by robotic probes could take 5-50 million years, not long on a galactic timescale.[13] These so called Br ...
... Obviously high speeds are desirable because you want to get somewhere as fast as possible, however, that does not mean high speeds are necessary. It has been suggested that galactic colonisation by robotic probes could take 5-50 million years, not long on a galactic timescale.[13] These so called Br ...
Spring 2017 - Astronomers of Humboldt
... constellation in the sky and is best known for its asterism “The Big Dipper”. UMa is always above the horizon in northern latitudes, but it is best viewed in the spring when it is high in the sky. M97 (Fig. 6) is located at the bottom of the bowl. This large planetary nebula is known as the Owl Nebu ...
... constellation in the sky and is best known for its asterism “The Big Dipper”. UMa is always above the horizon in northern latitudes, but it is best viewed in the spring when it is high in the sky. M97 (Fig. 6) is located at the bottom of the bowl. This large planetary nebula is known as the Owl Nebu ...
Systematics of Galaxy Properties and Scaling Relations Ay 127
... Appearance of galaxies is strongly dependent on which ...
... Appearance of galaxies is strongly dependent on which ...
ASTRONOMY
... They will be looking for planets in other solar systems that are in the Goldilocks Zone. It is an area which is not too hot or too cold to support life. The raw materials for life are common, and water is probably the most common molecule in the universe. Organic molecules are already known to be co ...
... They will be looking for planets in other solar systems that are in the Goldilocks Zone. It is an area which is not too hot or too cold to support life. The raw materials for life are common, and water is probably the most common molecule in the universe. Organic molecules are already known to be co ...
MAPLE: Reflected Light from Exoplanets with a 50
... 1/100,000 of the parent star. However, all of these planetary systems are believed to be too young, being less than one hundred million years old, to host any kind of life. In mature planetary systems, i.e. greater than one billion years old, such as our Sun and most of the stars in the solar neighb ...
... 1/100,000 of the parent star. However, all of these planetary systems are believed to be too young, being less than one hundred million years old, to host any kind of life. In mature planetary systems, i.e. greater than one billion years old, such as our Sun and most of the stars in the solar neighb ...
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... habitable exoplanet that has been discovered. This planet formed outside our Milky Way and is about 11.5 billion years old. The planet looks like it could support water, has a rocky terrain, and is about five times bigger than Earth. Its proximity to its red dwarf star has led scientists to believe ...
... habitable exoplanet that has been discovered. This planet formed outside our Milky Way and is about 11.5 billion years old. The planet looks like it could support water, has a rocky terrain, and is about five times bigger than Earth. Its proximity to its red dwarf star has led scientists to believe ...
CHAP
... - Astronomers use a unit called the ___________ to measure distances between the stars. - A light-year is the distance that light travels in _________ year which is about 9.5 million kilometers. - Light travels in space at a speed of about ____________ kilometers per second. - It takes the sun’s lig ...
... - Astronomers use a unit called the ___________ to measure distances between the stars. - A light-year is the distance that light travels in _________ year which is about 9.5 million kilometers. - Light travels in space at a speed of about ____________ kilometers per second. - It takes the sun’s lig ...
Planets Around M-dwarfs – Astrometric Detection and Orbit
... very large investment in RV planet detection. A high-precision ground-based astrometric capability would complement the GAIA and SIM-Lite space-based astrometric missions by operating at high-precision on optically faint Mdwarfs which are otherwise very hard to target. For example, for a typical M5 ...
... very large investment in RV planet detection. A high-precision ground-based astrometric capability would complement the GAIA and SIM-Lite space-based astrometric missions by operating at high-precision on optically faint Mdwarfs which are otherwise very hard to target. For example, for a typical M5 ...
A small mass difference between Hydrogen and Helium The
... The fuel for a main sequence star is its own mass in the form of hydrogen. The total amount of fuel is proportional to the total mass of the star. What are the masses of stars? ...
... The fuel for a main sequence star is its own mass in the form of hydrogen. The total amount of fuel is proportional to the total mass of the star. What are the masses of stars? ...
The power plant of the Sun and stars
... The fuel for a main sequence star is its own mass in the form of hydrogen. The total amount of fuel is proportional to the total mass of the star. What are the masses of stars? ...
... The fuel for a main sequence star is its own mass in the form of hydrogen. The total amount of fuel is proportional to the total mass of the star. What are the masses of stars? ...
Star formation, feedback and the role of SNe II and SNe Ia in the
... the re-collapse phase its ejecta results to be much more localized. ...
... the re-collapse phase its ejecta results to be much more localized. ...
ABSTRACT
... waves of nearly (within 5%) the same wavelength, constructive interference at some point results from waves whose phases differ by an integer multiple of their wavelength. Similarly, total destructive interference results from the sum of two or more waves whose phases differ by integer multiples of ...
... waves of nearly (within 5%) the same wavelength, constructive interference at some point results from waves whose phases differ by an integer multiple of their wavelength. Similarly, total destructive interference results from the sum of two or more waves whose phases differ by integer multiples of ...
Deep Space (PDF: 224k)
... during its entire lifetime! This is a supernova explosion that expels material at 10 percent the speed of light and leaves behind a black hole. Stars with initial masses between eight and 50 times that of the Sun do not evolve to the Wolf-Rayet stage; they never completely lose the hydrogen in their ...
... during its entire lifetime! This is a supernova explosion that expels material at 10 percent the speed of light and leaves behind a black hole. Stars with initial masses between eight and 50 times that of the Sun do not evolve to the Wolf-Rayet stage; they never completely lose the hydrogen in their ...
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... few galaxies (1-2 Mpc). Even Hubble Space Telescope cannot find Cepheids beyond the Virgo cluster (16 Mpc). Beyond 1-2Mpc, Hubble used… ...
... few galaxies (1-2 Mpc). Even Hubble Space Telescope cannot find Cepheids beyond the Virgo cluster (16 Mpc). Beyond 1-2Mpc, Hubble used… ...
Astronomy Curriculum
... Astronomy is an observational science that deals with the origin, evolution, and interactions of our universe, galaxies, our solar system, and the various objects found therein. Astronomy is a high level elective, with elements of physics and mathematics, intended for those students who wish to furt ...
... Astronomy is an observational science that deals with the origin, evolution, and interactions of our universe, galaxies, our solar system, and the various objects found therein. Astronomy is a high level elective, with elements of physics and mathematics, intended for those students who wish to furt ...
The Milky Way Galaxy
... Stars form from dense gas in molecular clouds Stars age and then give up their outer layers (via solar wind, planetary nebula, or supernova) The ejected gas eventually finds its way back into an overly dense region and become part of the next generation of stars. This process is repeated as long as ...
... Stars form from dense gas in molecular clouds Stars age and then give up their outer layers (via solar wind, planetary nebula, or supernova) The ejected gas eventually finds its way back into an overly dense region and become part of the next generation of stars. This process is repeated as long as ...
Descriptions For Posters
... Cassiopeia A is a supernova remnant at distance 11,000 light-years in our galaxy in the consellation Cassiopeia. The original star, about 15 to 20 times more massive than our sun, died in a cataclysmic "supernova" explosion relatively recently in our own Milky Way galaxy. Pandora’s Cluster The giant ...
... Cassiopeia A is a supernova remnant at distance 11,000 light-years in our galaxy in the consellation Cassiopeia. The original star, about 15 to 20 times more massive than our sun, died in a cataclysmic "supernova" explosion relatively recently in our own Milky Way galaxy. Pandora’s Cluster The giant ...
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... 51st anniversary of the start of NASA, which began operation on this date in 1958 Great World Wide Star Count: another activity to measure the darkness of the sky [www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/starcount] Before sunrise, Venus and Saturn are extremely close low in the east (true for several d ...
... 51st anniversary of the start of NASA, which began operation on this date in 1958 Great World Wide Star Count: another activity to measure the darkness of the sky [www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/starcount] Before sunrise, Venus and Saturn are extremely close low in the east (true for several d ...
Lecture Eleven (Powerpoint format)
... Intringued, Thorne picked up the wormhole problem over the next several years and began pursuing it as an active research project. Inspired by his bold lead on such a far-out topic, other well-known scientists like Stephen Hawking and Igor Novikov also published work on wormhole theory. ...
... Intringued, Thorne picked up the wormhole problem over the next several years and began pursuing it as an active research project. Inspired by his bold lead on such a far-out topic, other well-known scientists like Stephen Hawking and Igor Novikov also published work on wormhole theory. ...
The Origin of the Solar System
... Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars: ~ size of a grain of salt. Jupiter: ~ size of an apple seed. Saturn: ~ slightly smaller than Jupiter’s “apple seed”. Pluto: ~ Speck of pepper. ...
... Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars: ~ size of a grain of salt. Jupiter: ~ size of an apple seed. Saturn: ~ slightly smaller than Jupiter’s “apple seed”. Pluto: ~ Speck of pepper. ...
Space Interferometry Mission
The Space Interferometry Mission, or SIM, also known as SIM Lite (formerly known as SIM PlanetQuest), was a planned space telescope developed by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), in conjunction with contractor Northrop Grumman. One of the main goals of the mission was the hunt for Earth-sized planets orbiting in the habitable zones of nearby stars other than the Sun. SIM was postponed several times and finally cancelled in 2010.In addition to hunting for extrasolar planets, SIM would have helped astronomers construct a map of the Milky Way galaxy. Other important tasks would have included collecting data to help pinpoint stellar masses for specific types of stars, assisting in the determination of the spatial distribution of dark matter in the Milky Way and in the Local Group of galaxies and using the gravitational microlensing effect to measure the mass of stars.The spacecraft would have used optical interferometry to accomplish these and other scientific goals. This technique collects light with multiple mirrors (in SIM's case, two) which is combined to make an interference pattern which can be very precisely measured.The initial contracts for SIM Lite were awarded in 1998, totaling US$200 million. Work on the SIM project required scientists and engineers to move through eight specific new technology milestones, and by November 2006, all eight had been completed.SIM Lite was originally scheduled for a 2005 launch, aboard an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV). As a result of continued budget cuts, the launch date has been pushed back at least five times. NASA has set a preliminary launch date for 2015 and U.S. federal budget documents confirm that a launch date is expected ""no earlier"" than 2015. The budget cuts to SIM Lite are expected to continue through FY 2010. As of February 2007, many of the engineers working on the SIM program had moved on to other areas and projects, and NASA directed the project to allocate its resources toward engineering risk reduction. However, the preliminary budget for NASA for 2008 included zero dollars for SIM.In December 2007, the Congress restored funding for fiscal year 2008 as part of an omnibus appropriations bill which the President later signed. At the same time the Congress directed NASA to move the mission forward to the development phase. In 2009 the project continued its risk reduction work while waiting for the findings and recommendations of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey, Astro2010, performed by the National Academy of Sciences, which would determine the project's future.On 13 August 2010, the Astro2010 Decadal Report was released and did not recommend that NASA continue the development of the SIM Lite Astrometric Observatory. This prompted NASA Astronomy and Physics Director, Jon Morse, to issue a letter on 24 September 2010 to the SIM Lite project manager, informing him that NASA was discontinuing its sponsorship of the SIM Lite mission and directing the project to discontinue Phase B activities immediately or as soon as practical. Accordingly, all SIM Lite activities were closed down by the end of calendar year 2010.