Articles related to "Radio Astronomy"
Antony Hewish - Pulsars and the Phased-Array Antenna
Antony Hewish has always been at the center of radio astronomy. He built the phased array attenna that helped find the first pulsar. For his work, he shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1974
hewish • jocelyn bell • radio astronomy • phased array attenna • pulsar
Antony Hewish has always been at the center of radio astronomy. He built the phased array attenna that helped find the first pulsar. For his work, he shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1974
hewish • jocelyn bell • radio astronomy • phased array attenna • pulsar
Astronomy of a Different Color: New Wavelengths Open New Windows
wavelengths • radio astronomy • ultraviolet astronomy • infrared astronomy • opttical wavelengths
wavelengths • radio astronomy • ultraviolet astronomy • infrared astronomy • opttical wavelengths
Jansky's Early Radio Astronomy
Bell labs assigned Karl Jansky an applied project in telephone communications, but he made the fundamental discovery of radio waves from the core of the Milky Way.
karl jansky • radio astronomy • bell labs • shortwave radio receiver • milky way radio waves
Bell labs assigned Karl Jansky an applied project in telephone communications, but he made the fundamental discovery of radio waves from the core of the Milky Way.
karl jansky • radio astronomy • bell labs • shortwave radio receiver • milky way radio waves
Radio Astronomy
Instead of optical telescopes, astronomers use antennas and computers to study the Universe at wavelengths invisible to the human eye. So, how does that work?
electromagnetic spectrum • national radio astronomy observatory • radio waves • visible light • radio telescopes
Instead of optical telescopes, astronomers use antennas and computers to study the Universe at wavelengths invisible to the human eye. So, how does that work?
electromagnetic spectrum • national radio astronomy observatory • radio waves • visible light • radio telescopes
Susan Jocelyn Bell-Burnell - Radio, Gamma Ray, X-ray, Infrared Waves from the Stars
S. Jocelyn Bell was a failure at age eleven, went on to attain a Ph.D. in astronomy and discover the first four pulsars.
bell-burnell • pulsar • radio astronomy • gamma ray astronomy • x-ray astronomy
S. Jocelyn Bell was a failure at age eleven, went on to attain a Ph.D. in astronomy and discover the first four pulsars.
bell-burnell • pulsar • radio astronomy • gamma ray astronomy • x-ray astronomy
What is Radio Astronomy?
In addition to visible light, astronomers study radio waves from the Sun, planets, stars, galaxies, and other celestial objects.
radio astronomy • electromagnetic waves • telescopes • reflector telescope • karl jansky
In addition to visible light, astronomers study radio waves from the Sun, planets, stars, galaxies, and other celestial objects.
radio astronomy • electromagnetic waves • telescopes • reflector telescope • karl jansky
Karl Guthe Jansky
The life story of Karl Jansky, who discovered the first radio waves of celestial origin in the 1930s while working for Bell labs.
karl jansky • radio astronomy • bell labs • shortwave radio receiver • milky way radio waves
The life story of Karl Jansky, who discovered the first radio waves of celestial origin in the 1930s while working for Bell labs.
karl jansky • radio astronomy • bell labs • shortwave radio receiver • milky way radio waves
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
SETI, or the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, is the collective name for a number of on-going projects dedicated to the search for extraterrestrial life.
search for extraterrestrial intelligence • seti • frank drake • frank drake first seti search • tau ceti
SETI, or the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, is the collective name for a number of on-going projects dedicated to the search for extraterrestrial life.
search for extraterrestrial intelligence • seti • frank drake • frank drake first seti search • tau ceti
How to See a Black Hole
How do astronomers see black holes? Less paradoxical than it appears but still extraordinary, telescope teams around the world are uncovering the heart of the Milky Way.
black holes • very long baseline inferometry • radio astronomy • relativity • telescopes
How do astronomers see black holes? Less paradoxical than it appears but still extraordinary, telescope teams around the world are uncovering the heart of the Milky Way.
black holes • very long baseline inferometry • radio astronomy • relativity • telescopes
Invisible Astronomy
In addition to visible light, astronomers use ultraviolet, infrared, radio waves, X-rays and gamma rays to study planets, stars, galaxies, and other celestial objects.
radio astronomy • electromagnetic spectrum • electromagnetic waves • infrared telescopes • ultraviolet telescope
In addition to visible light, astronomers use ultraviolet, infrared, radio waves, X-rays and gamma rays to study planets, stars, galaxies, and other celestial objects.
radio astronomy • electromagnetic spectrum • electromagnetic waves • infrared telescopes • ultraviolet telescope
Riccardo Giacconi - The Executive Astronomer
The 2003 co-recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physics was Riccardo Giacconi, current president of the Associated Universities Incorporated, and an internationally reknown astronomer credited with locating the first cosmic source of X-rays.
giacconi • stsci • uhuru • hubble • skylab
The 2003 co-recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physics was Riccardo Giacconi, current president of the Associated Universities Incorporated, and an internationally reknown astronomer credited with locating the first cosmic source of X-rays.
giacconi • stsci • uhuru • hubble • skylab
Analyzing Astronomical Data Can Drive You (to) AIPS!
This article discusses AIPS, a scientific visualization software package for radio telescopy.
This article discusses AIPS, a scientific visualization software package for radio telescopy.
A Collision of Galaxies
A vast cloud of gas, perhaps big enough to be a galaxy in its own right, is colliding with the outer edges of the Milky Way.
smith’s cloud • dark galaxies • milky way • galaxies collide • galactic collision
A vast cloud of gas, perhaps big enough to be a galaxy in its own right, is colliding with the outer edges of the Milky Way.
smith’s cloud • dark galaxies • milky way • galaxies collide • galactic collision
Science and Theme in ID4 and The Arrival
No better examples of how Hollywood can both utterly botch and elegantly propound one of science fiction's oldest tropes than in 1996's Independence Day and The Arrival.
id4 • arrival • attackers • sky-based • roswell
No better examples of how Hollywood can both utterly botch and elegantly propound one of science fiction's oldest tropes than in 1996's Independence Day and The Arrival.
id4 • arrival • attackers • sky-based • roswell
The Drake Equation
The Drake Equation is used to estimate the number of intelligent civilisations in the Milky Way galaxy, based upon several estimated terms.
the drake equation • intelligent life in the galaxy • frank drake • the search for extraterrestrial intelligence • alien civilisations
The Drake Equation is used to estimate the number of intelligent civilisations in the Milky Way galaxy, based upon several estimated terms.
the drake equation • intelligent life in the galaxy • frank drake • the search for extraterrestrial intelligence • alien civilisations
Cities in the Sky
<b><i>The</i></b> plan. Well, OK, <b>a</b> plan.
space development • politics • moon mining • space studies • trojan orbit
<b><i>The</i></b> plan. Well, OK, <b>a</b> plan.
space development • politics • moon mining • space studies • trojan orbit
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