1. NASA - Astronaut Biographies
The nasa.gov site requires that JavaScripts be enabled in your browser. ... Contact NASA . ... The term "astronaut" derives from the Greek words meaning "space sailor," and refers to all who have been launched as crew members aboard NASA spacecraft bound for orbit and beyond. Since the inception of NASA's human space flight program, we have also maintained the term "astronaut" as the title for those selected to join the NASA corps of astronauts who make "space sailing" their career profession. ...
2. Impact Hazard
... Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, +44 (0)28 3752 2928 . ... Risks Comparable to NEOs . ... The Increasing Rate of Discovery of Asteroids . ... Comet and Asteroid Collision Probabilities . ... Extreme albedo comets and the impact hazard (PDF Format) . ... Asteroid Impact Animations . ... Workshop on Scientific Requirements for Mitigation of Hazardous Comets and Asteroids - 2002 . ... The Spaceguard Survey Report, 1992 (PDF) . Tsunami from Asteroid/Comet Impacts . ...
3. Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy: Bitesize Astronomy
... Bad Astronomy . ... Bitesize Astronomy . ... Bad Astro Store . ... Slacker Astronomy . ... Keep Bad Astronomy close to your heart, and help make me filthy rich. ... Life Under the Moon . ... Seeing Jupiter's Moons . ... Time Zones and the Spherical Earth . A Companion to the Earth? ... December 19, 1999) . ... Big Moon, Little Moon . ... How Big is the Moon? ... 14, 2000) . ... 2008 Phil Plait. ... Subscribe to the Bad Astronomy Newsletter! Talk about Bad Astronomy on the BA Bulletin Board! ...
4. http://scan.sai.msu.ru/lk/
Please enter the lightcurve file name and period search parameters: . Lightcurve file: . ... Apply the Heliocentric correction and convert all dates to Terrestrial Time (TT)? ... Also, the Heliocentric correction cannot be applied to such lightcurves. ... This period search service is also available at the mirror sites: Mirror 1 , Mirror 2 , Mirror 3 , Mirror 4 . You may download the latest source code distribution and install the period search service at your own web server. ...
5. Atlas of Monte Carlo Models of Dust Extinction in Galaxies
... Abstract: We present an extensive study of the radiative transfer in dusty galaxies based on Monte Carlo simulations. ... We have explored the dependence of A_l on a conspicuous set of quantities (Hubble type, inclination, dust optical thickness, dust distribution and extinction properties) for a large wavelength interval, ranging from 1250A to the K band, thus finally providing a comprehensive atlas of dust extinction in galaxies, which is electronically available. ... S04_MD20[ att , abs ] . ...
6. Heliophysics, Internal structure and seismology
This home page belongs to small group of scientists working at . Sternberg Astronomical Institute which is a part of Moscow State University . ... Электронная библиотека научно-технической и художественной литературы (доступна только из ГАИШ) . ... Local staff . Dr. Edward Kononovich (konon -at- sai.msu.ru), Associate Professor . ... Dr. Sergey Ayukov (asv -at- sai.msu.ru), Research Fellow, Webmaster of the group . ... Joint seminar of Solar Studies Structure Group and Solar Photometry Group . ...
7. A Search for Variable Stars based on the HST-Fine Guidance Sensor Photometry
... A time series analysis is applied to the photometric data obtained by the HST Fine Guidance Sensors (FGS), in order to discover new variable stars and to derive information about microvariability of a large sample of objects. ... Our project is based on a time series analysis of all data sets recorded by the FGSs in order to detect variability among the used Guide Stars. ... Based on ESO 1.5m Danish DFOSC photometry, we have verified variability for three Guide Stars. ...
8. People
... English astronomer and mathematician. ... American astronomer. ... Bond, William Cranch 1789-1859 . ... At the observatory, he studied Saturn and (with William Lassell ) discovered its moon Hyperion . ... Polish astronomer who advanced the heliocentric theory that the earth and other planets revolve around the Sun. ... Galileo Galilei 1564-1642 . ... Van Allen discovered the Earth's radiation belts, which now bear his name, with an instrument aboard the first successful American satellite, Explorer...
9. Samantha Thompson - Research
... Research . ... Past and present projects and other research activities . ... These projects range from: the end-to-end systems modelling, design and commissioning of an optical to near-infra-red stellar coronagraph at the William Herschel Telescope, a European Space Agency design study into fold-out large aperture space telescopes, prototyping 'Smart' X-ray mirrors for next generation X-ray telescopes and R into future adaptive optics. ... OSCA - an Optimised Stellar Coronagraph for Adaptive optics ...
10. Step 2: Rms-based flagging
... ATNF Home . ... About ATNF overview . ... Australia Telescope Steering Committee . ... Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder . Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory . ... Parkes radio telescope . Australia Telescope Compact Array . Mopra radio telescope . ... Visiting Parkes radio telescope . Visiting Australia Telescope Compact Array . ... Parkes radio telescope webcam . ... Next: Step 3: Postprocessing to Up: How Pieflag works Previous: Step 1: Amplitude-based flagging . ...
11. LSSS - Studies
... STUDIES . ... Studies . Investigations of atomic and electronic structure of rare earth metal compounds (manganites, palladosilicides); . Fabrication of low-dimensional systems of metallic and semiconducting nanoobjects on the base of synthetic opal matrixes (1—10 layers of close packed SiO2 spheres), studies of their atomic and electronic structures and transport properties; . ... Development of ultra high vacuum low temperature scanning tunneling microscope working at high magnetic fields; . ...
12. Area of scientific investigations
... Research of an atmosphere of the Earth and other planets of Solar system by optical methods . ... The long-term experience of study of atmospheres of planets of Solar system in a department of physics of planets has defined directions and methods of researches spent for laboratory . ... The tasks of laboratory are researches by optical methods of structure of a Terrestrial atmosphere, namely study of spectra of absorption of its compound radiation of natural and artificial sources. ...
13. Ground-based detection of super-Earth transit paves way to remote sensing of
... exoplanets . ... Ground-based detection of super-Earth transit paves way to remote sensing of small exoplanets . ... The transit of exoplanet 55 Cancri e is the shallowest detected from the ground yet, and the success bodes well for characterizing the many small planets that upcoming space missions are expected to discover in the next few years. ... Until now, the transits of only one other super-Earth, GJ 1214b circling a red dwarf, had been observed with ground-based telescopes. ...
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