... Explanation: This planet is only 16 light years away -- could it harbor life? ... An interesting coincidence, however, is that Gliese 832c receives just about the same average energy from its parent star as does the Earth. ... If Gliese 832c has an atmosphere like Earth, it may be a super-Earth undergoing strong seasons but capable of supporting life. ... The close 16-light year distance makes the Gliese 832 planetary system currently the nearest to Earth that could potentially support life. ...

... 2012 October 1 . Introducing Comet ISON . ... Explanation: Could this dim spot brighten into one of the brightest comets ever? ... Sky enthusiasts the world over are all abuzz , though, from the more optimistic speculations -- that the newly discovered C/2012 S1 (ISON) could develop a spectacular tail or briefly approach the brightness of the full Moon toward the end of 2013. Comet ISON currently is very faint but is just visible at magnitude 18 in the above image. ... About APOD | ...

... Planets . ... Earth Satellites . ... Looking in the direction of the constellation Cygnus the Swan and launched by NASA in 2009 is the Kepler Space Observatory.Many previous missions searching for exoplanets mainly detected large giant planets, like large hot Jupiters (it is easier to detect larger planets).However KeplerтАЩs main objective is to search for much smaller planets located in a habitable zone which is not too close nor too far from their star; planets which may be just like our Earth. ...

... An artificial comet holds secrets to Earths life . ... Astronomers recently discovered that Scholz's star passed close to the Sun 70,000 years ago. Wouldn't its gravity have sent Oort Cloud comets raining into the inner planets? ... COMETS | OORT CLOUD . Based on the number of long-period comets that enter the inner solar system, astronomers estimate there are probably trillions of them in the Oort Cloud. Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... Discover | ...

Next: Reducing 12-mm ATCA observations Up: Combining Mosaics and Single Previous: The Non-Linear Method - . Here we describe two ad hoc methods of combining single-dish and mosaic images. ... where and are the beam volumes of the synthesised mosaic beam and the single-dish beam respectively). ... If both the interferometer primary beam and the single-dish beam are gaussian forms with widths and respectively, then you will want to add a gaussian to the mosaic beam dataset which has a width . ...

... I normally begin by asking the class what they think would be different if the Moon didn't exist, or if the Sun were closer to Earth, or if a star exploded nearby. ... The winds would be much stronger. ... In using what-if questions in the classroom, it is worth bearing in mind that students extrapolating the effects of new scenarios will encounter two different situations: direct changes to the new version of Earth and indirect changes resulting from the direct changes. ...

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Blackholes Forum Message . Forums: . ... Alternative Idea . ... With the proposal of exotic super dense entities like quark stars and others including black holes, matter on the atomic level can, and most likely does, break down to its most simplist building blocks (photons, leptons, quarks, etc). ... www.astronomy.net . About Astronomy Net | ... Forum posts are Copyright their authors as specified in the heading above the post. "dbHTML," "AstroGuide," "ASTRONOMY.NET" & "VA.NET" . ...

Next: J.G. Doyle, Research Astronomer Up: Research Previous: C.J. Butler, Research Astronomer Contents . ... Research Highlights . ... John Chambers has refined and expanded an alternative scenario for the formation of the asteroid belt in collaboration with George Wetherill, Carnegie Institution of Washington, USA. Using numerical simulations on computers, they have shown how planets may have formed in the asteroid belt. ...

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... Главная . ... Новости . ... Проекты . Любителям астрономии . Проект ISON . ... Подробнее . ... Категория: Новости проекта ISON . ... Метки: Космический мусор ,љ Астероиды ,љ Гамма-всплески ,љ Любителям астрономии ,љ Кометы љ . ... Метки: Космический мусор ,љ Астероиды ,љ Любителям астрономии љ . ... Новости обсерваторий проекта] - Обсерватория Кубанского государственного университета от Иванов А - 09.04.2016 11:08:49 . ... 1999-2013 Copyright "Астрономия и Телескопостроение" . ...

Supernova 2009js in NGC 918 . This page is devoted to information on Supernova 2009js in NGC 918 . Basic information on this SN, including the last reported brightness, on this Supernova can be found on the main page . Information on the original web pages for many of these images can be found on the updates and links web pages. Discovered independently by Lick Observatory Supernova Search (USA) and Koichi Itagaki (Japan). ... 2009/10/11.44 . 17.2 . ... Joseph Brimacombe . ...

... Each day we feature a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. October 17, 1995 . Galaxy Dwingeloo 1 Emerges . ... Explanation: If you look closely at the center of the above photograph, you will see a spiral galaxy behind the field of stars. ... In fact, all the individually discernible stars in the above photograph are in our Galaxy. ... About APOD | ... NASA Technical Rep.: ...

... Observing . ... Solar Observing . ... April 3 (SUN) - Solar Observing, Central Park , Manhattan . ... APRIL'S SKY . ... Lecture Series at the American Museum of Natural History The Amateur Astronomers Association is proud to present an astronomy lecture series from October through May each year for our members and the .. ... The€аAmateur Astronomers Association of New York€аwas organized in 1927 to promote the study of Astronomy, emphasizing its cultural and inspirational value. ...

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Next: Introduction . ... A spike immunity method of digital integrating radiometer signals in the jamming environment is described. ... The purpose of the method is real-time signal processing, and the basic is an alternative selection of the least offset signal estimation using nonparametric "Nearest Neighbor" rule. ... The additive spike-like jam makes the "tails" of the distribution "heavier" which leads to different offsets for linear and rank mean estimation on the integrating interval. ...

... Print Mixed messages with work in progress about the universe Simon Grose DISRUPTIVE alternative views that anger a current orthodoxy, leave their proponents ostracised and intrigue the masses are part and parcel of science. ... Another correct alternative theory earned Western Australia's Barry Marshall and Robin Warren a Nobel Prize in 2005. ... Scepticism about global warming being caused by our fossil-fuelled emissions is headed the same way, but it's a journey yet to be completed. ...