News tagged with astronomical observatory
China Joins Thirty Meter Telescope Project
Nov 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) has joined the Thirty Meter Telescope Project (TMT). As an Observer, China will participate in planning the ...
The discovery of new Earths is imminent, UD astronomer says
Sep 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Harry Shipman, Annie Jump Cannon Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Delaware, told the audience for his lecture, “Seeking New Planets,” on Saturday evening, Sept. 26, ...
ALMA telescope reaches new heights
Sep 23, 2009 |
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The ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) astronomical observatory took another step forward and upward, as one of its state-of-the-art antennas was carried for the first time to Chile's 16,500-foot-high ...
World's observatories watching 'cool' star
May 15, 2009 |
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The Whole Earth Telescope (WET), a worldwide network of observatories coordinated by the University of Delaware, is synchronizing its lenses to provide round-the-clock coverage of a cooling star. As the star ...
Major milestone: First two ALMA telescope antennas linked
May 06, 2009 |
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On 30 April, the team observed the first "interferometric fringes" of an astronomical source by linking two 12-metre diameter ALMA antennas, together with the other critical parts of the system. Mars was chosen ...
Astronomers from Princeton and Japan unite to explore the universe, near and far
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 15, 2009 |
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Scientists from Princeton University and the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) have agreed to collaborate over the next 10 years, using new instrumentation on the Hawaii-based Subaru Telescope ...
