Sentences with phrase «advancing astronomical research»

For over 60 years, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has played a significant role in advancing astronomical research.

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The report assesses advances made since the US's 2010 decadal survey, a wish list that the astronomical community releases every 10 years to identify research priorities.

It was created to conduct astronomical research, to assist in the advanced education of university students, and to stimulate the public's interest in astronomy.

Recommendation: Given the research indicating that the GRE and PGRE are poor predictors of graduate student success, that their use in graduate admissions has a particularly negative impact on underrepresented groups, and that they represent a financial burden for many students in pursuing advanced degrees in the astronomical sciences, the AAS recommends that graduate programs eliminate or make optional the GRE and PGRE as metrics of evaluation for graduate applicants.

Although the United States has been a world leader in astronomical research during much of the 20th century, other countries have advanced rapidly, so that in some cases their facilities are competitive with — and for some purposes, even superior to — U.S. facilities in optical ground - based astronomy.1 The United States can benefit from international collaboration, but only if it brings world - class capabilities to the collaboration.

AURA's role is to establish, nurture, and promote public observatories and facilities that advance innovative astronomical research.

NSO advances our knowledge of the Sun — both as an astronomical object and as the dominant external influence on Earth — by providing forefront observational opportunities to the research community.