Sentences with phrase «conducted by astronomers»

According to a survey conducted by astronomers at Cornell University, the Milky Way may be host to over 100 million planets hosting life beyond the microbial stage (Image: PHL at UPR Arecibo / NASA / Richard Wheeler @Zephyris)

This analysis is part of the MOSFIRE Deep Evolution Field (MOSDEF) survey, which is conducted by astronomers at UC Riverside, UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego.

A survey conducted by astronomers at Cornell University has taken into account the characteristics of 637 known exoplanets and elaborated a Biological Complexity Index (BCI) to assess the relative probability of finding complex life on them.

According to a survey conducted by astronomers at Cornell University, the Milky Way may be host to over 100 million planets hosting life beyond the microbial stage.

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«This is a very exciting discovery, found by scouring the new generation of wide - area, sensitive surveys astronomers are conducting using NASA's Wide - field Infrared Survey Explorer in orbit and ground - based telescopes in Chile and Hawaii,» said Daniel Stern of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.

To conduct the new study, the Hawaiian team, led by astronomer Istvan Szapudi, combined two large - scale observations of the cosmos that already had been completed: the cosmic microwave background (CMB), which represents the last, dying embers of the big bang, and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, which comprises images of millions of galaxies.

His research summary report outlined the research he had conducted and, as Lovell later described in his autobiography Astronomer by Chance, «by an analysis and argument that now seems tortuous» Lovell remained convinced that the echoes he was receiving on his radar equipment might be caused by high - energy cosmic ray particles.

A team of astronomers, led by Thomas Beatty of Pennsylvania State University, used the Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) to perform a spectroscopic study of the planet's atmosphere in the near - infrared and conducted the observation as the planet passed behind its parent star.

[17] A survey conducted by amateur astronomers discovered that 54 % of consumers would still want to «name a star» with a non-scientific star - naming company even though they have been warned or informed such naming is not recognized by the astronomical community.

While in residence, students will work in small teams supported by an undergraduate student mentor and an NRAO staff scientist (astronomer, physicist, engineer, etc.) to conduct research by observing the universe with a 40 - foot diameter radio telescope.