Sentences with phrase «effect on astronomy»

Not exact matches

«We've known for awhile that minor mergers can have visible effects on their host galaxies,» says David Law, an astrophysicist at the University of Toronto's Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, who did not contribute to the new study.

The simulation, which Balfour presented in June at the British Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomy Meeting, also showed that O - stars have unexpected effects on star formation.

Two research groups, led by Peter Gallagher of Trinity College Dublin and Gemma Kelly of the British Geological Survey (BGS), will this week (7 and 8 July) give presentations on the effects of the storm this week at the National Astronomy Meeting in Llandudno, Wales.

Two groups of researchers searching for extrasolar planets — planets orbiting stars other than our own sun — laid claim today to an astronomy milestone: photographing extrasolar planets directly, rather than inferring their presence through effects on their parent stars.

On January 10, 2006, astronomers using the infrared Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA) Array announced that Vega rotates so fast (at around 91 percent of its «break - up rate») that it is cooler as well as 23 percent wider along its equator than at its poles due to the gravitational effect of its «middle bulge» (NOAO press release; AAS 207 session summary); and Aufdenberg et al, 2006).

My research indicates that the Siberian peat moss, Arctic tundra, and methal hydrates (frozen methane at the bottom of the ocean) all have an excellent chance of melting and releasing their stored co2.Recent methane concentration figures also hit the news last week, and methane has increased after a long time being steady.The forests of north america are drying out and are very susceptible to massive insect infestations and wildfires, and the massive die offs - 25 % of total forests, have begun.And, the most recent stories on the Amazon forecast that with the change in rainfall patterns one third of the Amazon will dry and turn to grassland, thereby creating a domino cascade effect for the rest of the Amazon.With co2 levels risng faster now that the oceans have reached carrying capacity, the oceans having become also more acidic, and the looming threat of a North Atlanic current shutdown (note the recent terrible news on salinity upwelling levels off Greenland,) and the change in cold water upwellings, leading to far less biomass for the fish to feed upon, all lead to the conclusion we may not have to worry about NASA completing its inventory of near earth objects greater than 140 meters across by 2026 (Recent Benjamin Dean astronomy lecture here in San Francisco).

As a result, the study of these objects enables us to study the effects of extraordinarily intense magnetic fields on matter,» explains Dr. Morris L. Aizenman, Executive Officer in the Division of Astronomy at the National Science Foundation.

These professional societies also assist in identifying capable and visionary astronomers to meet the important challenges of working in short - and long - term positions at the federal agencies, particularly the NSF and NASA, where dedicated staff can have a significant effect on the progress of astronomy.

During the past decade, the shrinking opportunities for research grants in astronomy have had severe effects on the university research community and appear out of balance with respect to other divisions within the MPS.

The answer actually applies to many subjects studied in physics and deep - space astronomy — when you can't observe something directly, or you can't explain something you are seeing, you make educated guesses based on what you do see: the effect on other objects.

7th grade: The geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the Mayan civilization; landforms and climates of the Yucatan peninsula, and their effects on economies and development of urban societies; Mayan class structures, family life, warfare, religious beliefs and practices; and Mayan achievements in astronomy and mathematics.

Add to this that our understanding of the radiative effects of GH gases is based on masses of detailed data and is applied in many fields - Astronomy, Defence, Satellite observations of all types, Meteorology, even designing Micro-wave ovens - oh, and Climate Science.