Sentences with phrase «field of astronomy»

The search for these planets is now a large field of astronomy.

Many fields of astronomy will be transformed by its capabilities; none will remain entirely untouched.

For one, the love of the stars was motivation to tackle the tough field of astronomy.

The Green Bank Telescope (GBT) Single Dish Training Workshop will provide students, post-docs, and experts in other fields of astronomy with both knowledge and practical experience of the techniques and applications of single - dish radio astronomy using the GBT as the primary example.

Physicists anticipate that LIGO will spark an entirely new field of astronomy, in which scientists survey the universe by feeling for its tremors.

There were afterwards several notable Catholics working in the scientific fields of astronomy (Copernicus, Galileo, Cassini), physics (Fr.

Several PhD students and one MSc student from Ghana have received SKA SA bursaries to pursue further education in various fields of astronomy and engineering while the Royal Society has awarded funding in collaboration with Leeds University to train two PhDs and 60 young aspiring scientists in the field of astrophysics.

I can point out copious examples in my own field of astronomy where papers get published about all manners of against - the - mainstream thinking, some of which come to conclusions that, in my opinion, are clearly wrong.

Exoplanet hunting has become a dedicated field of astronomy ever since 1995 when European astronomers Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz discovered a planet outside of...

We welcome debate as it leads to our continued growth in knowledge in exoplanet science and in other fields of astronomy.»

«We've created a new field of astronomy,» says Ryan Foley of the University of California, Santa Cruz, who led the optical discovery team.

On 4 January, the American Astronomical Society awarded its George Van Biesbroeck Prize to the Jesuit priest Fr George Coyne, for his work in the field of astronomy.

Livingstone made remarkable contribution to both missionary activity and to the field of astronomy and geography.

So, what exactly was it about the idea of a trip to the Moon that captured the imaginations of a second century satirist, a giant in the field of astronomy, a French poet and a Belgian storyteller alike?

The key to Sky's success and its impact on the field of astronomy is the software's ability to provide an easy - to - use interface that satisfies Internet users» insatiable appetite for new information.

► «The field of astronomy has been reeling since one of its most prominent members, exoplanet pioneer Geoff Marcy, was found guilty of sexually harassing female students at the University of California, Berkeley, over a decade,» Daniel Clery wrote at ScienceInsider on Wednesday.

The affair has, however, galvanized the field of astronomy into tackling the issue.

Indeed, before World War II, the field of astronomy in the United States was largely privately funded, with major optical instruments constructed and operated by universities or a consortium of universities, using endowments from private foundations.

The Hubble space telescope launched all the way back in April 24, 1990, and since then, it's done so much for the field of astronomy...

To secure such enormous amount of money for construction of ALMA from the national budget, efforts were needed to reduce research budgets allocated to other science projects not limited to the field of astronomy.

«The Keck Foundation is pleased to make this award to the Keck Observatory in recognition of its outstanding work in the field of astronomy.»

«As new centers of excellence in China's growing research enterprise, each will contribute in important ways to developments in the fields of astronomy and astrophysics and theoretical physics, both in China and worldwide through their linkages with other Kavli Institutes.»

And so Wright and others are developing a new field of astronomy.

It was exactly this kind of lecture that fueled Rhee's own interest in the field of astronomy when he was a teenager.

The SKA will reveal the dawn of galaxy formation, as well as many other new discoveries in all fields of astronomy.

But these instruments also open new windows in other fields of astronomy: For instance, on 17 August 2017, LIGO found gravitational waves from a rare neutron star merger.

This is an exciting time in the fields of astronomy and astrophysics.

It is thanks to this legacy that modern Canadian astronomers have garnered a world - class reputation in the field of astronomy.

Astronomy education research can and should be subject to the same criteria for evaluation (papers published, grants, etc.) as research in other fields of astronomy.

Through the generous support of Rob and Terry Ryan since 2006, the W. M. Keck Observatory each year hosts a handful of leading scientists and engineers in the field of astronomy to share the latest breakthroughs with a very interested audience.

They work in ALL fields of astronomy, including the study of planets, of stars and of the Universe as a whole.

The Amateur Achievement Award of the ASP, given yearly since 1979, is designed to recognize significant contributions to astronomy or amateur astronomy by those not employed in the field of astronomy in a professional capacity.

The field of astronomy continues to attract scientists, and Ph.D. production is up.

When operational, TMT will provide new observational opportunities in essentially every field of astronomy and astrophysics.

Teske is keenly aware that in her field of astronomy, many fewer women than men end up in theory - heavy or instrumentation - based research tracks.

Diving deep into the field of astronomy, Sobel shares the stories of the educated, talented, and determined women who sought careers studying the stars in the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries.

Whist the Sphinx Observatory research facility, which conducts research in the fields of astronomy, meteorology and air quality, is not open to the public the superb observation terrace that entirely surrounds the building is, allowing visitors to obtain breath - taking 360 degree views of this mountainous winter wonderland.

The show examines the role of women's labor in the history of the fields of astronomy and ballistics and their contributions to the practices of observation, data collection and computation.

Physicist Swimme and cultural historian Berry here examine and synthesize a vast body of knowledge and hypothesis from the fields of astronomy, physics, biology, anthropology, and history.