Sentences with phrase «study celestial objects»

For the first time ever, it was possible to study celestial objects thousands of time paler than anything recorded on even the most sensitive photographic plates, putting a whole new face on the Universe.

The crude lunar map he sketched from his observations dates him as the earliest person known to have used a telescope to study a celestial object, beating Galileo Galilei by nearly four months.

Not exact matches

And launching it later than 2025 would cut back on the mission's chance to overlap with the JWST and find rare celestial objects that that telescope could then study in detail.

Radio astronomy is the study of celestial objects that give off radio waves.

The new study marks an important development in our ability to assess the habitability of distant celestial objects, while setting the stage for future missions.

These struts block some of the surface of the dish, scattering some of the incoming radio waves from celestial objects under study.

It has also sent research craft to study planets and other celestial objects in our solar system, including Pluto.

This will ensure the GBT clearer reception of radio waves from distant galaxies and the other celestial objects it will study.

Reminiscent of objects used to study outer space, such as radio satellite dishes, the installation draws on Cameron - Weir's interest in reinterpreting the Globe of Death in dialogue with natural forms, and celestial or otherworldly concepts.