| 单词 | astronomy |
| 例句 | It’s time to go back to the sixteenth century and pick up the threads of the developments in astronomy and the mechanical sciences which followed on from the work of Copernicus. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z But the line from Vesalius to Harvey is so clear that it makes more sense to follow it to its logical conclusion now, before returning to the development of astronomy in the sixteenth century. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z He must have realized from the beginning that if Venus did have phases, the nature of them would establish whether Ptolemaic astronomy was well founded or not. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Not that Halley seemed to care much about the prospects for his career in astronomy at this time. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z We’d learned about astronomy: stuff like gravity, sound waves, and space warps. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Indeed, Kepler gave the printing press a prominent place in the frontispiece to the Rudolphine tables, which celebrated the progress of astronomy from the ancient world to the modern era. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The Sisters were skilled in all known languages, astronomy, the art of poisons, dance, metallurgy, martial arts, decoupage, and the finer points of assassinry. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The high point in indigenous Chinese astronomy occurred around 1280, with the work of Kuo Shou-ching, who used an observational baseline of 1,500 years and improved both astronomical instruments and mathematical techniques for computation. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As the mathematicians turned their attention from observation to experiment, from astronomy to physics, they found they required a new set of intellectual tools, a new language. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Lowell dabbled in astronomy as a young man, went to Harvard, secured a semi-official diplomatic appointment to Korea, and otherwise engaged in the usual pursuits of the wealthy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, not only in astronomy but in other realms of inquiry, notably mechanical technology and medicine, the ancients seem almost perverse in their aversion to stumbling on the truth. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Daniel Bernoulli published on astronomy as well as probability. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And twenty-three-year-old Orson Welles as the middle-aged astronomy professor facing the end of civilization...on the night America was spooked. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z When he finally was convinced he had interested us in astronomy, Dad started a new series of wall paintings dealings with stars. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he studied everything he could find on astronomy over again. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘But since these, astronomy and natural philosophy in general have, for so little time, been extraordinarily advanced...Natural Philosophy is therefore but young.’ The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Melanchthon’s introduction praised astronomy as the study of God’s handiwork, but it also went on to provide an elaborate defence of astrology. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z After Galileo applied the telescope to astronomy and news of his discoveries spread, Kepler developed his ideas about optics to explain how the telescope works. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z This theory, like Huygens’s theory of oscillating systems, grew out of a piece of practical work connected with astronomy. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Such instruments, however well constructed, could not make sufficiently exact measurements or calculations to test the limits of Ptolemaic astronomy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The mapping of the moon, beginning with van Langren in 1645, provided a crucial precedent for eponymic naming, helping to transfer it from geography to astronomy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z We define an advanced civilization as one capable of radio astronomy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z At such a rate, we will reach it in ten billion years, and extragalactic astronomy will then be a great deal easier. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They are reputed to be well versed in magical healing, divination, archery and astronomy. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Philosophy tells us that the universe consists of concentric spheres; the actual patterns made by the planets as they move through the heavens is a subject for astronomy, which is a sub-branch of mathematics. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In a millennium or less, a comparatively short time, they invented their own writing, astronomy, and mathematics, including the zero. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Galileo’s first venture into astronomy was to insist that parallax measurements proved that the nova of 1604 was in the heavens, and this was still an argument of fundamental importance to him in 1632. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He was clearly a rising star of astronomy. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Count Mallevant said, “I understand there is a scholar aboard this American ship—who is interested in astronomy. A very great scholar who has discovered a new way to work lunars.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z His new astronomy had certain evident advantages over the established astronomy of Ptolemy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Take the language-game represented by Ptolemaic astronomy; that game ceased to be possible when the telescope showed that Venus has a full set of phases. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The deep antiquity of the Babylonian tradition is somewhat exaggerated, however: their most impressive work in mathematical astronomy dates after 300, roughly contemporaneous with developments in the Hellenistic world. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z I’m propped on my bed drawing Brian, who’s a few feet away at my desk watching a meteor shower on some astronomy site he’s addicted to. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Kirk and Spock had much in common, e.g., their interest in astronomy and their concern for the ship and its crew. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But then she noticed that in all the things she learned at the Tower—about astronomy and botany and mechanics and mathematics and vulcanology—not once was the Witch mentioned. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z To listeners uninterested in astronomy, the interview promises to be dry. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z He, like virtually all the others, worked in more than one field: he published on monetary reform as well as astronomy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z When Tycho became more knowledgeable about astronomy, though, he realized that the accuracy with which men seemed to ‘know the positions of the stars’ was much less impressive than he had thought at first. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Similar ones apply to other historical subjects whose place among the natural sciences is nevertheless secure, including astronomy, climatology, ecology, evolutionary biology, geology, and paleontology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Copernicus tells us that he engaged in a systematic programme of reading as he struggled with the formulation of his new astronomy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Like most ancient peoples, the Greeks were stargazers, and the Babylonians were the first masters of astronomy: they had learned how to predict eclipses. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Very good. I’ll take up astronomy in my old age. Where will it lead me?” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Kepler, on the other hand, lectured on astronomy in schools, published extensively and often at his own expense, and wrote science fiction, which was certainly not intended primarily for his scientific peers. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He was knowledgeable in all the sciences: botany, astronomy, psychology, anatomy, alchemy, geology, chemistry.... The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Clio was Muse of history, Urania of astronomy, Melpomene of tragedy, Thalia of comedy, Terpsichore of the dance, Calliope of epic poetry, Erato of love-poetry, Polyhymnia of songs to the gods, Euterpe of lyric poetry. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I barely understood half the lines in Paradise Lost, but I'd learned astronomy. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The five women took classes in astronomy and aeronautics. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z If we were to receive a radio message we would know that there would be at the very least one thing we could talk about: radio astronomy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z This was a reasonable view, since they were the only tools needed for Copernican astronomy and for Galileo’s two new sciences, the science of projectiles and the science of load-bearing structures. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Any society still more backward would not have radio astronomy at all. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Galileo now rushed to publish his discoveries, which transformed astronomy in the space of a few months—the time it took for others to acquire telescopes with which they could corroborate his findings. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z As precision of measurement improved, records had to be kept, so astronomy encouraged observation and mathematics and the development of writing. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Why not Mayan and Aztec societies, which were accomplished in astronomy and captivated, as the Indians were, by large numbers? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z This, Evans told me, was a star in a constellation called Fornax from a galaxy known to astronomy as NGC1365. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z In last year’s astronomy course, girls would often giggle and ask Mr. Roberts any asinine question they could just so he’d speak to them. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z What matters for present purposes is Montaigne’s rejection not of the practical knowledge, of wine-making and bread-baking, of his day, but of the learned knowledge, of medicine, geography, astronomy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z We learned about astronomy, about electricity, biology and mathematics, about music and art. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z That Jupiter is a source of radio emission was discovered accidentally in the 1950’s, the early days of radio astronomy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The challenge now is to develop human history as a science, on a par with acknowledged historical sciences such as astronomy, geology, and evolutionary biology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The observatory was christened Uraniborg, after Urania, the Muse of astronomy, and over the years developed into a major scientific institution with observing galleries, library and studies. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z But his great academic love was still astronomy. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The evidence is clear: Ptolemaic astronomy was unaffected by Copernicus; it went into crisis with the new star of 1572, but by the end of the sixteenth century it had fully recovered. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It was little more than drudgery by another name, but it was as close as women could get to real astronomy at Harvard–or indeed pretty much anywhere–in those days. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Only afterward do they discover that the portal is not in its original location, and may have had nothing to do with astronomy or calendars. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Distances of seventy- five light-years or less are very small compared to other distances in astronomy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When he adds Wexford-Smythe University, we get pictures of a tree-lined campus and the course syllabus for their infrared astronomy program. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Especially because we, new to radio astronomy, must be comparatively backward, and the transmitting civilization advanced, it makes more sense for us to listen than to send. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z That seminal event in astronomy was largely to the credit of the astronomer Percival Lowell. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Thomas Hobbes, writing in 1655, thought that there was no astronomy worth the name before Copernicus, no physics before Galileo, no physiology before William Harvey. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The Earth has harbored a technical civilization characterized by radio astronomy for only a few decades out of a lifetime of a few billion years. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of our most powerful sources are radar transmitters; a few are used for radar astronomy, to probe with radio fingers the surfaces of the nearby planets. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Altogether, the abstract was, in the words of Caltech astrophysicist Kip S. Thorne, "one of the most prescient documents in the history of physics and astronomy." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z We studied astronomy, aerodynamics, rocket propulsion, meteorology, guidance and navigation, and digital computers—to name just a few. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z By 1588 astronomy had become concerned with the organization of the heavens in three dimensions, not just in two. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Barry and Jay had found the name in an astronomy book in the library. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z Arabic astronomy was highly sophisticated, and at least the equal of any Western astronomy until Copernicus—indeed, Copernicus may well have used technical solutions devised by Arab astronomers. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z We have been spoiled by artists’ renderings into imagining a clarity of resolution that doesn’t exist in actual astronomy. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Proclus credits Pythagoras, for example, with discovering the theorem we now call Pythagoras’s theorem, and Menelaus the theorem that is the mathematical foundation for Ptolemaic astronomy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z When they more or less gave birth to the systematic education of young people, it is worth noting that their first compulsory seven subjects were grammar, rhetoric, logic, maths, geometry, astronomy and music. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z It underpinned the more difficult “quadrivium”—arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy— that students went on to learn; all seven subjects taken in toto being the so-called liberal arts. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z In sad contrast to the story of Pericles calmly explaining away an eclipse to a frightened sailor, the teaching of scientific astronomy was banned outright in Athens around 432. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Next to motion study and astronomy, photography was the science nearest to Dad’s heart. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Thales brought back from Babylon and Egypt the seeds of the new sciences of astronomy and geometry, sciences that would sprout and grow in the fertile soil of Ionia. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Moreover, Digges was not an insignificant figure in the new astronomy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In all his published work, Copernicus made no mention of astrology—but nor is there anything to suggest that he would have disputed the standard view, that astronomy existed to make astrology possible. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Ptolemy had based his astronomy on measurements, just as Kepler did. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Thus Gilbert made magnetic experiments relevant to a well-established branch of natural knowledge, astronomy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Some of that language—hypotheses and theories—came from astronomy; some of it—facts, and later evidence—came from the law. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The figures on the cornice symbolize the mathematical sciences, with Urania, the muse of astronomy, in the centre. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But Luna’s favorite books were the ones about astronomy—the moon, especially. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z We have seen already that the two-spheres theory could not survive the discovery of America; now we find that traditional Ptolemaic astronomy could not survive the discovery of the phases of Venus. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Many historians also credit him with at least one noteworthy contribution to astronomy—namely a universal model that put the planets in orbit around the sun, which in turn revolved around the earth. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z From this evidence it would appear that it was the telescope that killed off Ptolemaic astronomy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Galileo contributed to physics and astronomy, while teaching fortification and optics. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The surface temperatures on Venus, as deduced from radio astronomy and confirmed by direct spacecraft measurements, are around 480°C or 900°F, hotter than the hottest household oven. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z For an example of a trivial sense, suppose the defenders of Ptolemaic astronomy had responded to the threat posed by Copernicanism by simply renaming the sun ‘the earth’, and the earth ‘the sun’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In radar astronomy, radio waves are transmitted by a telescope on Earth, strike, say, that hemisphere of Venus that happens to be facing the Earth, and bounce back. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It is now generally regarded as a much more important marker of the beginning of modern astronomy than the publication of Copernicus’s On the Revolutions. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Strictly speaking, Brahe and Kepler weren’t quite the last mystics—but they certainly were, in astronomy at least, transitional figures between the mysticism of the Ancients and the science of Galileo and his successors. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z In the 1960s, however, interest in the large-scale problems of astronomy and cosmology was revived by a great increase in the number and range of astronomical observations brought about by the application of modern technology. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In contemporary Western society, buying a magazine on astrology—at a newsstand, say—is easy; it is much harder to find one on astronomy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In astronomy this is true; but in all the other fields of scientific enquiry the word consolidates a conceptual revolution. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He retired to Manchester, Vermont, where he pursued such hobbies as astronomy. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z It has been responsible for major advances in astronomy, physics, biology, anthropology, economics and politics. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And one pleasant summer afternoon, deep in the interstices of one of his interminable lectures, he was visited by a revelation that was to alter radically the future of astronomy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Ptolemaeus’s epochal influence has had the effect of making ancient astronomy seem, to us, a lot less diverse than it was. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z The Olmec, Maya, and other Mesoamerican societies were world pioneers in mathematics and astronomy—but they did not use the wheel. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Although training to become a priest, the courses Kepler was required to attend in his first two years at Tübingen included mathematics, physics and astronomy, in all of which he was an outstanding pupil. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z At first, these regularities and laws were obvious only in astronomy and a few other situations. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z During the peak of ancient astronomy, Greek astronomical tables regularly employed zero; its symbol was the lowercase omicron, o, which looks very much like our modern-day zero, though it’s probably a coincidence. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z You can save the appearances with Ptolemaic astronomy. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Historians of astronomy trade insults on the question of whether there are equants in Copernicus or not; the answer is that there are no equants, but there are mechanisms designed to replicate equants. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But a Venus with phases is perfectly compatible with Ptolemaic astronomy; what isn’t is a Venus whose phases go from crescent to full: such a Venus must be in orbit around the sun. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Here was a community of scholars, exploring physics, literature, medicine, astronomy, geography, philosophy, mathematics, biology and engineering. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They also had a sophisticated system of astronomy; like the Greeks, they tried to calculate the distance to the sun. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Kepler was worried about such tiny numbers because he had a quite different understanding of astronomy from anyone before him. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Very little is known about his life, but among the works he left for posterity there was a great summary of astronomy, based on 500 years of Greek astronomical and cosmological thinking. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z In astronomy, this process really gets under way with Tycho Brahe; in physics, with Pascal. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Having cleared the stable of astronomy of circles and spirals, he was left, he said, with “only a single cartful of dung,” a stretched-out circle something like an oval. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z This was to become the standard textbook in advanced astronomy for the whole of the sixteenth century, and in it Peuerbach and Regiomontanus did not hesitate to criticize Ptolemy for his errors. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z That Babylonian astronomy was not the only eastern influence on Anaximander is suggested by correspondences between his model and certain elements of native Persian religion, such as those preserved in Zoroastrianism. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z There was much more to Copernican astronomy, for those with eyes to see, than the simple claim that the Earth orbits around the Sun. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z At Guardian Angels we’d started hanging out, talking about space and astronomy. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z As a result, the first meeting of the two men who were between them to lay the foundations of scientific astronomy took place at Benatky Castle on 4 February 1600. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z It is generally thought that Chinese astronomy thereafter underwent a steep decline. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It amounted to a defence of Aristotle against the new astronomy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In Ptolemy’s time the distinction between astronomy and astrology was not clear. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Proper naked-eye observations of novae and comets could produce results incompatible with celestial-sphere astronomy, but these results were irrelevant to planetary predictions. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Why did people all over the world make such an effort to learn astronomy? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The almost full moon was descending in the sky, so it had to be past midnight, Tally remembered from astronomy. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Honestly, I thought he was making most of them up until I looked in an astronomy book at the public library. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Supported by the Church through the Dark Ages, Ptolemy’s model helped prevent the advance of astronomy for a millennium. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Telescopic astronomy was presented as a brand-new beginning—which indeed it was. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The real revolution in astronomy came with Tycho Brahe’s nova, with the abandonment of belief in the crystalline spheres, and with the invention of the telescope. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Most mathematicians—Galileo, Pascal, Descartes, Newton—were familiar with the word’s use in technical astronomy, and tended to avoid it in other contexts. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And, naturally, the crucial topics for the new science corresponded neatly with the professional preoccupations of seventeenth-century mathematicians: astronomy/astrology, navigation, cartography, surveying, architecture, ballistics and hydraulics. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The wall-writing worked so well in teaching us the code that Dad decided to use the same system to teach us astronomy. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z But, since it was not permissible to ignore, those eight minutes pointed the road to a complete reformation in astronomy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And yet at the very same time he was happily engaged in using the new astronomy to predict the weather and to decide when doctors should bleed their patients. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z For all their knowledge of astronomy and architecture and mathematics, the Scholars crumbled beneath the Empire's invasion. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Babylonian astronomy displayed an arithmetical refinement that, in some ways, complemented the mostly geometrical approach of the Greeks. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Using fairly straightforward tools of astronomy you can easily enough determine that the bulbs are of equal brightness and that one is, say, 50 percent more distant than the other. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The printing press did not make facts harder, it made them—outside a few narrowly specialized fields, such as astronomy—possible. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Establishing these three calendars required advances in astronomy; synchronizing them required ventures into mathematics. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Before we end this gallop through early astronomy, it’s worth asking why the ancient Greeks didn’t achieve more in their study of the heavens. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z His motivation for this work came from his interest in astronomy, where the need for accurate timekeeping had long been obvious, but was becoming more pressing as more accurate observing instruments were designed. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Ancient, back- broken math books, flaking travel books, warped spellers, mangled mysteries, biographies, music books, astronomy books, cookbooks. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Virtually every newspaper in America has a daily column on astrology; there are hardly any that have even a weekly column on astronomy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z This didn’t matter too much if you were using the telescope to identify a ship at sea, but it was a major bugbear for the accurate work required in astronomy. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The U of C has a killer astronomy department, and this guy is way out on the front edge. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The pillars in the background are made of wood; those in the foreground of brick and marble, symbolizing the progress of astronomy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “She was the first Black woman to earn a doctorate in astronomy from the University of Michigan, and she’s the reason I decided to pursue a career in astronomy,” Ayana said, fiddling with her braids. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z It is also a center for public astronomy in Hawaii. Where Will Science Take Us? To the Stars 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z The combination of its aridity, high altitude and low population results in exceptional seeing, an astronomy term for the quality of observing conditions. Where Will Science Take Us? To the Stars 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z He studied astronomy, music and physiology at the University of California, Berkeley, and graduated as a physics major in 1959. Don Buchla, Inventor, Composer and Electronic Music Maverick, Dies at 79 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z "All the things kind of related to people being introduced to astronomy — there's absolutely been a very significant uptick in the numbers." How quarantine has inspired new amateur astronomers (some who wouldn't mind an alien abduction) 2020-08-16T04:00:00Z I missed my first astronomy lecture to indulge him in phone sex. Wasn’t I supposed to be sex-positive?: My teenage summer romance with an older man 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z He skillfully mixed fact and fiction not only to juggle astronomy and astrology, but also to ensnare the enemies of the state. The fantastic Dr Dee: angels, magic and the birth of modern science 2012-06-25T16:52:34Z Afficionados of astronomy may be familiar with their names; now it is time they were known to a wider audience. Looking at the stars 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z Allegories involving astronomy, baseball and sandwiches are hinted at but are no better developed than the characters. Movie Review: ‘Brightest Star,’ a Story About 20-Something Relationships 2014-01-31T01:01:07Z For nights leading up to and after it, download an astronomy app or two for constellation spotting year-round. Summer vacation boredom busters for your kids 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z The illustrations suggest that it might be a scientific treatise, with sections on medicinal herbs, astronomy and other subjects, but no one can be sure. ‘Decoding the Renaissance,’ at the Folger Shakespeare 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z The model was created as a computer drawing by Steffan Davies and converted into a scale model using a 3D printer in the university's department of physics and astronomy. King Richard III's medieval inn recreated by archaeologists 2012-12-18T06:40:21Z Well, says Kelly Herbst, a physicist and astronomy curator at the Virginia Living Museum in Newport News, it’s a little complicated. What are gravitational waves? Ripples across the universe. 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z A previous one of these transits led – via Captain Cook and Tahiti – to the first calculation of the size of the solar system and the birth of modern astronomy. TV review: The Transit of Venus: a Horizon Special and All in the Best Possible Taste with Grayson Perry 2012-06-05T22:15:01Z The professor will be answering your questions about astronomy, particle physics and the Wonders of the Universe between 1 and 2pm on Thursday. Brian Cox answers your questions about life, the universe and everything 2011-03-24T07:45:00Z While defending his mom against a collection of witchy rumors, on the side he was revolutionizing the science of astronomy. Review | The story of Europe’s infamous witch trials gets the Monty Python treatment 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z The college balked at letting her take math and physics to study astronomy, given her lack of high-school prerequisites. Uber’s Whistle-Blower Is Developing a Movie and Having a Baby 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z It's the first time in human history this has happened, so the physicians, mathematicians and various other egghead communities have their telescopes trained on potentially the most awesome event astronomy's ever seen. TV highlights 26/06/2013 2013-06-26T06:00:05Z By the 1990s the term exobiology was barely adequate to convey the scope of scientists’ questions, and the effort was re-branded as “astrobiology,” a full-on merger of astronomy and biology. Sputnik’s spawn: How the Cold War created astrobiology 2014-03-09T17:30:00Z For Guzmán, the science of astronomy is not simply an ingenious metaphor for political issues, or a way of anaesthetising the pain by claiming that it is all tiny, relative to the reaches of space. Nostalgia for the Light – review 2012-07-12T20:30:01Z We learn of advances in medical care, mathematics, astronomy and architecture. Exhibition Review: A Golden Age in Science, Full of Light and Shadow 2010-12-09T23:34:00Z Williams' amateur astronomy hero Phil Shepherdson, and his telescope made out of baked-bean cans It's an artist's studio and, like Montaigne's tower room or George Bernard Shaw's rotating shed, a refuge from the quotidian world. Bedwyr Williams: why I'm taking a space observatory to Venice 2013-04-14T17:00:01Z Mandy's interested in astronomy, and she and Red share a love of science fiction. The baptism of Nic Cage in the bloodbath of “Mandy” 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z It is a description that she accepts with pride: “I went to astronomy camp, and I went a year earlier than anyone else.” Out of ‘The Real World,’ a Relationship That Has Endured 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z New York’s version of “The Starfleet Academy Experience” has plenty of ancillary events planned, including film screenings, overnight gatherings and astronomy nights. Trekkies, Set Phasers to Fun for a Trip to Starfleet Academy 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z The first Ph.D.s in astronomy at Harvard went to women under Pickering’s mentorship, and he fought for the advancement of all the women under his charge. Ladies Who Launch: Women Who Opened the Door to Space Exploration 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z Sam was once a concert pianist; Tusker is a novelist and an astronomy enthusiast. ‘Supernova’ Review: On the Road, to a Heartbreaking Destination 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z Possessed of perfect pitch, he played and composed for the xylophone from the age of 12, but was even more precocious in astronomy. Sir Patrick Moore 2012-12-09T16:19:01Z “Where I see the Dark Sky Reserve providing some added benefit to researchers is in the amateur astronomy field,” he says. At the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve, socially distanced stargazing 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z Our back story, though, is not exactly typical: My father, a retired programmer, earned his Ph.D. in astronomy in the early ’70s under Carl Sagan but never worked in the field. Chasing the Northern Lights in Alaska 2014-01-03T19:30:21Z It has been getting some really nice reviews and previews, and anyone with an interest in astronomy or photography should make the trip. Picturing science: Mapping the moon 2013-06-11T07:25:01Z It has since been surpassed in size and complexity but remains beloved in the astronomy community because, Buckingham says, “almost any interested astronomer” with a good research case can gain access. Arizona’s Kitt Peak Observatory offers a perfect sight-line to the stars 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z His publications covered physics, astronomy, acoustics, ballistics and gunnery, cartography, navigation and shipbuilding, optics and the theory of music, as well as number theory and the foundations of calculus. The master of them all 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Berg said that while the quarantine lifestyle certainly has something to do with those increased inquiries, it's also been a really big year for astronomy and space-based discoveries. How quarantine has inspired new amateur astronomers (some who wouldn't mind an alien abduction) 2020-08-16T04:00:00Z But Kameny discovered that almost every job in astronomy required a security clearance, which left him no choice but to fight if he wanted to salvage his career. The Brilliant Astronomer Who Devised New Tactics to Fight Anti-Gay Bias 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos by Dennis Overbye This extended piece of top-class journalism captures astronomy as it is really practised in the corridors of academia and the lecture halls of conferences. Stuart Clark's top 10 approachable astronomy books 2010-08-18T09:22:00Z Source: National Maritime Museum Wilkins nevertheless found time to make telescopes, publish several works on popular astronomy and act as director of the British Astronomical Association's Lunar Section. Picturing science: Mapping the moon 2013-06-11T07:25:01Z Chosen for their aptitude in such subjects as math, English, history, foreign languages and astronomy, the women were invited to meet one-on-one with senior professors. The Women Who Helped America Crack Axis Codes 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z He is known for large-scale murals, paintings and sound recordings inspired by astronomy. In a Bronx Home, Look Up to See a Mythical Creature 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z She quit after 12 months and enrolled in the graduate astronomy program at the University of Maryland. Martine Rothblatt: She founded SiriusXM, a religion and a biotech. For starters. 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Herschel believed that music belonged as one of the four liberal arts of the quadrivium, alongside arithmetic, geometry and astronomy. William Herschel Is Famous for Science. What About His Music? 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z Nothing in the universe is natural” An early interest in astronomy was sparked when he began collecting a series of cards in Brooke Bond Tea packets entitled Out into Space. Obituary: Sir Terry Pratchett 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z The film is a psychedelic tour of the islands, jumping from image to image and interweaving voice-overs or scenes with lectures on the cosmology, astronomy, history and science of Hawaii. ‘Rock Bottom Riser’ Review: A Cosmic View of Hawaii 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Root described it as a "real action-adventure" project, one that encompasses astronomy, geology and other sciences along with history. TV's History channel sets ambitious miniseries 2012-01-03T21:42:45Z He wasn't childish but child-like and he had a tremendous love of the universe and astronomy and scientists. Thunderbirds guru Anderson dies 2012-12-27T09:57:48Z “The Silk Road” is more like music in its harmonies: Davis pulls from folk songs, French ballads, nursery rhymes; from Hindu gods and Greek ones; from Chinese and Western astronomy. A Cosmic Being Dies in Yoga Class. Then Things Get Really Weird. 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Students are adept at astronomy, alchemy, self-transfiguration, and casting spells by pointing their fingers and various hand gestures, since Rowling states the wand is a European invention. J.K. Rowling Reveals All 11 Wizarding Schools in the Harry Potter Universe 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z Waltz, the music historian, and Woody Sullivan, an astronomy professor from the University of Washington, are currently undertaking a critical biography of Herschel that combines science with music. William Herschel Is Famous for Science. What About His Music? 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z Moore was born in Pinner in Middlesex on 4 March 1923 and developed a lifelong passion for astronomy at the age of six. Sir Patrick Moore: the eccentric amateur who became a TV star 2012-12-09T20:31:32Z “Lunatic” is a Victorian-era story that charts the life of this unnamed person and her deep love affair with the moon, which leads her to shun human romance and also to pursue astronomy. An Artist Whose Comics Tell Us What It’s Like to Be Depressed 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z The Solidity workshop wraps up, and Lars returns to the library to finish his astronomy and Spanish homework. One day, two students: What college looks like from opposite ends of the income gap 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z SAT Everett Astronomical Society hosts information, meteorite samples, solar telescopes, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; lecture on women in astronomy, 3 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z I insist on the calendar as determined by astronomy, and she insists on merely one’s experience of climate shift: Summer ends when it is no longer very hot outside. Why Do We End Summer So Early? 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z The astronomy itself continues: the study in which many of the film's interviewees hope to find a distraction or redemption. Nostalgia for the Light – review 2012-07-12T20:30:01Z According to Socrates, in a legend which he either retold or imagined, the art of writing was the creation of the Egyptian god Theuth, who also invented mathematics, astronomy, checkers and dice. Is there any reason to read? 2012-06-08T00:00:00Z The group is led by Urania, the muse of astronomy, wearing a Zodiac-inspired skirt. Motor City exhibition ‘Dance’ shows how motion has long inspired American art 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z By 6 he had set his sights on astronomy, and as a teenager he set up a telescope at home to study the stars. The Brilliant Astronomer Who Devised New Tactics to Fight Anti-Gay Bias 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z It is also the darkest, drawing astronomy enthusiasts year-round to its unobstructed starry skies and otherworldly stretches of sand, mountains, and canyons. This season, skip flowerless Death Valley for blooming Anza-Borrego Desert State Park 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z The honor offers US$1 million annually to winners in mathematics, medicine and astronomy. Hong Kong movie mogul Run Run Shaw dies 2014-01-07T14:02:11Z And eventually, as we started to turn them into songs and add lyrics and stuff, they just kind of moved from astrology into the planets and astronomy. Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner and Nico Muhly on making space music for a hard time on Earth 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z Modern astronomy requires a scientist to understand that the universe is far more than 6,000 years old. Why creationists can’t be scientists 2014-02-20T20:16:00Z For inspiration, the peripatetic artist—she splits her time between Bali and New York—pulls from subjects as varied as astronomy, literature, and architecture. Bright Prospects: Louise Despont 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z They attempt to master in turn farming, chemistry, medicine, astronomy, geology, gymnastics, spiritualism, philosophy, religion and phrenology, in each case following the best contemporary expertise, but always ending in disaster and disillusionment. Michael Foley's top 10 absurd classics 2010-04-21T05:00:00Z Laird is as unafraid of the "big" subjects – religion, astronomy, war – as he is of the "little" ones – personal anecdotes, the minutiae of day-to-day life. Go Giants by Nick Laird - review 2013-01-25T09:00:01Z This book, about the women “computers” whose calculations helped shape observational astronomy, is a highly engaging group portrait. 100 Notable Books of 2017 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z From one point of view the history of astronomy and space exploration is the story of how the universe became banal. Curiosity rover: why does sci-fi always look more marvellous than reality? 2012-08-08T15:05:34Z The fascination with astronomy and space travel may not be the national craze it was way back when we earthlings were making our first forays into the vast unknown. ‘Boy at the Edge of Everything’ takes lonely tween to the stars 2014-03-20T21:42:06Z He wanted to nourish ability, to see credit properly attributed and, above all else, thereby to advance astronomy. Ladies Who Launch: Women Who Opened the Door to Space Exploration 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z He wanted a wife who was clever enough to discuss philosophy, astronomy and literature, while at the same time being entirely devoted to him and compliant to his wishes. How to Create the Perfect Wife by Wendy Moore – review 2013-01-04T22:55:08Z His name is almost synonymous with astronomy and his programmes, his books, they were the way that almost everybody who is interested in astronomy in this country got started. Patrick Moore tributes pour in after astronomer dies aged 89 2012-12-09T14:03:07Z This show proves astronomy is generating some of the most visually beguiling images of our time, but is their beauty that of art or science? Visions of the Universe exhibition reveals full wonder of space images 2013-06-11T13:29:42Z It was the first night of a monthlong journey to visit astronomy observatories in Chile, Los Angeles and Hawaii. Where Will Science Take Us? To the Stars 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z A great deal of astronomy is time-consuming scut work — almost impossible to do on the much sought-after massive telescopes on Chilean mountaintops; so armies of amateurs get to it. ArtsBeat: Amateur Hour: Jack Hitt Talks About an American Tradition 2012-05-16T19:53:00Z This Pythagorean view re-emerged in medieval universities, where scholars studied the quadrivium, which divided the science of mathematics into four parts: geometry and arithmetic, astronomy and music. Of the spheres 2010-07-02T23:05:00Z Atacama desert doc mixing astronomy, archaeology, memory and Chile's history. This week's new films 2012-07-13T23:10:55Z Elizabeth: I’m a science nerd and am really into astronomy and space exploration, and so is he. Date Lab: He’s ‘Star Wars’ and she’s ‘Star Trek’ 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z With his latest documentary, "Nostalgia for the Light," veteran Chilean filmmaker Patricio Guzmán examines the disciplines astronomy, archaeology and architecture to form a resonant reflection upon the preservation of memory. 'Nostalgia for the Light': Looking at the cosmos ? and Chile's haunted past 2011-03-31T20:36:09Z He sought knowledge of astronomy, botany, geology and zoology. Man of the world 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Subjects will include astronomy, health and nutrition, natural resources and the environment. Discovery Science Center's L.A. offshoot museum to open in November 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z He was passionately interested in physics and astronomy and owned the largest telescope in Europe. Science and Curiosities at the Court of Versailles - review 2010-12-07T13:59:00Z Ghostly black-and-white images of stars and planets, culled by the artist Rosa Barba, appeared while recorded voices emerged from loudspeakers, some of them musing on astronomy, some discussing philosophy. Empac Shrugs Popularity to Promote Creative Liberty in Troy, N.Y. 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z Over the next year Sabrina and Lucretia were required to carry out household chores while learning about physics, geography and astronomy, and they were kept entirely ignorant as to Day's real intentions. How to Create the Perfect Wife by Wendy Moore – review 2013-01-04T22:55:08Z I found these vintage field guides to astronomy and plants. Vashti Harrison Lets the Light In 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z To celebrate, the authors are getting together to discuss astronomy and what fascinates them: planets, black holes and even time travel. Around Town for Oct. 21-27 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z The Orbit Pavilion connects to the Huntington Library’s history of science collection, which includes manuscripts and rare books about astronomy and aerospace, among other topics. What does outer space sound like? Hear NASA's satellite symphony at the Huntington 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z A quirk of astronomy: The phases of the moon appear the same no matter where you stand on Earth. Review: In ‘Return the Moon,’ Theater Between Phases 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z His parents tried every form of therapy they could find, before finally discovering that he could be drawn out through his captivation with astronomy. Gifted and Talented and Complicated 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z Technology hasn't just made astronomy, biology and physics more efficient. Digital keys for unlocking the humanities' riches 2010-11-18T02:01:00Z Inside a small room, a black-and-white photograph of a comet shooting through the night sky is propped up on astronomy books stacked on the floor. 'Helen Lundeberg: A Retrospective' downplays the painter's key early works 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z So were her intellectual interests, which along with art history, included physics, astronomy and theosophy. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z "I hope that alongside the BBC's other astronomy content, such as BBC Two's Stargazing Live, The Sky at Night will enthuse further generations about the wonder of the night sky." The Sky at Night gets new slot 2013-10-30T12:49:16Z The performance involved fragments of various Baroque works grouped around the theme of astronomy. Going Baroque in China 2010-10-27T13:19:00Z Her meditations on her own form are framed by a tabloid magazine fixation and her study of astronomy. Sarah Gerard's debut, 'Binary Star,' radiates beauty 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Benson, the author of five books about astronomy, approaches his topic from both human and scientific angles. Review | Kubrick wanted 90 tons of sand dyed gray for ‘2001’ — and that was just the start 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z Halloran is a professor of art, not astronomy, but she works at the boundary of art and science, as well as the juncture of earth and sky. Review | In the galleries: L.A. professor finds heavenly inspiration in Harvard Computers 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z And there are depictions of stars and planets—in her 40s, Ms. Pindell took up the study of astronomy: Orbs of color and light cluster together in dense, spiraling constellations... Seeing Her Worldview in a Circle 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z My father wrote books, many of them for children, on science and history and astronomy as well as poltergeists and ghosts and U.F.O.s. For Karla Knight, Paranormal Is Normal 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z The information they compiled still informs astronomy today. Review | In the galleries: L.A. professor finds heavenly inspiration in Harvard Computers 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z There are also images that help to identify him: his Siberian husky; mangos and avocados, which grew on Captiva Island; birds; cars; and references to astronomy. Decoding Robert Rauschenberg 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z Dragonfly by Bryan Burrough Manned spaceflight rather than astronomy, but a vivid behind-the-scenes portrayal of America's participation in Russia's Mir space station. Stuart Clark's top 10 approachable astronomy books 2010-08-18T09:22:00Z The builds are small, but the women’s accomplishments in the fields of astronomy, computer science, physics and engineering are big. Top STEM toys are hands-on fun 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z It's no exaggeration to say that Patrick, in his tireless and ebullient communication of the magic of astronomy, inspired every British astronomer, amateur and professional, for half a century. Patrick Moore tributes pour in after astronomer dies aged 89 2012-12-09T14:03:07Z He had a childhood love of astronomy, acquiring his first telescope at age 12, and of British pop groups like New Order and Culture Club that inspired a lifelong passion for London. The Disappearing World of Wolfgang Tillmans 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z The artist had a special consultant on this project: an astronomy professor. Mark These Dates: A Wave of Art Is Coming Your Way 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z The week-long event’s activities attract astronomy hobbyists and newcomers to the park, filling its campgrounds as well as hotels in the closest town, Valentine, to capacity. How ‘dark sky’ designations are giving communities new tourism appeal 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z We have a neighbor down the beach, Robert, who has a telescope and can turn a clear evening of stargazing into quite the astronomy lesson. Want to take a bite of sunshine? These lemony citrus cooler cookies are the answer 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z And while some interactive exhibits are stilted, an astronomy display lets you reach toward a screen of the night sky like a deity, your gestures gliding a constellation into its proper place. Exhibition Review: A Golden Age in Science, Full of Light and Shadow 2010-12-09T23:34:00Z The subject strikes a nerve because my main avocation happens to be astronomy. A hater’s guide to astrology: How I learned to stop getting angry about people’s dumb beliefs 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z The best-selling author of "Longitude" and "Galileo's Daughter" discusses her new book, "A More Perfect Heaven," the story of how Copernicus launched astronomy as we know it. Lots of entertainment treats for Oct. 30-Nov. 5 2011-10-26T22:17:04Z In “Bunch of Amateurs: A Search for the American Character,” Jack Hitt investigates the tradition of American amateurism in various fields, from politics to astronomy to bird watching. ArtsBeat: Amateur Hour: Jack Hitt Talks About an American Tradition 2012-05-16T19:53:00Z Many 16th-century works about navigation are actually books of mathematics, because the skill required knowledge of both geometry and astronomy. Exhibition Review: At the Folger, a 200-Year Survey of the Sea 2010-08-18T18:21:00Z "She did experiments, and wrote several books for the masses on physics, on astronomy," marveled Gunderson. Preview: 'Emilie' at ArtsWest shows an 18th-century female scientist's remarkable life, loves 2011-01-20T22:26:03Z The title refers to a measurement used in astronomy, and the curtain rises on a kind of celestial diorama. Dance Review: Pilobolus-Michael Moschen Collaboration at the Joyce 2012-07-20T21:10:31Z Mrs. Hitchcock, a daughter of a prosperous Massachusetts farmer, was precocious enough as a teenager to teach botany, mathematics and astronomy at Deerfield Academy. Antiques: 1930s Children?s Art on Display in SoHo 2011-01-20T22:50:27Z The philosophical and kind-hearted Loving hides Willie, then mentors him in the classics, astronomy and, more significantly, how to handle guns. 'Paradise Sky' a rip-roaring tale about Western legend Nat Love 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z It was the more genteel disciplines of natural science, astronomy, chemistry, botany and anatomy, to which women of a certain class gravitated. Mushrooms, Magma and Love in a Time of Science 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z The best-selling science writer’s latest book, about the women “computers” whose calculations helped shape observational astronomy, is a highly engaging group portrait. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z Nova loves astronomy, a passion she shares with big sister Bridget. KidsPost Summer Book Club: ‘Make a Difference’ 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z Biology has become as reliant on computer power as hard sciences like particle physics or astronomy. Genetics: The number crunchers who are saving lives 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z And there is much to commemorate – for Neptune's discovery marked a turning point in astronomy. Neptune's first orbit: a turning point in astronomy 2011-07-09T23:06:13Z Her “Selected Works” reveal a poet with interests in astronomy, theology, gastronomy, dreams, urban life and gender inequality: “Foolish men who accuse women without reason,” she writes in one poem. Read Your Way Through Mexico City 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Dee charted the movement of the planets and in his early career toured Europe giving talks on astronomy – a form of science outreach that was entirely new. The fantastic Dr Dee: angels, magic and the birth of modern science 2012-06-25T16:52:34Z She was a mathematician who also taught philosophy and astronomy. If you like 'Agora,' Scarecrow suggests 'Kingdom of Heaven,' 'Contact,' 'Gladiator' and 'Rome' 2010-07-22T21:42:00Z We experienced this the following day, when we flew to the island of Hawaii to visit Mauna Kea, one of the world's top venues for astronomy. Where Will Science Take Us? To the Stars 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z Even the local imam gets involved, looking to Islam’s great history of astronomy to justify offering the use of his mosque’s minaret as a launchpad. Drawing on the Past, Living in the Present, Dreaming of the Future 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z A knowledge of astronomy was essential to computing the dates of Christian festivals such as Easter. Three New Books on the Predigital Technologies That Shaped Our World 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z Joseph-Beth Booksellers, a mammoth two-level store, often hosts Food Network authors and provides reads on subjects ranging from astronomy to architecture. Weekend Guide: The Best of Lexington, KY 2012-08-30T18:20:13.790Z Columbia University astronomy professor Joseph Patterson, an early mentor, says that “a lot of astronomers are jealous of Neil because of his tremendous visibility.” Star talker: Neil deGrasse Tyson on fame, education and tweets 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z Dr. McLeod traced his interest in astronomy back to high school in tiny Gambier, Ohio, when his chemistry teacher showed him the night sky through a telescope. Where Will Science Take Us? To the Stars 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z It’s also not far from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s Stargate Technology Center, where students study advanced radio astronomy and more. Elon Musk shares family photo with Grimes and baby X AE A-XII: 'Starbase, Texas' 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z “I thought he’d be a good character in a play, and the astronomy classroom at the planetarium would be a great setting.” Matthew Broderick and Kenneth Lonergan Look to the Universe, Again 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z I suspect that many of the children at the family matinee I went to will be inspired to look more deeply into astronomy. Scientist Dr Ian Crawford on Holst's The Planets ? An HD?Odyssey 2010-10-24T22:01:00Z "I'm not interested in astronomy so much as astronomers," he says. Bedwyr Williams: why I'm taking a space observatory to Venice 2013-04-14T17:00:01Z He is regarded today in physics as the father of neutrino astronomy – a new branch of science. Frank Close: What I'm thinking about ... Higgs Boson and nuclear spies 2012-08-18T09:36:59Z Chile — primarily in the Atacama — contains 70 percent of the world’s professional astronomy observatories, if you count the massive new ones under construction like the Giant Magellan Telescope. Where Will Science Take Us? To the Stars 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z So I moved on to Plan B: a summer astronomy program at a nearby observatory run by MIT. My fear of flying 2012-12-16T17:00:00Z The work of Harvard’s female staff was paid for largely by two other women, Anna Palmer Draper and Catherine Wolfe Bruce, heiresses with an enduring interest in astronomy. Looking at the stars 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z Woods isn't the only person to turn to amateur astronomy and stargazing amid the pandemic. How quarantine has inspired new amateur astronomers (some who wouldn't mind an alien abduction) 2020-08-16T04:00:00Z It's the story of how bright children like Kingsley, a boy fascinated by astronomy and rockets, are written off early in their lives. "Education" culminates Amazon's "Small Axe" film series, finding beauty in the necessary struggle 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z Brian Warner, emeritus professor of astronomy, University of Cape Town, writes: There are many individuals in successive generations of professional astronomers, who owe a great deal to the books and personal support of Patrick Moore. Sir Patrick Moore 2012-12-09T16:19:01Z He followed this up by inaugurating a sustained and painstakingly accurate programme of monitoring at his palatial observatory of Uraniborg, turning astronomy into what Mr Wootton calls the first modern science. Understanding the universe 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z In direct contradiction of Christian and classical teaching, astronomy was proving man and Earth were not at the centre of the universe after all. The fantastic Dr Dee: angels, magic and the birth of modern science 2012-06-25T16:52:34Z The answer to that is the one familiar to centuries of investigations into astronomy and the angle of the sun. Sheffield university helps to crack the mystery of Stonehenge - possibly 2012-06-22T16:57:00Z By invoking the complexities of this history – and seemingly leaning heavily on parallels to Mayan culture – the film celebrates a society that scholarship has long noted for its achievements in architecture, mathematics, astronomy and language. "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" continues the series’ quest to recover and celebrate lost cultures 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z Ways need to be found to determine whether or not the shadow biosphere exists, says Dimitar Sasselov, professor of astronomy at Harvard University and director of the Harvard Origins of Life Initiative. Life on Earth… but not as we know it 2013-04-13T23:05:01Z The Sawtooth Botanical Garden in Ketchum and the Stanley Museum both offer periodic astronomy programs. Your Next Trip? It’s Written in the Stars 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z But his search for intelligent life, couched in a moving account of his path to the top of Harvard’s astronomy department, is fascinating and persuasive. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z On mobile phones, that includes using GPS technology to provide useful results – whether it's astronomy, restaurant reviews or live traffic updates that interest you. Best apps: our experts pick 50 of the most dazzling, useful and novel 2010-12-26T00:04:04Z What about a series of girls' novels about kung fu, space exploration, forming a rock band, mountaineering, free running, sky diving, astronomy, international espionage or nuclear physics? Girls' fiction needs to learn some new routines 2010-10-06T10:43:00Z He thinks the coverage of these developments, plus the increased amount of free time at home, has perhaps encouraged people who had a passing interest in astronomy to investigate the topic more. How quarantine has inspired new amateur astronomers (some who wouldn't mind an alien abduction) 2020-08-16T04:00:00Z Maybe stay above the fray: Enter Alaska Airlines’ contest to win two seats on its chartered, invitation-only eclipse flightfor astronomy enthusiasts and eclipse chasers. Last-ditch places to stay to view the solar eclipse 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z She’d earned her pilot’s license, studied astronomy and read stacks of science fiction books. Space tourism will surely be a blast, but can it also improve life on Earth? 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Magnetic North, the nonprofit organization that is hosting the festival, said the wide vistas and comparative lack of city lights in the northern Michigan skies are ideal for astronomy enthusiasts of all levels. In Transit Blog: Calendar: Coming Events in Traverse City, Mich.; Philadelphia; Düsseldorf, German 2013-09-13T17:00:15Z Koestler weaves the greatest history of astronomy up to Newton ever written. Stuart Clark's top 10 approachable astronomy books 2010-08-18T09:22:00Z Now, download a free astronomy app to your phone AND computer. The secrets to stargazing from your backyard 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z At Royal College of Art, London SW7, 31 August until 6 September Semiconductor: Solar SystemsHow can art keep up with the astonishing images provided by modern astronomy? Magritte, Monet and Tracey Emin ? the week in art 2011-08-26T08:00:01Z Dr. Geller couldn’t wait to write Johns to ask how he became so knowledgeable about astronomy. All the World in a ‘Slice’ of Art 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z Away from writing he maintained an interest in astronomy and natural history. Obituary: Sir Terry Pratchett 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z In medieval times, music was part of the quadrivium, studied alongside maths, geometry and astronomy. Symphony of life: making music out of the human genome 2010-06-24T21:29:00Z Some that I remember are about philosophies, Ugandan atrocities and astronomy, but there are many more. Not the Booker prize 2012: the shortlist 2012-08-13T09:28:03Z Assessing the accuracy of the scientific information sprinkled liberally through the book is beyond this reader, and probably anyone without some grounding in astronomy. 'Percival's Planet': Michael Byers' novelistic take on the discovery of Pluto 2010-07-28T22:13:00Z The meetings continue, like a “La Ronde” of intellectuals, until we hear from nine scientists in fields including astronomy and neuroscience. Review: ‘The Most Unknown’ Tackles Science’s Big Questions 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z After visiting ALMA, I flew across the Atacama to its southern edge to get a sense of astronomy’s audacious future goals. Where Will Science Take Us? To the Stars 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z I thought about workers in astronomy observatories, getting ready for a night of exploration. Where Will Science Take Us? To the Stars 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z It’s a medieval curriculum of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy and music. 24 Hours With Andra Day: Afrobeat and the Nixon Tapes 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z When I was a boy, I was doing both music and science: I belonged to an astronomy club, we built telescopes, we looked at the stars. Of the spheres 2010-07-02T23:05:00Z His mother attends astronomy classes with him and takes him to see “2001: A Space Odyssey.” Books of The Times: Superheroes, Surveyed and Sized Up 2011-07-18T17:52:27Z The mountain’s elevation is a key reason the National Optical Astronomy Observatory, the national center for ground-based nighttime astronomy, chose this site in the 1950s as its primary base of operations in the United States. Arizona’s Kitt Peak Observatory offers a perfect sight-line to the stars 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z After seeing combat in World War II, he earned a Ph.D. from Harvard, taught astronomy for a year at Georgetown, then put his training to work for the Army Map Service. The Brilliant Astronomer Who Devised New Tactics to Fight Anti-Gay Bias 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z The book is dryish, but I did like the geophysicist who explained why he worked in an astronomy department thus: "Because Earth is a planet." Etcetera: Steven Poole's non-fiction choice ? reviews 2011-08-05T21:55:00Z There’s a window at the moment for children to follow their own lines of inquiry and curiosity: let them watch a beetle in the park, or draw a picture, or read about astronomy. 'I'm stressed. I shout. Can I do better?': experts advise on pandemic parenting 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z Seattle Science Festival community events include tours at the Burke Museum focusing on archaeology, paleontology and animals, and "Science That Soars," an aerospace, astronomy and aviation program at the Museum of Flight. Tickle your brain at Seattle Science Festival 2012-05-30T20:57:10Z The university boasts an elite academic astronomy program, and the telescope is a Tucson treasure; scholars travel from around the world to spend an evening studying the far-off galaxies visible from the observatory. T Magazine: Stargazing at the Miraval Resort 2013-01-29T14:00:26Z As its name suggests, the exhibition, on the first floor of the society’s Central Park West headquarters, includes real history as well, about alchemists, herbalism and astronomy. New-York Historical Society Goes All Harry Potter 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z At 17, Banks was accepted as a scholarship student at Yale where, for his first two years, he was an astronomy major. Eric Banks: Esoterics founder an explorer of new vocal worlds 2013-05-04T14:34:47Z A few years ago a data download of a million Hubble images of new galaxies needed sorting — a decade-long project for an average astronomy department. ArtsBeat: Amateur Hour: Jack Hitt Talks About an American Tradition 2012-05-16T19:53:00Z Disappointed, he moved to Holland to take graduate courses in astronomy while also studying at the Dutch National Theatre. Melvin Van Peebles, godfather of Black cinema, dies at 89 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Like them, she sees, or creates through metaphor, correspondences across disparate fields, frames of reference, states of being — between cosmos and mind, or astronomy and history, black holes and the absences in stories. Democracy’s Fierce Defender 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z Learn about astronomy, but also appreciate a night sky devoid of light pollution. Take a road trip to Utah’s Red Rock Country 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Parker switched courses to astronomy, but skipped pretty much every lecture. Tame Impala: a trip inside the head of main man Kevin Parker 2012-10-05T23:03:00Z In 2009, Mr. Lonergan unveiled “The Starry Messenger,” a sweetly comic drama about a middle-aged astronomy instructor, mired in the minutiae of marriage and career, who looks to the heavens for guidance. Matthew Broderick and Kenneth Lonergan Look to the Universe, Again 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z This is lovely, but I’m not interested in astronomy. Social Q?s: A Telescope for Christmas? - Social Q?s 2011-12-15T19:00:01Z In his new book, The Big Questions: The Universe, he tackles the 20 biggest questions driving modern astronomy, including Are We Made From Stardust? Stuart Clark's top 10 approachable astronomy books 2010-08-18T09:22:00Z In fact, he said, a couple of years ago, that he would rather be remembered for his animal rights work than for music or astronomy. Brian May: Me and my animal passions 2012-09-28T23:06:37Z "What has astronomy to do with my daughter?" Galileo reaches for the stars 2012-09-26T15:02:28Z He first met Tyson, then entering 10th grade, at an astronomy camp Patterson ran in the Mojave Desert. Star talker: Neil deGrasse Tyson on fame, education and tweets 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z He introduced children of all ages to astronomy, and some of them became prominent professionals in astrophysics and planetary sciences. Sir Patrick Moore 2012-12-09T16:19:01Z What was unfinished were plans for public signage and a plaque of dedication – previously agreed by Glasgow city council – to four key figures in ancient astronomy, all with close links to the city. Musicians and artists rally to save Glasgow's modern stone circle 2013-01-18T08:00:00Z That ornate line — with its melodratic allusion to Copernican astronomy — is typical of this novel. Review | Kevin Powers’s first novel exposed the horrors of the Iraq War. Now he takes on the Civil War. 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z Despite the fact that I look ridiculous — like some sort of fangirl at an astronomy conference — I’m too tired to change. Space tourism will surely be a blast, but can it also improve life on Earth? 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Andrew, Margaret learns, is endlessly curious, even obsessive, about astronomy, scientific theories and certain political subjects. Books of The Times: In Jane Smiley?s ?Private Life,? a Marriage With No Sparks 2010-05-24T21:21:00Z "I've always been a little bit interested in astronomy, but at the end of the day, you know, who has the time?" How quarantine has inspired new amateur astronomers (some who wouldn't mind an alien abduction) 2020-08-16T04:00:00Z “No one’s into astronomy,” he says with a laugh. How Elon Musk became a new kind of celebrity 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z In astronomy, one celestial body can occult another, as when the moon hides the sun during a solar eclipse. If pulling weeds makes you want to pull your hair out, there’s a simple solution 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z Some offer night programs like astronomy talks or owl counts. Get Outside and Safely Visit a National Park 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z His mother, Kristine, took him to astronomy classes at the local university — not to jump-start his genius but to help coax him back to life. Gifted and Talented and Complicated 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z “I had asked him how he found M101 and the answer I got was, ‘I am not interested in astronomy.’ All the World in a ‘Slice’ of Art 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z On the day of the eclipse, professors from the University of Nebraska’s department of physics and astronomy will set up sun-viewing telescopes and will be on hand to answer questions. Where and How to See the Total Eclipse This Summer in the U.S. 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z “Through movies I learned about astronomy, the First World War. It is continually walking into other worlds and getting to the bones of them. What other life can offer that?” Jodie Foster: ‘I make movies to figure out who I am’ | Tim Adams 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Before he started the whole alien spaceship thing last year, the chairman of Harvard University's astronomy department was known for public lectures on modesty. Harvard’s top astronomer says an alien ship may be among us — and he doesn’t care what his colleagues think 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Among these activities are lessons in astronomy, philosophy, art, dance, physiology, aesthetics. Seattle Piano Institute draws students from around the world for piano and life lessons 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z However, other astronomy sites were just as crowded. Where Will Science Take Us? To the Stars 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z He originally envisioned a movie about the history of astronomy from Aristotle to Einstein but changed direction when his research brought him to Hypatia and the period just before the start of the Dark Ages. Film: Hypatia: Martyr to Christian Zealots 2010-05-22T07:01:00Z Nor did Copernicus or most other early modern advocates of the new astronomy think it was incompatible with Christianity. The Twain Shall Meet 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z “Detection Stories,” the sixth chapter, changes tack with a series of five vignettes, each featuring a space-based astronomy mission with unseen ties to the military. Neil deGrasse Tyson Explores the Symbiosis Between War and Astrophysics 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z And just as it became dark enough to appreciate the blanket of stars we were bathed in, came the surprise – an astronomy show. The Ghan expedition – exploring Australia's great 'in-between' 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z The Royal Observatory Greenwich advises that as with all astronomy, meteor-hunting is a waiting game, so bring a comfy chair and wrap up warm as you could be outside for a while. Leonid meteor shower: When, where and how to catch a glimpse of the shooting stars 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z But every single time that anyone has begun to look at this seriously, you end up with some chunks of sightings that are not explainable by known science, astronomy or aviation. The scariest thing about UFOs (it's not the aliens) 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z "We had never seen anything like that before -- something so fast, and the brightness as strong as the original explosion months later -- in any supernova or FBOT. We'd never seen that, period, in astronomy." With unprecedented flares, stellar corpse shows signs of life 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z "The light from these galaxies is ancient, about three times older than the Earth," said Joel Leja, assistant professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Penn State and a member of UNCOVER. Second-most distant galaxy discovered using James Webb Space Telescope 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z "Nearly all bars are found in spiral galaxies," said de la Vega, who joined UCR last year after receiving his doctoral degree in astronomy at Johns Hopkins University. Milky Way-like galaxy found in the early universe 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z With the system, Kovalev and his colleagues created some of astronomy’s highest resolution images, including ultrasharp pictures of the jets shot out from supermassive black holes at the center of galaxies. Scientists in Russia struggle in a world transformed by its war with Ukraine 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z “It’s an interesting paper,” says David Weinberg, chair of the astronomy department at the Ohio State University, who wasn’t involved in the study, “but I wouldn’t say it’s a big deal on its own.” A Possible Crisis in the Cosmos Could Lead to a New Understanding of the Universe 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z "We don't think anything else can make these kinds of flares," said Anna Y. Q. Ho, assistant professor of astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences. With unprecedented flares, stellar corpse shows signs of life 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z China has already kickstarted the selection process for the fourth batch of astronauts, seeking candidates with doctoral degrees in disciplines from biology, physics and chemistry to biomedical engineering and astronomy. China's youngest-ever crew of astronauts heads to space station 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z He plans telescope nights on and off campus, and visits to local schools to give presentations on astronomy. Milky Way-like galaxy found in the early universe 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z "Now that we have surpassed this quantum limit, we can do a lot more astronomy," explains Lee McCuller, assistant professor of physics at Caltech and one of the leaders of the new study. LIGO surpasses the quantum limit 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z "These eclipse images serve as a proof-of-concept for this effort. The unprecedented data products coming soon will open new opportunities for discovery in solar astronomy and space weather studies." Researchers capture first images of a radio 'ring of fire' solar eclipse 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z “There are a lot of open questions still left,” says Ningyu Liu, a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of New Hampshire, who was not involved in the new study. Mysterious Lightning ‘Superbolts’ Can Be 1,000 Times as Strong as Ordinary Strikes 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Rakesh Antala, a real estate developer, had proposed building a senior housing center on the site, a plan that drew opposition from residents and far-flung astronomy buffs. The Holmdel Horn, a Cosmic Shrine in New Jersey, Stays Put 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z He also leads the public astronomy talk series "Cosmic Thursdays" as well as one-off events for special occasions, such as viewing parties for eclipses. Milky Way-like galaxy found in the early universe 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z He’s donned an array of regrettable facial hair, old-age makeup and greasy wigs to transform into vile plantation owners, shameless financial criminals, rumpled astronomy professors, washed-up actors and legendary real-world paranoiacs. 'Titanic' made Leonardo DiCaprio a Hollywood heartthrob. He's been avoiding it ever since 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Funding one-quarter of US-ELT’s day-to-day operations—likely to be more than $100 million annually—would create a painful squeeze for the astronomy division. A giant European telescope rises as U.S. rivals await rescue 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z They laid out books on Navajo astronomy and corn pollen used for blessings. For Indigenous people, solar eclipse often about reverence and tradition, not revelry 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z Many astronomy clubs and organizations arrange public viewing events, so check with local enthusiasts for opportunities to safely observe the eclipse. Annular Solar eclipse 2023: Ring of fire to sweep Americas on Saturday 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Even before the pandemic, the internet and expanding influence of social media allowed people to more easily tap into disciplines like astronomy and astrology. Corn, strawberry, sturgeon? Why are we suddenly obsessed with the names of full moons? 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z What are the unanswered questions in astronomy, astrophysics, or planetary science that are the most compelling to you now? Meet the rock guitarist who helped NASA land on an asteroid 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z “It would be a tragedy for U.S. astronomy if they don’t get built.” A giant European telescope rises as U.S. rivals await rescue 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Though he told friends and biographers he practiced law before turning to astronomy, he was in fact a high school teacher who never handled a case. The battle to save Mt. Wilson Observatory, where we found our place in the universe 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z The root of this "Hubble trouble" -- whether it is unknown effects systematically biasing one of the results, or if it hints at new physics yet to be discovered -- is currently one of astronomy's hottest topics. Colliding neutron stars provide a new way to measure the expansion of the Universe 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z Fortunately help came from Brian May, the Queen guitarist who also has a PhD in astronomy and specializes in stereoscopic imaging, which replicates how human eyes perceive surrounding space in three dimensions. NASA found materials on an asteroid like those that may have "triggered the origin of life" on Earth 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z I was doing my graduate work in infrared astronomy at Imperial College in the 1970s, and one of the professors had been doing spectroscopic studies of zodiacal dust. Meet the rock guitarist who helped NASA land on an asteroid 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z An astronomy festival in Italy opted to make all of its events and workshops multisensory. Song of the Stars, Part 3: The Universe in all Senses 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z Wilson was no longer the best place on Earth to do astronomy. The battle to save Mt. Wilson Observatory, where we found our place in the universe 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z By listening to, rather than looking at, the data, she made a critical discovery and changed the field of astronomy. Song of the Stars, Part 2: Seeing in the Dark 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z "This work, which is a combination of earth sciences and astronomy, basically opens up exciting new questions about lava worlds," said Boley. Study sheds new light on strange lava worlds 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Star watchers and astronomy buffs may soon get a new designated locale to gaze at the wonders of the night sky. West Marin residents seek Northern California's first dark-sky designation 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Scholars credit the ancient Maya with major human achievements in art, architecture, astronomy and writing. Ancient Maya grave found in Mexico as tourist rail project advances 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z The future of Carnegie’s astronomy program is at Las Campanas, where the institution is building the Giant Magellan Telescope. The battle to save Mt. Wilson Observatory, where we found our place in the universe 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z "This is a very violent process that definitely would look interesting observationally," said study author Nick Kaaz, a graduate student in astronomy at Northwestern University. Fast food: Black holes devour stars much quicker than we thought 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z In addition to being a musical genius, May is also an astronomy PhD after acquiring his degree 30 years following his music career-hiatus. NASA mission to return from asteroid as big as the Empire State Building that may one day hit Earth 2023-09-23T04:00:00Z With an optical bench, the researchers use technology originally developed for astronomy, such as adaptive optics mirrors and spatial light modulators, to manipulate the optics of the eye as an intraocular lens would. AI helps bring clarity to LASIK patients facing cataract surgery 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z "Electric charge moves similarly to how air flows over the surface of an airplane wing," said Gabor, a professor of physics and astronomy. Electrons take flight at the nanoscale 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Forest Service stipulates that the observatory must remain an active site for research, astronomy or education — or be dismantled down to its last historic bolt. The battle to save Mt. Wilson Observatory, where we found our place in the universe 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Fortunately, astronomy allows us to observe the distant Universe as it was in the past. Tag team of the James Webb Space Telescope and ALMA captures the core of the most distant galaxy protocluster 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z One chilly afternoon in November 1941, Ann White found an odd letter in her mailbox from an astronomy professor who wanted to meet. The women codebreakers of World War II 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z I'm a professor of astronomy who has written extensively on astrobiology and the scientists who search for life in the universe. NASA report finds no evidence that UFOs are extraterrestrial 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Dr. Arimatsu, who runs an observation program to study the outer solar system using backyard astronomy equipment, put out a call for more information. A Fireball Whacked Into Jupiter, and Astronomers Got It on Video 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Dressed in parkas and knit caps, the three volunteers lug crates of power tools and spooled wire into the gleaming mountaintop edifice that some have called astronomy’s “Sistine Chapel” and immediately start tinkering. The battle to save Mt. Wilson Observatory, where we found our place in the universe 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z It’s an astonishing sight, even though they’re the bane of modern astronomy. Can You Spot a Satellite? 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Everything heavier than helium is considered a “metal” in astronomy, and these new elements were generated for the first time as the earliest stars erupted in supernovae and scattered their contents across the cosmos. This is what the first stars looked like as they were being born 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z AI is already being used this way in many areas of astronomy research. NASA report finds no evidence that UFOs are extraterrestrial 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Home to seven mysterious planets—each around the size of our own Earth—the TRAPPIST-1 system is regarded by some as the crown jewel of astronomy’s efforts to find life in the Milky Way. Nearby Worlds May Tell Us How Life Might Look in Our Galaxy 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z “This is the center of the greatest revelations in modern astronomy ... and so many people don’t even know that this place exists,” he said. The battle to save Mt. Wilson Observatory, where we found our place in the universe 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z “It’s something that we still don’t understand at a fundamental physics level,” says Wendy Freedman, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of Chicago. Will the Universe Ever Stop Expanding? 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z This huge discovery laid the groundwork for modern stellar astronomy. The Colors of Stars, Explained 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z It had yet to be separated from astronomy as it is today. What is Mercury retrograde? 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Shields spoke with Salon about her path to astronomy, reconciling the creative and scientific parts of herself, and, of course, life on other planets. From star to stars: Astrophysicist Aomawa Shields traces her journey from acting to astronomy 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z The astronomy community has a “grim determination to press on, despite the trying circumstances,” he adds. Cyberattack shutters major NSF-funded telescopes for more than 2 weeks 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z And, at the brink of unraveling one of astronomy's most mysterious origin stories, who wouldn't be obsessed? Magnetars and “zombie” stars: New type of ultrahigh magnetic star discovered 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Their extreme nature marks them as celestial outcasts that cluster at the borders of astronomy's foundational chart, the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, which maps stars by their brightness and temperature. Rare ‘Pinwheel’ Stars Are a Beautiful Astronomical Puzzle 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Because I hate rhetorical questions, the answers are, in order, “nothing at all” and “cool astronomy stuff.” How to Survive Mercury in Retrograde 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z "The hope is that that direct personal connection to what they're learning about will anchor them as they continue on in their astronomy and education." From star to stars: Astrophysicist Aomawa Shields traces her journey from acting to astronomy 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z He and others say the episode is another wake-up call for the astronomy community. Cyberattack shutters major NSF-funded telescopes for more than 2 weeks 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z After its main instrument collapsed two years ago, the site was supposed to shift from carrying out astronomy and other research to being a science education centre. Arecibo Observatory Shuts Down Its Science 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z In astronomy, dust is a little like snow: plentiful in calm conditions and cool climates. Rare ‘Pinwheel’ Stars Are a Beautiful Astronomical Puzzle 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z King George loves astronomy, so stars and moons are embroidered and beaded into their clothes. Forget the village, it takes an army to costume the likes of 'Queen Charlotte' 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z I thought, "How do I use my unusual creative arts background to inspire and encourage middle school girls of color to explore astronomy?" From star to stars: Astrophysicist Aomawa Shields traces her journey from acting to astronomy 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z The program studied the existing astronomy data and suggested different ways or ‘rules’ to predict how supermassive black holes grew over time. AI Reveals Black Holes and Galaxies Grow up Together 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z For years, schoolchildren from across the island would go to Arecibo on field trips to learn about the site and about astronomy. Arecibo Observatory Shuts Down Its Science 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z These so-called gamma-ray bursts have since become one of the hottest topics in astronomy. Rare ‘Pinwheel’ Stars Are a Beautiful Astronomical Puzzle 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Not only is light pollution bad news for astronomy, but studies show that it also affects human health and wildlife’s natural cycles. Twinkle Twinkle Little Stars, How We Wonder WHERE You Are 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z In June, a new era in astronomy began with the apparent discovery of low-frequency gravitational waves, the ambient hum of spacetime ripples pervading the universe. A Background ‘Hum’ Pervades the Universe. Scientists Are Racing to Find Its Source 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Dark energy and its partner-in-crime, dark matter, constitute some of the biggest and most fascinating questions to exist in astronomy today. Euclid Space Telescope Snaps Spectacular First Images 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z The proposal aims to set up the education centre while also continuing astronomy research and developing a program to study the area’s rainforest. Arecibo Observatory Shuts Down Its Science 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z A radio astronomy devotee, he fills his spare time working on radio wave projects in a room littered with instruments and parts. Can You Decode an Alien Message? 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z “What I find really fascinating with astronomy is how much we can learn just from studying the light of stars,” she says. Rippling Waves of Plasma May Cause Massive Stars to 'Twinkle' 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z With those lingering doubts all but dismissed, the frontiers of a whole new realm of astronomy are coming into view. A Background ‘Hum’ Pervades the Universe. Scientists Are Racing to Find Its Source 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z But you get used to this pretty quickly after a couple of nights under the stars—or, perhaps more realistically, after your first or second semester of graduate-level astronomy coursework. What’s the Faintest Star You Can See in the Sky? 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z The time and effort would be well worth it, to continue the legacy of astronomy on the island, say several of the scientists Nature talked to. Arecibo Observatory Shuts Down Its Science 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, which has been likened to the Millennium Falcon of Star Wars fame by one astronomy website for its new look, is now inbound on a fast pass by the sun. ‘Millennium Falcon’ Comet Sprouts Icy Wings as It Loops around the Sun 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z She has created “cosmic scenarios” full of references to astronomy and space technology, allowing a safe distance from which to contemplate “the disharmony of human nature.” Artist Patti Warashina finds playful edge to world’s problems 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z The two spent Sagan’s layover discussing science fiction, art and astronomy. This space artist changed the way we see the universe 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z There are also several great astronomy apps you can download to identify stars and their brightness using a smartphone—just be sure to enable the “red light” settings to preserve your night vision! What’s the Faintest Star You Can See in the Sky? 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z In terms of pure astronomy, NASA's space-based observatories span the electromagnetic spectrum. 65 years of NASA – an astrophysicist reflects on the agency’s legacy 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Early in her astronomy Ph.D. program, Aomawa Shields found herself without words. Only 26 Black Women Have Ever Become Astrophysicists in the U.S. Here’s One’s Story 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z Jason Wright, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Pennsylvania State University, told Salon that as it stands, there are no set standards to define extraterrestrial life in astronomy. How scientists will know they've found 'alien life' 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z “They’re at the center of a lot of open questions in astronomy and astrophysics,” says astrophysicist Vanessa Graber of the Institute of Space Sciences in Barcelona. Ultracold Gases Can Probe Neutron Star Guts 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z "The confirmation of even a single one of those objects as a Dark Star would mark a new era in astronomy." Dark matter power: James Webb telescope may have proven the existence of dark stars 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z The James Webb Space Telescope is revolutionizing our view of the cosmos – there has not been an equal revolution in observational astronomy since Galileo first pointed a telescope at the heavens in 1609. 65 years of NASA – an astrophysicist reflects on the agency’s legacy 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z I applied to grad schools in acting and astronomy. Only 26 Black Women Have Ever Become Astrophysicists in the U.S. Here’s One’s Story 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z Wright said astronomy has put a lot of effort into finding life via biosignatures, but he believes extraterrestrial life could be found if more of an emphasis was placed on technosignatures. How scientists will know they've found 'alien life' 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z For so long, it has been “Let’s do our best to get Black and brown students into these astronomy departments,” but what has been missing is, “How do we keep them there?” "Be your own role model": What one Black UC Irvine astrophysicist had to overcome 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z The decision to choose her was logical, as Thaller also regularly talks astronomy on The History Channel and Science Channel. James Webb one year later: An astronomer discusses her favorite views of our universe 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z “We used to just throw it away in terms of astronomy.” Neutrinos Build a Ghostly Map of the Milky Way 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z When I came back to astronomy, I had an inkling that I wanted to be in an environment that had a broader idea of what a grad student could be. Only 26 Black Women Have Ever Become Astrophysicists in the U.S. Here’s One’s Story 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z The Gen2 project would deploy another 9600 optical sensors to increase the detector’s volume from 1 to 8 cubic kilometers, enabling it to detect more neutrino sources and ushering in an era of neutrino astronomy. Infrastructure woes could slow South Pole telescope plans 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Your actor training shines through in the ways you make science relatable, as well as in the nonprofit you founded, Rising Stargirls, which teaches girls about astronomy using writing, visual arts and theater. "Be your own role model": What one Black UC Irvine astrophysicist had to overcome 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z At the time, astronomy had been going through a change from mapping the heavens to actually understanding what was going on in the stars themselves. This Astronomer Discovered What the Stars Were Made Of, And Few Believed Her Discovery 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z “This is at last really the beginning of neutrino astronomy,” said John G. Learned, a physicist at the University of Hawaii who was not involved with the research. Neutrinos Build a Ghostly Map of the Milky Way 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z One thing I think your acting and astronomy careers share is the need for a sense of empathy. Only 26 Black Women Have Ever Become Astrophysicists in the U.S. Here’s One’s Story 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z They illustrate da Vinci’s research in mathematics, astronomy, optics, hydraulic pumps, philosophy, mythology, flying machines and gliders. Da Vinci drawings to make U.S. debut at MLK library 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z The effect of smoke on astronomy is obvious; it’s hard to observe faint objects when the sky above is largely opaque. Why Does Smoke Turn the Sky Orange? 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z It was the shift from astronomy to astrophysics. This Astronomer Discovered What the Stars Were Made Of, And Few Believed Her Discovery 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z This was not the only major astronomy news to recently come from the James Webb Space Telescope. "Let there be light!" James Webb discovers ancient galaxies that gave our universe its first glow 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z And that’s how I think about astronomy sometimes: We can learn about stars and nebulae and galaxies; we know the physics underlying them. Only 26 Black Women Have Ever Become Astrophysicists in the U.S. Here’s One’s Story 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z The park in eastern Nevada, near the Utah border, will present its astronomy festival from Sept. 14 to Sept. 16. These National Parks Are Welcoming Stargazers This Summer 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Still, there’s some interesting science here and a weird connection with not only astronomy but our view of our location in the universe itself. Why Does Smoke Turn the Sky Orange? 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z He helped Cecilia with the telescope, showed her how to use math to predict celestial movements, and explained computational astronomy. This Astronomer Discovered What the Stars Were Made Of, And Few Believed Her Discovery 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z He was nothing if not enthusiastic about the sciences, especially astronomy. Owen Gingerich, Astronomer Who Saw God in the Cosmos, Dies at 93 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z And then I dove into the astronomy education literature and discovered that in fact there’s precedent that creative exercises, literary exercises, role-play exercises actually increase girls’ confidence in asking and answering questions in the sciences. Only 26 Black Women Have Ever Become Astrophysicists in the U.S. Here’s One’s Story 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z The park, known for its crimson-hued hoodoos in southern Utah, will host its annual astronomy festival from Wednesday to Saturday, featuring day and evening events. These National Parks Are Welcoming Stargazers This Summer 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z “The Threat of Satellite Constellations,” by Rebecca Boyle, highlights the truly existential threat the growing number of orbital spacecraft poses to Earth-based astronomy, as well as the lack of political will to even address it. Readers Respond to the February 2023 Issue 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z Afterwards, Cecilia went to see him about a possible future in astronomy. This Astronomer Discovered What the Stars Were Made Of, And Few Believed Her Discovery 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z Seeing an event through multiple channels of information, an approach called multi-messenger astronomy, provides astronomers rare and coveted opportunities to learn about physics far beyond the realm of any laboratory testing. Gravitational wave detector LIGO is back online after 3 years of upgrades 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z I understand now that astronomy and acting were both about my love of stories. Only 26 Black Women Have Ever Become Astrophysicists in the U.S. Here’s One’s Story 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z The field of observational gravitational astronomy is so new that adding any discoveries to the fewer than 100 detected mergers between black holes and neutron stars is a genuine advance. Gravitational-Wave Search Resumes after Three Years and Lots of Headaches 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Sequences found in the wild — in mathematics, but also quantum physics, genetics, communications, astronomy and elsewhere — can be puzzling for numerous reasons. What Number Comes Next? The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences Knows. 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z Many of the great scientific advances to follow, including mathematics, astronomy, and engineering, along with political networks and forms of organization like kingdoms, empires, and bureaucracy all originated in Mesopotamia. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The core of all education was religious; there was no separation between what today would be considered religious philosophy or doctrinal study and the “hard sciences” such as astronomy, chemistry, mathematics, and physics. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z When you were studying astronomy in graduate school, were you concerned that your path was not the same as your colleagues who went “straight through” to their Ph.D. program? Only 26 Black Women Have Ever Become Astrophysicists in the U.S. Here’s One’s Story 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z And his emphasis on acquiring knowledge through observation influenced scientists in fields other than astronomy. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Other scholars choose to divide natural sciences into life sciences, which study living things and include biology, and physical sciences, which study nonliving matter and include astronomy, physics, and chemistry. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z Both funded scientific efforts that were “useful” in the sense of serving shipping and military applications as well as those which were more purely experimental, as in astronomy. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Elsewhere in the Muslim world, Arabic, Indian, and Persian treatises on mathematics, medicine, and astronomy had long wielded significant influence on European science and philosophy. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z In astronomy, it didn’t seem as if my feelings were that relevant; it was about what I could produce, what I could understand, how much I could synthesize. Only 26 Black Women Have Ever Become Astrophysicists in the U.S. Here’s One’s Story 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z It had laboratories for the study of human anatomy and astronomy and was the home of dozens of intellectuals, who studied everything from geography and physics to literature and geometry. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “If the astronomy community cannot do the right thing … in this extremely clear-cut case, then I’m beyond disappointed.” After outcry, disgraced sexual harasser removed from astronomy manuscript 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z While ancient authors wrote about astronomy, for instance, they did not adequately explain the observed movements of the stars and planets. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Under Suleiman and his successors, science flourished, and important advances were made in fields such as astronomy and medicine. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z This, Musk said, can be used to send large telescopes into space above the fleet of Starlink satellites, potentially alleviating the contamination issue and ushering in a new era of widespread space-based astronomy. Elon Musk’s Starship Won’t Save Astronomy from Satellites Cluttering the Sky 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z In astronomy, researchers use optical frequency combs to measure the frequencies of light coming from distant stars; disruptions can indicate a star has an exoplanet. Astronomy Tool Can Now Detect COVID in Breath 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z “Having my name associated with his professionally is bad for my career,” says co-author Cayla Dedrick, a Ph.D. student studying astronomy at Pennsylvania State University. After outcry, disgraced sexual harasser removed from astronomy manuscript 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Galileo is less well remembered for his work in physics, but his work there was as important as his astronomy. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Ottoman scientists considered scientific study a form of religious devotion and conducted research in a variety of areas, especially medicine and astronomy. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The same is true for his idea of a revolution in space-based astronomy. Elon Musk’s Starship Won’t Save Astronomy from Satellites Cluttering the Sky 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z In its first year in space, results from NASA’s new powerhouse telescope have graced the cover of Scientific American, billboards in Times Square, and the computer screens of avid astronomy enthusiasts and casual readers alike. JWST’s Exoplanet Images Are Just the Beginning of Astrobiology’s Future 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z When Marcy’s misconduct came to light 8 years ago, he says, “I think it was a start of a wake-up moment for astronomy. But we have a long way to go.” After outcry, disgraced sexual harasser removed from astronomy manuscript 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z While astronomy and physics advanced by leaps and bounds during the period of the Scientific Revolution, other scientific disciplines such as medical science and biology advanced much more slowly. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z For the latter, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art will present sculptures, photographs, videos, manuscripts and astronomical instruments exploring “the breadth of cosmologies, including astrology and astronomy, across cultures and time.” Getty invests more than $17 million in 2024's art and science-themed Pacific Standard Time 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z In a nutshell, while there are definite and wonderful things Starship can do for astronomy, it’s not by any means a catch-all solution to the Starlink problem. Elon Musk’s Starship Won’t Save Astronomy from Satellites Cluttering the Sky 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z “I have a degree in astronomy. I’ve worked at the Adler for almost 28 years. I still consult my phone, because I go, ‘Oh, wait. Advice | Teaching your kids to love the night sky, no telescope required 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z What if, they ask, all those interfering satellites could help advance the field of astronomy as they expand access on the ground to satellite signals? Satellites Threaten Astronomy, but a Few Scientists See an Opportunity 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Aristotle was one of the greatest geniuses of the ancient world, producing learned works on philosophy, astronomy, physics, biology, literary criticism and, most importantly for medieval Europe, logic. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Completion will depend on the generosity of the National Science Foundation, which traditionally supports ground-based astronomy in the United States, and ultimately Congress. Courting the Sirens of the Southern Sky 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z A lot of cutting-edge astronomy is done with very large telescopes, some with mirrors eight or more meters across. Elon Musk’s Starship Won’t Save Astronomy from Satellites Cluttering the Sky 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z But he advises heading to a planetarium or star party with your local astronomy club to use a telescope with an expert before purchasing your own, which can be complicated. Advice | Teaching your kids to love the night sky, no telescope required 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z “Ground-based astronomy is incredibly important, and we need to be responsible,” she said. Satellites Threaten Astronomy, but a Few Scientists See an Opportunity 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z He wrote about everything from physics to astronomy and from mathematics to drama. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z It prides itself on its history in science and astronomy, said Eric D. Isaacs, a physicist and the institution’s president. Courting the Sirens of the Southern Sky 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z Musk’s astronomical revolution claim also doesn’t account for the many dozens of smaller telescopes on the ground still having a large impact on astronomy. Elon Musk’s Starship Won’t Save Astronomy from Satellites Cluttering the Sky 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z It has some of our planet’s most exquisite stargazing conditions and, in the last half-century, has become a global center for astronomy. Your Wednesday Briefing 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z “These are about as important a set of questions as can be asked in astronomy,” Dr. Burns said. Satellites Threaten Astronomy, but a Few Scientists See an Opportunity 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z |
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