Space Telescope Institute: inside the black box
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The Institute evaluates and schedules over 500 requests a year for time on the Hubble Space Telescope. Astronomers' research is hindered by lack of first-hand observation, waits of up to six months for each trial, and glitches in telescope hardware and scheduling software.
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1993
Management, Orbiting astronomical observatories, Astronomical satellites, Astronomical research, Space Telescope Science Institute
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1993
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Scientists chase gravity's rainbow
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Astrophysicists are trying to use maps of cosmic radiation to identify the traces of gravity waves caused by the Big Bang upheaval. Implications for inflation theory and cosmology are discussed.
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1993
Research, Big bang theory, Cosmology, Gravity waves, Gravity waves (Meteorology), Astrophysics
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1993
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