Picking up the pieces: astronomers mull over the lessons of the great comet crash

Article Abstract:

Astronomers and astrophysicists met in a late Oct 1994 meeting at the Div of Planetary Sciences in Bethesda, MD, to share findings about Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9's impact on Jupiter in Jul 1994. Attendees were persuaded by G.L. Bjoraker and others that the comet did contain a ball of ice.

Research, Conferences, meetings and seminars, Jupiter (Planet), Astronomical research, Astrophysicists, Shoemaker-Levy 9 (Comet), Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet

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Moonball: astronomers beat a path to high resolution

Article Abstract:

Harold A. McAlister and his colleagues believe that optical interferometry can provide telescopes with better resolution. These devices combine starlight beams captured by at least two telescopes that are separated from one another by a great distance.

Innovations, Resolution (Optics), Interferometry

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Astronomers in the dark

Article Abstract:

Astronomers have discovered that the seemingly empty space between galaxies is actually made up of huge nonluminous clouds. The size of these clouds defy imagination as they are estimated to have a diameter of at least 1 million light years.

Astronomy, Observations

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