State of the Universe 2007 (eBook)

New Images, Discoveries, and Events

Martin A. Ratcliffe (Autor)

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2007 | 2007
XIII, 193 Seiten
Springer New York (Verlag)
978-0-387-68817-6 (ISBN)

Infos

The aim of this book (and subsequent volumes issued annually) is to provide an annual astronomy review suitable for the popular science level reader. It will be published every year in September in a format suitable for an appeal to the Christmas market. The book will cover all major astronomical news on topics beyond the Solar System and place them in the context of the longer term goals that astronomers and astrophysicists around the world are aiming for. The target is to capture the excitement of modern astronomical research enabling reader to stay up-to-date with its rapid pace and development.

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The aim of State of the Universe 2007 (and subsequent volumes issued annually) is to provide an annual astronomy review suitable for the popular science level reader to be published every year in September in a format that will be suitable for an appeal to the Christmas market. The book will cover all major astronomical news on topics beyond the Solar System and place them in the context of the longer term goals that astronomers and astrophysicists around the world are aiming for. The target is to capture the excitement and vibrancy of modern astronomical research. The book will present a complete list of the major announcements, discoveries and news items from each year, with the major ones being explained in detail through selected chapters being written by invited contributors who are at the forefront in those fields. The January meeting of the American Astronomical Society each year will be the major source of astronomical news for the following year's volume, giving access to potential authors and contacts with public information officers of major observatories, space centers, etc.The regular set features, which will appear every year, will include an annual chronological list of the latest discoveries announced during the previous twelve months; a review of the major news stories of the year with the main characters; a list of launches of major astronomical observatories/satellites during the past year; a list of planned future astronomical satellites; basic data on all astronomical observatories currently in operation with web links for the reader to dig deeper; list of anniversaries and landmarks; the latest from the BadAstronomy website by Dr Phil Plait, and the cartoon feature.

Inhalt

Contents 5
Preface: State of the Universe 2007 7
Publisher's Note 13
1 A Year in News.. and Pictures 15
2 Astronomers meet to discuss the mysteries of the universe 87
3 The State of the Universe... 95
4 First Views of the Birth of a Supernova Remnant... 103
5 Unveiling a New Generation of Extremely Large Telescopes... 111
6 As NASA's Flagship Great Observatory Completes 15 Years in Orbit 119
7 More then just Our Galaxy 129
8 The Search for Gravitational Waves... 135
9 Detecting Heat Radiation from Space... 143
10 Those Strange News Stories 153
11 Understanding Galaxies and Large-Scale Structures... 159
12 The most Powerful Explosions in the Universe... 167
Appendices 176

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.7.2007
• Reihe/Serie: Popular Astronomy
• Reihe/Serie: Popular Astronomy
• Reihe/Serie: Springer Praxis Books
• Reihe/Serie: Springer Praxis Books
• Zusatzinfo: XIII, 193 p.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Astronomy • astrophysics • Black Holes • Chandra X-Ray Observatory • Cosmology • Extrasolar Planets • Galaxies • Galaxy • Gravity • Hubble space telescope • Observatories • Popular science • Pulsars • quasars • Spitzer Space Telescope • Stars • Universe
• ISBN-10: 0-387-68817-X / 038768817X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-387-68817-6 / 9780387688176