... Spacecraft that will search for planetary systems around 40 million stars and observe the largest explosions in the universe have been chosen as the next two missions in NASA's medium-class Explorer (MIDEX) program. ... The first mission, to be launched in 2003, is the Swift Gamma Ray Burst Explorer, a three-telescope space observatory for studying gamma ray bursts. ... During its three-year mission, Swift will also survey the sky for new black holes and other sources of cosmic gamma rays. ...

. My astronomical research interests center on galaxy structure and evolution. Current topics include: . Polar-ring and interacting galaxies (see also new catalogue ) . Galaxy warps: statistics, properties and origin . Spiral galaxies at z~1: radial and vertical structure of stellar disks, statistics of interactions . Surface photometry and kinematics, dynamical modeling . Observational cosmology . Joomla Counter since Sep 1997

... The 2P1/2 ?2P3/2 laser transition in atomic iodine and the problem of search for signals from extraterrestrial intelligence. Alexander Zaitsev . Detection Probability of Terrestrial Radio Signals by a Hostile Super-civilization. ... Proposing a METI Institute . ... Scaling law of the biological evolution and the hypothesis of the self-consistent Galaxy origin of life . ... Alexander Zaitsev and Richard Braastad . METI Art . Alexander Zaitsev, Charles M. Chafer and Richard Braastad . ...

... ARTICLE: The Adventurous Search For The Astronomical Unit . ... Kepler himself had suggested to use the rare occasions of Venus transiting (crossing) the solar disk to measure our distance to the planet. ... Due to the orbital inclination of Venus against the ecliptic of 3.5°, a Venus transit is so rare that it happens only at intervals of 121.5 years, 8 years, 105.5 years, 8 years and so on. ... Crabtree witnessing the transit of Venus 1639 . ... Transits of Venus - The Quest for the Solar Parallax...

... S.P. KOROLEV ROCKET AND SPACE CORPORATION ENERGIA . ... ISS Russian Segment . ... Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov (Commander of Soyuz TMA-17 space vehicle), NASA astronaut Timothy Creamer and Japan Space Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi have completed flight to the International Space Station (ISS) under ISS-23 Program. ... The press-conference was attended by the managers and representatives of Roscosmos, RSC Energia, foreign space agencies, the leading enterprises of Russian rocket and space industry....

... T he ADC 's data holdings contain the following item(s) that match the query entered - . Fill in Any or All Search Fields Below . ... J/A+AS/126/281 Solar disk spectrum (660-1175A) (Curdt+ 1997) . ... J/A+AS/103/57 Spectral coefficients of emission and absorption (MIHAJLOV 1994) . ... J/A+AS/122/51 B to G stars calibration in Geneva photometry (Kunzli+, 1997) . ... J/A+AS/113/237 Ultraviolet Spectrum of the Sun (Samain, 1995) . ... J/A+AS/141/141 8500-8750{AA} high resolution spectroscopy. ...

To see a Russian version of this page, click here . ... Bochkarev Nikolai Gennadievich . astrophysics researcher: . born: Moscow, May 19, 1947; . ... Jr. researcher Sternberg Astronomical Inst., ... Soviet (Russian) Working Group on Interstellar Matter, Moscow , 1979-; . ... Madison, 1991. ... ALocal Interstellar Matter, 1990, . Basic Physics of the Interstellar Matter, 1992; co-author: . ... Physics of Interstellar Matter, 1979; . ... All-Union Astronom. Geodesical Soc., ... Astronom. ...

Новости науки . ... Отмечать NEW , ! ... Experimental searches for tHq gunn, 13.11.2014 10:18 . Search for new phenomena in events with three or more charged leptons in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=8$ TeV with the ATLAS detector gunn, 12.11.2014 09:28 . ... SUSY searches at CMS gunn, 10.11.2014 10:12 . ... Search for exotics at $BABAR gunn, 04.11.2014 10:22 . ... Searches for Exotic Phenomena at ATLAS and CMS gunn, 04.11.2014 10:00 . 3rd generation SUSY searches at CMS gunn, 04.11.2014 09:55 . ...

... JSC Oral History . NASA History . ... NASA Oral History Project: Earth System Science at 20 . This NASA Oral History Project features recollections from those who significantly contributed to the launch and evolution of Earth System Science. These interviews were gathered as part of the 20th anniversary of the Earth System Science Program. ... NASA Headquarters, Washington D.C. Program Manager , Stratospheric Theory and Data Analysis, Earth Science and Applications Division . ...

... Modern aspects of statistical physics and its applications. The seminar welcomes survey talks by senior researchers for the student audience and, more importantly, talks by students of undergraduate and graduate level on their research in progress. ... Olga STETIUKHINA, MSU Math. ... Anna BODROVA, MSU Physics Dept : Size distribution of particles in the rings of Saturn . ... Misha TAMM, MSU Physics Dept : A queue model (continued) . ... Misha TAMM, MSU Physics Dept : A queue model . ...

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... Вселенная, жизнь, разум (Модераторы: ivanij , AlexAV , Nucleosome ) ? Новая книга "SETI 2020: A Roadmap For The Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligen . ... Новая книга "SETI 2020: A Roadmap For The Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence" издана в США Институтом SETI в Калифорнии. ... 2) OSETI -- Optical SETI. ... У меня вот какая просьба -- если что еще обнаружите, пожалуйста сообщайте сюда, или можно тему такую открыть - "Новые статьи и книги по разделу "Вселенная, Жизнь, Разум" . ...

... Site search . ... ISC Kosmotras . Top Management Founder of ISC Kosmotras - Dr. Vladimir A. Andreev News . Comments, Opinions Publications Dnepr Program . Dnepr launch record 17 August 2011. Cluster Launch of Dnepr LV 22 August 2013 KOMPSAT-5 Launch 21 November 2013. Dnepr Cluster Mission 2013 19 June 2014. Dnepr Cluster Mission 2014 6 November 2014. ... Mission profile SHM configuration Reliability Dnepr LV Performance Launch Sites . ... E-mail: info@kosmotras.ru . ...

NMW survey overview . Access image archive . ... The New Milky Way survey aims to detect bright (V<13.5) optical transients near the Galactic plane using an automated wide-field (8x6 deg.) system capable of surveying the whole Milky Way area visible from the observing site in one night. ... All images obtained during the transient search survey are available online (please use the image archive access form ). ... Images per field: . ... Images per night: . ... Milky Way imaging time: . ...

SCIENTIFIC TASKS OF THE GAS ANALYTIC PACKAGE FOR THE EUROPA LANDER. ... Characterization of physical and chemical conditions at surface of Europa · Chemical composition of ices: Concentration of main and trace components. Concentration and composition of organic components. ... Search for cells and/or cells remnants Scientific tasks for the Gas Analytic Package: · Measurement of chemical composition of volatile components of ices: Concentration of main and trace components. ...

I was born on April 12, 1958, in Moscow, USSR, and I have a Russian nationality. I graduated the Lomonosov Moscow State University in 1981, obtained there my Ph.D.degree in 1984 (the topic of the dissertation: "Stellar populations and evolution of galaxies") and a degree of Doctor of Physical-Mathematical Sciences in 1994 (the dissertation "Stellar population of galactic nuclei"). Since 1984 I hold a permanent position at the Sternberg Astronomical Institute (Moscow). ...

... Field of research: Extragalactic astronomy. ... NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) Abstract Service . ... CADC Home Page . ... CCD Images of Galaxies . ... RUSSIAN LINKS . ... UA Astronomy Personal Home Page - Bill Keel . ... The Shape of the Rotation Curves of Edge-on Galaxies, by A.V.Zasov and A.V.Khoperskov, 2003. ... A Thickness of Stellar Discs, by A.V.Zasov, and D.V.Bizyaev, 2003 . Minimum Velocity Dispersion in Stable Stellar Disks, by A.V.Khoperskov, A.V.Zasov, and N.V.Tyurina, 2003 . ...

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... Анк а дня . ... Аппарат NASA обнаружил необычный хвост у давно известной звезды . 18-08-2007 17:33 Компьюлента . Космическим аппаратом NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer была сфотографирована звезда, обладающая чрезвычайно длинных хвостом, наподобие тех, которые имеют кометы. ... Используя орбитальный телескоп NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer, американские астрономы смогли увидеть, как гигантская черная дыра поглотила звезду в галактике в созвездии Волопаса. ... Все ключевые слова . ...

M obile A stronomical Sy stem of TE lescope- R obots MASTER-II Kislovodsk Lomonosov Moscow State University, Sternberg Astronomical Institute , Moscow Union "Optic" , Kislovodsk Solar Station Latitude = 43 o љ44'.767љN; Longitude = 42 o љ31'.417љE; Altitude = 2067љm MASTERљIIљ(8љsquareљdegress) + MASTERљVWF(VeryљWideљFieldљCameras (FOV=800 square degrees, Timeљresolutionљupљtoљ150љms, with unfiltered m_lim=14m on 5 sec. exposure, and ~10.5m with 0.15 sec) . ... 11h 38m 38.0s , -09d 59m 59s) . ...