Category Archives: June 2015

Optimizing the U.S. Ground-Based Optical and Infrared Astronomy System

Posted on May 30, 2015 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti Recently, the committee on a Strategy to Optimize the U.S. Optical and Infrared System (OIR) in the Era of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) came up with set of recommendations. This is a summary of … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on May 30, 2015 by ST Editors

Compiled  by David Kaplan and Michael Wright Galaxies die by slow ‘strangulation’ – A study suggests that when most galaxies stop forming stars, this death is a slow process that gradually chokes them of the necessary cool gases. BBC The Quiet Zone: … Continue reading →

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X-37B Air Force Space Plane Blasts Off on Mysterious 4th Mission with Solar Sail Test

Posted on May 30, 2015 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer, Universe Today and AAAP On May 20, the X-37B, a reusable Air Force space plane launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on its fourth classified mission. The program is steeped in mystery about its true goals for … Continue reading →

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