9780309157995: New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics
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ISBN 10 : 0309157994 ISBN 13 : 9780309157995
Editeur : National Academies Press, 2011

Synopsis

Driven by discoveries, and enabled by leaps in technology and imagination, our understanding of the universe has changed dramatically during the course of the last few decades. The fields of astronomy and astrophysics are making new connections to physics, chemistry, biology, and computer science. Based on a broad and comprehensive survey of scientific opportunities, infrastructure, and organisation in an international context, New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics outlines a plan for ground- and space-based astronomy and astrophysics for the decade of the 2010s. Realising these scientific opportunities is contingent on maintaining and strengthening the foundations of the research enterprise, including technological development, theory, computation and data handling, laboratory experiments, and human resources. New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics proposes enhancing innovative but moderate-cost programmes in space and on the ground that will enable the community to respond rapidly and flexibly to new scientific discoveries. The book recommends beginning construction on survey telescopes in space and on the ground to investigate the nature of dark energy, as well as the next generation of large ground-based giant optical telescopes and a new class of space-based gravitational observatory to examine the merging of distant black holes and precisely test theories of gravity. New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics recommends a balanced and executable program that will support research surrounding the most profound questions about the cosmos. The discoveries ahead will facilitate the search for habitable planets, shed light on dark energy and dark matter, and aid our understanding of the history of the universe and how the earliest stars and galaxies formed. The book is a useful resource for the scientific community and the public.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Driven by discoveries, and enabled by leaps in technology and imagination, our understanding of the universe has changed dramatically during the course of the last few decades. The fields of astronomy and astrophysics are making new connections to physics, chemistry, biology, and computer science. Based on a broad and comprehensive survey of scientific opportunities, infrastructure, and organisation in an international context, New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics outlines a plan for ground- and space-based astronomy and astrophysics for the decade of the 2010s. Realising these scientific opportunities is contingent on maintaining and strengthening the foundations of the research enterprise, including technological development, theory, computation and data handling, laboratory experiments, and human resources. New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics proposes enhancing innovative but moderate-cost programmes in space and on the ground that will enable the community to respond rapidly and flexibly to new scientific discoveries. The book recommends beginning construction on survey telescopes in space and on the ground to investigate the nature of dark energy, as well as the next generation of large ground-based giant optical telescopes and a new class of space-based gravitational observatory to examine the merging of distant black holes and precisely test theories of gravity. New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics recommends a balanced and executable program that will support research surrounding the most profound questions about the cosmos. The discoveries ahead will facilitate the search for habitable planets, shed light on dark energy and dark matter, and aid our understanding of the history of the universe and how the earliest stars and galaxies formed. The book is a useful resource for the scientific community and the public.

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Éditeur
National Academies Press
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0309157994
ISBN 13 
9780309157995
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
324
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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