Author: United States. Office of Space Science and Applications. Solar System Exploration DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astrometry
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
TOPS, Toward Other Planetary Systems
Author: United States. Office of Space Science and Applications. Solar System Exploration DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astrometry
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
TOPS: Toward Other Planetary Systems. A Report by the Solar System Exploration Division
Author: Planetary Systems: Formation, Evolution, and Detection
Author: Bernard F. BurkePublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401111545
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 475
Book Description
`Are there other planetary systems like ours? Other planets like ours? Is there life elsewhere in the Universe?' So asks Dr. Lew Allen Jr. in the Foreword. In December of 1992, theorists, observers, and instrument builders gathered at the California Institute of Technology to discuss the search for answers to these questions. The International Conference, entitled `Planetary Systems: Formation, Evolution, and Detection' and supported through NASA's newly formed TOPS (Toward Other Planetary Systems) program, was the first of a series of conferences uniting researchers across disciplines and political boundaries to share thoughts and information on planetary systems. The conference was sponsored by NASA, hosted by JPL at Caltech, and endorsed by the 1992 International Space Year Association. These proceedings include discussions of topics ranging from stellar, disk, and planetary formation to new ways of searching for other stellar systems containing planets. The authors represent a wide range of nationalities, disciplines, and points of view. The second international conference took place in December of 1993.
A Road Map for the Exploration of Neighboring Planetary Systems
Author: C. A. BeichmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Outer space
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
NASA presents information about the astronomy project to map the exploration of nearby planets and orbiting stars. The project consists of a consortium of many institutions to create a space-based optical interferometer, the study of dust clouds around stars, and more. Information about support ground-based programs, supporting space missions, and other details about the project are available.
Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
Lists citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from world wide sources and announces documents that have recently been entered into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Database.
Stairway to the Stars
Author: Barry R. PARKERPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 148996052X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Each dome is the brainchild of extraordinary scientists - pioneers who, amidst fierce competition and frigid, treacherous conditions - fought for their dreams to build the largest, most magnificent telescopes on Earth.
Towards Other Planetary Systems (Tops)
Author: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781722910747
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
The workshop identified a strong commonality between the technology needs for NASA's TOPS program and the technology needs that were identified for NASA's astrophysics program through its Astrotech 21 survey. The workshop encourages NASA to have the Solar System Exploration and Astrophysics Div. work cooperatively to share in technology studies that are common to both programs, rather than to conduct independent studies. It was also clear, however, that there are technology needs specific to TOPS, and these should be pursued by the Solar System Exploration Div. There are two technology areas that appear to be particularly critical to realizing the ultimate performance that is being sought under the TOPS program, these areas are metrology and optics. The former is critical in calibration and verification of instrument performance, while the latter is needed to provide optical systems of sufficient quality to conduct a search for and characterization of other planetary systems at the more extreme levels of performance identified in TOPS program. Black, David C. and Nishioka, Kenji Unspecified Center NAG2-657...
NASA Technical Memorandum
Author: Life on Other Worlds
Author: Steven J. DickPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521799126
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Are we alone in the universe? From canals on Mars to the search for ET, the debate goes on. Lucid and accessible, this otherworldly guide chronicles the history of the 20th century obsession with extraterrestrials.
Physics and Chemistry of the Solar System
Author: John S. LewisPublisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 9780124467422
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
This book is aimed at several distinct audiences: first, the upper division science major who wants an up-to-date appreciation of the present state of the planetary sciences for 'cultural' purposes; second, the first-year graduate student from any of several undergraduate disciplines who intends to take graduate courses in specialized areas of planetary sciences; and third, the practicing Ph. D. scientist with training in physics, chemistry, geology, astronomy, meteorology, biology, etc., who has a highly specialized knowledge of some portion of this material, but has not had the opportunity to study the broad context within which that specialty might be applied to current problems in this field.