The Cosmic Optical Background: New Horizons Probes the Universe
Ζωντανή μετάδοση στις 27 Απρ 2017
Researchers have cleverly used data from the New Horizons mission to look at the light from distant galaxies.
The
universe is filled with galaxies light up the cosmos, but too faint to
see with the naked eye. Can we measure it? How bright is it? These are
questions that are important for understanding the nature of the
universe, the inventory of stars, where galaxies are, what kind of
structure the universe has and what astrophysical processes are in
play. Measuring the light may even give clues on where Dark Matter is
and what happens if and when it decays. A good place to observe this
faint light might be from the outer solar system, away from the dusty
inner regions of our own planetary system. Researchers have cleverly
used data from the New Horizons mission (the mission to Pluto and
beyond) to do just that!
Join Tony Darnell and Carol Christian
during Afternoon Astronomy Coffee on April 27, 2017 at 3PM Eastern
(Daylight) Time as they discuss with Michael Zemcov (Rochester Institute
of Technology), Casey Lisse (Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab),
Andrew Poppe (Space Sciences Lab, U. Berkeley) and Chi Nguyen (RIT)
about this clever observation probing well beyond our solar system.
The
universe is filled with galaxies light up the cosmos, but too faint to
see with the naked eye. Can we measure it? How bright is it? These are
questions that are important for understanding the nature of the
universe, the inventory of stars, where galaxies are, what kind of
structure the universe has and what astrophysical processes are in
play. Measuring the light may even give clues on where Dark Matter is
and what happens if and when it decays. A good place to observe this
faint light might be from the outer solar system, away from the dusty
inner regions of our own planetary system. Researchers have cleverly
used data from the New Horizons mission (the mission to Pluto and
beyond) to do just that!
Join Tony Darnell and Carol Christian
during Afternoon Astronomy Coffee on April 27, 2017 at 3PM Eastern
(Daylight) Time as they discuss with Michael Zemcov (Rochester Institute
of Technology), Casey Lisse (Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab),
Andrew Poppe (Space Sciences Lab, U. Berkeley) and Chi Nguyen (RIT)
about this clever observation probing well beyond our solar system.
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