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  Space Telescope Science Institute   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Space Telescope Science Institute is the astronomical research center responsible for operating the Hubble Space Telescope as an international observatory.
The Institute is staffed by astronomers, computer scientists, technicians and administrative staff from the European Space Agency (which is a partner with NASA on the Space Telescope Project), and the Computer Sciences Corporation.
The Hubble Space Telescope is expected to return a steady stream of scientific data for an expected lifetime of at least 15 years.
www.icra.it /icranet/members/struc_usa2.htm   (273 words)

  
 space telescope science institute Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Responsibility for conducting and coordinating the science operations of the Hubble Space Telescope rests with the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) on the Johns Hopkins University...
[Space Telescope Science Institute site] A key part of the NASA Origins Program, is designed to be the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope.
Astronomers at the Space Telescope Science Institute today unveiled the deepest portrait of the visible universe ever achieved by humankind.
www.telescopes-directory.com /space-telescope-science-institute.html   (243 words)

  
 Space Technology - Hubble Space Telescope
HST is a 2.4m reflecting telescope which was launched into a low-Earth orbit (600km) by the crew of the space shuttle Discovery (STS-31) in 1990.
The science operations and control of the telescope lies in the hands of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) on the Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus in Baltimore, Maryland.
Hubble's Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS), enables the telescope to separate the light entering the camera in order to analyse properties such as temperature, radial velocity, rotational velocity and magnetic fields, across a spectral range from the UV (115nm) through the visible red and the near-IR (1,000nm).
www.space-technology.com /projects/hubble   (777 words)

  
 NASA - Space Science - Education - OSS E/PO Annual Report 2002 - Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Workshops and ...
The Space Telescope Science Institute staff are often invited and/or requested by professional organizations, community organizations, radio and television stations, and schools to give talks and/or make presentations.
Topics for these events can vary and they include what the Hubble Space Telescope does, how information is processed, images from the telescope and the science behind it, and how to use HST materials in the classroom.
Bonnie Eisenhamer, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD 21218.
ossim.hq.nasa.gov /ossepo/2002/Res8691.html   (511 words)

  
 DSS Acknowledgments   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Digitized Sky Survey was produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute under U.S. Government grant NAG W-2166.
The Second Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS-II) was made by the California Institute of Technology with funds from the National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Geographic Society, the Sloan Foundation, the Samuel Oschin Foundation, and the Eastman Kodak Corporation.
The UK Schmidt Telescope was operated by the Royal Observatory Edinburgh, with funding from the UK Science and Engineering Research Council (later the UK Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council), until 1988 June, and thereafter by the Anglo-Australian Observatory.
www-gsss.stsci.edu /DSS/acknowledgments.html   (311 words)

  
 Black Holes - Science Background   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
In 1994, Hubble Space Telescope data produced an unprecedented measurement of the mass of an unseen object at the center of M87.
STIS is the space telescope's main "fl hole hunter." A spectrograph uses prisms or diffraction gratings to split the incoming light into its rainbow pattern.
ACS is expected to outperform all previous instruments flown aboard the Hubble Space Telescope, primarily because of its expanded wavelength range.
amazing-space.stsci.edu /blackholes/teacher/sciencebackground.html   (3801 words)

  
 The Hubble Space Telescope [encyclopedia]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Hubble Space Telescope - a joint ESA/NASA project - is a 2.4-meter reflecting telescope which was deployed in low-Earth orbit (600 kilometers) by the crew of the space shuttle Discovery (STS-31) on 25 April 1990.
Hubble Space Telescope is named after Edwin Powell Hubble (1889-1953) who was one of the great pioneers of modern astronomy.
Extending from the telescope are solar panels for generating electricity and antennas for communicating with operators on the ground.
kosmoi.com /Space/HST   (875 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Appeal to save Hubble telescope
The man in charge of the Hubble space telescope's science missions has appealed to Nasa's new administrator to find the money for one last servicing mission to the observatory.
But Dr Beckwith, the director of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), which operates Hubble, believes that is a poor decision.
The question of when you stop using a telescope is tied to whether it's still in its prime or over the hill.
news.bbc.co.uk /go/newsFeedXML/moreover/-/1/hi/sci/tech/4483261.stm   (718 words)

  
 Dr. Carol Christian
She is a Science and Technology Policy Advisor (50%) at the US Department of State, working on promoting pervasive use of Geographic Information Systems and satellite remote sensing data to State bureaus and posts.
The other half of her time is spent directing the education activities of the National Virtual Observatory, and contributing to the activities of the Community Missions Office (CMO).
For two and a half years, DTI brought you webcasts of science symposia, technical workshops, science colloquia and a few fun events as well as significant improvements in processes involving IT.
opostaff.stsci.edu /~carolc   (319 words)

  
 The Multimission Archive at the Space Telescope Science Institute
The Multimission Archive at the Space Telescope Science Institute (MAST) includes extreme ultraviolet, ultraviolet, and selected radio archives, all of which may be accessed at the MAST homepage.
To fully exploit the multiwavelength parameter space which is being made available also by the many large surveys completed and under way, MAST will establish closer ties and coordination with other archive centers.
Support for MAST for non-HST data is provided by the NASA Office of Space Science via grant NAG5-7584 and by other grants and contracts.
adass.org /adass/proceedings/adass99/P3-20   (1382 words)

  
 Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship - SPACE SCIENCE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Institute Fellow will be chosen on the strength of his/her accomplishments in observational astronomy or theoretical astrophysics and on the promise of his/her proposed research.
Applicants for the Institute Fellowship may also be considered as candidates for other, more project-oriented, postdoctoral positions available at STScI.
The Space Telescope Science Institute is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, and is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.
www.aas.org /jobreg/backissues/2002/september/no12866.html   (283 words)

  
 Amazon.com: A Decade of Hubble Space Telescope Science (Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium Series): Books: ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Hubble Space Telescope has made some of the most dramatic discoveries in the history of astronomy.
Representing some of the most important scientific achievements of the Hubble Space Telescope in its first decade of operation, this collection of review articles is intended for researchers and graduate students.
Space Telescope Science Institute, Hubble Space Telescope, Key Project, Cambridge University Press, Large Magellanic Cloud, Monte Carlo, San Martin Drive, Eagle Nebula, Einstein-de Sitter, Magellanic Stream, González Delgado, Texas Symposium, University of Arizona Press, University of Michigan
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0521824591?v=glance   (781 words)

  
 WebStars: Astrophysics in Cyberspace
The Deep Impact science team continues to wade through gigabytes of data collected during the July 4 encounter with the comet measuring 5-kilometers-wide by 11-kilometers-long (about 3-miles-wide by 7-miles-long).
Galileo is a space probe to Jupiter, currently orbiting the planet after dropping its atmospheric probe into Jupiter on December 7, 1995.
The SETI Institute serves as the home for scientific research in the general field of Life in the Universe with an emphasis on the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).
heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov /docs/www_info/webstars.html   (2642 words)

  
 ACS::The Advanced Camera for Surveys
Hubble Space Telescope (HST) during Servicing Mission 3B, launched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-109) 1 March 2002 6:22 AM EST.
ACS science and engineering team is concentrated at the Johns Hopkins University and the Space Telescope Science Institute, but includes scientists from major universities in the United States and Europe.
The ACS Principal Investigator and leader of the science team is Holland Ford, a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute.
acs.pha.jhu.edu   (132 words)

  
 RedOrbit - Space - New Director Appointed at Space Telescope Science Institute   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
In 1992 he became project scientist for the Gemini 8-meter Telescopes Project, based in Tucson, Arizona, and went on to become the director of the project in 1994.
His background is in physics and astronomy, receiving his bachelor of science degree in physics in 1978 and his doctorate in astronomy in 1983, both from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London University.
The European Space Agency (ESA) participates in the HST Project under a long-term arrangement with NASA.
www.redorbit.com /news/display?id=155888&source=r_space   (544 words)

  
 New Director Appointed at Space Telescope Science Institute | SpaceRef - Your Space Reference
Mountain is also the telescope scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope, a member of the JWST Science Working Group, and a visiting professor at the University of Oxford (UK).
During his tenure as director, he had direct responsibility for the construction and commissioning of the two Gemini telescopes in Hawaii and Chile.
As part of the development program, he built up a world-renowned adaptive optics group to keep the Gemini telescopes at the forefront of observational infrared astronomy.
www.spaceref.com /news/viewpr.html?pid=17098   (620 words)

  
 HubbleSite - NewsCenter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
During the 15 years NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has orbited the Earth, it has taken more than 700,000 photos of the cosmos; images that have...
NewsCenter is the complete collection of every Hubble Space Telescope news release and its supporting materials, along with tools and resources designed to further your knowledge of astronomy.
The Hubble Space Telescope is a mission of the NASA Origins program.
oposite.stsci.edu /pubinfo/pictures.html   (252 words)

  
 Sort Keys for Master List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
n.iaat (astronomy): astronomy section of the institute for astronomy and astrophysics, tuebingen, germany
n.istanbul university, department of astronomy and space science
n.italian institute of space astrophysics and cosmic physics
fits.cv.nrao.edu /www/yp_name_keys.html   (1146 words)

  
 The Movie Loft   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Space Station Tour 2 Animated fly around of the Russian component to the Space Station.
Rotating Mars Hubble Space Telescope composite of many individual images Courtesy the Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute and the Associated Universities for Research in Astronomy under contract to NASA.
Pluto The Hubble Space Telescope mapped the surface of Pluto and this rotating movie was produced from the data.
image.gsfc.nasa.gov /poetry/movies/movies.html   (1415 words)

  
 Amazing Space   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Teaching tools index is a convenient new doorway to all the teaching materials at Amazing Space.
Educators get a special "overview" with every resource that suggests ways to use it in the classroom and provides links to related materials.
uses the Hubble Space Telescope's discoveries to inspire and educate about the wonders of our universe.
amazing-space.stsci.edu   (155 words)

  
 Astronomy Resources at STScI
NASA and The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) are pleased to announce the Cycle 15 Call for Proposals for Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Observations and funding for Archival Research and Theoretical Research programs.
Ultra Deep Field High Level Science Products The Space Telescope Science Institute, in collaboration with the Space Telescope - European Coordinating Facility (ST-ECF), and the Canadian Astronomy Data Centre (CADC) are pleased to release the final reduced images, object catalogs, and ancillary files from the Hubble Space Telescope Ultra Deep Field program.
The Astronomer's Proposal Tool The APT is a complete and integrated system for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) proposal preparation.
www.stsci.edu   (221 words)

  
 National Space Society Home Page
National Space Society members and leaders were out in force for the world premiere of the new Tom Hanks IMAX space film, "Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D," at the National Air and Space Museum.
The National Space Society today announced an impressive roster of public and private spaceflight pioneers, including the leader of NASA's new exploration efforts as well as the designer of SpaceShipOne, as confirmed speakers for the 2005 International Space Development Conference (ISDC) to be held May 19-22 in Washington, DC.
Wilson was a tireless advocate for space exploration, and led the National Space Institute through its merger with the L5 Society to create the current National Space Society.
www.nss.org   (1829 words)

  
 HubbleSite - NewsCenter
Astronomers have combined two powerful astronomical assets, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, to identify 19 new "gravitationally lensed" galaxies, adding significantly to the approximately 100 gravitational...
HubbleSite is produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI).
STScI is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA), for NASA, under contract with the Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. The Hubble Space Telescope is a project of international cooperation between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA).
hubblesite.org /newscenter   (252 words)

  
 HubbleSite
Find out what the science instruments do, how the pictures are made, and why NASA put a telescope in space in Sci•Tech >>
Interactive games and activities for space explorers of all ages.
Home of the Hubble Space Telescope, a NASA Origins mission that seeks answers to fundamental questions about the universe and our place in it.
hubblesite.org   (277 words)

  
 Spitzer Space Telescope
The Spitzer Science Center is the source for information on observation planning, proposal submission, observer support, and data archives and analysis.
The Spitzer Space Telescope is a NASA mission managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
This website is maintained by the Spitzer Science Center, located on the campus of the California Institute of Technology and part of NASA's Infrared Processing and Analysis Center.
sirtf.caltech.edu   (291 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Hubble shows stars have weight limit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Stars appear to have a weight limit, a Hubble Space Telescope study shows.
The Hubble Space Telescope provides a keyhole view towards the heart of our Milky Way Galaxy.
Astronomer Don Figer of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore examined a cluster of stars in our own Milky Way galaxy to make the conclusion.
www.usatoday.com /tech/science/space/2005-03-10-star-weight-limit_x.htm   (301 words)

  
 James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Since its inception, it has been known that a James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) of the size and power proposed could not be built using currently familiar materials, technologies, or processes.
Our engineers have worked on designs for the throughput of the optics, telescope emission, and astronomical backgrounds, and have developed computer models to estimate exposure times for individual observations and the total time necessary to conduct the observations.
One unique patented approach to deploying the telescope's primary mirror includes segmenting it into three sections: one fixed, central section and two moveable side pieces.
www.ballaerospace.com /jwst_tech.html   (249 words)

  
 Zolt Levay, Space Telescope Science Institute
Member of the Hubble Heritage Team, whose mission is to find and present the most beautiful images from the Hubble Space Telescope.
Center of science operations for the Hubble Space Telescope and my place of employment.
Funds, operates and maintains the Hubble Space Telescope spacecraft and observatory, among a lot of other activities.
opostaff.stsci.edu /~levay   (325 words)

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