Special Issue of Physics World Focuses on Astronomy & Space
Richard Fienberg AAS Solar Eclipse Task Force
This announcement is adapted from an editorial by Louise Mayor, contributing editor of Physics World, published by the Institute of Physics (IOP) in the UK:
Astronomy and space science are littered with incredible achievements — whether landing a probe on a comet or capturing the best-ever image of the cosmic microwave background. A new Physics World focus issue looks at some of the most exciting developments in both fields. The Event Horizon Telescope, for example, has the ambitious aim of imaging the black hole at the center of our galaxy, while a planned 40-meter-wide starshade would fly in formation with a space telescope to enable imaging of exoplanets.
There are challenges to overcome, though — a survey has revealed astronomers' lack of training in software coding, while Felix J. Lockman believes that remote observing does not necessarily produce the best results.
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