January 28th, 2014 § § permalink
The Art of Astrophysics.
Astrophysicists try to share the mysteries of the Universe around us in a clear and understandable fashion, but we don’t always succeed. It’s a hard challenge – the wonders of the Solar System, the Galaxy, and the ever expanding Cosmos demand more of our imaginations than can be captured by numbers in a table or terms in an equation. However, a work of art can uniquely inspire us to look closely, to dream freely, to understand openly – anything from the smallest curiosity to the biggest discovery.
So, we’re asking members of the MIT community to create works of art that help us visualize our Universe and how we observe it. Whether you’re a photographer or a poet, a crafter or a coder, a musician or a moviemaker, we want you to use your talents and creativity to illuminate the beauty of astrophysical results. Please consider participating in this year’s Art of Astrophysicscompetition during MIT’s 2014 Independent Activities Period (IAP), sponsored by the MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research.
May 23rd, 2011 § § permalink
Reminder – science cafe tomorrow night!
What: Cafe Sci Boston
When: Monday, viagra buy May 23, mind 2011. Doors at 6:30pm. Conversation starts at 7pm.
Topic: Are We Alone?
Where: Middlesex Lounge, 315 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
Who: NOVA/WGBH and the Kepler Mission
Find them before they find us. Since March 2009 when the Kepler mission was launched, NASA has been collecting information about habitable planets. The first report came out in February 2011. How many habitable planets did the mission find so far?
This is your chance to talk with two colleagues from the Kepler Mission, Natalie Batalha and Jon Jenkins, to answer the question that we all wonder about:Â are we alone?
Join us to find out while having some great drinks and food!
Find us on Twitter: CafeSciBoston.
Find us on Facebook:Â sciencecafes.org.
If you have any questions, please email me directly. Hope to see you there!
Jennifer Larese
NOVA and Science Cafes, Outreach Coordinator
WGBH
1 Guest St., Boston, MA 02135
Office: [617] 300-4316
Find us on Facebook:Â sciencecafes.org
Find us on reddit.com/r/sciencecafe
getinvolved@wgbh.org
Science cafés.
July 26th, 2010 § § permalink
A multimedia installation by Ben Aron at the Studio for Interrelated Media at MassArt.
“In 1926 astrophysicist Edwin P. Hubble published an article on Extra-Galactic Nebulae in Astrophysical Journal 64. Within this article, Hubble revealed his calculations on the dimensions of the finite universe. Like thousands of years earlier, the expanse of existence was described by a sole human being.”
July 21, 2010
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August 23rd, 2007 § § permalink
Google Sky allows users to tour galaxies
By DAN NEPHIN, Associated Press Writer Wed Aug 22, 5:10 PM ET
PITTSBURGH – The heavens are only a few mouse clicks away with Google Inc.’s latest free tool. A new feature in Google Earth, the company’s satellite imagery-based mapping software, allows users to view the sky from their computers.
The tool provides information about various celestial bodies, from stars to planets, and includes imagery from the Hubble Space Telescope and other sources. It also allows users to take virtual tours through galaxies, including the Milky Way, from any point on Earth they choose.
http://earth.google.com/sky/index.html
