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IEEE Spectrum
November 2006
Monte Ross |
The New Search for E.T. If extraterrestrials are trying to communicate with us, they're probably using lasers, not radio waves.   |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2012 |
The Cosmological Supercomputer How the Bolshoi simulation evolves the universe all over again |
Scientific American
September 2008
Mark Wolverton |
Digital Upgrades for a Radio Astronomy Revolution Using more sophisticated computers and electronics will vastly increase the resolution, sensitivity and data capacity of the Very Large Array telescope |
Popular Mechanics
December 10, 2009
Joe Pappalardo |
What NASA's WISE Space Mapper Will Look for in the Sky Hunting for brown dwarf stars, crashing galaxies, and asteroids. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2013
Rachel Courtland |
Gaia Telescope Will Map the Milky Way The European Space Agency project will change how astronomers view our galaxy |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2005
Ben Ames |
General Dynamics to build antennas for ALMA radio telescope Defense contractors are helping build the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) telescope that will allow astronomers from around the world see galaxies out to the edge of the universe, and stars and planets in their formative stages. |
Popular Mechanics
January 23, 2009
Andrew Moseman |
The 5 Most Powerful Telescopes, and 5 That Will Define the Future of Astronomy Today's best telescopes are astounding feats -- and astronomers are improving them constantly. |
Chemistry World
December 13, 2012
Phillip Broadwith |
Quasar hydrogen found US astronomers have detected large amounts of neutral hydrogen and a lack of elements heavier than helium in a quasar thought to by in an exceptionally young part of the universe. |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2011
Ritchie S. King |
The Einstein Telescope Planning a bigger, badder gravitational-wave detector |
Scientific American
May 2009
George Musser |
Mapping the Universe with Helium A new way to squeeze information from the microwave background. |
Popular Mechanics
September 18, 2008
Paul Tolme |
High in Andes, World's Next Super Scope Takes Shape: First Look High-tech teams from across the globe are racing to 16,000 ft. in the Chilean Andes to erect ALMA, which will become this planet's largest and most advanced radio telescope when it's completed in 2012. |
Chemistry World
July 23, 2015
Matthew Gunther |
Telescope detects ionised carbon in early galaxies An international team of radio astronomers has detected the first faint trace of ionized carbon in the early universe. |
Chemistry World
December 2009
Jon Cartright |
Reading between the lines Since its emergence in the mid 19th century, spectroscopy has become the most important tool in astronomy, and in recent years there has been no end to its new discoveries. |
Scientific American
November 2008
David Appell |
Planck Satellite Mission Set to Explore Cosmic Secrets Planck mission promises to pierce inflation and other cosmic secrets |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2005
Jean Kumagi |
Space Mountain Sitting on a high, arid plateau in the Chilean Andes, a new telescope known as the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) -- the largest submillimeter radio telescope now operating in the southern hemisphere -- officially opened for business in late September |
Wired
February 2004
John Geirland |
The Quiet Zone Cell phones, pagers, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth -- the wireless revolution is everywhere. Except here, a site in rural West Virginia virtually free of man-made electromagnetic pollution, the perfect place for studying radio waves from space. But it's a tough job keeping the spectrum quiet. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2008
Tekla S. Perry |
Digital Dilemma Converting to digital television is supposed to be simple, but it's not. |
Popular Mechanics
February 6, 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
Sun Stays Sluggish as Weathermen Fight for Anti-Ice Age Funding With a debate over implications on climate change at stake, solar researchers in Canada have been finding new lows in magnetic field outputs from the sun. |
Searcher
September 2011
David Mattison |
Searching for the Stars: Cosmic Views and Databases While amateur astronomers continue to play an important role in the field and are supported by numerous clubs, associations, and their peers, I have primarily examined resources originating from government and academic research environments. |
Popular Mechanics
March 22, 2010
Cassie Rodenberg |
The Best in Armchair Astronomy Some online sites post images from powerful telescopes around the world; others let viewers take control of the scopes. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2009
Schneider & Ross |
Antennas for the New Airwaves This month's planned shutdown of analog broadcast TV in the United States will bring antenna technology back into the spotlight. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2013
Mitchell Lazarus |
When Spectrum Auctions Fail For some microwave links, cooperation beats competition as a way to share the air |
HHMI Bulletin
Aug 2011
Amber Dance |
The Night Sky In his free time, biologist Fred Eiserling photographed faraway galaxies and nebulae measuring light-years across -- a hobby he continues to pursue today. |
Home Theater
June 5, 2009
Mark Fleischmann |
DTV Transition One Week Away On June 12, 2009, more than half of the nation's television broadcasters will make the final switch to digital signals, shutting off analog forever. |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2007
Michael Dumiak |
A Telescope Takes Flight A landmark moment in the exploration of the deep cosmos occurred recently. A powerful flying telescope, SOFIA, made its first checkout flights, having survived a bureaucratic near-death experience only a year ago. |
Popular Mechanics
June 25, 2009
Lisa Merolla |
High-Tech Telescopes Yield New Galactic Photos: Gallery Space photos from advanced telescopes provide new views of the cosmos. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2006
Stephen Cass |
Hardware for Your Software Radio What's going to be the next big thing in wireless technology? One bet is software-defined radio, and thanks to a piece of hardware called the Universal Software Radio Peripheral, or USRP, you can get right to the bleeding edge today. |
Home Theater
March 2003
Peter H. Putman |
Got HDTV? Home Theater's guide to using indoor and outdoor antennas to pick up digital TV broadcasts |
Chemistry World
April 4, 2013
Simon Hadlington |
Titanium oxides in stellar clouds finally pinned down After decades of searching, astronomers at last appear to have found two key components of the dust that forms around stars -- the oxide and dioxide of titanium. |
Chemistry World
April 2008
Philip Ball |
Column: The Crucible The seductive power of burning saltwater. |
Science News
April 1, 2006 |
From the March 28, 1936, issue Thaw-saturated earth forced Eastern rivers to overflow... Gigantic stellar explosion great event of astronomy... Three new planetary nebulae discovered in Milky Way... |
National Defense
August 2007
Breanne Wagner |
Fiber Optic Cables Help Special Operators Stay Concealed Fiber optic cables that connect tactical radios to antennas up to 10 kilometers away or farther can be useful tools in covert operations. |
Scientific American
December 2005
W. Wayt Gibbs |
Breaking the Mold As the glass cools on his latest giant mirror, Roger Angel keeps pushing telescope design. His next one might even find Earth-like planets around other stars |
Wired
November 2002
Richard Martin |
The Planet Seekers Giant ground-based telescopes and adaptive optics have brought a new age in astronomy. Now the field's brightest stars are racing to take the first photograph of another world. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2008
Toby Jorrin |
New Earthbound Telescopes Will Be Hundreds of Times Sharper Than Hubble The $45 million array of telescopes will reveal enlightening details of stars and black holes. |
Wired
December 2002
Gregg Easterbrook |
The New Convergence After centuries of battle, scientists and theologians are finally forging a grand unified theory. As the era of biotechnology dawns, scientists realize they're stepping into territory best navigated with the aid of philosophers and theologians. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2008
Joshua J. Romero |
Searching the Sky Image-recognition software for astronomy pictures brings professional and amateur astronomers together. |
Scientific American
May 2009
Michelle Press |
Scientific American Reviews: Manhattan, Circa 1609 Excerpt from Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City by Eric w. Sanderson... Einstein's Telescope by Evalyn Gates... Mothers and Others by Sarah Blaffer Hrdy... |
Science News
April 6, 2002 |
TimeLine: April 2, 1932 Teletypewriters can now be used in home... Einstein and de Sitter return to Euclidean idea of cosmos... Cannot know universe's shape without more observations... Entire universe still young, little older than earth itself... New long-time clock is rotation of Milky Way... etc. |
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2006
Jack Uldrich |
Big Blue Looks for a Big Bang A new partnership with an astronomy organization could spur additional innovation. For IBM investors, this is the type of research that could also pay dividends. |
Smithsonian
November 2005
Don Moser |
35 Who Made a Difference: John Dobson He is the father of sidewalk astronomy, the designer of a portable mount that supports his large, inexpensive telescopes, and, perhaps, astronomy's greatest cheerleader, and he has brought the farthest stars to the man on the street. |
Popular Mechanics
May 15, 2009
Joe Pappalardo |
The Future of 5 Telescopes in Space This week has been an active one for earthlings' quest to understand the universe. Here is the big news on five telescopes in the sky. |
| AskMen.com |
Earth Calling The U.S. space agency, which two years ago broadcast the Beatles song "Across the Universe" into the cosmos, on Wednesday discussed its latest search strategy for life beyond Earth. |
