A Decade of Hubble Space Telescope Science: Proceedings of the Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium, Held in Baltimore, Maryland, April 11-14, ... Institute Symposium Series, Series Number 14) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521824591 ISBN 13: 9780521824590

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

The Hubble Space Telescope has made some of the most dramatic discoveries in the history of astronomy. From its vantage point 600km above the Earth, Hubble is able to capture images and spectra that would be difficult or impossible to obtain from the ground. This volume represents some of the most important scientific achievements of the Hubble Space Telescope in its first decade of operation. Written by world experts, the book covers topics ranging from our own solar system to cosmology. Chapters describe cutting edge discoveries in the study of Mars and Jupiter, of stellar birth and death, of star clusters, of the interstellar medium, of our own Milky Way Galaxy and of other galaxies, of supermassive black holes, and of the determination of cosmological parameters, including the age and ultimate fate of our universe. This is an indispensable collection of review articles for researchers and graduate students.

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About the Authors

Mario Livio is Head of the Science Division at the Space Telescope Science Institute.

Keith Noll is an Instrument Scientist on NICMOS (the Near Infrared Camera and Imaging Spectrograph).

MassimoStiavelli is an Instrument Scientist on WFC3 (The Wide Field Camera 3).

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521824591
• ISBN 13: 9780521824590
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 270
• Editor: Livio Mario, Noll Keith, Stiavelli Massimo