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Nothing But The Facts About The Oort Cloud
Where do comets come from? Where and how are they formed? These questions were studied by the Dutch Astronomer, Jan Hendrick Oort. His answers went on to show just how far the Sun's influence extends, which is about 30 trillion miles.

Published by George Garza (1,900 pts ) on Oct 24, 2009 to
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Nothing But the Facts About Astronomer, Jan Oort
One of the preeminent astronomers of the 20th century, Jan Oort was responsible for giving us an understanding about the rotation of the Milky Way, the distance to the center of the galaxy, using radio telescopes, and proposing an area outside of the solar system where comets originated.

Published by George Garza (1,900 pts ) on Oct 24, 2009 to
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The Allen Telescope Array
In the case of telescopes used to observe distant space, size does matter; however, a new concept is to use a group of smaller telescopes, rather than having a single large telescope. This is the basic concept of ATA, which you will learn about in this article.

Published by Ricky (22,000 pts ) on Sep 14, 2009 to
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Radio Astronomy: Major Ground-Based Telescopes, Present and (Near) Future
Radio astronomy has its star telescopes, just as astronomy in visible wavelengths has the Keck Observatory, the Large Binocular Telescope, or the Hubble Space Telescope to carry its banner. If you've seen "Contact" and remember the Very Large Array, but there's more to radio astronomy than that!

Published by Sean Fears (5,850 pts ) on Sep 1, 2009 to
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Nothing But the Facts About Radio Telescopes
Although most of the information and observations we obtain from space are disseminated into the mass media in the form of visual images, there is another medium for information that can be just as fruitful for us.

Published by slight_underweft (1,296 pts ) on Jun 30, 2009 to
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Seeing the Universe with Big Ears - Radio Astronomy
Why taking a look at the history of Radio Astronomy is worth your time. From its humble beginnings in Wall Twp. New Jersey, to the major discoveries that have helped unravel the mysteries of the universe, Radio Astronomy and its technology have change all our lives for the better.

Published by Torquato Tasso (143 pts ) on May 5, 2009 to
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