Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
James F. Bell III (born July 23, 1965) is a professor of Astronomy at Arizona State University, specializing in the study of planetary geology, geochemistry and mineralogy using data obtained from telescopes and from various spacecraft missions.
The Dark Sky Observatory (DSO) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Appalachian State University (ASU). It is located 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) east of Deep Gap, North Carolina (USA), off of the Blue Ridge Parkway, and 32 kilometers (20 miles) east of the ASU campus in Boone, North Carolina It was established in 1981, and is used for research, instruction, and public viewing ...
Meenakshi Wadhwa is a planetary scientist and educator who studies the formation and evolution of the Solar System through the analysis of planetary materials including meteorites, Moon rocks and other extraterrestrial samples returned by spacecraft missions.
The institute focuses on stellar, solar and galactic astronomy; meteors; and the motion of cosmic bodies. It has about 70 permanent scientists, [2] of which roughly 80% work in Ondřejov, and it is divided into the following departments.
Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university [10] in Tempe, Arizona, United States. [11] Founded in 1885 as Territorial Normal School by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature , the university is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the United States. [ 12 ]
The astronomical system of units, formerly called the IAU (1976) System of Astronomical Constants, is a system of measurement developed for use in astronomy.It was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976 via Resolution No. 1, [1] and has been significantly updated in 1994 and 2009 (see Astronomical constant).
Kitt Peak was selected by its first director, Aden B. Meinel, in 1958 as the site for a national observatory under contract with the National Science Foundation (NSF) and was administered by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy. The land was leased from the Tohono Oʼodham under a perpetual agreement.
This is a list of colleges and schools of Arizona State University. Most of ASU's academic programs are spread across four campuses in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area , ASU Online , and ASU Local. The table below indicates enrollment by college, with an indication of which metropolitan campuses are represented.