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This article is a list of notable unsolved problems in astronomy. Problems may be theoretical or experimental. Theoretical problems result from inability of current theories to explain observed phenomena or experimental results. Experimental problems result from inability to test or investigate a proposed theory.
Package Name Pro. Am. Interface Connects to Online (e.g. VO) Data Displays or Manip. FITS Images Tiled Multi-Resolution All-Sky image Handling Displays
Education is important to astronomy as it impacts both the recruitment of future astronomers and the appreciation of astronomy by citizens and politicians who support astronomical research. Astronomy has been taught throughout much of recorded human history, and has practical application in timekeeping and navigation.
Skyglobe is an astronomy program for MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows first developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s and sold as Shareware. [1] It plots the positions of stars, Messier objects, planets, sun and moon.
Nightshade is a simulation and visualization software for teaching and exploring astronomy, Earth science, and related topics. Its focus is on use in digital planetarium systems or as an educational tool, [1] with additional features to allow it to also be used on desktop or laptop computers. It operates on Linux, macOS and Windows.
Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all branches of astronomy and astrophysics. It was established in 1981 as Acta Astrophysica Sinica and published in Chinese. It was renamed Chinese Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics in 2001, switching to publication in English and restarting volume ...
The current editor-in-chief is Jeff Mangum of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. PASP has been published monthly since 1899, and along with The Astrophysical Journal , The Astronomical Journal , Astronomy and Astrophysics , and the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , is one of the primary journals for the publication of ...