Gravitational Lensing
cluster Abell 1689.
Credit: NASA
Cosmology
cluster Abell 1689.
Credit: NASA
Supercomputers
Credit: WikiCommons
Mario Hamuy
Credit: By Puzhok (own work) at English Wikipedia - GFDL
Original text: I (Puzhok) created this work entirely by myself.
Occupation: Astronomer and Professor
Year born: 1960
How is the Universe Expanding?
Submitted by admindev on Wed, 30/03/2022 - 15:28Create An Expanding Universe
Submitted by admindev on Mon, 28/03/2022 - 15:45Timeline of Astronomy
Carlos Frenk
Credit: The Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation
Occupation: Computational Cosmologist
Year born: 1951
Research Areas: Supercomputer Simulations, Galaxy Formation
Stephen Hawking
Credit: Jim Campbell/Aero-News Network
Occupation: Physicist & Author
Year born: 1942
Research Areas: Cosmology, Theoretical Physics
Extremely Large Telescope (ELT)
The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) will be the world's largest optical telescope. The telescope is being built by the European Southern Observatory (ESO). The ESO is made up of 16 countries which includes the UK and Ireland. The ELT is due to be complete at the end of 2027.
Reasons to Measure Distances
Credit: Mouser,
belt highlighted by The Schools' Observatory
Measuring distances in astronomy is difficult but crucial.
