Record #:

25818

Author(s):

Nair, Prashant

Abstract:

Cosmologist Laura Mersini-Houghton used a model that assumes the existence of a parallel universe to predict a giant void in space before it was observed by other scientists. The void was inconsistent with standard cosmological theory, but has led to new possibilities in research.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 24 Issue 3, Spring 2008, p26-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research; Astronomy

Record #:

25907

Author(s):

Smith, Jason

Abstract:

UNC astronomers have spent the last eighteen years developing a high-tech telescope called SOAR. They recently launched SOAR into the skies above the Chilean Andes, where it will capture the highest quality images of any observatory in the world. SOAR is the most versatile and efficient telescope of its kind, and makes UNC a key player on the global astronomical scene.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 21 Issue 1, Fall 2004, p12-19, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Astronomy; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Record #:

26046

Author(s):

Spivey, Angela

Abstract:

The Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory (TUNL) is one of the largest university-based nuclear physics labs in the nation. Tom Clegg, professor of physics and astronomy, trains students to build ion equipment and run experiments to learn how dark energy affects galaxy evolution.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 19 Issue 3, Spring 2003, p10-15, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Astronomy; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Record #:

26226

Author(s):

Anthony, David

Abstract:

SNR0540-69.3 is the name of the nebulous remains of a supernova explosion. Jeff Knerr and Jon Morse, doctoral candidates in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, have created a computer simulation to study the underlying physics of supernova explosions.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 7 Issue 3, Spring 1990, p15, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Astronomy; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research; Physics

Record #:

26235

Author(s):

Maxwell, Tracey

Abstract:

UNC astronomer Bruce Carney and his colleagues have established that the Milky Way Galaxy is at least 18 billion years old. To arrive at their estimate, the group studied several nearby stars called RR Lyrae variable stars.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 6 Issue 1, Fall 1988, p15-17, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Astronomy; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research