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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take a trip to an observatory to use the telescope? In February 2006, astronomer Travis Metcalfe was granted 7 nights of observing time on one of the telescopes
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I'm Travis Metcalfe, an astronomer at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. I made this short video for anyone who's ever wondered what it's like to take a trip to the observatory
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When scientists do an experiment, they looking to see if two variables are related. A variable is something that changes. Sometimes variables are related (or correlated) in a positive way. That is, as
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Hipparchus was a Greek astronomer who lived between 190-120 B.C. He is considered the father of trigonometry, a branch of mathematics which studies the angles of sides of triangles. Hipparchus also developed
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James Adamson is an American astronaut who was born in New York in 1946. From 1965-1980, he served with the Army and the Navy. Adamson became an astronaut in 1984. He has flown on two space missions.
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Tom Akers is an American astronaut who was born on May 20, 1951 in Missouri. Before he was an astronaut, Akers was a park ranger, teacher, and Air Force pilot. He has flown 25 different kinds of airplanes.
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Joseph Allen is an American astronaut who was born on June 27, 1937 in Indiana. Before he became an astronaut, Allen was a physicist who taught at the University of Washington. Allen became an astronaut
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Jim Bagian is an American astronaut who was born on February 22, 1952 in Pennsylvania. Before he became an astronaut, Bagian was an engineer and a medical doctor. Bagian became an astronaut in 1980. He
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