Post by Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe on Jun 15, 2005 22:46:44 GMT -6
High School Students Win Time on New U.S. Japan Space Telescope
Eight high school students from San Francisco, who are winners of a NASA-sponsored science contest, will have an opportunity to study a classic supernova with a new Japanese-U.S. space observatory scheduled to launch this summer.
The students and their physics teacher, Dr. Mark Hurwitz, from Lick-Wilmerding High School, proposed to study the historical Tycho Supernova. This is a star that famed astronomer Tycho Brahe observed when it exploded in 1572. The students want to understand how the chemical elements created in the explosion, such as oxygen and magnesium, are interacting with interstellar medium.
The Astro E-2 project here: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/astro-e2/main/index.html
More here: www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=17120
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What a cool opportunity for high school kids to have...
