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5 - Vision of the Cosmos

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 September 2021

By
Carolin Crawford
Edited by
Andrew Fabian ,
Janet Gibson ,
Mike Sheppard  and
Simone Weyand
With contributions by
Andrew Blake ,
Carolin Crawford ,
Paul Fletcher ,
Sophie Hackford ,
Anya Hurlbert ,
Dan-Eric Nilsson  and
Carlo Rovelli
Andrew Fabian
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Janet Gibson
Affiliation:
Darwin College, Cambridge
Mike Sheppard
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Simone Weyand
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Andrew Blake
Affiliation:
Samsung AI Research Centre
Carolin Crawford
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Paul Fletcher
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Sophie Hackford
Affiliation:
Wired Magazine
Anya Hurlbert
Affiliation:
Newcastle University
Dan-Eric Nilsson
Affiliation:
Lunds Universitet, Sweden
Carlo Rovelli
Affiliation:
International Centre for Theoretical Physics
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Summary

Astronomers depend on light for their understanding of the cosmos beyond the confines of the Solar System. Many of the most exciting discoveries over the last couple of decades were made possible by new generations of cameras and telescopes, both on the ground and in space. The resulting observations captured the imagination not just of the scientists but also of the general public. Dr Crawford will discuss the new facilities anticipated coming online over the next ten years or so – how they’ll not only change our view of the Universe, but also alter the way we do Astronomy.

Keywords

large aperture telescopesinterferometryX-ray astronomytime-domain astronomygravitational wavescosmic raysneutrinosastronomycosmology
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Vision , pp. 131 - 153
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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