University of Virginia to probe Milky Way history in Sloan Digital Sky Survey III
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 10:21
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomy is a science of origins. 'It's the ultimate exercise in archeology,' said Steven Majewski, a University of Virginia professor of astronomy and lead scientist on a new project to survey more than 100,000 Milky Way red giant stars - bright, bloated stars in a late stage of their evolution...