LEADER 04806nam 2200577 a 450 001 9910960257303321 005 20251117082718.0 010 $a0-309-18685-4 010 $a1-282-97596-X 010 $a9786612975967 010 $a0-309-15800-1 035 $a(CKB)2550000000032077 035 $a(EBL)3378726 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3378726 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3378726 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10443268 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL297596 035 $a(OCoLC)923282920 035 $a(BIP)53858651 035 $a(BIP)31787922 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000032077 100 $a20101115d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aNew worlds, new horizons in astronomy and astrophysics /$fCommittee for a Decadal Survey of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academies Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (325 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a0-309-15799-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Members of the Astro 2010 Infrastructure Study Groups""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Dedication: John Huchra""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 2020 Vision""; ""2 On the Threshold""; ""3 Partnership in Astronomy and Astrophysics: Collaboration, Cooperation, Coordination""; ""4 Astronomy in Society""; ""5 Sustaining the Core Research Program""; ""6 Preparing for Tomorrow""; ""7 Realizing the Opportunities""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Summary of Science Frontiers Panels Findings"" 327 $a""Appendix B: Summary of Program Prioritization Panels Recommendations""""Appendix C: The Cost, Risk, and Technical Readiness Evaluation Process""; ""Appendix D: Mid-Scale Project Descriptions""; ""Appendix E: Statement of Task and Scope""; ""Appendix F: Acronyms""; ""Index"" 330 $aDriven by discoveries, and enabled by leaps in technology and imagination, our understanding of the universe has changed dramatically during the course of the last few decades. The fields of astronomy and astrophysics are making new connections to physics, chemistry, biology, and computer science. Based on a broad and comprehensive survey of scientific opportunities, infrastructure, and organization in a national and international context, New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics outlines a plan for ground- and space- based astronomy and astrophysics for the decade of the 2010's. Realizing these scientific opportunities is contingent upon maintaining and strengthening the foundations of the research enterprise including technological development, theory, computation and data handling, laboratory experiments, and human resources. New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics proposes enhancing innovative but moderate-cost programs in space and on the ground that will enable the community to respond rapidly and flexibly to new scientific discoveries. The book recommends beginning construction on survey telescopes in space and on the ground to investigate the nature of dark energy, as well as the next generation of large ground-based giant optical telescopes and a new class of space-based gravitational observatory to observe the merging of distant black holes and precisely test theories of gravity. New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics recommends a balanced and executable program that will support research surrounding the most profound questions about the cosmos. The discoveries ahead will facilitate the search for habitable planets, shed light on dark energy and dark matter, and aid our understanding of the history of the universe and how the earliest stars and galaxies formed. The book is a useful resource for agencies supporting the field of astronomy and astrophysics, the Congressional committees with jurisdiction over those agencies, the scientific community, and the public. 606 $aAstronomy$xResearch$xForecasting 606 $aAstrophysics$xResearch$xForecasting 606 $aResearch$xInternational cooperation 615 0$aAstronomy$xResearch$xForecasting. 615 0$aAstrophysics$xResearch$xForecasting. 615 0$aResearch$xInternational cooperation. 676 $a520.72 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910960257303321 996 $aNew worlds, new horizons in astronomy and astrophysics$94367622 997 $aUNINA