Author:
Rodríguez Luis F.,Nan Ren-Dong,Diamond Philip J.,Dubner Gloria,Garrett Michael,Green Anne,Ishiguro Masato,Goss W. Miller,Taylor Russ,Padrielli Lucia,Rao A. Pramesh,Torrelles José M.,Turner Jean L.
Abstract
AbstractThere have been important advances in radio astronomy in the last three years. New discoveries both at the galactic and extragalactic scale have been reported over this period and we highlight here several of them. The outstanding results of the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe satellite, allowing an accurate determination of the main cosmological constants, are certainly among the most important. At the international level, the consolidation of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array project, with participation of the USA, Europe, and Japan and an estimated cost of around one billion US dollars, takes the construction of radio telescopes to a new level of complexity and potential. We also include the Progress Report of the Working Group on Historic Radio Astronomy, that includes a description of the duties and activities of this recently created working group.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Astronomy and Astrophysics,Space and Planetary Science