Published 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

The Hubble Space Telescope and other initiatives

Creators

  • 1. Texas Univ., Richardson (USA)

Description

The scientific investigations which are planned for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) are discussed. The possibility of detecting planetary systems around stars other than the sun using the HST is addressed, and investigations of exotic systems, the interstellar medium, and other galaxies using the HST are summarized. The use of AXAF to study distant quasars, the inner regions of Seyfert nuclei, and other phenomena is briefly discussed. 7 refs

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Journal Volume
571
Series
Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci.
Journal Page Range
497-512
ISSN
0077-8923
CODEN
ANYAA

Conference

Title
14. Texas symposium on relativistic astrophysics.
Dates
11-16 Dec 1988.
Place
Dallas, TX (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
22006521
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ACCRETION DISKS; ASTRONOMY; ASTROPHYSICS; BINARY STARS; DETECTION; DWARF STARS; EXPERIMENT PLANNING; GALAXY NUCLEI; INTERSTELLAR SPACE; NOVAE; PLANETS; QUASARS; SATELLITES; SEYFERT GALAXIES; TELESCOPES
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; ERUPTIVE VARIABLE STARS; GALAXIES; PLANNING; SPACE; STARS; VARIABLE STARS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-881268--.