1. For some time, astronomers have been seeing hints of an orderly design in the universe. 2. As Jupiter rotates, astronomers should see the results of each collision less than a half-hour later. 3. Astronomers have already seen enough to suspect that their definition of planets may have to be broadened considerably to encompass the new reality. 4. Astronomers see the agreements as a partial victory, but say that there is not enough time-sharing and that they will fight to obtain legal limits on interference. 5. But astronomers see no sign of the heavy elements that white dwarfs would have shed into space in earlier phases of their lives. 6. But many American astronomers saw the compromise as a fair solution to the conflict between commercial communications interests and science. 7. For most of its history, astronomy was a strictly observational science, and earlier astrophysicists based their theories largely on what astronomers could see. 8. For years, this simplistic story of star birth sufficed - until astronomers finally saw some spectacular snapshots of the real thing. 9. In theory, the appeal of the behemoths is that the magnanamous mirrors will gather more light and allow astronomers to see fainter objects. 10. It was first seen by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at an observatory in Arizona. |