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F-16 Measurements at Hill Air Force Base
Dr. Kent Gee and Michael Gardner, members of BYU's Acoustics Research Group, conducted a series of measurements on the F-16 Fighting Falcon during September 2007. The measurements, part of an Air Force-sponsored project, were conducted at nearby Hill Air Force Base, home of the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings. Data near the jet plume were collected using 38 high bandwidth, high-intensity microphones and a LabVIEW-based PXI data acquisition system. The data are now being analyzed to better understand aeroacoustic source characteristics in the near field of military jets. Read More

Department News for Sunday November 22nd, 2009

International Year of Astronomy

Four hundred years ago Galileo became the first scientist to point a telescope skyward, beginning the fields of astronomy and physics. In recognition, 2009 has been declared the International Year of Astronomy by the International Astronomical Union. Throughout this year, the BYU Astronomical Society will be holding numerous outreach and celebratory activities. [Read More]

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Light Echoes from V838 Mon

What caused this outburst of V838 Mon? For reasons unknown, star V838 Mon's outer surface suddenly greatly expanded with the result that it became the brightest star in the entire Milky Way Galaxy in January 2002. Then, just as suddenly, it faded. A stellar flash like this has never been seen before -- supernovas and novas expel matter out into space. [Read More]

The Astronomy Picture of the Day is a NASA web site that features a new image or photograph of the universe each day.

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