Star Formation in Bright Rimmed Clouds (BRCs): Using Spitzer Space Telescope infrared images to find optically enshrouded stars that are in the process of formation in BRC 27 and BRC 34, which are clouds of gas being illuminated by other nearby, newly formed (but un-enshrouded) stars.
Year(s) participated: 2011
This virtual team consists of people who run and support NITARP in various ways.
Year(s) participated: 2011
Using Kepler Space Telescope data to search for small scale stellar variability that may be due to eclipsing binaries, pulsators, star spots, or transiting planets.
Year(s) participated: 2011
Team Red Shift: Using Spitzer Space Telescope images to find clusters of galaxies at a large distance from the Earth.
Year(s) participated: 2011