What can a layperson do in cosmology?
• Stay in school! There is a lot to learn about the Universe. • Keep taking math and science courses! The book of nature lies continuously open before our eyes (I speak of the Universe) but it can’t be understood without first learning to understand the language and characters in which it is written. It is written in mathematical language, and its characters are geometrical figures. – Galileo Galilei That was true 400 years ago and it is much more true today! • If you are out of school, check out the bibliography. • Tell your Congressman and Senators to support astrophysics research at NASA, NSF, and DOE. Back to top. When is the next WMAP data release? The data release at 1300 UTC on 5 Mar 2008 included the first 5 years of data. The hourglass has been turned over. There will be further releases but the schedule is not yet known. Back to top. Ned Wright’s Home Page Tutorial : Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Age | Distances | Bibliography | Relativity © 1996-2009 Edward L. Wright.
