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...edge of the earth's atmosphere, these gossamer giants (as tall as 60-story buildings) will remain aloft up to 100 days. That's enough time to look for such elusive phenomena as planets in other solar systems, black holes and remnants of the Big Bang. Says astrophysicist Josh Grindlay, leader of a Harvard-Smithsonian group that uses balloons to map distant X-ray sources: "For some science, they're going to give the shuttle or space station a run for the money...
...Although Grindlay is pleased that the Astronomydepartment attracts a large number of participantsto Astronomy Cores, he notes that few of thosestudents actually consider Astronomy as apotential concentration...
...Grindlay says students often don't viewastronomy as effecting their individual lives orinterests. He says this, along with anunwillingness to experiment with Astronomyclasses, prevents students who would otherwisefeel at home as Astronomy concentrators from takingthe time to explore...
...Grindlay describes the hesitance of students totake advantage of the rich astronomical resourcesat the College as a serious problem...
...There's a certain amount of underutilizationof Astronomy as a concentration, even if you'renot sure about going on and making a career ofastrophysics," Grindlay says. "I've usually gottwo or three undergrads working here in my lab,but it's such a powerhouse that we could really domore...