Word: maran
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Washington, D.C., Correspondent Jerry Hannifin sought out the "Kohoutek People" at the Goddard Space Flight Center and interviewed their leader Dr. Stephen Maran, director of NASA'S Operation Kohoutek. Hannifin, a former student of celestial navigation, also consulted with local "sensitives" and was assured that Kohoutek's metaphysical "vibrations" were good. To fully appreciate this portent, Hannifin plans to attend a "celebration of consciousness" this week atop a high-rise apartment building in Washington, with his psyche - and his twelve-power telescope - in sharp focus...
Much work will be conducted under the aegis of NASA'S Operation Kohoutek, directed by Astronomer Stephen P. Maran. Involving hundreds of scientists and millions of dollars in hardware, the observations will be largely made from above the atmosphere, which blocks out the ultraviolet and infrared frequencies useful in gathering data about the comet's composition and structure. At least five sounding rockets and two balloons will be launched to view Kohoutek. The comet will also be chased by two highflying, instrument-crammed jets. Other information will be gathered by Copernicus, NASA'S orbiting astronomical observatory...
...assumption that some primitive man might have carved his impressions of the great event-markings that could be archaeologically dated to determine more precisely when the Vela supernova occurred-NASA Astronomers John C. Brandt, Stephen P. Maran and Theodore Stecher last year issued an appeal. They asked archaeologists to be on the lookout, especially in the Southern hemisphere-where the Gum nebula can be best observed-for any unidentified ancient symbols that might have been painted or carved to represent the supernova...
...journal Archaeology usually concerns itself with down-to-earth matters, but a recent issue contains an appeal that reaches rather far out. In a letter to the magazine, Astronomers John C. Brandt, Stephen P. Maran and Theodore Stecher ask archaeologists for help in determining the age of a giant celestial gas cloud. Known as the Gum Nebula, the cloud has been attracting more than usual attention among astronomers. At its center, some 1,500 light-years away from earth, they have discovered a pulsar -a neutron star that emits regularly spaced radio signals. What possible information could archaeologists offer? Quite...