• Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 26th, 2014
Come November 28, Mars Is In For a Global Shout-Out from Earth

Come November 28, Mars Is In For a Global Shout-Out from Earth

This coming Friday, nearly 90,000 messages will be beamed from Earth to the Red Planet with the help of radio telescopes

Watch: Here Is How Exoplanets Are Discovered

Watch: Here Is How Exoplanets Are Discovered

Exoplanets are celestial bodies that orbit stars other than the Sun

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 14th, 2014
Final Two Candidate Sites for the Cherenkov Telescope Array Selected

Final Two Candidate Sites for the Cherenkov Telescope Array Selected

The telescope should have found a home by the end of 2013

DLR Hopeful NASA Will Continue Involvement with SOFIA

DLR Hopeful NASA Will Continue Involvement with SOFIA

The German agency says that the project is too important to let go

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 10th, 2014
Planet-Hunting Telescope Turns 5 in Earth's Orbit

Planet-Hunting Telescope Turns 5 in Earth's Orbit

Kepler found more than half of all exoplanets known to date

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 26th, 2014
ESA Selects PLATO Planet Hunter Telescope for 2024 Launch

ESA Selects PLATO Planet Hunter Telescope for 2024 Launch

The telescope array will study around one million stars

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 25th, 2014
James Webb Telescopes Passes Critical Development Milestone

James Webb Telescopes Passes Critical Development Milestone

The spacecraft remains on track for a launch date beyond 2018

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 6th, 2014
WISE Telescope Returns to Active Duty in New Mission

WISE Telescope Returns to Active Duty in New Mission

The spacecraft is now called NEOWISE and has new mission parameters

James Webb Space Telescope Sunshield Starts Launch Testing

James Webb Space Telescope Sunshield Starts Launch Testing

This protective layer is one of the most complex ever designed

Gaia's Flight Path and Data Collection Pattern Revealed – Video

Gaia's Flight Path and Data Collection Pattern Revealed – Video

ESA is getting ready to launch the telescope on December 19

All JWST Mirror Segments Delivered to Goddard

All JWST Mirror Segments Delivered to Goddard

The components are currently being inspected for damage

Gaia Space Telescope Moves to Its Launch Pad

Gaia Space Telescope Moves to Its Launch Pad

Takeoff is currently scheduled to occur later this week

Ghostly Nebula Imaged in the Orion Constellation

Ghostly Nebula Imaged in the Orion Constellation

The photo was collected with a very small telescope in Australia

Membrane Optics Foldable Telescope Concept Showcased – Video

Membrane Optics Foldable Telescope Concept Showcased – Video

This is the first time such a configuration has been demonstrated

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 30th, 2013
Planet Hunting Should Be More Conservative, Experts Say

Planet Hunting Should Be More Conservative, Experts Say

Telescopes are currently searching for new world indiscriminately

Massive Athena+ X-ray Telescope Gets Greenlit at ESA

Massive Athena+ X-ray Telescope Gets Greenlit at ESA

This will be the future flagship mission for high-energy astronomy

Core of Future Flagship Telescope Completes Cryogenic Tests at NASA

Core of Future Flagship Telescope Completes Cryogenic Tests at NASA

This module will hold everything else in place, experts say

 
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