Cooling System on James Webb Telescope Instrument Enters Testing

Cooling System on James Webb Telescope Instrument Enters Testing

NASA plans to check each individual science instrument at a time

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

How the Sun Destroys Comets from Within

How the Sun Destroys Comets from Within

Astronomers are anticipating such an event tomorrow

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 7th, 2013
Video: Critical James Webb Space Telescope Spectrometer Delivered to NASA

Video: Critical James Webb Space Telescope Spectrometer Delivered to NASA

The device will go into space on the world's most complex observatory

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 7th, 2013
NASA to Develop World's First Spaceborne Sodium LIDAR

NASA to Develop World's First Spaceborne Sodium LIDAR

The instrument will be used to study the Earth's mesosphere

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 1st, 2013
NASA Mission Starts Mapping the Evolution of Greenland's Ice Sheets

NASA Mission Starts Mapping the Evolution of Greenland's Ice Sheets

Two laser altimeters will provide accurate readings of seasonal ice variations

Mirror Segment for NASA Telescope Gets Precision Treatment at NASA

Mirror Segment for NASA Telescope Gets Precision Treatment at NASA

The JWST is the most advanced space telescope ever built

NASA Experts Inspect Amazing JWST Mirror

NASA Experts Inspect Amazing JWST Mirror

The first two mirrors to go on the massive telescope have been delivered

Thermal Insulators Applied to James Webb Telescope's Electronics

Thermal Insulators Applied to James Webb Telescope's Electronics

The procedure is being carried out a NASA center in Maryland

Landsat Data Make Their Way onto Postal Stamps

Landsat Data Make Their Way onto Postal Stamps

USPS introduces new stamps to mark upcoming Landsat mission

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 28th, 2012
Simulation Reveals Black Hole Merger

Simulation Reveals Black Hole Merger

Events such as this are thought to produce gravitational waves

First Couple of JWST Mirrors Reach NASA

First Couple of JWST Mirrors Reach NASA

The instruments have been developed by Ball Aerospace

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 21st, 2012
Solar Spacecraft Fleet Surveys Coronal Cavities

Solar Spacecraft Fleet Surveys Coronal Cavities

NASA wants to gain a deeper understanding of this phenomenon

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 20th, 2012
First Webb Telescope Mirrors Shipped to NASA

First Webb Telescope Mirrors Shipped to NASA

Ball Aerospace is the primary subcontractor for these instruments

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 19th, 2012
NASA's New Laser Communications Demonstrator Passes Review

NASA's New Laser Communications Demonstrator Passes Review

The agency wants to stream HD live videos from other planets

Eclipse Season Starts High in Earth's Orbit

Eclipse Season Starts High in Earth's Orbit

A NASA solar observatory's view of the Sun is partially blocked

Large Filament Erupted from the Sun on August 31

Large Filament Erupted from the Sun on August 31

SDO data were pieced in a multi-wavelength video of the event

 
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