• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 7th, 2012
JWST Mirrors Complete Tests in Protective Shrouds

JWST Mirrors Complete Tests in Protective Shrouds

The device is cooled with helium, and was used to protect the mirrors

Time-Lapse SDO Image Shows Venus Against the Sun

Time-Lapse SDO Image Shows Venus Against the Sun

The photograph was taken throughout last night, NASA says

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 5th, 2012
Photon Sieve Diffractive Optic Device Under Development

Photon Sieve Diffractive Optic Device Under Development

The instrument will be used to image the chromosphere around the Sun

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 25th, 2012
Hunting Exoplanets with JWST-like Mirrors

Hunting Exoplanets with JWST-like Mirrors

New instruments replicate the upcoming telescope's huge eyes

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 22nd, 2012
MAVEN Magnetometers Completed at GSFC

MAVEN Magnetometers Completed at GSFC

The instruments will fly on the next NASA mission to Mars

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 18th, 2012
Lobster-Inspired, Transient X-Ray Detection Technology Under Development

Lobster-Inspired, Transient X-Ray Detection Technology Under Development

Researchers say that the innovative instrument is based on lobster eyes

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 4th, 2012
Analyzing Schumann Resonance to Reveal Solar System History

Analyzing Schumann Resonance to Reveal Solar System History

The phenomenon was last year identified on other planets as well

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 2nd, 2012
NASA Tests Advanced Instrument for Upcoming MMS Mission

NASA Tests Advanced Instrument for Upcoming MMS Mission

The satellites will study magnetic reconnection in Earth's atmosphere

JWST Items Exposed to the Coldness of Space

JWST Items Exposed to the Coldness of Space

New tests are currently being conducted in a special chamber

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 25th, 2012
JWST Backplane Structure Completed

JWST Backplane Structure Completed

NASA is making headway with its next-generation telescope

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 18th, 2012
JWST Sunshield Support Structure Passes Critical Review

JWST Sunshield Support Structure Passes Critical Review

The next-generation telescope is starting to come together

JWST Elements Undergo Testing at GSFC

JWST Elements Undergo Testing at GSFC

The spacecraft is destined to replace Hubble as NASA's flagship telescope

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 26th, 2012
Mechanism Driving Plate Tectonics Called into Question

Mechanism Driving Plate Tectonics Called into Question

This research could reveal more clues about the origins of life

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 6th, 2012
Gigantic Explosions Detected on Venus

Gigantic Explosions Detected on Venus

They occurred near the planet's surface, astronomers say

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 29th, 2012
Feedback Mechanism Controlling Black Hole Growth Found

Feedback Mechanism Controlling Black Hole Growth Found

The same processes may also dictate the development of host galaxies

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 24th, 2012
Titan Displays Amazing Seasonal, Daily Variations

Titan Displays Amazing Seasonal, Daily Variations

A NASA spacecraft is slowly revealing most of the moon's secrets

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 13th, 2012
Hidden Binary Star System Revealed by Gamma-Ray Signature

Hidden Binary Star System Revealed by Gamma-Ray Signature

This may represent a new way of searching for difficult-to-find binaries

 
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