- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 7th, 2012
JWST Mirrors Complete Tests in Protective Shrouds
The device is cooled with helium, and was used to protect the mirrors
- Science Blog
- By Traian Teglet
- June 6th, 2012
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
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
New instruments replicate the upcoming telescope's huge eyes
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 22nd, 2012
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
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
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
The satellites will study magnetic reconnection in Earth's atmosphere
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 30th, 2012
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
NASA is making headway with its next-generation telescope
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 18th, 2012
JWST Sunshield Support Structure Passes Critical Review
The next-generation telescope is starting to come together
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 13th, 2012
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
This research could reveal more clues about the origins of life
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 6th, 2012
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
The same processes may also dictate the development of host galaxies
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 24th, 2012
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
This may represent a new way of searching for difficult-to-find binaries