• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 22nd, 2013
Airborne Infrared Telescope Images Comet ISON in Mid-Flight

Airborne Infrared Telescope Images Comet ISON in Mid-Flight

This instrument is the only observatory mounted on an aircraft

NASA's Next-Generation Telescope Bound for California

NASA's Next-Generation Telescope Bound for California

Scientists have finished testing it at a special NASA facility

Comet ISON as Seen by a Robotic Observatory

Comet ISON as Seen by a Robotic Observatory

The space boulder is currently on its way to meet with the Sun later this month

ESO Captures Beautiful Image of Comet ISON

ESO Captures Beautiful Image of Comet ISON

The image was collected from the driest desert in the world

See Hubble's Composite Image of Hundreds of Milky Way-like Galaxies

See Hubble's Composite Image of Hundreds of Milky Way-like Galaxies

This dataset was used in a new study of our galaxy and its history

WISE Telescope Releases New Catalog of Space Objects

WISE Telescope Releases New Catalog of Space Objects

Never-before-seen galaxies are finally put under the spotlight

Spectacular Clouds Surrounding Nearby Star Cluster Photographed

Spectacular Clouds Surrounding Nearby Star Cluster Photographed

An European telescope snapped this image from Chile

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 6th, 2013
SOFIA's Second Cycle of Astronomical Observations Fully Booked

SOFIA's Second Cycle of Astronomical Observations Fully Booked

The infrared telescope is installed about a heavily-modified airplane

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

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 21st, 2012
Extensible X-Ray Telescope Reaches 100th Day in Space

Extensible X-Ray Telescope Reaches 100th Day in Space

The NuSTAR mission studies extreme events in the Universe

Fireball Impact on Jupiter, Astronomers Confirm [Photo]

Fireball Impact on Jupiter, Astronomers Confirm [Photo]

The astronomical event occurred on September 10, 2012

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 31st, 2012
Airborne Infrared Telescope Ready to Begin Observations

Airborne Infrared Telescope Ready to Begin Observations

Its first science mission includes a total of 46 flights over 13 months

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 27th, 2012
Highly Specialized X-Ray Mirror Under Development

Highly Specialized X-Ray Mirror Under Development

Inspiration for this technology came from a common household item

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 4th, 2012
Cosmic Skyrocket Revealed by Hubble

Cosmic Skyrocket Revealed by Hubble

The object looks extremely interesting in multiple wavelengths

Galaxy Resembling Amorphous Cloud of Vapor Imaged

Galaxy Resembling Amorphous Cloud of Vapor Imaged

The formation is located relatively close-by, in astronomical terms

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 29th, 2012
X-ray Instrument on NuSTAR Telescope Brought Online

X-ray Instrument on NuSTAR Telescope Brought Online

The vehicle made its way to space just two weeks ago

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 26th, 2012
NASA Online Game Allows You to Build Your Own Satellite

NASA Online Game Allows You to Build Your Own Satellite

You can choose between multiple types of missions

 
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