NASA Taken Aback by NRO Donation

NASA Taken Aback by NRO Donation

The agency is not sure how it will use the two telescopes

NuSTAR Successfully Delivered to Its Pacific Launch Site

NuSTAR Successfully Delivered to Its Pacific Launch Site

The telescope is scheduled to take off in less than a week

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 8th, 2012
Spitzer Detects Earliest Glows in the Universe

Spitzer Detects Earliest Glows in the Universe

The faint radiation was emitted by the first stars

Scientists Appeal Decision to Terminate GEMS Mission

Scientists Appeal Decision to Terminate GEMS Mission

The cancellation would cost NASA several million dollars

NASA May Use NRO Telescope for WFIRST Mission

NASA May Use NRO Telescope for WFIRST Mission

At least one of the instruments will go on the $1.6 billion spacecraft

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 5th, 2012
NASA Gets Two Spy Satellite Telescopes from NRO

NASA Gets Two Spy Satellite Telescopes from NRO

The spacecraft were originally developed for, and operated by, the spy agency

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 13th, 2012
WISE Survey Reveals 200+ Blazars

WISE Survey Reveals 200+ Blazars

Astrophysicists are trying to understand these cosmic structures

Old Telescopes Made of Bones Rediscovered

Old Telescopes Made of Bones Rediscovered

They were once considered to be luxury items, reserved for the elites

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 24th, 2012
Engineers Blow Up Mountain for New Telescope

Engineers Blow Up Mountain for New Telescope

The sensitive installation is to be constructed by the end of the decade

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 29th, 2012
Mirrors for World's Largest Telescope Replicated with Mockups

Mirrors for World's Largest Telescope Replicated with Mockups

Researchers in Germany constructed a tiny section of E-ELT's main mirror

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 21st, 2012
Fiber Optic-Linked Mobile Telescopes for Satellite Debris Surveys

Fiber Optic-Linked Mobile Telescopes for Satellite Debris Surveys

The initiative is being proposed by DARPA, for “satellite recycling”

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 18th, 2012
James Webb Telescope Will Receive Funding for 2012

James Webb Telescope Will Receive Funding for 2012

Still, numerous issues related to the project still need to be addressed

Impressive Vista of Milky Way Stellar Nurseries Captured by WISE

Impressive Vista of Milky Way Stellar Nurseries Captured by WISE

The photo spans 1,000 squares degrees of the night sky

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 30th, 2011
Extremely Large Telescope's Construction to Begin Next Year

Extremely Large Telescope's Construction to Begin Next Year

ESO officials have already approved the spending plan for 2012

Barnard 3 Reveals Itself to the World

Barnard 3 Reveals Itself to the World

WISE produces new amazing view of the glowing nebula

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 22nd, 2011
James Webb's Mirrors Complete Cryogenic Testing

James Webb's Mirrors Complete Cryogenic Testing

The new NASA telescope is meant to replace the Hubble

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 19th, 2011
Ancient Vatican Books Digitized with Space Technologies

Ancient Vatican Books Digitized with Space Technologies

ESA kindly provided the Holy See with everything it needed

 
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