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Stratosphere Detected on Massive, Blazing-Hot Exoplanet

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has detected a stratosphere, one of the primary layers of Earth's atmosphere, on a massive and blazing-hot exoplanet known as WASP-33b.

12 Jun 2015

Astronomers at ESO Observe Early Stages of Butterfly-Like Planetary Nebula

From striking images obtained through ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have identified, for the first time, what seems to be the initial stage of a butterfly-like planetary nebula formation from an ageing star.

11 Jun 2015

Giant Magellan Telescope Organization Partners Commit Over $500 Million for Construction of Extremely Large Telescopes

The Giant Magellan Telescope Organization has announced today that its 11 international partners have committed more than US$500 million to begin construction of the first of a new generation of extremely large telescopes. Once it is built, the Giant Magellan Telescope is poised to be the largest optical telescope in the world.

4 Jun 2015

Hubble Reveals Chaotic Rhythm of Pluto’s Moons

If you lived on one of Pluto's moons, you might have a hard time determining when, or from which direction, the sun will rise each day. Comprehensive analysis of data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows that two of Pluto's moons, Nix and Hydra, wobble unpredictably.

4 Jun 2015

Subaru Telescope Helps Conduct Spectroscopic Observations on Solar-Type Superflare Stars

A team of astronomers has used the High Dispersion Spectrograph on the Subaru Telescope to conduct spectroscopic observations of Sun-like "superflare" stars first observed and cataloged by the Kepler Space Telescope. The investigations focused on the detailed properties of these stars and confirmed that Sun-like stars with large starspots can experience superflares.

15 May 2015

Owens Valley Long Wavelength Array Produces Unprecedented Videos of the Radio Sky

A new radio telescope array developed by a consortium led by Caltech and now operating at the Owens Valley Radio Observatory has the ability to image simultaneously the entire sky at radio wavelengths with unmatched speed, helping astronomers to search for objects and phenomena that pulse, flicker, flare, or explode.

12 May 2015

NJIT Telescope Captures High-Resolution Images of Flaring Solar Flux Ropes

Scientists at NJIT's Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) have captured the first high-resolution images of the flaring magnetic structures known as solar flux ropes at their point of origin in the Sun's chromosphere. Their research, published today in Nature Communications, provides new insights into the massive eruptions on the Sun's surface responsible for space weather.

29 Apr 2015

James Webb Space Telescope Deployable Tower Assembly Delivered to Northrop Grumman's Space Park Facility

Northrop Grumman Corporation reached another major milestone for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope this week, with the delivery of the Deployable Tower Assembly (DTA). Following successful ambient and thermal vacuum testing, the DTA was delivered to Northrop Grumman's Space Park facility, where the Webb Telescope is being assembled. The graphite DTA was designed, built and tested by Astro Aerospace, a Northrop Grumman company.

16 Apr 2015

UBC Celebrates Canadian Government’s $243.5 Million Contribution for the Thirty Meter Telescope

The University of British Columbia celebrates the Government of Canada’s decision to contribute $243.5 million to the construction of the most advanced and powerful telescope on Earth.

10 Apr 2015

Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory to Host Several Events to Celebrate Hubble Space Telescope’s 25 Years

Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory is hosting several events to celebrate 25 years of groundbreaking science and images from the Hubble Space Telescope, perhaps the world’s most famous scientific instrument.

10 Apr 2015

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