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Nanosatellites Launched from Yasny Cost a Fraction of Conventional Space Telescopes

Two nanosatellites were launched from Yasny, Russia, at 15:11:11 Eastern Daylight Time today by Anthony Moffat, of the University of Montreal and the Centre for Research in Astrophysics of Quebec, and the Canadian research and technology team he leads.

20 Jun 2014

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Helps Assemble Comprehensive Picture of Evolving Universe

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have assembled a comprehensive picture of the evolving universe – among the most colorful deep space images ever captured by the 24-year-old telescope.

5 Jun 2014

Anticyclonic Storm on Jupiter Shrinks to Smallest Size

Jupiter's trademark Great Red Spot - a swirling anticyclonic storm feature larger than Earth - has shrunken to the smallest size ever measured. Astronomers have followed this downsizing since the 1930s.

16 May 2014

New Images from Two Radio Telescopes Reveal Remarkable Features of Earth’s Moon

New images of Earth’s Moon reveal more than can be seen with the naked eye, thanks to the combined efforts of the two largest radio telescopes of their kind -- the National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Green Bank Telescope (GBT) in West Virginia and the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.

15 May 2014

Novel Project Enables Visually Impaired to Explore Dust-Enshrouded Stars through Touch

A project at the University of Chicago’s Yerkes Observatory, which enables the visually impaired to almost literally touch the stars, will take flight May 5 and 7 aboard the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy.

5 May 2014

Critical Hubble Space Telescope Instruments on Display at Smithsonian Museum

Two instruments that played critical roles in discoveries made by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope now are on display in an exhibit at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington.

25 Apr 2014

STFC Awards University of Manchester over £6 Million Funding for International SKA Radio Telescope Design Work

The University of Manchester has been awarded more than £6 million towards its part in the design work for the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope.

16 Apr 2014

New Near Infrared Camera Successfully Integrated into James Webb Space Telescope

Lockheed Martin and the University of Arizona have delivered the primary imaging instrument of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. The new Near Infrared Camera, or NIRCam, has been successfully integrated within the heart of the telescope, known as the Integrated Science Instrument Module (ISIM).

10 Apr 2014

NIRSpec Instrument Installed Inside ISIM Heart of James Webb Space Telescope

The last piece of the James Webb Space Telescope's heart was installed inside the world's largest clean room at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.

9 Apr 2014

NASA Solicits Potential Partners for Using Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy Aircraft

NASA issued a Request for Information (RFI) Monday soliciting potential partners interested in using the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft for scientific investigations or for other potential uses.

2 Apr 2014

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