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Spitzer's Infrared Array Camera Captures Images of Carbon Dioxide Fizzing Away From Soda-Pop Comet

Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have observed what most likely are strong carbon dioxide emissions from Comet ISON ahead of its anticipated pass through the inner solar system later this year.

24 Jul 2013

Direct Download from Liverpool Telescope Brought to Merseyside

Spaceport, the Astrophysics Research Institute (ARI) and Merseytravel have launched a brand new exhibition, 'The Observatory', bringing images from the world’s largest robotic telescope, the Liverpool Telescope in La Palma, to Merseyside. The only one of its kind in the UK, the exhibit has a direct download from the Telescope.

23 Jul 2013

NASA Honors Johns Hopkins Astronomer for Outstanding Contributions to Hubble Space Telescope

Holland Ford, an astronomer at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md., has received NASA's Distinguished Public Service Medal for his outstanding contributions to the Hubble Space Telescope.

19 Jul 2013

Hubble Discovers New Moon Orbiting Distant Blue-Green Planet

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a new moon orbiting the distant blue-green planet Neptune, the 14th known to be circling the giant planet.

16 Jul 2013

Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrometer Data on Solar Tsunami Used to Estimate Sun's Magnetic Field

A solar tsunami observed by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and the Japanese Hinode spacecraft has been used to provide the first accurate estimates of the Sun's magnetic field.

12 Jul 2013

CMS Proposes Reimbursement for VisionCare’s Ophthalmic Telescope Implant for AMD

VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies, Inc., today announced the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed to provide reimbursement for VisionCare’s Implantable Miniature Telescope (by Dr. Isaac Lipshitz), the first FDA-approved ophthalmic telescope implant indicated to improve vision in patients with end-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD), in 2014.

11 Jul 2013

Hubble Captures Swift Motion of Comet ISON Hurtling Toward the Sun

This July Fourth the solar system is showing off some fireworks of its own. Superficially resembling a skyrocket, comet ISON is hurtling toward the sun presently at a whopping 48,000 mph.

3 Jul 2013

Planetary Resources Completes Crowdfunding Campaign to Launch World’s First Public Space Telescope

Planetary Resources, Inc., the asteroid mining company, successfully completed its crowdfunding campaign yesterday to launch ARKYD – the world’s first public space telescope. Over the course of the 33-day campaign, the company generated support from more than 17,600 backers who pledged US$1,505,366 for the cause.

2 Jul 2013

Backplane Support Frame Added to NASA's James Webb Space Telescope

Assembly of the backbone of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the primary mirror backplane support structure, is a step closer to completion with the recent addition of the backplane support frame, a fixture that will be used to connect all the pieces of the telescope together.

15 Jun 2013