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NASA’s Upcoming WFIRST Space Telescope Renamed in Honor of Nancy Grace Roman
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Celebrating Hubble’s 30th Anniversary… and Looking Beyond to the Next 30 Years
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Weather 90% GO for Solar Orbiter Launch to the Sun Tonight from Florida, Watch Live
More than two decades since it was first conceived as a logical “next step” from the hugely successful Ulysses and Solar Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) missions, Europe’s Solar Orbiter finally stands atop an Atlas V booster on Space Launch Complex (SLC)-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., ready to fly at 11:03 p.m. EST Sunday, […] More
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in News, NASA, Space, Science, James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Space Exploration, Kepler, astronomy, Exoplanets, Astrobiology, Europa, Jupiter, Solar System, Research, Galaxies, Enceladus, UniverseNASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Now Fully Assembled for 2021 Launch
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) just took another big step towards completion, as the two halves it was currently in were connected together for the first time at Northrop Grumman’s facilities in Redondo Beach, California. More
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in News, Space, Science, Space Exploration, astronomy, radio telescope, Research, Galaxies, Universe, astrophysics, Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs), Parkes Radio Observatory8 New Repeating Fast Radio Bursts Detected from Beyond Our Galaxy
Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are one of the most mysterious phenomena in astronomy. They are extremely brief radio signals coming from deep space, beyond our galaxy, and so far, scientists still don’t know what is causing them.M ost of the FRBs have been one-off bursts, and only two to date had been seen to repeat, […] More
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Shrinking Triton: Remembering Voyager 2’s Encounter With Neptune, 30 Years On (Part 4)
READ Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of AmericaSpace’s Neptune 30th anniversary commemorative feature. Thirty years ago today, NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft swept silently over the royal-blue clouds of Neptune at the ragged edge of our Solar System and revealed a world unlike any other: a world of wild weather, a reservoir of energy and […] More
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in News, NASA, Space, Science, SpaceX, JWST, Falcon 9, Space Exploration, Kepler, astronomy, Exoplanets, Astrobiology, Comets, Research, habitabilityNASA’s TESS Mission Wraps Up First Year of Exoplanet Hunting
NASA’s TESS mission (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) has now completed the first year of its search for exoplanets and has already racked up some great discoveries, it was announced on July 25, 2019. The space telescope has also been watching other celestial phenomena such as comets and supernovae, although exoplanets are its primary focus. More
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in News, NASA, Space, Science, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Chandra, NuSTAR, astronomy, radio telescope, Research, black holes, Galaxies, astrophysics, Event Horizon TelescopeInternational Team of Astronomers Unveils Historic First Photo of a Black Hole
Today was a historic day in astronomy, as scientists unveiled the first-ever images of a black hole. Such an achievement has been dreamt of for a long time, and now today it is finally reality. The breakthrough was announced this morning by researchers in six different press conferences around the world. More
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Wham! Meteorite Impacts the Moon During Lunar Eclipse
The lunar eclipse last Sunday – the so-called “super wolf blood moon” – was spectacular, with thousands of great images being taken by skywatchers. But some keen-eyed observers also noticed something else a bit later when examining their photos – a tiny bright dot of light on the left side of the moon, during totality. […] More
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in News, NASA, Space, Science, Space Exploration, Kepler, astronomy, Exoplanets, Research, James Webb Telescope, habitabilityKepler Enters Hibernation Mode, Downlinks Latest Science Data Before Fuel Runs Out
The end is nigh – that appears to be the case at least for NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope which is now running very low on remaining fuel. Although this has always been expected and planned for, the Kepler team received a new notification this past week that the fuel level is now critically low. As […] More
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in NASA, Space, KSC, Kennedy Space Center, SpaceX, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, CCAFS, Falcon 9, LaunchPHOTOS: SpaceX Launches TESS on Hunt for Earths Around Other Stars
A spacecraft on a quest to discover Earth-like and potentially habitable worlds in other solar systems around other stars took to space on April 18, 2018, riding atop a shiny new SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, will pick […] More
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in News, Space, Science, Space Exploration, astronomy, Research, black holes, astrophysics, Gemini ObservatoryCosmic Dance: Astronomers Discover Two Supermassive Black Holes Orbiting Each Other
Black holes are some of the most bizarre and mysterious phenomena in the Universe – they have captivated the imaginations of scientists and the public alike, and have been featured in many science fiction movies and stories. Just like planets or stars, some are larger and some are smaller, but all generally share the same […] More
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in News, NASA, Johnson Space Center, James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, astronomy, Exoplanets, James Webb Telescope, UniverseJames Webb Space Telescope Arrives at Johnson Space Center for Cryogenic Testing
Often referred to as the successor for Hubble, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is one of the most highly anticipated space telescopes ever built. A large infrared telescope with a 6.5-meter primary mirror, JWST will be able to look at every phase of the Universe, from the period just after the Big Bang to the […] More
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in SpaceTo Extrapolate Human Perception: Imaging the Solar System in 3-D With Hubble & Webb
“-‘Dad, come and see this, quick!’ Taylan exclaimed enthusiastically while once more peering through the telescope that his father has bought for him. Now, he was gazing at distant Saturn which seemed to float ethereally at the center of the eyepiece, like a big ball of pale yellow-orange color amidst the velvet-black background of space. […] More
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