News tagged with infrared space telescope
Herschel's daring test: A glimpse of things to come
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Herschel opened its 'eyes' on 14 June and the Photoconductor Array Camera and Spectrometer obtained images of M51, 'the whirlpool galaxy' for a first test observation. Scientists obtained images in three colours ...
James Webb Space Telescope unfolds by animation (w/Video)
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 13, 2009 |
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Although engineers, scientists and manufacturers are still in the process of building all of the instruments that will fly aboard NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, they had to figure out long ago, how it ...
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Spitzer Space Telescope: Warmed Up and Ready to Go
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 28, 2009 |
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NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has put its infrared eyes back on the sky to observe the cold and dusty universe.
Herschel spacecraft assembly complete
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 23, 2008 |
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The mirror of the Herschel telescope has now been assembled with the payload and service module, completing the spacecraft structure - an important milestone in the days following through to launch.
Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer Coming Together
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The science instrument for NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer has been shipped to Boulder, Colo., for a planned launch in November.
James Webb Telescope components pass tests
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 17, 2008 |
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You might think that shaking and freezing a state-of-the-art, meticulously crafted machine is a bad idea. But when it comes to firing telescopes and their instruments into the frigid cold of space, the more ...
NASA's Webb Telescope sunshield preliminary design review complete
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 20, 2008 |
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The tennis court-sized sunshield built by Northrop Grumman for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has completed its preliminary design review at the company’s Space Technology facility.
The Crab Nebula: Energy for 100,000 Suns
Nov 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A star's spectacular death in the constellation Taurus was observed on Earth as the supernova of 1054 A.D.
Herschel Opens Its Infrared Eyes
Jun 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Herschel Space Observatory has snapped its first picture since blasting into space on May 14, 2009. The mission, led by the European Space Agency with important participation from NASA, ...
Scientist fine-tune Hubble Space Telescope
Mar 25, 2009 |
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A scientist at Rochester Institute of Technology has expanded the Hubble Space Telescope's capability without the need for new instruments or billions of dollars.
NASA's WISE Mission Arrives at Launch Site
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, has arrived at its last stop on Earth -- Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
Surprise Collision on Jupiter Captured by Gemini Telescope
Jul 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Jupiter is sporting a glowing bruise after getting unexpectedly whacked by a small solar system object, according to astronomers using the Gemini North telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawai'i. A ...
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