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Earlier this week, the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) antenna array in Alaska transmitted a series of long-wavelength radio signals to an asteroid that was passing just two lunar distances away from the Earth. The thinking is th… Continue reading Radio waves from Alaska could add to asteroid-defense strategy
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is arguably the best known and most successful observatory in history, delivering unprecedented images that have tantalized the public and astronomers alike for more than 30 …read more Continue reading NASA’s Flying Telescope is Winding Down Operations
When NASA’s high-altitude balloon lifts off from Antarctica in December 2023 at the start of its up to four-week voyage over the South Pole, it will carry the Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Spectral Resolution Observations at Submillimet… Continue reading Stratospheric balloon to lift telescope with giant mirror over Antarctica
The James Webb Space Telescope has snapped its first in-focus image. The milestone comes after the mission team spent the last few weeks aligning its mirrors, and the telescope is now set to meet or even exceed its original science goals. It was also r… Continue reading James Webb snaps first in-focus image – and photobombs another spacecraft
After years of setbacks, the James Webb Space Telescope will finally launch next month. NASA has given the green light to begin fueling the observatory for launch, after engineering teams found no sign of damage from an incident last week.Continue Read… Continue reading James Webb Space Telescope cleared for launch on December 22
The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has suffered yet another delay – but at least this time, it’s only a matter of days. NASA says that additional testing of the instrument now needs to be conducted after an incident during launch prepa… Continue reading James Webb launch delayed following incident during preparations
Once launched, most spacecraft are out of reach of any upgrades or repairs. Mission critical problems must be solved with whatever’s still working on board, and sometimes there’s very little …read more Continue reading Quick Reaction Saves ESA Space Telescope
NASA has finally set a date for the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). If all goes to plan, the long-awaited flagship mission will blast into orbit on December 18, 2021, from French Guiana onboard an Ariane 5 rocket.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading NASA sets launch date for James Webb Space Telescope this year
NASA has managed to restart the Hubble Space Telescope, after aging technology suspended science operations for a month. It seems the iconic instrument’s career may not be coming to an end, as had been feared.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTag… Continue reading Hubble resumes science operations after month of technical issues
Fresh research has cast doubt on the theory that energetic outbursts from young stars blows away the cocoon of gas from which they formed, which in turn prevents them from growing any further. The Milky Way plays host to over 200 billion stars, the ear… Continue reading Powerful protostars may not be responsible for ending their own growth