Asteroid from ‘Rare Species’ Sighted in the Cosmic Wild
Palomar Mountain, CA -(ENEWSPF)- Astronomers have discovered a ‘rare species’ asteroid looping through the inner solar system on an exotic orbit. The … Read more
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Four Lasers Over Paranal: First light for the Four Laser Guide Star Facility on ESO’s Very Large Telescope
European Southern Observatory-(ENEWSPF)- On 26 April 2016 ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile hosted an event to mark the first light for the four … Read more
“Lomonosov” Set To Embark To Orbit
Moscow-(ENEWSPF)- On April 27th, at 5:01 am Moscow time [02:01 UTC, 10:01 pm US Eastern Daylight Time on April 26th], the first … Read more
After-effects of Saturn’s super storm shine on (Videos/Story)
Series of images tracking the development of Saturn’s giant storm, as seen at visible wavelengths during much of 2011. While the clouds … Read more
Black Hole Surprise in Ancient Star Cluster
Globular cluster M22 on the left with the radio telescope image of the black holes on the right. Dr Miller-Jones and the … Read more
First Evidence Discovered of Planet’s Destruction by Its Star
An artist’s impression of a red supergiant engulfing a Jupiter-like planet as it expands. Credit: NASA State College, PA-(ENEWSPF)- The first evidence … Read more
CU-Boulder Researchers Gear Up for NASA Radiation Belt Space Mission
This artist’s rendering shows the twin Radiation Belt Storm Probes as they will appear shortly after they have separated from their launch … Read more
Second Flight Instrument Delivered for James Webb Space Telescope (Video/Story)
The Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS) and Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph combined undergoing cryogenic testing. Credit: COM DEV Canada Greenbelt, MD-(ENEWSPF)- … Read more
RIT Leads Development of Next-generation Infrared Detectors
RIT and Raytheon Visions Systems collaborate on advancing infrared detectors Rochester-(ENEWSPF)- Cheaper, larger and better infrared detectors grown on silicon wafers could … Read more
National Science Foundation Will Advance the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
An artist’s rendering of the proposed Large Synoptic Survey Telescope. The 8.4-meter LSST will use a special three-mirror design, creating an exceptionally … Read more