NASA’s Kepler mission successfully launched into space from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II at 10:49 p.m. EST, Friday. Kepler is designed to find the first Earth-size planets orbiting stars at distances where water could pool on the planet’s surface. Liquid water is believed to be essential for the formation of life.
The Kepler Mission
February 8, 2010
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James Webb Telescope Planet Search
January 14, 2010
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January 14, 2010: The premiere observatory of the next decade, the James Webb Space Telescope, will launch in 2014 in search of “big game”–namely, the first stars and galaxies ever formed in our Universe. But the “little game” could turn out to be just as interesting. There’s a dawning awareness among … Read the rest of this article
Kepler Space Telecope Discovers Five Exoplanets
January 5, 2010
NASA’s Kepler space telescope, designed to find Earth-size planets in the habitable zone of sun-like stars, has discovered its first five new exoplanets, or planets beyond our solar system.
Kepler’s high sensitivity to both small and large planets enabled the discovery of the exoplanets, named Kepler 4b, 5b, 6b, 7b and 8b. The discoveries were announced Monday, Jan. 4, by … Read the rest of this article
First Images From Rejuvinated Hubble Space Telescope
September 9, 2009
September 9, 2009: Astronomers have declared NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope a fully rejuvenated observatory with the release of observations from four of its six operating science instruments. Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland unveiled the images today at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC.
“This marks a new beginning for Hubble,” said Ed Weiler, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. “The … Read the rest of this article
The Herschel-Planck Mission
June 20, 2009
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 which clearly demonstrate the superiority of Herschel, the largest infrared space telescope ever flown.
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Kepler Mission Launches
February 21, 2009
NASA’s Kepler mission to seek other Earth-like planets is undergoing final preparations for liftoff Friday, March 6, from Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft launch aboard a Delta II rocket has two windows of opportunity Friday, from 10:49 to 10:52 p.m. and 11:13 to 11:16 p.m. EST.
Kepler is designed to find the first … Read the rest of this article
Solar Dynamics Observatory Is Launched
February 16, 2009
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, lifted off Thursday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Launch Complex 41 on a first-of-a-kind mission to reveal the sun’s inner workings in unprecedented detail. The launch aboard an Atlas V rocket occurred at 10:23 a.m. EST.
The most technologically advanced of NASA’s heliophysics spacecraft, SDO will … Read the rest of this article
NASA Great Observatories Celebrate International Year of Astronomy
February 11, 2009
Galileo first turned his telescope to the heavens in 1609, marking the dawn of modern astronomy. To commemorate 400 years of exploring the universe, 2009 has been designated the International Year of Astronomy.
In conjunction with Galileo’s birthday on Feb. 15, NASA is releasing images from its Great Observatories — the Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, and Chandra X-ray … Read the rest of this article
Hubble Space Telescope Finds Carbon Dioxide on Extrasolar Planet
December 10, 2008
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has discovered carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star. This breakthrough is an important step toward finding chemical biotracers of extraterrestrial life.
The Jupiter-sized planet, called HD 189733b, is too hot for life. But the Hubble observations are a proof-of-concept demonstration that the basic chemistry for life can be measured on planets … Read the rest of this article
The James Webb Telescope
May 3, 2007
New Technologies for James Webb Space Telescope Approved Early
More than a year ahead of schedule, a team of independent experts has approved all ten new technologies developed for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Many of the technologies are revolutionary and have never before been used on any satellite or space telescope. The early approval can reduce the risk of … Read the rest of this article
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