Spitzer Space Telescope Finds Distant Galaxies Grazed on Gas
Galaxies once thought of as voracious tigers are more like grazing cows, according to a new study using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. Astronomers have discovered that…
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Mirror Polishing for James Webb Space Telescope Completed
Mirrors are a critical part of a telescope. The quality is crucial, so completion of mirror polishing represents a major milestone. All of the mirrors that…
Read the article →Astronomy and Space News – June, 2011
June 24: NASA’s next Mars rover has completed the journey from its California birthplace to Florida in preparation for launch this fall. The Mars Science Laboratory…
Read the article →Save 10% on Zhumell Telescopes
I just got wind of a short-lived sale at Orion Telescopes. They’re knocking 10% of Zhumell Telescopes until close of business tomorrow (June 30th). Use coupon…
Read the article →NASA’s Next Mars Rover Arrives in Florida
NASA’s next Mars rover has completed the journey from its California birthplace to Florida in preparation for launch this fall. Curiosity, the Mars Science Laboratory mission’s…
Read the article →Cassini Sees Ocean-Like Spray on Enceladus
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has discovered the best evidence yet for a large-scale saltwater reservoir beneath the icy crust of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. The data came from…
Read the article →Asteroid 2011 MD Flyby
Newly-discovered asteroid 2011 MD will pass only 12,000 kilometers (7,500 miles) above Earth’s surface on Monday, June 27th at about 9:30AM EDT. NASA analysts say there…
Read the article →NASA Declares Full Mission Success for Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
NASA has declared full mission success for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). LRO changed our view of the entire moon and brought it into sharper focus…
Read the article →Preparing for the Next Big Solar Storm
In Sept. 1859, on the eve of a below-average solar cycle, the sun unleashed one of the most powerful storms in centuries. The underlying flare was…
Read the article →New Sea Ice Thickness Map of the Arctic Ocean
The first map of sea-ice thickness from ESA’s CryoSat mission was revealed today at the Paris Air and Space Show. This new information is set to…
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