Pasadena, CA— The first of six projects led by Carnegie-affiliated astronomers will, for the next three days, use the James Webb Space Telescope to make some of the most-accurate measurements ever ta… [+8707 chars]
ByNASAJuly 24, 2022 Established in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government that succeeded the National Advisor… [+5600 chars]
According to recent research, people who overestimate their health see the doctor 17.0% less often than those who accurately evaluate their health. People, especially the elderly, often overestimate… [+3973 chars]
Earlier this year, scientists at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen announced the discovery of an unusual trio of stars. The system discovered by them consists of two stars that… [+1915 chars]
Testing can be a nerve-wracking process, and at one point the testing team was rather concerned. In 2016, a part of Webb was being put through vibration testing, in which the hardware is rapidly shak… [+1436 chars]
Astronomer Scott Sheppard has written a Perspective piece titled "In the glare of the Sun" in the journal Science. Sheppard is an astronomer from the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Hawa… [+1587 chars]
China is developing its first large flagship telescope, Xun Tian, which means "survey to heavens" in English. It's a space-based optical observatory for astronomers to carry out sky surveys and captu… [+122 chars]
Pasadena, CA— The first of six projects led by Carnegie-affiliated astronomers will, for the next three days, use the James Webb Space Telescope to make some of the most-accurate measurements ever ta… [+8707 chars]
Today’s Image of the Day from NASA Earth Observatory features part of the Altai Mountains of central Asia. The photo was captured by an astronaut onboard the International Space Station (ISS). “In t… [+1191 chars]
Technology Italy's Samantha Cristoforetti teamed up with Russia's Oleg Artemyev. CAPE CANAVERAL (AP) — An Italian astronaut joined a Russian cosmonaut in a rare spacewalking show of unity Thursday,… [+1758 chars]
In the early '90s, on a trip to the Space Telescope Science Institute, Dave Meyer was met with an air of exhilaration and an urgent tone. "You've got to see this." Elsewhere in the building, image… [+12944 chars]
When this occurs, the suns release a gravitational wave that distorts space. It is this phenomenon that the new telescope spots and focuses on to capture the suns' collision. However, despite the po… [+1368 chars]
