Baltimore, MD-(ENEWSPF)- The launch readiness date for the James Webb Space Telescope is moving to no earlier than December 22 to allow for additional testing of the observatory, following a recent incident that occurred during Webb’s launch preparations. The incident occurred during operations at the satellite preparation facility in Kourou,[Read More…]
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NASA Telescopes Find Clues For How Giant Black Holes Formed So Quickly
NASA-(ENEWSPF)- Using data from NASA’s Great Observatories, astronomers have found the best evidence yet for cosmic seeds in the early universe that should grow into supermassive black holes. Researchers combined data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, Hubble Space Telescope, and Spitzer Space Telescope to identify these possible black hole seeds.[Read More…]
NASA Telescopes Uncover Early Construction of Giant Galaxy
Artist impression of a firestorm of star birth deep inside core of young, growing elliptical galaxy. Image Credit: NASA, Z. Levay, G. Bacon (STScI) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2014. Astronomers have for the first time caught a glimpse of the earliest stages of massive galaxy construction. The building site, dubbed “Sparky,”[Read More…]
NASA’s Kepler Telescope Discovers First Earth-Size Planet in ‘Habitable Zone’
Kepler-186f resides in the Kepler-186 system about 500 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cygnus. The system is also home to four inner planets, seen lined up in orbit around a host star that is half the size and mass of the sun. Image Credit: NASA Ames/SETI Institute/JPL-Caltech Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April[Read More…]
NASA, ESA Telescopes Find Evidence for Asteroid Belt Around Vega
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2013. Astronomers have discovered what appears to be a large asteroid belt around the star Vega, the second brightest star in northern night skies. The scientists used data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Herschel Space Observatory, in which NASA plays an important[Read More…]
First Flight Instrument Delivered for James Webb (Images/Video)
The MIRI Cleanroom Huddle: Although it appears that these six contamination control engineers are in a huddle around the James Webb Space Telescope’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (or MIRI), they are conducting a receiving inspection. Engineers from the European Space Agency are wearing blue hoods, and engineers from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight[Read More…]
Cryogenic Testing Completed for NASA’s Webb Telescope Mirrors
Caption: The James Webb Space Telescope mirrors have completed deep-freeze tests and are removed from the X-ray and Cryogenic test Facility at Marshall Space Flight Center. Credit: Emmett Given, NASA Marshall GREENBELT, Md.-(ENEWSPF)- Cryogenic testing is complete for the final six primary mirror segments and a secondary mirror that will[Read More…]
To the Editor: Where’s the Old eNews Park Forest?
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A long-time reader sent an email recently asking what happened to the news about Park Forest? In particular, where’s the old eNews Park Forest? Specifically asking about me. Here it is. To the Editor: None of the news is really local. What happened to the police blotter?[Read More…]
STScI Astronomers Kathryn Flanagan and Colin Norman Elected AAAS Fellows
Baltimore, MD-(ENEWSPF)- The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Council has elected Kathryn Flanagan of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) and Colin Norman of STScI and Johns Hopkins University, and 441 other AAAS members as Fellows of the AAAS. Election as an AAAS Fellow is an honor[Read More…]
Northwestern U: ‘Are We Alone?’ Study Refines Which Exoplanets Are Potentially Habitable
Evanston, IL-(ENEWSPF)- In order to search for life in outer space, astronomers first need to know where to look. A new Northwestern University study will help astronomers narrow down the search. Which exoplanets are truly habitable? The research team is the first to combine 3D climate modeling with atmospheric chemistry[Read More…]