Artist impression of Cheops EU–(ENEWSPF)–19 October 2012 PR 35 2012 – Studying planets around other stars will be the focus of the new small Science Programme mission, Cheops, ESA announced today. Its launch is expected in 2017. Cheops – for CHaracterising ExOPlanets Satellite – will target nearby, bright stars[Read More…]
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Most Quasars Live on Snacks, Not Large Meals
Source: Hubblesite.org Baltimore-(ENEWSPF)- Black holes in the early universe needed a few snacks rather than one giant meal to fuel their quasars and help them grow, a new study shows. Quasars are the brilliant beacons of light that are powered by black holes feasting on captured material, and in the[Read More…]
NASA’S Spitzer Finds First Objects Burned Furiously
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2012. The faint, lumpy glow from the very first objects in the universe may have been detected with the best precision yet using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. The objects could be wildly massive stars or voracious black holes. They are too far away to be seen individually, but[Read More…]
First Instrument For The JWST Is Completed And Handed Over To NASA
UK Astronomy Technology Centre-(ENEWSPF)- After more than ten years of work by more than 200 engineers, the Mid InfraRed Instrument (MIRI), a camera so sensitive it could see a candle on one of Jupiter’s moons, has been declared ready for delivery by the European Space Agency and NASA. The MIRI[Read More…]
NASA’s Spitzer Sees the Light of Alien ‘Super Earth’
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2012. NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has detected light emanating from a “super-Earth” planet beyond our solar system for the first time. While the planet is not habitable, the detection is a historic step toward the eventual search for signs of life on other planets. “Spitzer has amazed us[Read More…]
First Galaxies Were Born Much Earlier Than Expected
The giant cluster of elliptical galaxies in the centre of this image contains so much dark matter mass that its gravity bends light. This means that for very distant galaxies in the background, the cluster’s gravitational field acts as a sort of magnifying glass, bending and concentrating the distant object’s[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of April 14, 2014
The Cubs looked tough at the Park Forest Baseball Opening Day parade Saturday. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2014. Looking for something to do on Saturday night that will be an evening of lively entertainment while helping a great cause? Head over to Park Forest’s First Baptist Church[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of April 7, 2014
The 2014 inductees to the Park Forest Hall of Fame: (seated) Ruth Henkel, Robert G. Pierce, A. Wayne Mann, Lois Navid and Jane Navid Joseph representing Robert and Ruth Navid. (Standing) James Henkel, Terry Medhurst, representing Ralph and Terry, and a rep. from Rich East High School. (ENEWSPF) Park Forest,[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of March 31, 2014
Summer is just around the corner. Really. (Photo: Dancing on the Village Green/ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 31, 2014. The Park Forest Historical Society’s Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held on Sunday, April 6 at 3 p.m. at Freedom Hall. Congratulations to this year’s inductees that include James and[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 give more scientists access to infrared astronomy and further spur the hunt for exoplanets and the study of the universe’s acceleration. Closer to home, the same technology could[Read More…]
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