james webb space telescope Archives

Pictured is an artist’s conception of the James Webb Space Telescope. Image credit: NASA GSFC/CIL/Adriana Manrique Gutierrez

James Webb Space Telescope nearly three quarters through its journey

Looking forward to a huge leap in space exploration

NASA’s Kepler Telescope Discovers First Earth-Size Planet in ‘Habitable Zone’

First Earth-Size Planet Is Discovered in Another Star’s ‘Habitable Zone’

Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes ‘spy’ one of the youngest galaxies in the Universe

NASA-Sponsored ‘Disk Detective’ Lets Public Search for New Planetary Nurseries

New technique measures mass of exoplanets

New Explorer mission chooses the ‘just-right’ orbit

Cosmic magnifying glasses could shed light on the origin of the Universe

The first gravitational lens, a phenomenon in which light from a distant object is bent around a massive foreground object, was discovered in 1979 by a team led by Dr. Dennis Walsh from The University of Manchester’s Jodrell Bank Observatory.
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Goddard team obtains the ‘unobtainium’ for NASA’s next space observatory

Can we spot volcanoes on alien worlds? Astronomers say yes

Volcanoes display the awesome power of Nature like few other events. Earlier this year, ash from an Icelandic volcano disrupted air travel throughout much of northern Europe. Yet this recent eruption pales next to the fury of Jupiter’s moon Io…