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Geotimes October 2007 |
Hubble Sees Evolving Galaxies Researchers at the Space Telescope Science Institute recently compiled more than 500 images taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to reveal a tapestry-style image of at least 50,000 galaxies in a small stretch of sky near the Big Dipper. |
Information Today May 15, 2008 |
Microsoft Launches WorldWide Telescope WorldWide Telescope is a web application that brings together imagery from the best ground- and space-based observatories across the world to allow people to easily explore the night sky through their computers. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006 |
NASA's Hubble Looks for Possible Moon Resources NASA is using the unique optical capabilities of the Hubble Space Telescope for a new class of scientific observations of the Earth's Moon. |
Wired February 25, 2008 Patrick di Justo |
Four Online Telescopes Serve the Stars to Interstellar Paparazzi Urban astro-nerds, rejoice! The smog and lights of the city will obscure your view of the heavens no more. |
Science News July 22, 2006 |
Science Safari: Black Hole Explorations What would it be like to orbit a black hole -- or even to fall into one? You can find out by exploring the world of black holes on a Web site created by a team at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore. |
Popular Mechanics January 23, 2009 Andrew Moseman |
The 5 Most Powerful Telescopes, and 5 That Will Define the Future of Astronomy Today's best telescopes are astounding feats -- and astronomers are improving them constantly. |
Popular Mechanics February 2010 Erin McCarthy |
NASA's Hubble Is Ready for Its 3D Closeup (With Video!) During the past 20 years, the Hubble Space Telescope revealed the age of the universe (about 14 billion years), shed light on dark energy and captured galaxies in all stages of evolution. |
Popular Mechanics May 2007 Thomas D. Jones |
Should We Repair Hubble? A plan to save the Hubble calls for five spacewalks and two shuttles. We asked a four-time shuttle astronaut if it's worth the risk. |
Popular Mechanics October 24, 2008 Andrew Moseman |
Scientists Fixing Hubble Contend With Antiquated Computers NASA scientists trying to find out what went wrong during last week's repair of the Hubble Space Telescope find themselves dealing with 486 processors and other outdated computer technology. |
Geotimes November 2005 Kathryn Hansen |
Two More Moons for Pluto In addition to Pluto's confirmed moon Charon, astronomers have detected two more orbiting celestial bodies, which could help reveal how the planet and moon system formed. |
Popular Mechanics May 15, 2009 Joe Pappalardo |
The Future of 5 Telescopes in Space This week has been an active one for earthlings' quest to understand the universe. Here is the big news on five telescopes in the sky. |
Popular Mechanics March 22, 2010 Cassie Rodenberg |
The Best in Armchair Astronomy Some online sites post images from powerful telescopes around the world; others let viewers take control of the scopes. |
National Defense February 2012 Eric Beidel |
DARPA Eyes Space Junk From the Ground The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, though, is wrapping up a demonstration with a new Space Surveillance Telescope that officials say will offer an unprecedented view of objects in space. |
Popular Mechanics October 9, 2008 Karen Fox |
How To Build a Dobsonian Telescope: DIY Astronomy Project The actual construction took a weekend, and it would be a great project to tackle with kids. |
Popular Mechanics June 25, 2009 Lisa Merolla |
High-Tech Telescopes Yield New Galactic Photos: Gallery Space photos from advanced telescopes provide new views of the cosmos. |
Popular Mechanics November 2008 Toby Jorrin |
New Earthbound Telescopes Will Be Hundreds of Times Sharper Than Hubble The $45 million array of telescopes will reveal enlightening details of stars and black holes. |
Popular Mechanics April 2, 2009 |
Star Party: 100 Hours of Astronomy At a Telescope Near You Starting April 2, there will be 100 hours of telescope-centered events around the world. Here is a list of U.S. events, by State, for April 2 - 5, 2009. |
IEEE Spectrum January 2008 Joshua J. Romero |
Searching the Sky Image-recognition software for astronomy pictures brings professional and amateur astronomers together. |
IEEE Spectrum April 2010 Susan Karlin |
Film Preview: Hubble 3D Hubble 3D is as close to a space walk as most of us will ever get |
InternetNews March 16, 2007 Sean Michael Kerner |
Google to Take More Students For Summer of Code Originally set for 600 participants, Google is now planning on taking 800 for 2007. It marks the third year of the program that offers students and open source organizations cash grants for developing open source projects. |
Geotimes February 2005 Naomi Lubick |
NASA Debates Hubble's Fate Without a replacement telescope in sight, NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe announced in the spring that a robotic mission would be sufficient to service Hubble, but now a group of scientists says that a robotic mission is too costly and uncertain. |
Popular Mechanics May 2006 Karen C. Fox |
How it Works: Large Binocular Telescope The world's most powerful optical telescope will soon be peering at objects that date back to the dawn of time. |
Geotimes July 2006 Kathryn Hansen |
Jupiter's Junior Red Spot Jupiter's famed Great Red Spot has a new companion. |
Wired September 25, 2007 Patrick Di Justo |
How to: Announce That You've Discovered Alien Life Tips on how to get credited for discovering our future alien overlords first. |
Science News August 23, 2003 |
TimeLine: August 19, 1933 Construction begun on 80-inch Texas telescope... Spot larger than earth breaks out on Saturn... Artificial blood in dogs shows red cells guard hemoglobin |
Wired June 23, 2008 Michael D. Lemonick |
Watching the Skies: Space Is Really Big -- But Not Too Big to Map The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will be the first telescope to take images of the entire. |
Linux Journal January 1, 2004 Tony Steidler-Dennison |
Linux, Talon and Astronomy A new open-source application lets professional and amateur astronomers explore space from their desktops. |
Science News May 23, 2009 |
Book Review: The Day We Found The Universe By Marcia Bartusiak In this history of early 20th century astronomy, Bartusiak describes the period marking the discovery of the universe's existence. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2006 |
Corning NetOptix Provides Optical Components for NASA Mission to Pluto The New Horizons craft began its Pluto journey with seven specialized scientific instruments for gathering new information-including components for the "Ralph" telescope assembly manufactured at the diamond-turning team at Corning NetOptix. |
Wired July 24, 2007 Erin Biba |
Son of Hubble, Prepare for a 2013 Liftoff The James Webb Space Telescope will soon replace its aging predecessor. |
Popular Mechanics March 6, 2009 Mark Wolverton |
Can KEPLER Help Us Find Earth's Twin? With the latest universe-gazing technology, KEPLER (along with Hubble and the most advanced ground-based telescopes) will give extrasolar planet hunters a boost in the search for Earth-like planets. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2004 Ben Ames |
Astronomers Need Adaptive Optics for 30-Meter Telescope Space-based telescopes do not have to use adaptive optics to correct for peering through the Earth's atmosphere; the biggest advances in space-telescope technology come from the mirrors, which rely on near-perfect calibration and lightweight materials to catch maximum radiation. |
Geotimes July 2005 Mark A. Wilson |
Geomedia Books: Seeing Landscapes from Above... Creationism's Trojan Horse... DVDs: Hubble's Anniversary... On the Shelf: Mars and Beyond... etc. |
Science News May 23, 2009 David H. DeVorkin |
Enjoy The Indelible Experience Of Emulating Galileo As a reader of Science News, you don't have to be told to go outside some night and look through a telescope at Mars, Saturn or the moon. |
Geotimes May 2005 Naomi Lubick |
NASA on Deck As NASA prepares for the first space shuttle flight since the Columbia disaster on Feb. 2, 2003, the space agency remains in a transition stage. |
Wired November 2001 |
Verge Researchers avoided the technical and financial obstacles to building the world's most powerful stargazer by networking four 8.2-meter and three 1.8-meter scopes into an eye 20 times stronger than any standalone and 100 times more powerful than the Hubble... |
T.H.E. Journal January 2007 |
Earth & Moon Pro Pack by e frontier The pack includes 3-D video models of the Earth and moon, the International Space Station, and the Hubble Space Telescope, which work with the company's animation software, Poser. |
Searcher September 2011 David Mattison |
Searching for the Stars: Cosmic Views and Databases While amateur astronomers continue to play an important role in the field and are supported by numerous clubs, associations, and their peers, I have primarily examined resources originating from government and academic research environments. |
IEEE Spectrum March 2010 Bikkannavar & Redding |
Software for Optical Systems Spells the End of Blur NASA software that calculates optical aberrations will sharpen images from space and could redefine perfect vision for humans |
National Defense May 2009 Sandra I. Erwin |
A 'Disconnected' View of the Army The process of planning a brigade deployment is like looking through a broken telescope. We just don't see the right picture. |
Geotimes May 2007 Carolyn Gramling |
Down to Earth with...Robert Nemiroff and Jerry Bonnell An interview with the astrophysicists who launched a Web site to share some of their favorite starry pictures with the world. Here they discuss finding images, detecting fakes and 2001: A Space Odyssey. |
Popular Mechanics November 19, 2009 Stephen Ornes |
This Is Not Your Grade School Solar System: Gallery What has changed in solar system imagery over the past few decades and what we can learn from it |
Geotimes September 2006 Kathryn Hansen |
Floral Shade Aids Search for Earths The search continues for the Earth-like planets that scientists think are most likely to harbor life, and a newly refined sunflower-shaped device could one day reveal scores of candidates currently obscured by their neighboring star's light. |
The Motley Fool January 31, 2007 Jack Uldrich |
The Best Tech Stock for 2007: IBM Software sales could be out of this world. Will they make IBM the best tech stock of the year? |