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Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2005 Ben Ames |
General Dynamics to build antennas for ALMA radio telescope Defense contractors are helping build the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) telescope that will allow astronomers from around the world see galaxies out to the edge of the universe, and stars and planets in their formative stages. |
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. |
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. |
Wired November 2002 Richard Martin |
The Planet Seekers Giant ground-based telescopes and adaptive optics have brought a new age in astronomy. Now the field's brightest stars are racing to take the first photograph of another world. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004 John Keller |
Adaptive Optics Blends the Best of Electronic and Optoelectronic Technologies This approach uses deformable mirrors, MEMS, or liquid-crystal technologies to adjust for optical distortion in the atmosphere, which yields a new level of focus and resolution to high-energy lasers, deep-space exploration, and perhaps even eye surgery. |
IEEE Spectrum January 2008 Saswato R Das |
Replacement for Hubble Space Telescope Will Use Copper-based Communications Systems Optical fiber interconnects not yet good enough for James Webb Space Telescope, but SpaceWire standard is. |
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 |
Scientific American December 2005 W. Wayt Gibbs |
Breaking the Mold As the glass cools on his latest giant mirror, Roger Angel keeps pushing telescope design. His next one might even find Earth-like planets around other stars |
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 July 2007 Michael Dumiak |
A Telescope Takes Flight A landmark moment in the exploration of the deep cosmos occurred recently. A powerful flying telescope, SOFIA, made its first checkout flights, having survived a bureaucratic near-death experience only a year ago. |
IEEE Spectrum February 2005 Jean Kumagai |
Craig Nance: Engineer to the Stars As far back as he can remember, Craig Nance has loved two things: astronomy and electronics. So as the facility engineer for the world's largest optical/infrared telescopes, he is a happy man indeed. |
Chemistry World December 2009 Jon Cartright |
Reading between the lines Since its emergence in the mid 19th century, spectroscopy has become the most important tool in astronomy, and in recent years there has been no end to its new discoveries. |
IEEE Spectrum May 2008 Barry E. DiGregorio |
New Gamma-Ray Space Telescope to Launch Set to launch on 3 June, NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope will explore the universe's most powerful phenomena |
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. |
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 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. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2004 |
Briefs Axsys to provide optical components for future Webb Telescope... DRS IR sensor unit achieves software-engineering milestone... Bodkin Design tapped to develop hyperspectral 3-D imager... etc. |
Scientific American September 2008 Mark Wolverton |
Digital Upgrades for a Radio Astronomy Revolution Using more sophisticated computers and electronics will vastly increase the resolution, sensitivity and data capacity of the Very Large Array telescope |
IEEE Spectrum March 2009 Anna Bogdanowicz |
NASA Planet Hunter to Search Out Other Earths The Kepler satellite, scheduled to launch this month, will spend more than three years hunting for planets that might support life |
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2009 Courtney E. Howard |
Teledyne Sensor Maps Moon's Surface on India's Spacecraft During the next two years, the M3 is designed to image the entire lunar surface with impressive spatial and spectral resolution. |
National Defense February 2016 Stew Magnuson |
Planetary Defense: A New Hot Market With little fanfare, NASA in January opened up its planetary defense coordination office with a mandate to identify potential chunks of rock hurdling toward Earth and to stop them if possible. |
IEEE Spectrum December 2005 Jean Kumagi |
Space Mountain Sitting on a high, arid plateau in the Chilean Andes, a new telescope known as the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) -- the largest submillimeter radio telescope now operating in the southern hemisphere -- officially opened for business in late September |
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. |
Popular Mechanics December 10, 2009 Joe Pappalardo |
What NASA's WISE Space Mapper Will Look for in the Sky Hunting for brown dwarf stars, crashing galaxies, and asteroids. |
Geotimes July 2006 Kathryn Hansen |
Jupiter's Junior Red Spot Jupiter's famed Great Red Spot has a new companion. |
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. |
IEEE Spectrum February 2010 Philip E. Ross |
Dream Jobs 2010: Jose Losada, Island Dreams Jose Losada writes code for the world's biggest telescope while cavorting in the Canaries |
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. |
IEEE Spectrum November 2006 Monte Ross |
The New Search for E.T. If extraterrestrials are trying to communicate with us, they're probably using lasers, not radio waves. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Technology Research News February 23, 2005 Kimberly Patch |
Springs simplify micromirror arrays Adaptive optics correct light waves that have been distorted, usually by the atmosphere, by bouncing them off a mirror that rapidly changes shape to produce clearer images or signals. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004 John McHale |
Payload Systems designs satellites that move in formation The bowling ball-sized satellites, called Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, and Reorient Experimental Satellites (SPHERES), comprise a test bed for maneuvering satellites and orbiting telescopes, Payload Systems officials say. |
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... |
Wired June 2001 Oliver Morton |
Shadow Science Looking for Earth-like planets outside the solar system? Bill Borucki's cheap little spacecraft can help you find a few hundred, fast... |
Popular Mechanics September 18, 2008 Paul Tolme |
High in Andes, World's Next Super Scope Takes Shape: First Look High-tech teams from across the globe are racing to 16,000 ft. in the Chilean Andes to erect ALMA, which will become this planet's largest and most advanced radio telescope when it's completed in 2012. |
Chemistry World July 23, 2015 Matthew Gunther |
Telescope detects ionised carbon in early galaxies An international team of radio astronomers has detected the first faint trace of ionized carbon in the early universe. |
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. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2005 |
Optoelectronics Briefs VMETRO FPGA-based PMC card has four fiber-optic interconnect channels... General Dynamics to build submarine photonics masts... ECI receives $3 million order from Finnish Defence Forces... Tinsley opens optics facility for new space-based telescope... |
Popular Mechanics February 6, 2008 Joe Pappalardo |
Sun Stays Sluggish as Weathermen Fight for Anti-Ice Age Funding With a debate over implications on climate change at stake, solar researchers in Canada have been finding new lows in magnetic field outputs from the sun. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2007 John McHale |
Manned Space Missions, International Space Station, Get Increases in 2008 NASA Budget Request Officials at NASA are looking for increased funding for the International Space Station, manned space systems and other programs that fulfill President Bush's goal of reaching the Moon by the end of the decade. |
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 |
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. |
PC Magazine August 3, 2005 |
Beyond the PC Resolving today's PC problems is just one focus for technical research. Computer-driven innovations help solve today's challenges in nearly every facet of human endeavor. We'll tell you how computing may change our lives in space, at war, in the hospital, and at home. |
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. |
AskMen.com |
NASA Studying The Sun The most advanced solar observatory ever built rocketed into space Thursday on a five-year quest to shed light on Earth's star. |
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 May 2006 |
Large Binocular Telescope The world's most powerful optical telescope will soon be peering at objects that date back to the dawn of time. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2005 Jim Reeves |
Industry View: Have bandwidth, will travel Technological advancements such as 'double conjugated adaptive optics' are leading to man-portable, far-reaching, low-power laser communication systems that are perfectly suited to the military's security-driven battlefield communication requirements. |