A new NASA mission plan could capture light no space telescope now sees

NASA will move ahead with a new space telescope to see the cold, dusty universe far more sharply than any before it, chasing ...
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NASA’s SPHEREx Telescope Sees Menagerie of Brown Dwarfs

NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer) space telescope ...
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NASA’s Roman telescope just opened its planet-hunting eye

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope has demonstrated remarkable pointing stability and given its powerful planet-imaging coronagraph its first look at the cosmos. The telescope can already stay locked on a ...

How NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will open a window into the Milky Way

Look up at the night sky with the naked eye and it may seem like it rarely changes. Yet the universe is in constant flux.
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New space telescope will reopen astronomers’ view of the far-infrared

Herschel, the first major space telescope dedicated to the far-infrared, had a 3.5-meter mirror—the biggest in space before JWST. It had sharp vision, but its passively cooled mirror created thermal ...

Testing tiny telescope robots reveals design changes that could improve galaxy maps

Astronomers have cataloged billions of stars and hundreds of billions of galaxies. We have found thousands of planets ...

Even the best telescopes have blind spots. This fix can help us build better maps of the universe

Astronomers have catalogued billions of stars and hundreds of billions of galaxies. We have found thousands of planets ...
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Review: World's smallest smart telescope is a $400 surprise package

Smart technology is revolutionizing how we see and capture the world around us, as well as how we peer into the universe – ...

The Roman telescope has enough gas for 22 years, double NASA’s expectations

At launch, the fully fueled Roman observatory weighed 20,224 pounds (9,173.5 kilograms), still a half-ton below its weight limit, a NASA spokesperson told Ars. In addition to the extra fuel, Roman’s ...

With PRIMA, NASA will try to build a billion-dollar space telescope in record time

The first in a new class of space telescopes is on track to reach the launch pad in the early 2030s, NASA announced this week. The PRIMA mission will be the first of NASA’s Probe Explorers, a new line ...
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Astronomy expert to present free guide to buying first telescope

Thinking about purchasing a telescope for a child or grandchild? The Oil Region Astronomical Society (ORAS) will offer a free presentation Wednesday, Oct. 7, designed to help ...
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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope could last more than twice as long as planned

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope may now have enough fuel for at least 22 years of science, more than double its original 10 year design life. An extremely precise course correction, extra fuel at launch, ...