Yet another ring discovered around SaturnOctober 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Astronomers have identified yet another ring around Saturn, says a new study. This barely visible ring, because of its icy temperature hovering at minus 193 degree Celsius, and distance from the Sun, also includes the planet's famous moon, Phoebe, said the Jet Propulsion Lab in California.
Femtosecond comb lasers help formation flying in spaceOctober 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Researchers at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have helped to establish that femtosecond comb lasers can provide accurate measurement of absolute distance in formation flying space missions. NPL, along with collaborators, produced technical reports for the European Space Agency.
L-3 gets $11.9 million Air Force pact for mission communications systemSeptember 30th, 2009 L-3 Communications gets $11.9M Air Force dealWASHINGTON — A unit of L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. received an $11.9 million contract from the Air Force for a mission communications system, the Pentagon said late Tuesday.
Galileo's telescope was more commercial in nature than scientificAugust 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Historians have said that Italian mathematician Galileo Galilei's invention of the telescope was more commercial in nature than an attempt to contribute in scientific progress. Galileo's telescope is today remembered as a revolutionary stargazing tool that changed Earth's standing in the heavens.
World's largest and most advanced Telescope to debut on July 24July 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The world's largest, most technologically advanced telescope is all set to make its formal debut on July 24 in Spain's Canary Islands. Known as the Gran Telescopio Canarias, the telescope has a 10.4-meter diameter mirror, and has more light-collecting area than any other telescope.
Radio astronomers demonstrate vital tool for unraveling mystery of dark energyJune 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Radio astronomers have directly measured the distance to a faraway galaxy, providing a valuable "yardstick" for calibrating large astronomical distances and demonstrating a vital method that could help determine the elusive nature of the mysterious Dark Energy that pervades the Universe. "We measured a direct, geometric distance to the galaxy, independent of the complications and assumptions inherent in other techniques," said James Braatz, of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO).
World's largest solar telescope offers better understanding of Sun's magnetic fieldMay 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The world's largest solar telescope, which can capture the Sun's magnetic field better than other telescopes, is now operational. The new 1.6-meter clear aperture solar telescope, the largest of its kind in the world, is housed at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, New Jersey, US.
Hubble Servicing Mission 4 comes to an end with successful landingMay 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The historic and successful Hubble Servicingission 4 - the fifth and final visit of the Space Shuttle to the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope - came to an end with a perfect landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Sunday. During a series of unprecedented spacewalks, Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts replaced and repaired a total of four instruments.
Atlantis scheduled for launch May 11, says NASAMay 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - US space agency NASA will launch its space shuttle Atlantis on May 11 to upgrade the Hubble telescope. The Atlantis and its seven crewmembers will depart from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre at 2 p.m.
NASA's online game lets you peer through the James Webb Space TelescopeApril 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - NASA has developed a flash on-line game about telescopes, featuring its next-generation spacecraft, the James Webb Space Telescope. The game, called "Scope it Out!" includes an introduction to telescopes and four matching games where you can compare simple telescopes to both Webb and the Hubble Space Telescope.
World's biggest radio telescope looks deep into NASA detected bright galaxiesApril 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - An international team of astronomers has used the world's biggest radio telescope to look deep into the brightest galaxies that NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope can see. The study solidifies the link between an active galaxy's gamma-ray emissions and its powerful radio-emitting jets.
Drew Barrymore to star in 'Going the Distance' opposite Justin LongMarch 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Drew Barrymore has signed on to star in New Line's romantic comedy 'Going the Distance' opposite Justin Long. 'Going the Distance', to be directed by Nanette Burstein, is an observational comedy about a young couple navigating their way through the perils of a long distance relationship who quickly discover that "going the distance" might cost them everything they have, including one another.
Justin Long to star in 'Going the Distance'March 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Actor Justin Long has been roped in to play the lead in a romantic comedy titled 'Going the Distance'. The plot of the film revolves around a man and woman in a long-distance relationship, who ultimately come to the realization that they would be happier dating someone closer to home, reports Variety magazine.
NASA's Fermi telescope sees mother of all gamma-rays blastFebruary 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - The first gamma-ray burst to be seen in high-resolution from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope had the greatest total energy, the fastest motions and the highest-energy initial emissions ever recorded. 'We were waiting for this one,' said Peter Michelson, the principal investigator on Fermi's Large Area Telescope at Stanford University.
Last tune-up for Hubble telescope before space shuttle launchDecember 31st, 2008 WASHINGTON - From a fuzzy beginning nearly 20 years ago, Hubble Space Telescope has now revolutionised astronomy, its stunning images stirring global imagination. But as the International Year of Astronomy dawns, the renowned telescope is preparing for its final chapter, starting with the scheduled May 12 launch of the space shuttle Atlantis for NASA's fifth and final service mission to the telescope.
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