Webb telescope has a new mission: surveillance of a threatening asteroid
The Webb telescope is well-suited to identify asteroid 2024 YR4's size. Webb views a type of light we can't see with the ...
NASA’s New, $4 Billion Space Telescope Will Unravel a Great Cosmic Mystery
“We [will be able to] move quickly and map out very large areas of the sky,” adds Josh Schlieder, the telescope’s wide-field ...
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NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope to launch in February — it can do what the JWST can't
"We are literally mapping the entire celestial sky in 102 infrared colors for the first time in humanity's history." ...
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NASA has plans to build an even bigger space telescope
NASA is exploring the idea of constructing a massive radio telescope on the Moon’s far side, using a lunar crater as a natural dish. This ambitious project could unlock secrets of the early universe, ...
Six things to know about SPHEREx, NASA's newest space telescope
Expected to launch no earlier than Thursday, Feb. 27, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, NASA's SPHEREx space ...
James Webb Space Telescope unveils region with newborn star: See stunning photo
HH 30 is a luminous region surrounding a newborn star, or protostar. The James Webb Space Telescope helped reveals ...
NASA makes emergency call as odds of ‘city-killing’ asteroid striking Earth increase
NASA is training humanity’s most powerful telescope on a “city-killing” asteroid to determine whether or not we need to brace ...
Meet Pandora, NASA’s New Mission To Find Distant Alien Water Worlds
NASA's upcoming Pandora mission will complement the James Webb Space Telescope by making it easier to detect water in the ...
NASA’s Webb Telescope To Scan Asteroid Threatening To Hit Earth
Humanity's most powerful eye on space will be closely examining asteroid 2024 YR4 in the coming weeks and months.
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James Webb Space Telescope images bacteria-size dust grains — they'll likely turn into exoplanets
Captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), this celestial spectacle, known as Herbig Haro 30 or HH 30, highlights a ...
NASA’s new SPHEREx telescope set to launch in February: What makes it unique and what will it discover?
NASA's SPHEREx mission, set to launch in February 2025, will utilize an advanced infrared telescope to map the entire sky in ...
10 Breathtaking Images of Newborn Stars Captured by NASA
The Orion Nebula, a nursery for new stars, is showcased in this breathtaking image, with young stars and protostars shining ...