UH innovation, astronomers help power NASA’s newest space telescope
Reading time: 3 minutesIllustration of the Roman Space Telescope. (Credit: NASA) Set to launch on August 30, NASA’s…
U.S. Space Force set to launch classified mission Saturday from Vandenberg | Vandenberg Space Force Base
SpaceX is targeting Saturday afternoon for a Falcon 9 launch of the USSF-366 mission from Space Launch Complex…
Cosmic-ray detector installed in Bolivia strengthens global space weather network
A $600 cosmic-ray detector carried from Atlanta to the Andes makes Bolivia the newest node in a worldwide…
NASA’s Hubble Captures Crimson Cloud Sparkling with White, Blue Stars
Like fresh fireworks launched against a background of dissipating smoke, blue and white stars shine brilliantly against a…
NASA’s Hubble Spots Star-Spangled Cosmic Scene
More than 500,000 stars blaze red, white, and blue in this image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, released…
UW planetarium to celebrate America 250 with program about NASA’s pioneering space efforts | News
The University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium will celebrate America 250 with a look back at NASA’s…
SpaceX to launch Starlink mission Saturday morning from Vandenberg SFB | Vandenberg Space Force Base
The U.S. Space Force will support the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Saturday between 7 and…
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Nears Launch for Epic Hunt Across the Universe
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope could launch in 2026 and dramatically expand humanity’s view of the universe. The mission…
Hubble Spots a Starry Spiral
In this new picture from the ESA/Hubble Space Telescope, a spiral galaxy glittering with star clusters is the…
Meet the Gigamaser—the Brightest Microwave Laser Ever Spotted in Deep Space
Space is full of odd light sources astronomers don’t quite understand, like double supernovas, weird blue flashes, random…
U of A-led satellite mission to explore how space radiation affects Earth’s climate
A national research team led by University of Alberta space physicist Ian Mann is developing a Canadian satellite…
High-Efficiency Charge-Coupled Devices Enable On-Sky Observations
This blog post originated in the 2016 Science Mission Directorate Technology Highlights Report (20 MB PDF). Technology Infused: In 2016, NASA…