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Webb Measures Distance to Farthest Fast Radio Burst, Suggesting Origin

First discovered in 2007, fast radio bursts are enigmatic, millisecond-long flashes of radio emission from the distant universe.

10 Oct 2026

NASA’s Webb Provides Crash Course on Planet-Shattering Collisions

In the early history of our solar system, scientists theorize that a Mars-sized object called Theia smashed into the infant Earth, vaporizing massive amounts of rock and blasting it into space.

6 Oct 2026

Zero-Power Optical Beacon Enables Satellite Identification and Attitude Measurement

An L-shaped corner cube reflector array could provide passive satellite identification and attitude measurement without requiring onboard electrical power.

2 Oct 2026

NASA's Roman Space Telescope Supported by PI's Precision Technology

Learn which PI Precison Motion Technologies were involved in supporting NASA's Roman Space Telescope over the last Decade.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 1 Oct 2026

NASA’s Webb Reveals Dynamic Panorama of Star Formation

This starry view of the nearby star-forming region IC 348 is one of the largest images released to date from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.

16 Sep 2026

ALLUXA Provides Critical Optical Components for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Alluxa, Inc., a global leader in high-performance optical coatings, filters, and thin-film deposition technologies, has been recognized by NASA as one of the companies that provided critical components for the telescope's Wide Field Instrument (WFI), the observatory's primary science instrument.

From Alluxa 10 Sep 2026

Optical Scanning Holography Detects AI-Generated Satellite Images With 99.31% Accuracy

A new optical scanning holography framework combines spatial, frequency, and phase-aware information to improve detection of AI-generated satellite imagery.

2 Sep 2026

Hubble Solves Merger Mystery From Milky Way’s Early Years

Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, grew to its current size in part by consuming smaller galaxies. Now, new data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows definitive evidence of a dwarf galaxy merging with the young Milky Way galaxy in the earliest phases of its evolution.

19 Aug 2026

Astronauts Manufacture Ultra-Smooth Optical Lenses Aboard the ISS

An ISS study achieved subnanometer surface roughness in polymer lenses while identifying material, bubble-control, and optical-testing challenges for future space manufacturing.

15 Jul 2026

Feasibility of High-Resolution Satellite Monitoring of Cetaceans

Assessing VHR optical satellites for cetacean monitoring, this study highlights environmental challenges and seasonal opportunities for effective observation.

20 Mar 2026

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