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Arizona State University Joins 14 Other Institutions in Radio Telescope Project on the Early Universe

Arizona State University has joined with 14 other institutions in Australia, India, New Zealand and the United States in a radio telescope project that focuses on the early universe and the birth and formation of the first galaxies.

26 Nov 2014

New Imaging Techniques to Study Far Reaches of the Universe

A team of astrophysicists, engineers and computer scientists are spearheading research on imaging techniques which will potentially not only unlock secrets from the far reaches of the universe, but also impact modern medicine.

25 Nov 2014

Hubble Captures Close-Up View of NGC 986 Barred Spiral Galaxy

This Hubble image is a snapshot of NGC 986 — a barred spiral galaxy discovered in 1828 by James Dunlop. This close-up view of the galaxy was captured by Hubble’s Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2).

24 Nov 2014

Lockheed Martin, NASA and Universities of Arizona and Hawai’i Partner to Operate United Kingdom Infrared Telescope

Lockheed Martin has partnered with the University of Arizona to operate the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) located on Maunakea, Hawaii. The agreement expands the corporation's support of scientists pursuing a broad range of research, from the study of orbital debris to deep space astronomy.

7 Nov 2014

Very Large Telescope Interferometer Probes Exozodiacal Light

Using the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) in near-infrared light, the team of astronomers observed 92 nearby stars to probe exozodiacal light from hot dust close to their habitable zones and combined the new data with earlier observations. Bright exozodiacal light, created by the glowing grains of hot exozodiacal dust, or the reflection of starlight off these grains, was observed around nine of the targeted stars.

4 Nov 2014

Principles Behind Acousto-Optic Tunable Filter Technology

Narrowband or hyperspectral imaging is a valuable technique used in planetary science for characterizing surfaces and surrounding environments. For example, it can be used to spatially map molecular species of interest on the surface of a solid or icy body, or to sound to different depths in a giant planet atmosphere.

24 Oct 2014

Heart of James Webb Space Telescope Emerges Unscathed from Extremely Frigid Temperature Test

After 116 days of being subjected to extremely frigid temperatures like that in space, the heart of the James Webb Space Telescope, the Integrated Science Instrument Module (ISIM) and its sensitive instruments, emerged unscathed from the thermal vacuum chamber at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.

24 Oct 2014

Hubble Telescope Uncovers Three Kuiper Belt Objects

Peering out to the dim, outer reaches of our solar system, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered three Kuiper Belt objects (KBOs) the agency’s New Horizons spacecraft could potentially visit after it flies by Pluto in July 2015.

16 Oct 2014

People Working on SKA Telescope Gather in Australia for Engineering Meeting

Some 300 engineers and scientists from 15 countries have travelled to Fremantle, Western Australia, to take part in a global overview of the status, progress and way forward for the Square Kilometre Array. To date, this is the largest gathering of people working on the SKA ever organised.

1 Oct 2014

Clear Skies, Steamy Water Vapor Discovered on Gaseous Exoplanet by Three NASA Telescopes

Astronomers using data from three of NASA's space telescopes -- Hubble, Spitzer, and Kepler -- have discovered clear skies and steamy water vapor on a gaseous planet outside our solar system. The planet is about the size of Neptune, making it the smallest for which molecules of any kind have been detected.

25 Sep 2014

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