December 2014
Finding NEO
... larger than full Moon) and a 3,200 megapixel camera. LSST is a public–private project, with the US National Science Foundation supporting the telescope and site facility construction, data management system, education and public outreach components...
March 2021
Messier 82’s starburst magnetic highway
... of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico (2015-18). She was a programme officer for the National Science Foundation’s Division of Astronomical Sciences (2013-15) and a professor at University of Memphis for over 20 years. Her research involves...
July 2021
Arecibo - an astounding legacy
... & Public Outreach at SOFIA (2018-19). She was a programme officer for the National Science Foundation’s Division of Astronomical Sciences (2013-15) and a professor at the University of Memphis for over 20 years. Schmelz is also Senior Vice President...
09 November 2020
More woe for Arecibo as a second cable breaks causing more damage
... Universidad Ana G. Méndez and Yang Enterprises Inc. operate the observatory under cooperative agreement with the US National Science Foundation (NSF). Now, a second cable has broken, this time involving one of the main support cables, causing...
20 November 2020
The iconic Arecibo Observatory to be demolished due to safety concerns
...to the Arecibo Observatory cannot be stabilised without risk to construction workers and staff at the facility, the U.S. National Science Foundation will begin plans to decommission the 305-meter telescope,” say the NSF in a recent press release. The...
16 July 2021
NASA's $25 billion FY2022 funding bill is approved
...-changer for exploration of the Solar System. Of special interest to the Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) bill, which also funds NOAA, the National Science Foundation and other related agencies, and the accompanying report by House appropriators, are...
