24 December 2021
Less than 24hrs to go before the launch of JWST!
... launch site, the James Webb Space Telescope is the most complex space science observatory ever built. Not only .... Light collected by the mirrors is directed to the telescopes science instruments, where it is filtered before focusing it on the ...
25 September 2020
Alien Oceans - The Search for Life in the Depths of Space
...of recent decades include a focus on the search for life on other planets and an increase in the number of books on space science written as a personal narrative, both of which are welcome. This book combines the two developments in an accessible and...
September 2017
Science searches for cosmic company
... to worlds orbiting other stars. Investigations using NASA’s Kepler space telescope suggest that perhaps as many as one in five ...View, California. He is also the host of ‘Big Picture Science’, the SETI Institute’s weekly radio show, and is committed ...
November 2025
Unlocking the secrets of Europa
...universe is hugely challenging. Astronomers use ground-based and space-based telescopes to find and study exoplanets but with...during each close flyby of Europa, ensuring that critical science operations are carried out even with limited contact with ...
13 March 2015
New rockets on the scene: ESA approves Ariane 6, Vega-C
... much money each member will contribute. ESA has “mandatory” programs to which all members must contribute (e.g. space science), while other programs are “optional” and countries participate only if they wish...
06 December 2019
Parker Solar Probe reveals major new insights on the Sun
... 20 times greater than what standard models of the sun predict," said Justin Kasper, a professor of climate and space sciences and engineering at the University of Michigan who serves as principal investigator for Parker's Solar Wind Electrons Alphas...
