designated SN 2004ca. Type Ia supernovae are the kind used by astronomers to measure the expansion of the universe. Analysis of the initial data, plus a separate observation of the newly discovered ...
The Nearby Supernova Factory, an international collaboration of astronomers and astrophysicists, has announced that SNIFS, the Supernova Integral Field Spectrograph, achieved "first light" ...
The new observing instrument VIRUS-W, built by the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics and the University Observatory Munich, Germany, saw “first light” November 10, 2010, on McDonald ...
SNIFS mission team. Image Credit: NASA. On July 18, NASA successfully launched a sounding rocket mission from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, carrying a remarkable new technology. Its ...
Teledyne Space Imaging, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), has been awarded a contract by Schmidt ...
Observing the image of a faint object that lies close to a star is a demanding task as the object is generally hidden in the glare of the star. Characterising this object, by taking spectra, is an ...
A groundbreaking solar observation mission, launched from New Mexico, took less time than a typical lunch break this month. NASA on July 18 launched its Solar EruptioN Integral Field Spectrograph, or ...
It may look like a big brass washing machine, but when combined with a telescope it brings astronomers one step closer to answering the question - how did it all begin. The Near-infrared ...
The design of the three “first light” instruments for the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) – the biggest ever optical/near-infrared telescope to be built – has been agreed upon by the ...
Teledyne Space Imaging announced on March 30 that it has been awarded a contract by Schmidt Sciences to deliver advanced near-infrared H4RG-10 flight focal plane arrays and custom electronics for ...
The Nearby Supernova Factory, an international collaboration of astronomers and astrophysicists, has announced that SNIFS, the Supernova Integral Field Spectrograph, achieved “first light” during the ...
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