GREENBELT, Md. – The tennis court-sized sunshield built by Northrop Grumman for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has completed its preliminary design review at the company’s Space Technology facility ...
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SpaceX Starship class rockets could slash space telescope costs
Space telescopes have always been defined as much by their rockets as by their mirrors. When every kilogram to orbit costs a ...
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You can 3D print your own telescope, but don't expect it to be a money-saver
D printing your own telescope is rewarding and customizable, but it rarely saves money once optics, materials, and time are ...
A new study finds a rectangular mirror design could uncover 25+ habitable exoplanets in just 3.5 years using current technology. The design solves a longstanding problem in exoplanet detection: ...
GREENBELT, Md. – A preliminary design review has concluded and verified the integrated performance of all subsystems in the Optical Telescope Element on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. The Optical ...
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has already captured some incredible images of our universe, with some game-changing insights to boot. But researchers at New York's Rensselaer Polytechnic ...
The Giant Magellan Telescope is under construction in a Chilean desert, one of the best places on Earth to view space Credit: photo via GiantMagellan.Org UT-Austin just took a big step in its process ...
The fate of telescopes in space is looking better now that they are being designed to be serviceable. Researchers developed a servicing plan that can be applied to future space observatories based on ...
The rapid evolution of diffractive optical elements (DOEs) is reshaping space telescope design by offering lightweight, compact and high-performance alternatives to conventional optical systems. These ...
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