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Canada Unveils its Contributions to the JWST
Today Canada's Minister of Industry Christian Paradis unveiled the technologies that comprise Canada's contribution to the James Webb Space Telescope,…
The Case of the Disappearing Dust
Astronomy has always taught us that planets form from vast clouds of dust and gas orbiting young stars. It's a…
WISE Spies a Hunter’s Flame
A vast star-forming cloud of gas and dust in the constellation Orion shines brightly in this image from NASA's WISE…
How to Measure a Hot Jupiter
An international team of astronomers has figured out a way to determine details of an exoplanet's atmosphere from 50 light-years…
Astronomers Take “Baby Picture” of an Incredibly Distant Galaxy
[/caption] Astronomers from Arizona State University have grabbed an image of a dim, distant galaxy, seeing it as it looked…
Spitzer Spots Two Galaxies in One
[/caption] The Sombrero galaxy has a split personalty, according to recent observations by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Infrared imaging has revealed…
Keck Observatory Fires Up MOSFIRE
[/caption] Last week, on April 4, 2012, the W.M. Keck Observatory's brand-new MOSFIRE instrument opened its infrared-sensing eyes to the…
VISTA View Is Chock Full Of Galaxies
[/caption] See all those tiny points of light in this image? Most of them aren't stars; they're entire galaxies, seen…
Beneath the Surface: Seeing Jupiter’s Hidden Storms
Launched on August 5, 2011, NASA's Juno spacecraft will arrive at Jupiter in 2016 to study its magnetic field and…
“Pluto-Killer” Sets Sights on Neptune
[/caption] The confessed (and remorseless) "Pluto Killer" Mike Brown has turned his gaze – and the 10-meter telescope at the…