[ad_1] The Serpens Nebula is about 1,300 light-years away. The Bat Shadow appears in the upper right. NASA, ESA, and STScI “Bat Shadow in the Serpent’s Tail” should be the name of …
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[ad_1] When NASA launched the Kepler Space Telescope in 2009, astronomers had discovered a few hundred exoplanets — planets that orbit stars outside our solar system. Surveying and studying these exoplanets is …
Read More »The Supreme Court of Hawaii approves the construction of a giant telescope despite the objections of the natives: NPR
[ad_1] Telescopes at the top of Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. Some Native Hawaiians view Mauna Kea as sacred and oppose the construction of a new giant telescope. Caleb …
Read More »Hawaiian Supreme Court gives go-ahead to giant telescope
[ad_1] enlarge / Keck 1 and Keck 2, near the summit of Mauna Kea. The giant volcanoes of Hawaii 's Big Island held a special place for the Polynesians who first settled …
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Read More »The Kepler Space Telescope, NASA's planet fighter, is complete. What will happen to him?
[ad_1] For NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, the world will end in ice rather than in fire. Kepler, which is responsible for 70% of the approximately 3,800 exoplanet discoveries confirmed to date, turned …
Read More »‘Ghost’ in space: NASA’s Hubble telescope captures stunning nebula pic
[ad_1] The incredible “Ghost of Cassiopeia” image was captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. (NASA, ESA and STScI; Acknowledgment: H. Arab [University of Strasbourg]) Perfectly timed for Halloween, NASA is showing off …
Read More »How NASA's Planet Hunting Telescope Has Changed Astronomy (and Us) Forever
[ad_1] Ten years ago we thought our solar system was special. today, we know that it is not the same. This revolution is due to the work of NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, …
Read More »NASA Retires Kepler Space Telescope
[ad_1] NASA's Kepler space telescope, shown in this artist's concept, revealed that there are more planets than stars in the Milky Way galaxy. Credit: NASA After NASA's Kepler space telescope has more …
Read More »NASA's Kepler telescope retreats after finding thousands of worlds
[ad_1] The legendary NASA Kepler Space Telescope has retired after exhausting itself in the fuel needed for new scientific operations, ending a prolific nine and a half year mission during which it …
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