SOFIA Airborne Observatory Completes First Test Flight“L-3 Communications announced today that NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), completed its first test flight following extensive aircraft modification and telescope integration […]
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First Habitable Extrasolar Planet Discovered
Astronomers find first habitable Earth-like planet, ESO“Astronomers have discovered the most Earth-like planet outside our Solar System to date, an exoplanet with a radius only 50% larger than the Earth […]
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NRC Astrophysics Report To Be Released
Editor’s note: A National Research Council Assessment of NASA’s Astrophysics Program will be released on Wednesday, 7 Feb. at 4:00 pm EST. This congressionally mandated report assesses the strategies, goals, […]
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Well Worth A Look
Crescent Venus and Moon Astronomy Picture of the Day, NASA GSFC“There’s something behind these clouds. Those faint graceful arcs, upon inspection, are actually far, far in the distance. They are […]
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Backyard Extrasolar Planet Tracking
Volunteer Observatory WASP-1b Observations, Fleenor Astronomy Webpage“I am pleased to report my successful observation of WASP-1b, on 2006.10.02 UT from my backyard observatory in Knoxville, TN (USA). This is a […]
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Ignoring The Next Generation of Scientists and Engineers
Nation’s Astronomers Continue Dialog with NASA Administrator Mike Griffin, American Astronomical Society“We do not have a looming problem or a workforce crisis. 25% of the NASA workforce will be eligible […]
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Earth and Jupiter Join Pluto as Non-Planets?
The IAU draft definition of ‘planet’ and ‘plutons’, IAU“The draft “Planet Definition” Resolution will be discussed and refined during the General Assembly and then it (plus four other Resolutions) will […]
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USRA on Senate Budget Amendment
Letter From USRA President David Black Regarding Senate Amendment on NASA FY 2007 Budget“As a result of these unforeseen expenses, NASA was forced to dramatically reduce long-planned funding to science, […]
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GAO Issues Report on Webb Space Telescope
GAO: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Still Faces “Considerable Challenges”, House Science Committee, Democratic MembershipGAO: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Still Faces “Considerable Challenges”“Although the JWST program recently revised its […]
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AAS Supports Budget Augmentation
American Astronomical Society Supports Senators’ Efforts to Secure Emergency Appropriations for NASA“The AAS commends Senators Mikulski and Hutchison for their leadership in proposing an emergency supplement to NASA’s FY07 appropriations […]