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NASA’s TESS Mission Will Provide Exciting Exoplanet Targets for Years to Come

NASA’s TESS Mission Will Provide Exciting Exoplanet Targets for Years to Come

10.05.2016
NASA's search for planets outside of our solar system has mostly involved very distant, faint stars. The upcoming Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, by contrast, will look at the brightest stars in our solar neighborhood.
A Mechanical Harmony to NASA's Webb Telescope Sunshield

A Mechanical Harmony to NASA's Webb Telescope Sunshield

09.23.2016
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has a giant custom-built, kite-shaped sunshield driven by mechanics that will fold and unfold with a harmonious synchronicity 1 million miles from Earth.
NASA Selects Next Generation Spectrometer for SOFIA Flying Observatory

NASA Selects Next Generation Spectrometer for SOFIA Flying Observatory

09.07.2016
A team from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, has been selected to develop a new, third-generation facility science instrument for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA.
Graphic conceptualizing research access by depicting images of map, graph, binary code, web of individuals

NASA Unveils New Public Web Portal for Research Results

08.16.2016
Public access to NASA-funded research data now is just a click away, with the launch of a new agency public access portal.
Behind the Webb: Webb's First Eye Exam

Behind the Webb: Webb's First Eye Exam

06.27.2016
In this episode of "Behind the Webb," engineers show how they will test the alignment of the mirrors and the path of light through the telescope from end to end, ensuring proper images.
The Complex Material Engineering of NASA's Webb Telescope Sunshield

The Complex Material Engineering of NASA's Webb Telescope Sunshield

06.23.2016
The shiny silver material of the five-layer sunshield that will fly aboard NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is a complex and innovative feat of material science and engineering.
Technicians inspect the cooler for the Mid-Infrared Instrument, or MIRI, part of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

How Cold Can You Go? Cooler Tested for NASA Telescope

06.13.2016
A first-of-its-kind cooler for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, scheduled to launch in 2018, has completed testing at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
Artist's impression of the simultaneous stellar eclipse and planetary transit events on Kepler-1647.

New Planet Is Largest Discovered That Orbits Two Suns

06.13.2016
If you cast your eyes toward the constellation Cygnus, you’ll be looking in the direction of the largest planet yet discovered around a double-star system.
Webb Telescope's Science Instruments Installed

Webb Telescope's Science Instruments Installed

06.07.2016
Produced video showing engineers at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center installing the science instruments into the Webb Telescope.
Webb Telescope ISIM Instrument Installation Timelapse

Webb Telescope ISIM Instrument Installation Timelapse

06.06.2016
Time lapse video of two dozen engineers and technicians successfully installing the package of science instruments of the James Webb Space Telescope into the telescope structure.
diagram of how the Hubble constant is determined

Hubble Finds Universe Is Expanding Faster Than Expected

06.02.2016
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that the universe is expanding 5 percent to 9 percent faster than expected.
This image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows an infrared view of a sky area in the constellation Ursa Major.

NASA Scientist Suggests Possible Link Between Primordial Black Holes and Dark Matter

05.24.2016
Dark matter is a mysterious substance composing most of the material universe, now widely thought to be some form of massive exotic particle.
In this rare view, the James Webb Space Telescope team crane lifted the science instrument package for installation into the telescope structure.

Science Instruments of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Successfully Installed

05.24.2016
With surgical precision, two dozen engineers and technicians successfully installed the package of science instruments of the James Webb Space Telescope into the telescope structure.
James Webb Space Telescope's Golden Mirror Unveiled

James Webb Space Telescope's Golden Mirror Unveiled

04.27.2016
NASA engineers recently unveiled the giant golden mirror of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope as part of the integration and testing of the infrared telescope.
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Industry, Government, Academia Seek to Sustain Women in STEM

04.01.2016
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and Lockheed Martin hosted a roundtable event March 29 at the Lockheed Martin Global Vision Center in Arlington, Virginia.
New Video Shows James Webb Space Telescope's Instruments Removed From Super-Cold Chamber

New Video Shows James Webb Space Telescope's Instruments Removed From Super-Cold Chamber

03.29.2016
A new video from NASA shows the James Webb Space Telescope's cameras and spectrographs being lifted out of the Space Environment Simulator at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
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Goddard Pioneers: Celebrating Women in Science and Engineering

03.24.2016
NASA began empowering female scientists and engineers more than 20 years before Women’s History Month became an official national celebration.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Secondary Mirror Installed

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Secondary Mirror Installed

03.07.2016
The sole secondary mirror that will fly aboard NASA's James Webb Space Telescope was installed onto the telescope at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, on March 3, 2016.
The full-scale James Webb Space Telescope model at South by Southwest in Austin.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Coming Together Over Next Two Years

02.24.2016
The year 2015 marked big progress on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and there are still a number of large milestones before the next generation telescope is launched in 2018.
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NASA Invites Media to 54th Annual Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium

02.22.2016
Media are invited to hear leaders in the science and engineering world speak at the 54th Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium at the Greenbelt Marriott, 6400 Ivy Lane, Greenbelt, Maryland, on March 9
New NASA Time-lapse Shows NASA's Webb Telescope Primary Mirror's Complete Assembly

New NASA Time-lapse Shows NASA's Webb Telescope Primary Mirror's Complete Assembly

02.11.2016
NASA's latest time-lapse video shows the James Webb Space Telescope's primary mirror's full assembly from start to finish.
the mirror for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope

Studying the Solar System with NASA’s Webb Telescope

02.08.2016
In addition to looking across vast distances, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will study planets, moons and small objects in our solar system.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Primary Mirror Fully Assembled

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Primary Mirror Fully Assembled

02.04.2016
The 18th and final primary mirror segment is installed on what will be the biggest and most powerful space telescope ever launched.
JSWST Instruments are Coming in from the Cold

JSWST Instruments are Coming in from the Cold

02.02.2016
After being tested at extremely low temperatures for more than two months, the four instruments of the James Webb Space Telescope are preparing to come in from the cold.
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We’re Hosting a ‘State of NASA’ Event at an Agency Location Nearest You

01.28.2016
NASA is opening its doors and inviting its social media followers and news media to an in-person ‘State of NASA’ event on Feb. 9, 2016, at one of the agency’s 10 field centers.
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