News tagged with telescope mirror
Tiny planet-finding mirrors borrow from Webb Telescope playbook
NASA's next flagship mission — the James Webb Space Telescope — will carry the largest primary mirror ever deployed. This segmented behemoth will unfold to 21.3 feet in diameter once the observatory ...
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May 24, 2012 |
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James Webb Telescope flight backplane section completed
The center section of the backplane structure that will fly on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has been completed, marking an important milestone in the telescope's hardware development. The backplane will ...
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Apr 24, 2012 |
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The amazing technology that crafted the Webb Telescope technology
The creation of the next generation James Webb Space Telescope was only possible as a result of imagining and developing the industrial machines that would make it a reality. In the near future, some of that ...
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Mar 16, 2012 |
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Gravitational lens reveals details of distant, ancient galaxy
Thanks to the presence of a natural "zoom lens" in space, University of Chicago scientists working with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have obtained a uniquely close-up look at the brightest gravitationally ...
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Accident damages mirror on telescope slated for dark energy camera
An accident at the Blanco 4m telescope at Chile’s Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory has severely damaged a secondary mirror. The telescope is currently shut down for installation of the highly anticipated ...
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Feb 27, 2012 |
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NuSTAR's mirrors baked in Zhang's glass kitchen
(PhysOrg.com) -- It pays to persevere. No one knows this better than Will Zhang.
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Feb 24, 2012 |
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UA makes mirrors for world's largest telescope
(PhysOrg.com) -- The second of seven 27-foot diameter mirrors for the Giant Magellan Telescope was cast on Jan. 14 inside a rotating furnace at the UA's Steward Observatory Mirror Lab.
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Jan 18, 2012 |
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James Webb Space Telescope: A year of achievement and success
The James Webb Space Telescope marked a year of significant progress in 2011 as it continues to come together as NASA's next generation space telescope. The year brought forth a pathfinder backplane to support ...
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Jan 09, 2012 |
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Cryogenic testing completed for James Webb telescope mirrors
Cryogenic testing is complete for the final six primary mirror segments and a secondary mirror that will fly on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. The milestone represents the successful culmination of a process ...
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Dec 21, 2011 |
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For NASA Webb telescope engineers, COCOA this winter means precision testing
Engineers working on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are bringing out the COCOA this winter, but it's not a warm beverage. Rather, it's a way to check that the mirrors are perfectly shaped and will work ...
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Dec 15, 2011 |
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Assembly stand completed for James Webb Telescope flight optics
(PhysOrg.com) -- The cleanroom at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. has received a giant structural steel frame that will be used to assemble the mirrors and instruments of the James Webb ...
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Nov 17, 2011 |
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James Webb telescope completes mirror-coating milestone
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has reached a major milestone in its development. The mirrors that will fly aboard the telescope have completed the coating process at Quantum Coating Inc. ...
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Sep 13, 2011 |
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Being 'secondary' is important for a Webb Telescope mirror
(PhysOrg.com) -- "Secondary" may not sound as important as "primary" but when it comes to the next-generation James Webb Space Telescope a secondary mirror plays a critical role in ensuring the telescope gathers ...
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Jul 20, 2011 |
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Subaru 8-meter telescope damaged by leaking coolant
A "serious hardware incident" has shut down the Subaru Telescope indefinitely. A leak allowed orange-colored coolant to spill over the primary mirror and into the main camera, as well as into other instruments ...
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Jul 06, 2011 |
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NASA completes mirror polishing for James Webb Space Telescope
Mirrors are a critical part of a telescope. The quality is crucial, so completion of mirror polishing represents a major milestone. All of the mirrors that will fly aboard NASA's James Webb Space Telescope ...
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Jun 30, 2011 |
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