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NASA Launches Second Small Climate Satellite to Study Earth’s Poles
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NASA’s near-Earth-object-hunting mission NEOWISE is nearing its conclusion. But its work will carry on with NASA’s next-generation infrared mission: NEO Surveyor. .
July 1, 2024
Managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory through launch, Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument also revealed jets of gas flowing into space from the twin stars. .
June 13, 2024
Scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory contributed to a project that sets the stage for two telescopes investigating one of astrophysics’ biggest mysteries. .
June 12, 2024
With NASA contributions, the mission will complement dark energy studies to be made by the agency’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. .
May 23, 2024
A technology demo on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help increase the variety of distant planets scientists can directly image. .
May 21, 2024
Data from NASA’s retired Spitzer Space Telescope has given scientists new insights into why some supermassive black holes shine differently than others. .
May 9, 2024
While the planet is too hot to be habitable, detecting its atmosphere could provide insights into the early conditions of Earth, Venus, and Mars. .
May 8, 2024
Webb’s MIRI instrument, managed through launch by JPL, has illuminated conditions on a planet that’s Jupiter-size but closer to its star than Mercury is to the Sun. .
April 30, 2024
The mid-infrared instrument (MIRI), managed through launch by NASA-JPL, helped reveal for the first time the small-scale structures of the nebula’s edge. .
April 29, 2024
As the infrared space telescope continues its long-duration survey of the universe, it is creating a unique resource for future astronomers to make new discoveries. .
April 4, 2024
Astronomers identified icy compounds made of complex organic molecules like alcohol and likely acetic acid, using MIRI, which was managed through launch by JPL. .
March 13, 2024
A well-studied hotbed of star formation is revealed in new detail by two of the telescope’s instruments, including MIRI, which was managed through launch by JPL. .
March 11, 2024