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Sun 'Microscope' Returns Images

Some simply breathtaking images being sent back to Earth by NASA's solar dynamics... more

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Mysterious Radio Waves from Unknown Object in M82 Galaxy

There is something strange is lurking in the galactic neighborhood. An unknown object... more

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James Webb Space Telescope - 2010.03.30

James Webb Telescope, STS-131 and today in space history on your Spacevidcast for March 30th, 2010.

As most of you know, the Hubble Space Telescope has had it's last repair. Which is what much of the new movie Hubble 3D is about. Not to worry though. As Hubble will end it's days sometime around 2020 peacefully, there is a new tele on the block that is just rearing to go! The James Webb Space Telescope. Or JWST for short.

As you can see there is a lot of excitement about this new telescope! Now the JWST will not be a complete successor of Hubble's, because it won't be sensitive to all of the light wavelengths that Hubble is. The main scientific goal is to observe the most distant objects in the universe. Or to steal from some famous words... where no man has seen before.

If you can't wait for the Webb telescope, then fret not... STS-131 is only 6 days away from launch!

Starting late on April 4th and going in to April 5th Spacevidcast will be streaming live coverage of STS-131's launch in High Definition. Not only is Spacevidcast.com the only place on the planet that you can get live high definition streaming of shuttle launches, but you can also ask your questions of astronauts, reporters and crew working down at KSC during the launch. If you can't watch one of the final 4 launches in person, then at least watch it in HD with us!

Today in space history: Rocketdyne was awarded in 1964 a contract for the production of 76 F-1 rocket engines to be used on the first stage of the Saturn V launch vehicle. The F-1 engine was the most powerful single nozzle, liquid fueled rocket engine, ever used in service. These are the engines that were used to first get humans to the moon and were the driving force of the most powerful rocket ever built.

And of course, don't forget to join us this Friday at 2 am Coordinated Universal Time for a live interview with Ed Buckbee. Mr. Buckbee was NASA PAO working with the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo astronauts and is also the founder of Space Camp. Grab a copy of his book "The Real Space Cowboys" from Apogee books and join us to ask your questions of Ed live!James Webb Telescope, STS-131 and today in space history on your Spacevidcast for... more

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UA Astronomers Discover Most Primitive Supermassive Holes Known

Astronomers have come across what appear to be two of the earliest and most primitive... more

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NASA's WISE Mission Releases Medley of First Images

Since WISE began its scan of the entire sky in infrared light on Jan. 14, the space... more

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Hubble telescope captures image of mysterious x-shaped object in space

Is that a smashed comet or an X-Wing fighter? Scientists are offering up their own... more

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Planet-hunting telescope unearths hot mysteries

WASHINGTON – NASA's new planet-hunting telescope has found two mystery... more

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Five New Exoplanets Discovered By NASA's Kepler Space Telescope

NASA's Kepler space telescope, designed to find Earth-size planets in the... more

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NASA Launches New Sky-mapping Telescope

NASA launched a new space observatory Monday to scan the skies for new celestial... more

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Telescope Captures Close-Up Of Sun's 'Bubbling' Surface

Last Wednesday, Germany's Max Plank Institute for Solar System Research released... more

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Asteroid Juno Grabs the Spotlight

Toward the end of September, the sun will turn a spotlight on the asteroid Juno,... more

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The Wonderful Scenes of the Universe

Here are some of the wonderful scenes of the universe.

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Extraordinary Pictures of the February 21, 2008 Lunar Eclipse

The most recent lunar eclipse was seen from all over the world. Here are pictures... more

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Thirty-Meter Telescope Headed for Mauna Kea

The Thirty Meter Telescope, which is vying to be the inaugural member of an emerging class of giant eyes in the sky, is headed for the Mauna Kea in Hawaii.

That means the other contending site, Cerro Armazones in Chile, is off the drawing board.
Richard Ellis, a TMT board member, said the choice was a tough one, but Mauna Kea had scientific advantages.

"Mauna Kea is a higher site. It is actually drier, and the average temperature fluctuates less from day to day and during the day to night cycle than the Chilean site," he said, during a press conference this afternoon to announce the decision. "Much of the astronomy will be at infrared wavelengths, where the dryness is an advantage."

He added that the Hawaii boasts slightly better atmospheric qualities, including lower turbulence over the site.

When completed in 2018, the TMT will enable astronomers to detect and study light from the earliest stars and galaxies, analyze the formation of planets around nearby stars, and test many of the fundamental laws of physics. Based on the scientific model of the twin Keck telescopes, the core technology of TMT will be a 30-meter primary mirror composed of 492 segments.

The TMT project is an international partnership among the California Institute of Technology, the University of California, and ACURA, an organization of Canadian universities. The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) joined TMT as a Collaborating Institution in 2008.

The TMT project has completed its $77 million design development phase with primary financial support of $50 million from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and $22 million from Canada. The project has now entered the early construction phase, with an additional $200 million pledge from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Caltech and the University of California each have agreed to raise matching funds of $50 million to bring the construction total to $300 million, and the Canadian partners propose to supply the enclosure, the telescope structure, and the first light adaptive optics.

The TMT faces competition from the Giant Magellan Telescope to usher in the age of the giants.The Thirty Meter Telescope, which is vying to be the inaugural member of an emerging... more

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Astronauts complete tricky Hubble surgery

In an orbital first, astronauts opened up and installed new electronics on one of the... more

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Shuttle snapped up against sun

NASA'S space shuttle Atlantis has been caught in a stunning snap silhouetted... more

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Special Tools Required For Last Call To Hubble

The right tools can make any job easier, and that will be especially true this week... more

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Hubble Photographs Giant Eye in Space

The Hubble Space Telescope's legendary Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 has... more

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Hubble photographs flying-saucer galaxy

A new Hubble image highlights striking swirling dust lanes and glittering globular... more

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