Sentences with phrase «needed for a space telescope»

January's episode looks at the state of astronomy before Hubble and the difficulties of observing from the ground that drove the need for a space telescope.

The work of all the teams will aid NASA in deciding the capabilities needed for a space telescope that could do the job, he said.

Not exact matches

Now he has the sensitive equipment he needs: NASA's Kepler space telescope, which stares at stars and looks for subtle dips in brightness caused by planets crossing in front of the stars and blocking some of their light.

The big four space telescopes — SIRTF, SIM, NGST, AND TPF — will no doubt satisfy even the most hard - core space junkies for at least a little while, but there's no need to wait.

Although the prospects are much more favorable for using the station as a staging base for a further deployment of spacecraft that leave Earth's orbital environment — like the Webb telescope and missions to the moon or Mars — such outfitting would need to be done in the vacuum of space with the spacecraft docked to the station.

The San Diego meeting was exciting and fun: a lot of progress has been made recently, but much more needs to be done in the next three years to finalize plans for a space telescope that can look for life on other Earths

A $ 1.6 - billion space telescope that could reveal the nature of dark energy and identify Earth - like planets should be the top priority for astronomers and astrophysicists, according to a long - awaited report that lays out the pressing needs for the next 10 years of space science.

The temperature range of the measurements extends from room temperature down to... ▽ More We present the results of high precision measurements of the thermal expansion of the sintered SiC, SiC - 100, intended for use in cryogenic space - telescopes, in which minimization of thermal deformation of the mirror is critical and precise information of the thermal expansion is needed for the telescope design.

Abstract: We present the results of high precision measurements of the thermal expansion of the sintered SiC, SiC - 100, intended for use in cryogenic space - telescopes, in which minimization of thermal deformation of the mirror is critical and precise information of the thermal expansion is needed for the telescope design.

FUNK: To observe these gamma rays in space, you need a special telescope and you need a detector on the telescope that is sensitive to gamma rays with the energy predicted for this process.