From the Big Bang to Biosignatures: A Flagship Observatory in NASA’s Future
21st Jul, 2017
LUVOIR is a concept for a highly capable, multi-wavelength observatory with ambitious science goals and is one of NASA's future flagship space observatories. NASA has begun four concept studies of major space observatories that could launch someti
The TRAPPIST-1 System and the NASA Search for Habitable Worlds
16th Jun, 2017
What is NASA doing to help us understand the TRAPPIST-1 system? NASA’s Kepler mission breathtakingly revealed that our galaxy was filled with stars surrounded by planetary systems of all kinds. The search for planets includes seeking planets that
How Cool is That? Exploring the Low-Temperature Universe
19th May, 2017
The low-temperature universe is a very hot topic in astronomy. Watch this month's Future in Space Hangout to find out why! Although cataclysmic explosions and the fiery furnaces of massive stars are attention-grabbers, many of the most critically
NASA's TESS Mission Update
16th Mar, 2017
NASA’s Kepler mission breathtakingly revealed that our galaxy was filled with stars surrounded by planetary systems of all kinds. Our search for planets will not end with the Kepler mission, but will go on. Join Tony Darnell, Alberto Conti, and Har
Hubble - Exciting & Still Going Strong!
17th Feb, 2017
The Hubble Space Telescope, one of the greatest scientific instruments of all time, is well into its second quarter-century of successful operation with years of exciting results ahead. Join Tony Darnell, Alberto Conti, and Harley Thronson as they
The Evolvable Space Telescope - There is More Than One Way to Build a Telescope!
16th Dec, 2016
Hangout made possible by .SPACE Domains: https://goo.gl/j6BgTp Although there are several space telescopes currently in operation, most people may think that the iconic Hubble Space Telescope is the way that they should all appear. Not so! Multiple