Will Government Shut Down Affect NASAs JWST Schedule What about TESS and Juno Ops
10th Jan, 2019 - 2778 views
Space Fan News is Sponsored by OPT Telescopes and Patreon Patrons: https://bit.ly/2SwhmVB As I’m sure you know by now, the partial government shutdown has affected NASA employees. Many are at home waiting for it to end, but will this shutdown cau
OSIRISRex and New Horizons Ultima Thule Set Records During Busy First Week of 2019
5th Jan, 2019 - 2615 views
This year is starting off with a bang (astronomically speaking). In the first week we have OSIRIS_Rex in orbit around the asteroid Bennu and New Horizons Flies Past Ultima Thule
JunoCam Shines at Halfway Point of Juno Mission to Jupiter
19th Dec, 2018 - 2339 views
NASA’s Juno Mission to Jupiter reaches the midpoint of its mission and has far exceeded expectations. There’s also a lesson here for NASA: always include a camera in your space probes to planets!
Mars InSight Landing MarCO Steals the Show
1st Dec, 2018 - 3809 views
Space Fan News is Sponsored by OPT Telescopes and Patreon Patrons: https://optcorp.com/?utm_source=deepastronomy&utm_medium=telescopetalk&utm_campaign=home In this episode NASA successfully puts another lander on the Red Planet. Earlier this week,
As Mission Dies, Gaia Revises Kepler Earth-sized Exoplanet Count
1st Nov, 2018 - 3694 views
As NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope ends its mission once and for all, ESA’s GAIA Space Telescope data shows that some Kepler planets need revising.
New Method For Finding Stellar-sized Black Holes
26th Oct, 2018 - 3146 views
New method for detecting black holes in orbit around other stars looks very promising.