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What: Ultraviolet observations of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS captured by NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft while the ...

Princeton Instruments, a worldrenowned manufacturer of scientific cameras and spectroscopy equipment, is pleased to introduce the SpectraPro HRS-750, a new 750 mm focal length spectrograph and ...

A team of scientists and engineers led by Princeton researchers recently reported the successful operation of a new instrument for the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii that will allow astronomers to make ...

UC Santa Cruz has been awarded $350,000 in combined grant and donor funds for a major upgrade to the Kast Spectrograph at Lick Observatory. Astronomers throughout the UC system use the Kast ...

Observing the image of a faint object that lies close to a star is a demanding task as the object is generally hidden in the glare of the star. Characterising this object, by taking spectra, is an ...

A new low-to-moderate resolution spectrograph has been designed and built for the Cassegrain focus of the Hale 5.08-meter telescope. To maximize efficiency, resolution, and wavelength coverage the ...

Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Vol. 115, No. 804 (February 2003), pp. 235-242 (8 pages) ABSTRACT We present a design for a zero‐deviation cross‐disperser to be used with ...

The international collaboration developing the Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS) has marked a significant testing milestone by successfully taking spectra of targeted stars. The PFS will be mounted on ...

A brand new spectrograph on the Gemini North telescope has seen first light, detecting elements in a dying star known as the Jewel Bug Nebula. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

A communications delay timed out the instrument’s flight software, and some planned observations will have to be rescheduled, NASA says. Reading time 2 minutes NASA says the Webb Space Telescope’s ...