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24 Jun 24
ESO observes massive black hole ‘awaken’ in real time

Steady data from a galaxy observed since 2019 started to show tell-tale changes in brightness.

20 Jun 24
SPIE Astro 2024: Thirty Meter Telescope Observatory awards contract to AMOS

To design and build the TMT Tertiary Mirror Support System and Positioner Assembly.

19 Jun 24
Sysmex Astrego rapid testing system wins Longitude Prize on AMR

Assessing antimicrobial effect through phase-contrast imaging will help meet critical global need.

19 Jun 24
SPIE Astro 2024: NASA releases first Hubble image taken in new ‘pointing’ mode

Operations were adjusted on June 14th after weeks of shutdown due to gyroscope problem.

18 Jun 24
SPIE Astro 2024: inclusive future with the Thirty Meter Telescope

Yuko Kakazu of the NAOJ and TIO discusses Japan’s contributions and approach toward community engagement in Hawai’i.

18 Jun 24
SPIE Astro 2024: integration of Plato’s cameras starts in Germany

Exoplanet-seeking mission to use 24 “normal” and two “fast” cameras to inspect stars and planets.

13 Jun 24
Emergent Photonics Research Centre opens at Loughborough University…

…and Southampton secures £4.6M EPSRC grant to develop X-ray microscope.

11 Jun 24
SPIE Astro2024: Dark-sky spaces and a bright future for Africa

Charles Takalana of the African Astronomical Society to discuss the evolution of astronomy across the continent.

06 Jun 24
ESA reports first laser metal 3D printing in space

“One small s-curve deposited in steel on the ISS, one giant leap for in-orbit manufacturing.”

04 Jun 24
NASA astrophysics: new discoveries create new questions

Mark Clampin of NASA to discusses the future of astrophysics at NASA at SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation in Yokohama, next week.

04 Jun 24
ASML and imec open high-NA EUV lithography lab

Facility at ASML's Veldhoven headquarters offers access to the first prototype high-NA EUV scanner.

31 May 24
Webb team spots most distant galaxy

NIRSpec instrument shows record-breaking red-shift of starlight, corresponding to 290 million years after the Big Bang.

 
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