Instrument Mounted On SOFIA ... The Agency's Airborne Observatory
Astronomers are eagerly waiting to begin use of a new instrument to study celestial objects: a high-resolution, mid-infrared spectrograph mounted on NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), the world's largest flying telescope.
Hysense Technology, Paracosm Receive $150,000 In Awards
Representatives from Space Florida and the University of Central Florida (UCF) Office of Research and Commercialization (ORC) hosted the “CAT5 Awards” Tuesday. The event is a forum developed to match potential financing sources with small, Florida-based, high-tech businesses. In addition to providing this unique networking opportunity to 10 selected companies, Space Florida also awarded the top two companies with $150,000 in monetary awards.
Exposed To 'Artificial Sun' For Two Weeks During Recent Test
ESA’s Solar Orbiter mission has undergone its latest major test: its protective shield has been subjected to concentrated sunlight to prove it can cope with the fierce temperatures it will encounter close to our parent star.
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