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Around The InstituteBeyond JWST:The Next Steps in UV-Optical-Near IR AstronomyThe Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) sponsored a workshop to engage the UV/optical/Near-IR astronomy community to discuss its long-term goals for space-based astronomy and astrophysics. The meeting provided the UVOIR community an opportunity to look forward on a 25-year horizon to identify the scientific opportunities enabled by large and very large space telescopes and to outline a path forward that will form the basis for a community-led report to the 2010 Decadal Review Committee. Read more... 2009 May Symposium: The Search for Life in the Universe
Webb Telescope Approved for Development/LaunchOn July 10, 2008, NASA formally approved the JWST project to move into its implementation phase. This decision followed a successful Preliminary Design Review (PDR) in March 2008 and a Non-Advocate Review in April. While all the science instruments and the "long lead" items like the primary mirror segments are already being manufactured, this approval marks the transition of the program into Phase C (Final Design and Fabrication). Phase D covers system assembly, integration and testing and launch. Read more... HLA Data Release 3.0HLA Data Release 3 Includes New NICMOS Images, ACS Grisms, WFPC2 Source Lists, and Prototype Mosaics. The Hubble Legacy Archive (HLA) has entered its Data Release 3 (DR3) phase of operation. DR3 features several new products and interface upgrades. Highlights include: improved NICMOS single- and multi-exposure images; extracted spectra from ACS GRISM data; source lists for most WFPC2 visits; and a few prototype mosaics from multi-visit ACS data. The HLA project is a collaboration between the Space Telescope Science Institute, the Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility, and the Canadian Astronomy Data Centre. Read more... |
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