Tag: Space Observatory
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Carruthers Observatory Shares Ultraviolet Views of Earth and Moon
Carruthers Observatory Announces First Ultraviolet Images The Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, NASA’s newest ultraviolet-capable platform, has released its first images from space. The milestone marks the transition from assembly and testing to active science, with initial ultraviolet views of Earth and the Moon that researchers say confirm the spacecraft and its instruments are operating as designed.…
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AstroSat completes a decade of multi-wavelength astronomy
A decade of discovery: AstroSat’s mission and purpose India’s first multi-wavelength astronomy satellite, AstroSat, has completed 10 years of science observations, ISRO announced. Launched on 28 September 2015, AstroSat was designed to observe the universe across a broad swath of the electromagnetic spectrum—from ultraviolet to hard X-rays—unparalleled in a single mission. With a lift-off mass…
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AstroSat completes a decade of multi-wavelength astronomy in India
A Decade of Discovery: AstroSat’s Milestone New Delhi — India’s first multi-wavelength astronomy satellite, AstroSat, has completed 10 years of science observations, a milestone announced by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Launched on 28 September 2015, AstroSat — with a lift-off mass of about 1515 kg — has continuously scanned the cosmos from ultraviolet…