UCI-led astronomers capitalize on early access to James Webb Space Telescope data
Advanced instruments aid in development of coherent picture of extragalactic nucleus
Advanced instruments aid in development of coherent picture of extragalactic nucleus
UCI’s Frederick Reines Hall is home to happy astronomers after this week’s announcement of NASA’s selection of the new Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer mission. The two-year, $242 million SPHEREx is targeted to launch in 2023. Asantha Cooray, UCI professor of physics & astronomy, will head one […]
UCI astronomer James Bullock has been appointed chair of the James Webb Space Telescope users committee. The group, which includes 10 to 14 American, European and Canadian scientists, was established to ensure that the observatory is operated in such a way as to maximize its scientific performance. The JWST, successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, […]
NASA has selected UCI astrophysicist Asantha Cooray as community chair of a study group to design and set requirements for a possible successor to the James Webb Space Telescope. The group, which includes scientists and engineers from about 30 leading international research institutions and space agencies, will work over the next three years toward a […]
Anaheim man, 94, among first to get implant restoring some vision lost to macular degeneration
Vision is restored in macular degeneration patients using a miniature implantable telescope to mitigate effects of the eye disease.
UCI physicist Gary Chanan focuses on fine-tuning the world’s largest telescopes.
Have you ever seen Venus or Saturn through a telescope? How about the Orion Nebula or star clusters? Come view these celestial bodies and more during UCI Observatory Visitor Night from 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21.
The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope project has received two major gifts: $20 million from the Charles Simonyi Fund for Arts…
Astronomers analyze masses, orbital properties and atmospheric features of six exoplanets