Constraints on water vapor and sulfur dioxide at Ceres: Exploiting the sensitivity of the Hubble Space Telescope
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DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2018.01.011
Abstract: Far-ultraviolet observations of dwarf-planet (1) Ceres were obtained on several occasions in 2015 and 2016 by the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS) and the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STI ... read more here.
Keywords: vapor sulfur; space; water vapor; constraints water ... See more keywords
How the James Webb Space Telescope Can Inform Health Security
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DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2022.306
Abstract: In a moment when life on Earth has felt increasingly tragic and troubling based on what has become the background noise of the continued impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, dangerous climate change impacts, and other… read more here.
Keywords: telescope; space telescope; health security; james webb ... See more keywords
Active galactic nuclei as seen by the Spitzer Space Telescope
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DOI: 10.1038/s41550-020-1071-x
Abstract: The Spitzer Space Telescope revolutionized studies of active galactic nuclei (AGNs). Its combined sensitivity and mapping speed at mid-infrared wavelengths revealed a substantial population of highly obscured AGNs. This population implies a higher radiative accretion… read more here.
Keywords: galactic nuclei; space telescope; active galactic;
The high-redshift Universe with Spitzer
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DOI: 10.1038/s41550-020-1104-5
Abstract: When did galaxies start forming stars? What is the role of distant galaxies in galaxy formation models and the epoch of reionization? What are the conditions in typical star-forming galaxies at redshifts ≳4? Why is… read more here.
Keywords: high redshift; universe spitzer; spitzer; redshift universe ... See more keywords
Hot star extension to the Hubble Space Telescope stellar spectral library
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DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201732545
Abstract: Libraries of stellar spectra find many uses in astrophysics, from photometric calibration to stellar population synthesis. We present low resolution spectra of 40 stars from 0.2 micrometers (ultraviolet) to 1.0 micrometers (near infrared) with excellent… read more here.
Keywords: space telescope; spectra; star; hubble space ... See more keywords
A Framework For Optimizing Exoplanet Target Selection For The James Webb Space Telescope
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DOI: 10.1088/1538-3873/ab70da
Abstract: The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will devote significant observing time to the study of exoplanets. It will not be serviceable as was the Hubble Space Telescope, and therefore the spacecraft/instruments will have a relatively… read more here.
Keywords: space telescope; webb space; target; james webb ... See more keywords
The James Webb Space Telescope Mission: Optical Telescope Element Design, Development, and Performance
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DOI: 10.1088/1538-3873/acada0
Abstract: The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large, infrared space telescope that has recently started its science program which will enable breakthroughs in astrophysics and planetary science. Notably, JWST will provide the very first… read more here.
Keywords: telescope; space telescope; james webb; space ... See more keywords
Detecting the inner regions of discs around sources of microlensing with Roman Space Telescope
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/staa2377
Abstract: The inner region of circumstellar discs makes an extra near-infrared emission (NIR bump). Detecting and studying these NIR bumps from nearby stars have been done mostly through infrared interferometry. In this work, we study the… read more here.
Keywords: inner regions; space telescope; detecting inner; roman space ... See more keywords
Phenomenological power spectrum models for Hα emission line galaxies from the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stad1591
Abstract: The High Latitude Spectroscopic Survey (HLSS) is the reference baseline spectroscopic survey for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman space telescope, measuring redshifts of ∼10M Hα emission line galaxies over a 2000 deg2 footprint at z = 1… read more here.
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A Hubble Space Telescope survey for novae in M87 – III. Are novae good standard candles 15 d after maximum brightness?
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stx2873
Abstract: Ten weeks of daily imaging of the giant elliptical galaxy M87 with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has yielded 41 nova light curves of unprecedented quality for extragalactic cataclysmic variables. We have recently used these… read more here.
Keywords: hubble space; standard; space telescope; m87 ... See more keywords
Pushing the limits of the coronagraphic occulters on Hubble Space Telescope/Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph
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DOI: 10.1117/1.jatis.5.3.035003
Abstract: Abstract. The Hubble Space Telescope (HST)/Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) contains the only currently operating coronagraph in space that is not trained on the Sun. In an era of extreme-adaptive-optics-fed coronagraphs, and with the possibility… read more here.
Keywords: imaging spectrograph; telescope imaging; hubble space; space telescope ... See more keywords