The core Flight System (cFS), developed by NASA, is a reusable software framework and a set of pluggable software applications that take advantage of the rich heritage of NASA’s successful space ...

BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has delivered Wavefront Sensing & Control (WFS&C) software for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to prime ...

The Webb Space Telescope’s instruments have been in safe mode intermittently since December 7, but scientific operations resumed earlier this week, NASA said in a press release on Wednesday. Webb was ...

The StarSense Autoguider (SSAG) simplifies astrophotography setup. It precisely aligns your telescope and accurately tracks celestial objects. SSAG is compatible with Celestron mounts and operates via ...

The European Space Agency says a software patch restored stability to its new cosmic mapper — but slower operations could extend the mission. Shortly after launching on 1 July, the European space ...

The Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) team developing the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has successfully tested software that will be used to bring the space observatory’s 18 mirror segments ...

Computerized controls for amateur telescopes have been available for about a decade and can greatly enhance your sky-viewing experience. If you have ever used even a high-quality telescope to look at ...

Large radio telescope systems are pivotal instruments in modern astronomy and related fields, as they enable the capture of faint cosmic signals and support various high-resolution observational ...

A group of UK institutions is going to build a prototype "brain" to control the world's biggest radio telescope. The Square Kilometre Array (SKA), external will initially comprise 197 dishes and ...

We report on the software architecture we developed for the Open University’s remotely controlled telescope PIRATE. This facility is based in Mallorca and used in distance learning modules by ...