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SOFIA Helps Reveal a Destroyed Planetary System

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023
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These observations provide one potential explanation for the fate of these planetary remains.

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  • These observations provide one potential explanation for the fate of these planetary remains.
  • The Helix Nebula is an old planetary nebula – expanding, glowing gas ejected from its host star after its main-sequence life ended.
  • The nebula has a very young white dwarf at its center, but this central white dwarf is peculiar.
  • To answer the question of where this excess emission comes from, the astronomers first determined where it could not have come from.

Twisted Magnetic Fields Can Reveal How Protobinary Systems, Tatooine Planets Form

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Thursday, September 15, 2022
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SOFIA saw a twisted magnetic field around a protobinary star system--a very young binary star system that is still growing. This provides a hint about how the protobinary system came to be. The findings were published in Geophysical Research Letters.

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  • COLUMBIA, Md., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Twisted magnetic fields around binary systems can reveal how the stellar system came together.
  • Circumbinary planets planets that orbit around two stars, like the fictional Star Wars planet Tatooine and its two suns exist in the Universe, and are sometimes referred to as Tatooine planets.
  • SOFIA saw a twisted magnetic field around a protobinary star system--a very young binary star system that is still growing.
  • Being able to see these magnetic fields helps decipher the formation of binary systems and, in turn, their associated Tatooine planets.

NASA Releases First Near Infrared Camera Scientific Image Taken by James Webb Space Telescope

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Monday, July 11, 2022
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DENVER, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at a White House press event, NASA released the first image of some of the earliest light in our universe, taken with an instrument that Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) designed and built. The debut photo from the James Webb Space Telescope's Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) is the first from one of the most sensitive infrared cameras ever built to observe the universe. 

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  • The debut photo from the James Webb Space Telescope's Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) is the first from one of the most sensitive infrared cameras ever built to observe the universe.
  • "NIRCam is a first-of-its-kind camera, and we are proud to have built this primary imager on the Webb telescope," said Alison Nordt, space science and instrumentation director for Lockheed Martin.
  • "Our camera is key for observing the first galaxies that formed after the Big Bang and for achieving all the telescope's science objectives.
  • Webb is the largest, most powerful space telescope ever built, and it will reveal what our universe looked like some 13.5 billion years ago.

Space Industry Veteran Mike Kaplan Named Vice President of Business Development at LeoStella

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Thursday, June 23, 2022
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LeoStella , a specialized satellite constellation design and manufacturing company, has expanded its leadership team with the addition of Mike Kaplan as vice president of business development.

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  • LeoStella , a specialized satellite constellation design and manufacturing company, has expanded its leadership team with the addition of Mike Kaplan as vice president of business development.
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    Mike Kaplan, LeoStellas new vice president of business development.
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    Kaplan brings more than 40 years of experience in the space industry, with positions at both government and private organizations.
  • LeoStella is a leading player in the smallsat constellation transformation currently underway, stated Mike Kaplan, vice president of business development for LeoStella.

Ball Aerospace-Built Optics and Mirror System Launched Today Aboard James Webb Space Telescope

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Saturday, December 25, 2021
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BROOMFIELD, Colo., Dec. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Ball Aerospace is celebrating today's launch of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) from French Guiana.

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  • BROOMFIELD, Colo., Dec. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Ball Aerospace is celebrating today's launch of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) from French Guiana.
  • The Colorado-based company designed and built the advanced optical technology and lightweight mirror system that will enable Webb to detect light from the first stars and galaxies.
  • Announced as the Next Generation Space Telescope in 1996, and renamed James Webb Space Telescope in 2002, the space science observatory represents the largest and most complex ever built.
  • Once on orbit, Webb will capture faint light from the very first objects that illuminated the universe after the Big Bang.

Spitzer to donate $32 per car sold to fund breast cancer research

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Wednesday, September 30, 2020
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ELYRIA, Ohio, Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Spitzer, an automotive dealer family, joined Susan G. Komen Northeast Ohio to donate $32 for every vehicle sold during The Spitzer 32 Reasons Event in October to fund breast cancer research.

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  • ELYRIA, Ohio, Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Spitzer, an automotive dealer family, joined Susan G. Komen Northeast Ohio to donate $32 for every vehicle sold during The Spitzer 32 Reasons Event in October to fund breast cancer research.
  • The Spitzer 32 Reasons Event is a response to the statistic that 32 people are diagnosed with breast cancer every hour.
  • By partnering with the local breast cancer research organization, Spitzer plans to donate over $50,000 throughout October.
  • If you are interested in obtaining more information about The Spitzer 32 Reasons Event, please contact us online at Spitzer.com or call your local Spitzer location.

MicroVision Announces Addition of Dr. Mark B. Spitzer to its Board of Directors

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Thursday, June 4, 2020
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REDMOND, Wash., June 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MicroVision, Inc. (Nasdaq: MVIS), a leader in innovative ultra-miniature laser display and sensing technology, today announced it has elected Dr. Mark B. Spitzer to its board of directors.

Key Points: 
  • REDMOND, Wash., June 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MicroVision, Inc. (Nasdaq: MVIS), a leader in innovative ultra-miniature laser display and sensing technology, today announced it has elected Dr. Mark B. Spitzer to its board of directors.
  • Dr. Spitzer is an experienced technology innovator with expertise in eyewear- and head-mounted systems, micro-displays, imaging optics for AR and VR, and photovoltaics.
  • In 1996 Dr. Spitzer founded the MicroOptical Corporation (eventually renamed Myvu), where as CEO he launched several industrial and consumer eyewear-based AR products.
  • Mark brings a keen understanding of technology, business strategy, operations and management and is a valuable addition to the MicroVision board of directors.

CTFN Expands Market-Leading News Service with Addition of Michael Bow

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Monday, June 1, 2020
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WESTPORT, Conn., June 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --CTFN, a market-leading publication focused on mergers and acquisitions, complex regulatory matters, and event-driven investment topics, is delighted to announce the addition of Michael Bow to its European reporting team, effective today.

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  • WESTPORT, Conn., June 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --CTFN, a market-leading publication focused on mergers and acquisitions, complex regulatory matters, and event-driven investment topics, is delighted to announce the addition of Michael Bow to its European reporting team, effective today.
  • As CTFN enriches its coverage, Bow's reporting will augment the depth and quality of the reporting for which CTFN has become known.
  • I can't wait to start working with Jon, Reuben and the brilliant team at CTFN," said Bow.
  • CTFN's operating committee headed by executive editor Jonathan Spitzer remarked, "We are delighted to welcome Michael to our team as we expand CTFN.

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope Ends Mission of Astronomical Discovery

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Thursday, January 30, 2020
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After the decommissioning was confirmed, Spitzer Project Manager Joseph Hunt declared the mission had officially ended.

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  • After the decommissioning was confirmed, Spitzer Project Manager Joseph Hunt declared the mission had officially ended.
  • Launched in 2003, Spitzer was one of NASA's four Great Observatories, along with the Hubble Space Telescope, the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory.
  • In 2016,following a review of operating astrophysics missions,NASA made a decision to close out the Spitzer mission in 2018 in anticipation of the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, which also will observe the universe in infrared light.
  • NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, conducts mission operations and manages the SpitzerSpace Telescope mission for the agency's Science Mission Directorate in Washington.

NASA Pays Tribute, Says Goodbye to One of Agency's Great Observatories

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Wednesday, January 15, 2020
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The public can ask questions on Twitter using the hashtag #askNASA or in the comment section of the NASA Facebook and YouTube pages.

Key Points: 
  • The public can ask questions on Twitter using the hashtag #askNASA or in the comment section of the NASA Facebook and YouTube pages.
  • One of NASA's four Great Observatories , Spitzer launched on Aug. 25, 2003, and has studied the cosmos in infrared light.
  • Spitzer made some of the first studies of exoplanet atmospheres (atmospheres of planets around stars other than our Sun).
  • On Thursday, Jan. 30, engineers will decommission the Spitzer spacecraft and bring this amazing mission to a close.