STScI

Mercury transit and potato chips

On 11 November, the innermost planet of the solar system passed through the solar disk and stood as a small spot for several hours in front of the sun. This rare event takes place only about a dozen times per century...

Electronics at STScI

It’s good to have professionals in the team. The controller for our large dome and its slit must be renewed and brought up to modern standards. Our association members Jonathan Eichner and Gerrit Grutzeck have...

STScI and AstroAlex

The German astronaut Alexander Gerst (“Astro Alex”) returned from his last mission as Commander of the International Space Station to the the Space Management of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) . The...

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