It was named the Kuiper Airborne Observatory in memory one of the pioneers of infra-red planetary astronomy, Gerald P. Kuiper of the University of Arizona. The observatory was in operation for about ...

Discover the legacy of NASA's Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO), a modified C-141A Starlifter that advanced infrared astronomy for over 20 years. Learn how parts of this historic aircraft are now ...

Discovered in 1930 after a nearly year-long telescopic search by a young observatory assistant named Clyde Tombaugh, Pluto is so faint and so distant—its 248-year orbit averages 3.7 billion ...

Elon Musk has long dominated the internet-providing satellites business with regular SpaceX Starlink launches. Now, Jeff Bezos is looking to compete.

The mark of the unseen material can even be found using starlight itself. The observatory's telescope will be the largest digital camera on the planet, a massive 3,200-megapixel camera.

Project Kuiper is an estimated $10 billion Amazon initiative. That includes a $140 million, 100,000-square-foot processing plant at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida that will prep Project ...

Project Kuiper is an estimated $10 billion Amazon initiative. That includes a $140 million, 100,000-square-foot processing plant at NASA's Kennedy Space Center that will prep Project Kuiper’s ...

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) June 19, 2025 As Kuiper said, “You only celebrate 75 once.” Before becoming a broadcaster, Kuiper played from 1974-1985.

Project Kuiper is an estimated $10 billion Amazon initiative. That includes a $140 million, 100,000-square-foot processing plant at NASA's Kennedy Space Center that will prep Project Kuiper’s ...