Astronomers Create Biggest Sky Map Yet

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Astronomers_Create_Biggest_Sky_Map_Yet.html

Princeton NJ (SPX) May 15, 2006 - Astronomers said Monday they have created a
map of the sky containing structures more than 1 billion light-years across. The
team built a three-dimensional portrait of the structures by observing more than
600,000 galaxies using Sloan Digital Sky Survey data, which covers over
one-tenth of the sky.

- James Webb Telescope Sunshield Membrane Passes Tests

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/James_Webb_Telescope_Sunshield_Membrane_Passes_Tests.html

Redondo Beach CA (SPX) May 15, 2006 - Northrop Grumman announced Monday its
engineering team has successfully completed a series of tests on a key element
of the James Webb Space Telescope.