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Skywatch: Putting Earth’s largest telescope into focus
The brand new Vera Rubin telescope is about to begin its 10-year mission to offer the newest cosmic perspective we've had in ...
A Colossal Telescope in the Desert Just Captured Galaxies We’ve Never Seen Before
More than a decade in the making, the Vera Rubin Observatory finally released its first image as its begins its ...
NASA launches night sky challenge to celebrate Hubble anniversary
The agency’s Hubble Night Sky Challenge, coordinated with the Astronomical League, offers awards for those who use their ...
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On a clear night, Hubble Space Telescope is visible with naked eye
Enter the Hubble Space Telescope, which was launched into Earth orbit 35 years ago this week (April 24) aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. With a diameter of “only” 94 inches, it’s hardly ...
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‘New era in astronomy.’ Penn State helps develop world’s most powerful survey telescope
The first images from the telescope were released earlier this week, and it uses a 3,200-megapixel camera the size of a car.
There’s now a 50-50 chance this galaxy will crash into ours
Astronomers have long thought that the Milky Way is headed for an inevitable crash with its neighbor, Andromeda. But a new ...
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NASA launches night sky challenge to celebrate Hubble anniversary
NASA launches night sky challenge to celebrate Hubble anniversary. The agency is also encouraging people to throw ‘star parties’ to learn more about the space telescope’s work.