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Artist's impression of the Einstein Telescope. (Image: Marco Kraan/Nikhef) ...

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Using various ground-based and space telescopes, an international team of astronomers has observed a highly variable young ...

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It also delivered a key component — a 10-kilogram telescope, the largest optical instrument ever built in Poland — for EagleEye, the country’s biggest satellite to date. These financial successes show ...