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NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope takes its 1st cosmic images: 'The instrument team nailed it'
This first light, as it's called, shows that all of the spacecraft's systems are working just as expected. "Based on the ...
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Preserving astronomy history: The fight is on to save an iconic Royal Observatory Greenwich site
Nestled in the rolling green hills of the English countryside is an important site in global astronomical history. But now, ...
NASA's SPHEREx space telescope releases its first images
SPHEREx will begin routine science operations in late April, NASA said. At that time, the space telescope will begin taking ...
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Simons Observatory’s large aperture telescope achieves first light: a new window on the early universe
The Simons Observatory, a most advanced network of telescopes aimed at mapping the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) with unprecedented precision, has reached a major milestone: the Large Aperture ...
Plans for small observatory in forest approved
Plans for a small timber observatory in a national park have been approved. Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) has ...
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Latest dark energy breakthrough made using Kitt Peak telescope
Using a telescope at Kitt Peak, scientists have produced the largest 3D map of the universe ever made and uncovered ...
Saying farewell to Gaia, as the Milky Way-mapping space telescope mission ends
The final messages sent to Gaia will continue to be carried out into space as the observatory sleeps, and as data from it ...