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James Webb telescope discovers its first planet — a Saturn-size 'shepherd' still glowing red hot from its formation
Nestled inside a planetary ring 110 light-years from Earth, a planet spotted by the James Webb telescope is the lightest ...
Vera Rubin’s Legacy Lives On in a Troubled Scientific Landscape
A powerful new telescope will usher in a new era of cosmic discovery, but in a political climate vastly different from when ...
Tuesday Telescope: A new champion enters the ring
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's primary mirror is 8.4 meters in diameter, which makes it one of the largest optical ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
See the First Breathtaking Images Captured by the Powerful New Telescope at the Rubin Observatory
Featuring never-before-seen views of galaxies and more than 2,100 newly discovered asteroids, the observations are only a taste of what to expect from the telescope's upcoming decade-long survey ...
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The Webb Telescope Is Just Getting Started - The New York Times
The first scientific results are coming in, ... Space and Astronomy Calendar: Never miss a rocket launch, meteor shower, eclipse or other 2025 event that’s out of this world.
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Astronomy: Everything you need to know | Space
Astronomy is one of the oldest scientific disciplines. Explore what it is and how it's shaped our understanding of the world around us in our ultimate guide.
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Futuristic Radio Telescope Will Spot Baby Solar Systems—If It’s Funded - Scientific American
A prototype antenna for the proposed Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) radio telescope in New Mexico. If funded, the project would greatly expand U.S. radio astronomy capabilities.
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7 of the best telescopes available at High Point Scientific
Expert picks for the best telescopes you can purchase at High Point Scientific, including the Celestron 130mm AstroFi Wireless Newtonian.
Namibia Economist on MSN2h
Scientific Society to host talk on Lagrange points in space
The Namibia Scientific Society is inviting the public to join them for a fascinating talk titled, ‘Modeling and observations of particles around the triangular Lagrange points of the Earth-Moon and ...
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Where do all those colors in space telescope images come from?
Processing scientific data into beautiful color images is actually a full-time job. ... the combination of layers happens incredibly fast—but telescopes are complicated scientific behemoths, ...
Vera C. Rubin’s legacy lives on in a troubled scientific landscape
The legacy of astronomer Vera C. Rubin, for whom the observatory was named, was not just the way her work revolutionized ...