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James Webb Space Telescope Helps Gather Information About Extremely Rare Planetary-Mass Floating Through Interstellar Space
There is an object flying through space about 20 light-years from Earth that has intrigued astronomers for quite a while. It ...
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NASA plans to build a giant radio telescope on the 'dark side' of the moon. Here's why.
A NASA-funded plan to build a large radio telescope on the moon's far side is nearing final approval and could become a ...
Is It Alien Life – or Just Ethane? Scientists Reassess Webb Telescope Discovery
But new research from the University of Chicago is urging caution. After analyzing data from multiple observations of the ...
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Why Do We Launch Space Telescopes?
Astronauts Steven Smith and John Grunsfeld, appear as small figures in this wide-angle photograph from December 1999, taken ...
Astronomers take first step toward multicolor black hole observations with Event Horizon Telescope
An international team of astronomers has successfully demonstrated a new technique to observe especially faint black holes by ...
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The Giant Magellan Telescope ushers in a new era of astronomy
The Giant Magellan Telescope offers sharper images, efficient light use, and the ability to find Earth-like planets.
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The Biggest Telescope on Earth Could Detect Life Around Other Stars in a Matter of Hours
The primary mirror array will be 128 feet (39 meters) across, allowing it to gather more light and greater detail than any other telescope on Earth ... parent star passes through the atmosphere ...
Does Light Traveling Through Space Wear Out?
A curious question sparked a cosmic deep dive into why light never tires—even after 25 million years on the move.