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World's largest telescope gets its protective shell (photos)
The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) — the world's largest visible- and infrared-light ...
Revolutionary Telescope Captures Sharpest View Ever of a Supermassive Black Hole in Action
Astronomers have captured the most detailed infrared images yet of an active galactic nucleus (AGN), using the Large ...
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The new Giant Magellan Telescope
The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) will weight 2.4 million-pounds and may revolutionize our understanding of the universe. It uses seven giant mirrors to collect and focus the light to a point and ...
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World’s largest telescope faces risk from renewable energy project, warn scientists
Astronomers are raising concerns about the impact of light pollution from a renewable energy project on the world’s most ...
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Takes Giant Leap Toward Unveiling the Universe
The Roman Space Telescope is nearing completion with its recent integration into the launch spacecraft. This sets the stage ...
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James Webb: Telescope's giant origami shield takes shape
Its five layers are made from kapton, a polyimide film coated with aluminium It is the size of a tennis court and next year it will go into orbit as part of the most sophisticated space telescope ...
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World's largest telescope threatened by light pollution from renewable energy project
Astronomers are sounding alarm bells as the world's most precious sky-observing location faces a light pollution risk due to ...