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The Evolution of Telescopes: From Galileo to Modern-Day Astronomy
The journey of astronomical telescopes began in the early 17th century when Galileo Galilei crafted his first refracting ...
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Gold Mirrors on Webb Telescope: The Hidden Science Behind Their Cosmic Brilliance
The James Webb Telescope's gold mirrors aren’t just for looks—they’re a scientific marvel. Gold reflects up to 99% of ...
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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Was Never Meant to Look at the Sun. Astronomers Tried It Anyway
A little-known chapter of the Hubble Space Telescope’s history is a reminder of the risks of looking at the sun ...
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope creates largest photomosaic ever made of "train wreck" Andromeda galaxy with over 2.5 billion pixels
The magnificent Andromeda galaxy (Messier 31), stands out as the most important nearby stellar island to our Milky Way, and ...
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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Obituary: ‘Mr. Positive’ was West End neighborhood’s guardian angel
Every neighborhood should have a Carl Bentson. Bentson, who lived in St. Paul’s West End, was the neighbor who made sure everyone’s yards got mowed and sidewalks got shoveled. He weeded. He picked up ...
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Obituary: ‘Mr. Positive’ was West End neighborhood’s guardian angel
Bentson never got a driver’s license. He tooled around town on a customized three-wheel bicycle festooned with flags, mirrors, reflectors, a canopy, a windshield off a Harley-Davidson motorcycle ...