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Could the first images from the Vera Rubin telescope change how we view space for good?
We are entering a new era of cosmic exploration. The new Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile will transform astronomy with its ...
Exoplanet Discovered Orbiting Barnard's Star
An exoplanet has been discovered orbiting Barnard's star by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope. Barnard ...
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What will be one of the world’s most powerful telescopes enters final design phase
Texas astronomers are part of the effort to construct the Giant Magellan Telescope – an effort that will bring a new level of ...
Astronomers detect five young stars in the Chamaeleon cloud complex
Using the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA), astronomers have performed large-scale radio observations of a ...
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Astronomers discover 'raw materials for life' can form in planetary systems even before stars
"Each new detection brings us closer to understanding the origins of complex organic chemistry in the universe — and perhaps, the origins of the building blocks of life themselves." ...
A new telescope will find billions of asteroids, galaxies and stars
In its first year alone, it will double the amount of data collected so far by every other instrument in the history of optical astronomy ...
These are the first images from Earth’s giant new telescope
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to discover 20 billion new galaxies over the next decade. A total view of the Virgo ...
Vera C. Rubin Observatory reveals millions of galaxies, nebulas and more in 1st photos
The astronomers who operate powerful Vera C. Rubin observatory released debut images June 23, 2025, showcasing just exactly ...
Your phone just became a telescope, thanks to this Kickstarter-funded device
Search the cosmos any time of day, and there’s no need to charge or plug in the telescope; it relies only on your ...
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Bring the stars closer at Sleeping Bear’s ‘star party’ with telescope stations
Starting at a welcome table at the base of the dune, visitors will stroll through a lantern-lit one-mile trail up to the dune ...