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Hubble Space Telescope's 35th anniversary: See NASA's new out-of-this-world images
Thirty-five years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit. It's been sending back galactic data and images ...
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Hubble’s best images, 35 years since its launch
In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the legendary space telescope’s launch, here are 35 of our favorite images it has ...
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World's largest solar telescope turns on powerful new camera, revealing breathtaking image of a continent-size sunspot
The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the world's largest solar telescope, can see the sun in unprecedented detail. Here is ...
NASA releases stunning new photos to mark Hubble Space Telescope's 35th anniversary
The anniversary celebration also included a countdown of images captured over the Hubble Space Telescope's lifetime so far, one for each year in orbit.
Watch a Telescope Titan Rise: ELT’s Year of Steel, Mirrors, and Lasers (Time-Lapse Video)
The ELT is leaping toward the stars, quite literally — its massive dome, once skeletal, is now clad in protective armor, ...
Can Hubble still hang? How the space telescope compares to its successors after 35 years of cosmic adventures
On Thursday, April 24, 2025, the Hubble Space Telescope will celebrate 35 years in space. Can it still hold its own and prove ...
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Scientists Strive to Explain the Strange Weather on Other Planets
Space exploration missions have revealed that polar vortices aren’t uncommon beyond Earth. They’ve been observed throughout ...
Space.com1d
Incredible photo catches the sun rising behind the world's largest telescope
The massive dome measures 305 feet (93 meters) in diameter, or about the size of a football field and stands 263 feet (80 ...
symmetry magazine1d
Sharpening our cosmic focus
NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory is gearing up to illuminate the universe’s darkest secrets with groundbreaking new ...
Space on MSN1d
See The Remains Of An Exploded White Dwarf Star That Was First Seen In The Year 185
C.E, Chinese astronomers spotted a supernova and dubbed it the "guest star." The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Víctor M ...
Scientists process test images at Rubin Observatory in preparation for ‘First Look’
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has begun generating test images of the night sky, but the big reveal is expected ...
The Statesman2d
Stony Brook researchers help reveal clearest images of the universe’s infancy
Research done by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) project produced the clearest and most accurate images of the universe ...