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So what's the difference between a planetarium and an observatory?
From the outside, a planetarium and an observatory might look a somewhat similar, but it's what's inside that counts.
See the first images from NASA’s newest space observatory, SPHEREx
A brand new NASA space observatory, SPHEREx, has taken its first test images a few weeks after its launch on March 11, and ...
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Griffith Observatory recreated in Minecraft. How you can play the map
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Hawaiian Volcano Observatory’s new permanent home still slated for completion in early 2027
The U.S. Geological Survey’s office building in Hilo also is the temporary home of the agency’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, ...
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A decade of starry skies: Reimers Observatory celebrates 10 years
Reimers Observatory has offered a space for visitors to view starry skies and participate in various educational programming.
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In the Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives at Cambridge University Library, one man's papers take up a staggering 110 meters ...
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So what's the difference between a planetarium and an observatory?
While both deal with space, planetariums and observatories are different. Observatories use telescopes to view the actual sky, while planetariums project simulations of the stars and planets.