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First close-up view of "cotton candy" nebula captured by world's largest cosmic telescope
A new observatory in Chile has produced a stunningly detailed image of a nebula resembling cotton candy, using the largest ...
World's largest telescope unveils first images of distant galaxies in stunning detail: "Cosmic treasure chest"
The debut images from a powerful telescope at Chile's Vera Rubin Observatory show distant galaxies and star-forming regions ...
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The 10 biggest science experiments on Earth - MSN
From a telescope network that spans much of the globe to a psychology study that spans 67 countries, here are the biggest ...
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UH telescope detects solar system’s third known interstellar visitor
The detection of 3I/ATLAS marks our solar system’s third time saying aloha to an interstellar visitor, following the ...
Astronomers make groundbreaking discovery about largest comet ever observed flying through deep space
The icy giant is more than 10 times the size of any known comet, according to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.
Earth's newest telescope could discover Planet 9—and solve other huge mysteries
No telescope has basked in the night sky quite like the enormous new Vera Rubin Observatory. Here's what it could reveal ...
First images unveiled from world’s largest camera, built in the Bay Area
The camera, now bolted to the end of a giant telescope at the Rubin Observatory, is expected to shoot photos of 20 billion galaxies, to be stitched together in broad panoramas giving astronomers ...
First images from the largest camera ever built reveal millions of galaxies
The first test images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile showcase thousands of previously unknown asteroids and ...
Check out this interactive map of the early universe, considered largest ever created
A team of astronomers have put together the largest, most detailed map of the universe ever created – and you can explore it ...