Giant Mexican telescope launched
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Mexico flicks the switch on a huge telescope which could uncover clues about the creation of the universe.
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When Martin Tomasko, a UA astronomer, started designing the instrument that will serve as the eyes of the Huygens probe, he first fashioned a weighted block of metal to be used in a practice flight.
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Astronomers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center are testing a strangely-shaped mirror that will allow them to explore the Universe using super-energetic X-rays.
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This discovery was made possible by the unprecedented accuracy of the HARPS spectrograph on ESO&#39;s 3.6-m telescope at La Silla, which allows radial velocities to be measured with a precision better than 1 m/s.
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WASHINGTON - Astronomers have used a network of small telescopes to discover a planet circling a far-off star. &quot;This discovery demonstrates that even humble telescopes can make huge contributions to planet
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A new space observatory was rocketing into orbit yesterday preparing to scan the universe for the most violent celestial explosions since the Big Bang.
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Scientists have high hopes for a new mission to investigate colossal explosions on the surface of the Sun.
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Astronomers use the Hubble telescope to reveal the effects of unseen dark matter as it tugs on galaxies in a crowded supercluster.
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One of the world's largest and most powerful telescopes opened its shutters, turned its 34-foot wide mirror toward the skies and captured its first light at a mountaintop on one of Spain's Canary Islands on Saturday.
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Years in the planning, one of the world's most powerful telescopes sees its first light over the weekend. It should be fully operational by next May.
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A tiny telescope has spotted a giant planet circling a faraway star, using a technique that could open a new phase of planetary discovery, scientists said.
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Space watchers were set for a rare treat on Tuesday after US space authorities released pictures of a huge asteroid they said would zoom past Earth within sight of amateur telescopes.
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Nasa launches the Swift observatory to study gamma-ray bursts - the biggest explosions since the Big Bang.
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Astronomers using a giant telescope say  they have found glimpses of the most distant -- and oldest --  galaxies ever seen, a finding that will help provide clues to  the origins of the universe.
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With the help of a modified backyard telescope, astronomers have discovered a giant planet orbiting another star. It is the first extrasolar world found with such modest equipment.
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A swirling space observatory has been launched to scan the universe for explosions that some believe are the birth of black holes.
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The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), an international telescope project, reached a major milestone on 2 March, when two 12-m ALMA prototype antennas were first linked together as an integrated system to observe an astronomical object.