Telescope Can See a Future
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A 20-year battle with environmentalists and others over placing a powerful optical telescope atop Mount Graham in Arizona is nearing an end. Astronomers may be using the Large Binocular Telescope by next year.
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Last week's news that the orbiting Hubble  observatory's most productive and far-seeing camera may be irreparably damaged sent a chill through the world of astronomy. Even if astronauts return to the Hubble next year as planned to repair and replace several instruments, fixing the electrical malfunction in the Advanced Camera for Surveys is not expected to be on the schedule....
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SPACE.com / Nearly 2,000 years ago, Chinese astronomers spotted a bright light materializing in the night sky. Turns out the skywatchers had witnessed the spectacular explosion of a dying star.
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One of the world's largest optical telescopes will peer into space for the first time on Friday.
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A giant mirror that will fly on the US space agency's next space telescope is a step closer to completion.
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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 say.
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Instrument to help astrophysicists learn what universe is made of, how it evolvesScientists aimed the South Pole Telescope at Jupiter on the evening of Feb. 16 and successfully collected the instrument's first test observations.
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A proposed solar telescope could help scientists gain a clearer picture of the link between sunspots and solar storms, which can spur power outages on Earth.
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MT. SIERRA NEGRA, Mexico  - Perched on the top of  one of Mexico's highest mountains is a gigantic, half-built  telescope that scientists hope will reveal more secrets of the  universe's early years than any before it.
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Science & environment: Telescope reveals in unprecedented detail the interaction of two neighbouring galaxies 300m light years from Earth.
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After a fresh coat of paint, the most sensitive radio telescope on the planet should be good for 30 or 40 more years.
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A troubled, 20-year journey to create the world&#39;s most powerful optical telescope is nearing an end, with astronomers hoping to begin using the instrument to look for heavenly breakthroughs early next year.
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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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ASTRONOMERS manning a radio telescope in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, believe they may have found proof that extra-terrestrials exist. The astronomers reported in the New Scientist magazine this week that they have
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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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RoboNet-1.0, an automatically controlled series of telescopes, has two prime directives: search the heavens for the next big flash and spot an Earth-like planet that could hold intelligent life. By Lakshmi Sandhana.
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A telescope arms race is taking shape around the world. Astronomers are drawing up plans for the biggest, most powerful instruments ever constructed, capable of peering far deeper into the universe Â and further back in time Â than ever before.