Scientists have big expectations: Large Binocular Telescope
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Miles away from humans in the middle of squirrel country sits a piece of equipment that may lead scientists to the origins of the universe.
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A team of astronomers from the US and the UK obtain some of the clearest pictures of space ever taken.
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_ Astronomers say a new camera atop Mauna Kea will be able to capture images 36-hundred times larger that those taken by the camera on the Hubble Space Telescope.
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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 troubled, 20-year journey to create the world'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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It took 20 years from conception to today, but the world&#39;s most powerful telescope was finally dedicated. Though it won&#39;t be fully operational until next year, Friday&#39;s dedication a historic milestone.
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Scientists turned on a massive telescope built on one of Mexico's tallest mountains on Wednesday, hoping to get a glimpse of the beginning of the universe.
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This human interest story describes a night in the life of scientists and engineers working 'round the clock to test NASA's next great space telescope.
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WASHINGTON - A tiny telescope has spotted a giant planet circling a faraway star, using a technique that could open a new phase of planetary discovery.
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Astronomers believe they've glimpsed light from some of the universe's first stars through the world's largest telescope on the Big Island.
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Researchers have created an electronic contact lens that could be used as a display or a medical sensor.
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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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Scientists hope to build a giant âpinhole cameraâ in space to spot planets orbiting distant stars. The New Worlds Imager would be the size of a football field with a 30ft wide hole in the centre.
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A glut of mainstream digital cameras has manufacturers zooming in on specialties from astronomy to birding and stereo photography.
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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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NASA's next Moon rocket is still on the drawing board, but already scientists are dreaming up big new things to do with it--such as launching giant telescopes into space.
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Researchers say they've created a nifty optics-on-a-chip device that overcomes a major obstacle in harnessing the full power and speed of light waves. By the Associated Press.