Astronomers get to ask some of the most fundamental questions there are, ranging from whether we’re alone in the cosmos to what the nature of the mysterious dark energy and dark matter making up most ...

India’s first liquid mirror telescope is up and running. It’s the first and largest liquid mercury telescope to be built at a high altitude, and if that isn’t impressive enough, it is also the first ...

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There is no evidence supporting the claim that the James Webb Space Telescope is fake. The development and launch of the James Webb Space Telescope has been well documented. There is plenty of ...

Astronomers get to ask some of the most fundamental questions there are, ranging from whether we’re alone in the cosmos to what the nature of the mysterious dark energy and dark matter making up most ...

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For most of us who are not astronomers, the image that comes to mind when describing a reflecting telescope is of a huge instrument in its own domed-roof building on a mountain top. But a reflecting ...

It is the colours of a sunset that inspire Joseph Anderson, an astronomer at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in the high Atacama desert, in northern Chile. “They start off very blue and ...

Neuraspace’s telescope in Chile expands its capability to track and monitor space objects, contributing to improved space traffic management. Credit: Neuraspace WASHINGTON — Portuguese space traffic ...

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