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Felton Davis: The Sidewalk Astronomer of Second Avenue
Felton Davis offered thousands of strangers a close-up view of the Moon and planets orbiting New York City. Now he’s passing ...
Astronomy on MSN3d
June 29, 1868: The birth of George Ellery Hale
Born June 29, 1868, in Chicago, George Ellery Hale revolutionized American astronomy by, among other things, championing the ...
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San Juan Stargazers’ meeting slated for July 3
Our next meeting, on Thursday, July 3, will be at the regular time of 6 p.m. for the social hour and at our regular location — the Community United Methodist Church at 434 Lewis St. Please ...
Three years of science: Ten cosmic surprises from NASA's Webb telescope
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has been unwaveringly focused on our universe. With its unprecedented power to detect and ...
How can the James Webb Space Telescope see so far?
How does the camera on the James Webb Space Telescope work and see so far out? – Kieran G., age 12, Minnesota Imagine a ...
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James Webb Space Telescope uses cosmic archeology to reveal history of the Milky Way galaxy
Astronomers taken on the role of cosmic archeologists, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to excavate over 100 disk ...
A Colossal Telescope in the Desert Just Captured Galaxies We’ve Never Seen Before
More than a decade in the making, the Vera Rubin Observatory finally released its first image as its begins its ...
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 ...
Could the first images from the Vera Rubin telescope change how we view space for good?
We are entering a new era of cosmic exploration. The new Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile will transform astronomy with its ...
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A Telescope Collaboration Between Astrophysicists Offers an Unprecedented Opportunity for Discovery
The 10-year survey is the primary mission of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located on a mountaintop at the edge of Chile’s ...