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NASA diagnoses fracture in a ‘huge cosmic bone’ using X-ray observatory

A composite of X-ray and radio data showing galactic center filament G359.13142-0.20005. (Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Northwestern Univ./F. Yusef-Zadeh et al;…

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Amateur astronomer captures detailed photos of Croc’s Eye and Whirlpool galaxies from backyard observatory

Vermont-based astrophotographer Michele Hernandez Bayliss has captured stunning views of Messier 94 – also known as the Croc’s Eye galaxy…

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Preserving astronomy history – The fight is on to save an iconic Royal Observatory Greenwich site

Near the small town of Herstmonceux in the English county of East Sussex sits the former home of the Royal…

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World’s largest digital camera to help new Vera Rubin Observatory make a ‘time-lapse record of the universe’ (video)

A major milestone with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has been reached with the installation of the telescope’s enormous LSST…

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Liftoff! NASA launches SPHEREx telescope — an infrared observatory that will help JWST solve the mysteries of the universe

NASA has launched a new infrared space telescope into orbit that is set to rival the James Webb Space Telescope…

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To decode dark energy, the Rubin Observatory will find millions of exploding vampire stars

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will soon open its eyes to the cosmos, and scientists predict it will detect millions…

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