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The world's largest neutrino observatory
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The world's largest neutrino observatory

This observatory, IceCube, was built from a giant block of ice in the southern tip of Antarctica, to detect neutrinos - a type of particle that is thought to be mystical…

December 15, 2018
The famous astrophysicist of Italy has died
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The famous astrophysicist of Italy has died

Margherita Hack, an Italian astrophysicist, once famous for her work on stars and head of the human rights movement in her native Italy, died on June 29 at the age of 91.

December 15, 2018
LIGO - Super gravitational wave detector
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LIGO - Super gravitational wave detector

The device called Advanced LIGO has helped scientists with more than 1,000 members discover and validate the existence of gravitational waves as predicted by Einstein 10…

December 12, 2018
The telescope has lobster eyes
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The telescope has lobster eyes

Lobster has become the idea of a new type of European radiological telescope. This observation deck is designed to have an extremely wide viewing field - just like when…

December 11, 2018