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Why did NASA spend $10 billion on James Webb glasses?
Technical challenges and delays were the main reasons why NASA's James Webb super telescope cost many times more than expected.
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4 telescopes together 'catch' the cosmic monster that is tearing its companion
Scientists have recorded warm, cold winds from a monster star for the first time as it consumes material from its ill-fated companion.
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A black spot the size of Earth appears on the Sun
The world's largest solar telescope in Hawaii took pictures of a giant sunspot on the Sun at the end of February.
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Researchers use cosmic rays to scan the Great Pyramid of Giza
For the first time, researchers will create tomography images of an ancient pyramid weighing nearly 6 million tons to uncover hidden chambers inside.
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Amazing images: The telescope caught 4.4 million 'monsters' from black holes to galaxies
Scientists have used the LOFAR Low-Frequency Radio Telescope Array to map more than a quarter of the northern sky as seen from Earth, revealing a series of stunning cosm…
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Photograph of a merging galaxy 681 million light-years away
Observations from space and ground telescopes provide a stunning view of the three-galactic collision known as IC 2431.
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Appears an unknown object leading the way to the '9th planet'
According to the Daily Mail, the object identified by the Vatican's Advanced Technology Telescope, dubbed 2021 XD7, takes 286 years to complete one orbit around the Sun.
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NASA releases first image from the world's most powerful telescope
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first star image, opening the door to unlocking the mysteries of the early universe for scientists.
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Photo of a beautiful stellar nursery 522 light-years away
The Hubble Space Telescope provides a stunning updated image of the Chamaeleon Cloud 1 in the Southern Hemisphere sky.
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Discovered thousands of mysterious strings in the center of the Milky Way
According to a new image from a telescope, at the center of the Milky Way, there are nearly 1,000 mysterious magnetic strings. The pairs and clusters of filaments span n…
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The James Webb space telescope has reached its destination after nearly a month of launching into space
The James Webb Space Telescope has reached its final destination almost a month after it was launched into space.
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Scientists catch strange signals from the center of the Milky Way
Scientists find strange radio waves, unlike anything seen before, originating from the center of the Milky Way.
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The Hubble Space Telescope hits the one billion second mark
The Hubble telescope with the mission to explore the vast universe has been operating for 31.7 years, bringing a lot of valuable scientific information.
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Cluster of 'otherworldly' objects appear in the middle of a galaxy containing Earth
ESA's Gaia Space Telescope and Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope have both recorded a strange line of stars, clearly not belonging to our galaxy.
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Image of the James Webb telescope seen from Earth
James Webb, the most powerful space telescope in history, is moving further and further away from Earth.