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Hawaii land board approves Thirty Meter Telescope
Honolulu :: HI :: USA | 2 months ago
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A plan by California and Canadian universities to build the world's largest telescope at the summit of Hawaii's Mauna Kea volcano received approval from the state Board of Land and Natural Resources on Friday. The decision clears the way for the
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NASA's Webb telescope gets its wings
Redondo Beach :: CA :: USA | 3 months ago
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James Webb Space Telescope nearly motionless while it peers into space is another step closer to completion with the recent assembly of the support structure's wings. The wings enable the mirror, made of 18 pieces of beryllium, to fold up and fit
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HCC offering astronomy class for kids
Evansville :: IN :: USA | 3 months ago
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An introductory astronomy class for kids ages 12-14 will be held at Henderson Community College next month. The class will be held at 6-8 p.m. on April 2 and April 4 in room 310 of the Sullivan Technology Building...Students will learn the basics of
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The most powerful telescope ever constructed goes online next week
Santiago :: Chile | 3 months ago
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It's the most powerful such telescope ever built, and is part of a class of "very large telescopes" that combine the power of several massive antennae to gather information about distant regions in the universe...And it will show us things about the
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World`s largest radio telescope may confirm alien life by 2024
London :: United Kingdom | 6 months ago
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Humans could make contact with alien life within 12 years, with the aid of the world's largest radio telescope, a leading UFO expert has claimed. One of the key questions whether extra-terrestrial life exists, could be answered by 2024 with the
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Firm bags Russian order for sc...
Bangalore :: India | 6 months ago
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Firm bags Russian order for scientific equipment Wednesday, 19 December 2012 Bangalore: Multi-technology group firm Hind High Vacuum Ltd (HHV) has bagged an order from Moscow State University to supply a machine for re-coating giant mirror of a
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Aussie scientists take twinkle from stars
Santiago :: Chile | 6 months ago
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The first of seven 8.4 metre-wide mirrors has just been made for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) in Chile. The telescope will use Australian-developed laser technology to produce clear images of objects in space, when the device is completed in
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Chile's ALMA probes for origins of universe
Alma :: Canada | 8 months ago
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Earth's largest radio telescope is growing more powerful by the day on this remote plateau high above Chile's Atacama desert, where visitors often feel like they're planting the first human footprints on the red crust of Mars. The 16,400-foot (5,000-
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Politicians look to the stars
Sydney :: Australia | 9 months ago
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Nobel Prize winner Brian Schmidt holds an evening master class in astronomy from parliament. Professor Schmidt will lead the star-gazing tour of the universe using optical telescopes from the rooftop of Parliament House on Monday evening. The event
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Better access to top telescopes
Beijing :: China | 10 months ago
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Chinese astronomers will have more time and opportunities to use world-class large telescopes built in Chile, a prime location for astronomical observation. China is advanced in the fields of theoretical astronomy and astrophysics, but the field of
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