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SPHEREx is set to launch at Friday from California. Here are five things to know about NASA's latest advanced space telescope ...
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March 1 Telescope Clinic Teaches How to Use Your Telescope
In partnership with the Tri-State Astronomers Club, Buttonwood Nature Center is hosting a telescope clinic on Saturday, March ...
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An LSU-led team would like to use a high-flying Antarctic balloon-borne infrared telescope to detect the chemical makeup of ...
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How do you cool down a phoenix? I don't mean the mythological birds of flame and rebirth, but rather a cosmic namesake with a ...
How to build a home radio telescope to detect clouds of hydrogen in the Milky Way
Astronomers have used the line to map the distribution of ... Even if you don't intend to build a radio telescope of your own ...
How to watch NASA launch its cosmic detective mission, SPHEREx, this weekend
This weekend promises to be an exciting time for space fans, as there will be not only a moon landing attempt but also the launch of a new NASA astrophysics mission, SPHEREx. This space telescope will ...
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'It's extremely worrisome.' NASA's James Webb Space Telescope faces potential 20% budget ...
Such a dramatic cut to a flagship space telescope still in its prime will be felt across the mission's entire operations, ...
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Tri-State Astronomers Club, Buttonwood Nature Center to host telescope clinic
Buttonwood Nature Center is hosting a telescope clinic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March 1 at the Church of the Apostles in ...