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Giant Telescopes of Tomorrow
Immense optical and radio telescopes now in the works promise to make astonishing discover...
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The Founders of Modern Astronomy
William Herschel often gets the credit, but his sister Caroline was also a pioneer astrono...
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How Hubble Sees
Assemble the famous image of the Eagle Nebula from the telescope's raw data.
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Hunt For Alien Earths
Astronomers may be on the brink of finding Earth-like planets beyond our solar system
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