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vanessa20090303 — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:24:05 -0500

New Picture Of Universe Is Revealed

harminka — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:09:57 -0500

A telescope designed by a University of Miami physicist and an international team of collaborators has produced the clearest images of starburst galaxies, revealing a new picture of the universe in its early stages

Earth Like Planet Discovered By French Telescope

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:39:02 -0600

The Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales of France has announced that the smallest earth like planet was discovered on February 3, 2009 by the French telescope COROT. The earth like planet is the smallest exoplanet yet, with a surface to walk on.

Large binocular telescope reaches first binocular light

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:24:05 -0600

The Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Graham, Ariz., has taken celestial images using its twin side-by-side, 8.4-meter (27.6 foot) primary mirrors together, achieving first “binocular” light.

Large binocular telescope achieves first binocular light

harminka — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:15:49 -0600

The Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Graham, Ariz., has taken celestial images using its twin side-by-side, 8.4-meter (27.6 foot) primary mirrors together, achieving first "binocular" light.

Microsoft Comes Out With WorldWide Telescope

Armen Hareyan — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 08:52:45 -0600

Some are calling the Microsoft WorldWide Telescope the best thing to ever come out of Microsoft's enormous R&D work.

Arecibo astronomers prepare to obtain close images of near-Earth asteroid

harminka — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:02:08 -0600

The Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico will observe a newly discovered asteroid on Jan. 27-28, as the object called 2007 TU24 passes within 1.4 lunar distances, or 334,000 miles, from Earth.

Testings to find infrared light for Christmas

harminka — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:08:54 -0600

A model of the James Webb Space Telescope's Mid-InfraRed Instrument will be tested before Christmas at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire, England to ensure the final instrument can see infrared light.

42-meter giant will probe the universe

harminka — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 11:54:58 -0600

Astron and IBM Team To Help Research the First Origins Of The Universe

Nymphadora — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:54:46 -0600