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observatory

[uhb-zur-vuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / əbˈzɜr vəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
NOUN
watchtower
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Society chairman Philip Osman said a permanent observatory would encourage participation and also give the group the opportunity to organise community outreach activities.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Osman also said an agreement had been reached to purchase the mini observatory in May.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The collapse came during the Langtang region's fourth-hottest summer on record, according to AFP's analysis of data from Europe's Copernicus observatory dating back to 1970.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

On Aug. 21, teams enclosed the observatory inside the protective fairing of its SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket at the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

A proposed neutrino observatory at the old Homestake Mine in Lead, South Dakota, would cost $500 million to build–this in a mine that is already dug–before you even look at the annual running costs.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

The ability to anticipate these eruptions may become particularly useful for major future observatories, including the Square Kilometre Array radio telescope project, which is expected to begin collecting scientific data in 2028.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

When Swift detects an outburst, it can quickly turn toward the source and alert other observatories on the ground and in space.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

Boddington said the pub, which is in a dark sky reserve, is believed to be one of just a handful in England with their own observatories.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

It survives on aging observatories, international cooperation and a scientific community small enough to fit in a lecture hall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

In our history it was some horde of furry little mammals who hid from the dinosaurs, colonized the treetops and later scampered down to domesticate fire, invent writing, construct observatories and launch space vehicles.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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