observatory
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Arctic sea ice reached its lowest level ever recorded, statistically tying last year's record, a leading US climate observatory for this geopolitically significant region said on Thursday.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
To gather this enormous dataset, astronomers used ALMA, a powerful observatory operated by ESO and its partners in Chile's Atacama Desert.
From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026
Robertson arranges stargazing in her mobile observatory, night hikes, swims and meteor watch parties.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
A trio of donkeys traverses a desert to an observatory.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
Three years before The War of the Worlds was published, a Bostonian named Percival Lowell founded a major observatory where the most elaborate claims in support of life on Mars were developed.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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