telescope
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To carry out the research, the team relied on a new telescope at the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory in British Columbia, a facility operated by the National Research Council Canada.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
With a telescope you could not find a Hearts fan who does not believe now.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
There, Lowell convinced himself that alien-built canals crisscrossed the Martian surface, though anyone who has observed Mars with a similar telescope knows it’s hard to see much detail at all.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Roman, which took more than $4 billion and over a decade to build, is named after astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, nicknamed the "Mother of Hubble" for her role in developing the landmark space telescope.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
The essay on optics described the workings of the eye and suggested ways to improve the telescope.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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