telescope

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It currently pays the UK's membership to the Swiss laboratory Cern and the European Space Agency, and it also supports and operates some of the world's biggest telescopes.

From BBC

Several spacecraft and telescopes -- including Mir -- have met a similar fate, splashing down at an isolated spot in the ocean called Point Nemo.

From Barron's

Europe's ESO star-gazing organisation on Monday welcomed plans to call off building a massive green energy project in the Chilean desert which threatened to spoil its telescopes' view of the darkest skies on Earth.

From Barron's

Quantum networks may even contribute to astronomy by enabling optical telescopes with enhanced resolution, potentially allowing scientists to directly observe planets orbiting stars beyond our solar system.

From Science Daily

More than 360 years ago, early telescope observations revealed a massive, persistent feature on the planet's surface.

From Science Daily