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Telescopes are optical tools used by astronomers to visualize distant objects. There are many types of telescopes including optical, radio, X-ray, and Gamma-ray telescopes. The first known telescopes were invented in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 17th century.
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DEC 26, 2018Space & Astronomy
Earth sports a lot of water and planetary scientists still aren’t entirely sure how it all got here. To help solve ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 24, 2018Space & Astronomy
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has seen so many delays in recent memory that it’s not even funny, but ass ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 19, 2018Space & Astronomy
When most people think about the solar system, they envision all the planets and everything in between – typically ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 17, 2018Space & Astronomy
Only a handful of worlds in the solar system sport planetary rings, but Saturn’s are the most robust. You’ve ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 16, 2018Space & Astronomy
Stargazers should be in for a pleasant treat if they look up to the night skies on Sunday. As it would seem, a comet com ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 28, 2018Space & Astronomy
Why are we here, and where did we come from? Humankind has been asking these questions since the dawn of time, but legit ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 27, 2018Space & Astronomy
When you think about exoplanet research, NASA’s now-retired Kepler Space Telescope comes to mind. Kepler did a lot ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 25, 2018Space & Astronomy
Possessing the ability to refuel spacecraft in outer space isn’t just something you’ve seen in your favorite ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 19, 2018Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope recently ran out of fuel, preventing it from aligning its antenna toward Earth and m ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 14, 2018Space & Astronomy
At six light-years away from Earth, Barnard’s Star holds the title of the second-closest stellar neighbor to our s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 11, 2018Technology
Trying to capture the attention of alien astronomers sounds like pure pseudoscience or something ripped off the synopsis ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 07, 2018Space & Astronomy
If you followed along when NASA’s New Horizons probe flew past Pluto in July 2015, then you probably remember all ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 03, 2018Earth & The Environment
The controversy between Hawaiian conservationists and scientists intensifies with the Supreme Court’s recent appro ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 30, 2018Space & Astronomy
For more than nine-and-a-half years, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope helped curious astronomers on their quest to id ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 23, 2018Space & Astronomy
On October 5th, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope experienced a troublesome gyroscope malfunction. Onboard software at ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 22, 2018Space & Astronomy
Sagittarius A* is a black hole that resides at the center of the Milky Way. Astronomers estimate that Sagittarius A* spo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 17, 2018Space & Astronomy
Black holes have long captivated some of the most brilliant minds in astrophysics, and despite all the space telescope o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 15, 2018Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory was recently kicked into safe mode following a mysterious anomaly. Spacecraft eng ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 14, 2018Space & Astronomy
A little more than a week ago, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope started exhibiting wonky gyroscope data consistent wi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 08, 2018Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, which launched into orbit around the Earth in 1990, remains one of the most powerfu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 03, 2018Space & Astronomy
While analyzing data from NASA’s Hubble and Kepler Space Telescopes, astronomers happen upon new exoplanets all th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 02, 2018Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope earned a reputation for being quite the capable exoplanet hunter, but after all thes ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 26, 2018Space & Astronomy
Among all the extrasolar systems astronomers have discovered to date, the TRAPPIST-1 system is unquestionably one of the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 24, 2018Space & Astronomy
Astronomers restlessly search for distant exoplanets, not only because they can teach us more about the planet we live o ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
DEC 26, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Earth sports a lot of water and planetary scientists still aren’t entirely sure how it all got here. To help solve
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 24, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has seen so many delays in recent memory that it’s not even funny, but ass
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 19, 2018
Space & Astronomy
When most people think about the solar system, they envision all the planets and everything in between – typically
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 17, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Only a handful of worlds in the solar system sport planetary rings, but Saturn’s are the most robust. You’ve
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 16, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Stargazers should be in for a pleasant treat if they look up to the night skies on Sunday. As it would seem, a comet com
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 28, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Why are we here, and where did we come from? Humankind has been asking these questions since the dawn of time, but legit
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 27, 2018
Space & Astronomy
When you think about exoplanet research, NASA’s now-retired Kepler Space Telescope comes to mind. Kepler did a lot
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 25, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Possessing the ability to refuel spacecraft in outer space isn’t just something you’ve seen in your favorite
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 19, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope recently ran out of fuel, preventing it from aligning its antenna toward Earth and m
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 14, 2018
Space & Astronomy
At six light-years away from Earth, Barnard’s Star holds the title of the second-closest stellar neighbor to our s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 11, 2018
Technology
Trying to capture the attention of alien astronomers sounds like pure pseudoscience or something ripped off the synopsis
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 07, 2018
Space & Astronomy
If you followed along when NASA’s New Horizons probe flew past Pluto in July 2015, then you probably remember all
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 03, 2018
Earth & The Environment
The controversy between Hawaiian conservationists and scientists intensifies with the Supreme Court’s recent appro
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 30, 2018
Space & Astronomy
For more than nine-and-a-half years, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope helped curious astronomers on their quest to id
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 23, 2018
Space & Astronomy
On October 5th, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope experienced a troublesome gyroscope malfunction. Onboard software at
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 22, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Sagittarius A* is a black hole that resides at the center of the Milky Way. Astronomers estimate that Sagittarius A* spo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 17, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Black holes have long captivated some of the most brilliant minds in astrophysics, and despite all the space telescope o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 15, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory was recently kicked into safe mode following a mysterious anomaly. Spacecraft eng
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 14, 2018
Space & Astronomy
A little more than a week ago, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope started exhibiting wonky gyroscope data consistent wi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 08, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, which launched into orbit around the Earth in 1990, remains one of the most powerfu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 03, 2018
Space & Astronomy
While analyzing data from NASA’s Hubble and Kepler Space Telescopes, astronomers happen upon new exoplanets all th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 02, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope earned a reputation for being quite the capable exoplanet hunter, but after all thes
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 26, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Among all the extrasolar systems astronomers have discovered to date, the TRAPPIST-1 system is unquestionably one of the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 24, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers restlessly search for distant exoplanets, not only because they can teach us more about the planet we live o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard