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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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APR 22, 2016Space & Astronomy
Scientists have long had the interest in Earth-like exoplanets because it’s thought that exoplanets like Earth are ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 21, 2016Space & Astronomy
A special type of full Moon occurs in the month of April, and it’s known as a ‘Pink Moon.’ Tonight, Ap ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 16, 2016Space & Astronomy
Astrophysicists from the University of Notre Dame have been peering down the viewfinder of Kilodegree Extremely Little T ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 06, 2016Space & Astronomy
Using a relatively new 10-meter space telescope dubbed RadioAstron, along with data from various Earth-based observatori ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 05, 2016Space & Astronomy
It was not long ago that NASA shared some incredible imagery of the center of our Milky Way galaxy, showing us stars cap ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 04, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA recently spent some time using the Hubble Space Telescope to capture a massive portrait of our own Milky Way galaxy ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 29, 2016Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are getting very excited over an opportunity to observe an impact by a comet or asteroid on the surface of J ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 27, 2016Space & Astronomy
As astronomers gaze into the distance, they sometimes get a chance to observe interesting things as they happen. One of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 23, 2016Space & Astronomy
Nine monstrous stars have been discovered in a distant star cluster, which has been given the name R136, by the Hubble S ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 22, 2016Space & Astronomy
It seems like astronomers are able to detect new exoplanets somewhere in the universe every couple of weeks, and it cont ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 21, 2016Space & Astronomy
It’s not very often that astronomers get the chance to observe a star exploding in space. In fact, it’s even ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 19, 2016Space & Astronomy
China is reportedly in the works of a new space telescope that could change the way we view the cosmos. Space technology ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 15, 2016Chemistry & Physics
When the core of a massive star collapses, it can eject a jet of gas into space at nearly the speed of light. Collisions ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 04, 2016Space & Astronomy
Although the Hubble Space Telescope, which was launched into outer space in the 1990’s, is being set to be replace ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 03, 2016Space & Astronomy
We’re getting closer to Saturday, March 5th, and that means the asteroid known as 2013 TX68 is getting closer too. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 01, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, which was originally launched to perform the duties it does today in 1990, is still ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 24, 2016Space & Astronomy
You can never have too powerful of a telescope, and now NASA is working on its next future exploration project – t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 18, 2016Videos
The James Webb Space Telescope is the next major space telescope that will be launched, and it will be the successor of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 17, 2016Space & Astronomy
On Wednesday, Japan has launched a new H-IIA rocket into space from the country’s Tanegashima Space Centre, which ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 09, 2016Space & Astronomy
The James Webb Space Telescope is the next major step up in space observation that will replace the Hubble Space Telesco ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 08, 2016Space & Astronomy
On March 5th, we can expect yet another close encounter with an asteroid. It will be a relatively small one, but asteroi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 03, 2016Space & Astronomy
Black holes continue to be one the most misunderstood objects in our universe, mostly because they’re difficult to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 28, 2016Space & Astronomy
The James Webb Space Telescope is the advanced upcoming successor to the Hubble Space Telescope that was launched in the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 19, 2016Cancer
A thin, stretchable film that coils light waves like a Slinky could one day lead to more precise, less expensive monitor ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 22, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Scientists have long had the interest in Earth-like exoplanets because it’s thought that exoplanets like Earth are
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 21, 2016
Space & Astronomy
A special type of full Moon occurs in the month of April, and it’s known as a ‘Pink Moon.’ Tonight, Ap
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 16, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Astrophysicists from the University of Notre Dame have been peering down the viewfinder of Kilodegree Extremely Little T
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 06, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Using a relatively new 10-meter space telescope dubbed RadioAstron, along with data from various Earth-based observatori
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 05, 2016
Space & Astronomy
It was not long ago that NASA shared some incredible imagery of the center of our Milky Way galaxy, showing us stars cap
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 04, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA recently spent some time using the Hubble Space Telescope to capture a massive portrait of our own Milky Way galaxy
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 29, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are getting very excited over an opportunity to observe an impact by a comet or asteroid on the surface of J
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 27, 2016
Space & Astronomy
As astronomers gaze into the distance, they sometimes get a chance to observe interesting things as they happen. One of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 23, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Nine monstrous stars have been discovered in a distant star cluster, which has been given the name R136, by the Hubble S
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 22, 2016
Space & Astronomy
It seems like astronomers are able to detect new exoplanets somewhere in the universe every couple of weeks, and it cont
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 21, 2016
Space & Astronomy
It’s not very often that astronomers get the chance to observe a star exploding in space. In fact, it’s even
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 19, 2016
Space & Astronomy
China is reportedly in the works of a new space telescope that could change the way we view the cosmos. Space technology
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 15, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
When the core of a massive star collapses, it can eject a jet of gas into space at nearly the speed of light. Collisions
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 04, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Although the Hubble Space Telescope, which was launched into outer space in the 1990’s, is being set to be replace
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 03, 2016
Space & Astronomy
We’re getting closer to Saturday, March 5th, and that means the asteroid known as 2013 TX68 is getting closer too.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 01, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, which was originally launched to perform the duties it does today in 1990, is still
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 24, 2016
Space & Astronomy
You can never have too powerful of a telescope, and now NASA is working on its next future exploration project – t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 18, 2016
Videos
The James Webb Space Telescope is the next major space telescope that will be launched, and it will be the successor of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 17, 2016
Space & Astronomy
On Wednesday, Japan has launched a new H-IIA rocket into space from the country’s Tanegashima Space Centre, which
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 09, 2016
Space & Astronomy
The James Webb Space Telescope is the next major step up in space observation that will replace the Hubble Space Telesco
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 08, 2016
Space & Astronomy
On March 5th, we can expect yet another close encounter with an asteroid. It will be a relatively small one, but asteroi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 03, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Black holes continue to be one the most misunderstood objects in our universe, mostly because they’re difficult to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 28, 2016
Space & Astronomy
The James Webb Space Telescope is the advanced upcoming successor to the Hubble Space Telescope that was launched in the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 19, 2016
Cancer
A thin, stretchable film that coils light waves like a Slinky could one day lead to more precise, less expensive monitor
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)