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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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JUL 26, 2015Space & Astronomy
Scientists are eager to find out if there are any other forms of intelligent life somewhere out there in the universe. S ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 21, 2015Space & Astronomy
The big question that many astronomers ask is, "Is there any other life besides us out there in the universe?"
Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 10, 2015Space & Astronomy
If you've been paying attention to the New Horizons mission, you may have noticed that the probe won't be going into orb ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopJUL 09, 2015Space & Astronomy
After a hair raising anomaly on July 4th that temporarily suspended all scientific instruments on board, NASA's New Hori ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopJUN 29, 2015Space & Astronomy
In today's technology there's a lot of talk about "the cloud" and how all of our documents and data can be stored "virtu ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
One of the cooler phenomena that occur in outer space are black holes, and famous physicist Stephen Hawking would agree. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 22, 2015Space & Astronomy
Is NASA getting into the movie business? While the moon landing in July of 1969 held the world at the edge of their seat ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 12, 2015Videos
Could you imagine how much different the world's skies would be if we could actually see all of the celestial bodies out ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 08, 2015Space & Astronomy
Very often, when referring to some simple theory or basic explanation of something, we hear "Well, it's not rocket scien ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 25, 2015Space & Astronomy
Space has been called the final frontier and nations all over the world have gone on missions to faraway galaxies, lande ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 22, 2015Health & Medicine
Vision is by far one of the most important senses that we use every day. While many of us don't have 20/20 vision, a sim ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 18, 2015Space & Astronomy
It may have been stripped of its status as a full-fledged planet, but that doesn't mean scientists have lost interest in ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 14, 2015Space & Astronomy
Pluto, the dwarf planet right after Neptune in our Solar System, has been getting a lot of hype recently from NASA after ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAY 08, 2015Space & Astronomy
As you might have heard, along with the ISS and all of the satellites, there's also a bit of space junk orbiting the Ear ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAY 06, 2015Space & Astronomy
In space, the concept of distance can be hard to understand.
and 300 million years old."
The rate of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 30, 2015Videos
In a citizen science initiative, a group of volunteers sifting through images captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope ha ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 29, 2015Space & Astronomy
All over the world there are thousands of astronomy enthusiasts, from dedicated hardcore hobbyists with their own comput ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has unveiled a previously unseen structure centered in the Milky Way ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 27, 2015Earth & The Environment
Plans to build the largest telescope ever placed in Hawaii are coming up against opposition from environmentalists.
Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA's Messenger spacecraft will be ending its mission with a crash landing on April 30, 2015, but that's exactly as it ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
Nasa is bringing together scientists from a range of different fields to try and search for life on other planets.The Ne ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 24, 2015Space & Astronomy
On Saturday and Sunday, you can finish the day by stepping outside and enjoying a view of the rendezvous of two of the b ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 24, 2015Space & Astronomy
Galaxies are often found in clusters, which contain many ‘red and dead' members that stopped forming stars in the distan ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 24, 2015Space & Astronomy
In the center of this image, taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is the galaxy cluster SDSS J103 ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopJUL 26, 2015Space & Astronomy
Scientists are eager to find out if there are any other forms of intelligent life somewhere out there in the universe. S ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 21, 2015Space & Astronomy
The big question that many astronomers ask is, "Is there any other life besides us out there in the universe?"
Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 10, 2015Space & Astronomy
If you've been paying attention to the New Horizons mission, you may have noticed that the probe won't be going into orb ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopJUL 09, 2015Space & Astronomy
After a hair raising anomaly on July 4th that temporarily suspended all scientific instruments on board, NASA's New Hori ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopJUN 29, 2015Space & Astronomy
In today's technology there's a lot of talk about "the cloud" and how all of our documents and data can be stored "virtu ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
One of the cooler phenomena that occur in outer space are black holes, and famous physicist Stephen Hawking would agree. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 22, 2015Space & Astronomy
Is NASA getting into the movie business? While the moon landing in July of 1969 held the world at the edge of their seat ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 12, 2015Videos
Could you imagine how much different the world's skies would be if we could actually see all of the celestial bodies out ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 08, 2015Space & Astronomy
Very often, when referring to some simple theory or basic explanation of something, we hear "Well, it's not rocket scien ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 25, 2015Space & Astronomy
Space has been called the final frontier and nations all over the world have gone on missions to faraway galaxies, lande ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 22, 2015Health & Medicine
Vision is by far one of the most important senses that we use every day. While many of us don't have 20/20 vision, a sim ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 18, 2015Space & Astronomy
It may have been stripped of its status as a full-fledged planet, but that doesn't mean scientists have lost interest in ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 14, 2015Space & Astronomy
Pluto, the dwarf planet right after Neptune in our Solar System, has been getting a lot of hype recently from NASA after ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAY 08, 2015Space & Astronomy
As you might have heard, along with the ISS and all of the satellites, there's also a bit of space junk orbiting the Ear ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAY 06, 2015Space & Astronomy
In space, the concept of distance can be hard to understand.
and 300 million years old."
The rate of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 30, 2015Videos
In a citizen science initiative, a group of volunteers sifting through images captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope ha ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 29, 2015Space & Astronomy
All over the world there are thousands of astronomy enthusiasts, from dedicated hardcore hobbyists with their own comput ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has unveiled a previously unseen structure centered in the Milky Way ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 27, 2015Earth & The Environment
Plans to build the largest telescope ever placed in Hawaii are coming up against opposition from environmentalists.
Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA's Messenger spacecraft will be ending its mission with a crash landing on April 30, 2015, but that's exactly as it ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
Nasa is bringing together scientists from a range of different fields to try and search for life on other planets.The Ne ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 24, 2015Space & Astronomy
On Saturday and Sunday, you can finish the day by stepping outside and enjoying a view of the rendezvous of two of the b ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 24, 2015Space & Astronomy
Galaxies are often found in clusters, which contain many ‘red and dead' members that stopped forming stars in the distan ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 24, 2015Space & Astronomy
In the center of this image, taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is the galaxy cluster SDSS J103 ...Written By: Andrew J. Dunlop
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