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  Astronomers catch two giant galaxies merging in images from Europe's Herschel space telescope

  By Carl Franzen on May 23, 2013 02:10 pm + 48 comments

  The European Space Agency's giant space telescope Herschel ran out of fuel last month and stopped Continue reading…

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  Ultra-sharp ALMA telescope spots distant galaxies at record speed

  By Sam Byford on April 17, 2013 06:00 am + 5 comments

  Researchers have presented new findings from the Atacama Large Millimeter / submillimeter Array Continue reading…

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  Telescope that can see into the early universe to begin construction in April 2014

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on April 14, 2013 01:34 pm + 53 comments

  Construction will begin next year on the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), an instrument that will allow Continue reading…

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  Most accurate map of oldest light in the universe published by European Space Agency

  By Carl Franzen on March 21, 2013 01:30 pm + 34 comments

  European scientists earlier today released the most accurate map yet of the light released shortly Continue reading…

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  Chile's ALMA telescope looks into the universe with ten times the resolution of Hubble

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 14, 2013 06:22 pm + 13 comments

  Though the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, or the ALMA, has already been used to Continue reading…

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  In a swirling disk of dust and gas, astronomers think they've found a baby planet

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 4, 2013 01:10 am + 16 comments

  Scientists have found evidence that a new planet is forming in another solar system 335 light years Continue reading…

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  Watch live as a record-breaking asteroid passes the Earth

  By Amar Toor on February 15, 2013 05:37 am + 102 comments

  Later today, a large asteroid known as 2012 DA14 will pass within about 17,200 miles of the Earth, Continue reading…

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  NASA hopes Hubble telescope will remain operational through 2018

  By Nathan Ingraham on January 9, 2013 11:16 am + 3 comments

  The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is one of NASA's greatest achievements — for more than 20 years, Continue reading…

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  Telescope with 268-megapixel camera snaps its first amazing picture of deep space

  By Chris Welch on December 7, 2012 10:27 am + 41 comments

  If you've ever wondered what a 268-megapixel camera is capable of producing when pointed at the Continue reading…

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  Beyond Hubble, the Space Telescope Science Institute begins working on ATLAST

  By Justin Rubio on October 11, 2012 02:42 pm + 13 comments

  The Hubble Space Telescope has played an invaluable role for space exploration over the last 22 Continue reading…