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A new generation of telescopes will probe the 'unknown unknowns' that could transform our knowledge of the universe

In recent decades, we've learned huge amounts about the universe and its history. The rapidly developing technology of telescopes—both on Earth and in space—has been a key part of this process, and ...

The first privately funded space-based telescope is in the works

As reported by Science, the telescope was announced at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society this week and could be ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A New Museum Exhibit Gives a Grand Overview on the History of the Telescope

Behind-the-scenes of the upcoming U.S. National Science Foundation Discovering Our Universe gallery Samantha Thompson Modern astronomy began with the invention of the telescope just over 400 years ago ...
insider.si.edu

Selected items from the history of the Hubble Space Telescope

"Space Telescope History Project"--Cover. "These items from ... were selected by the Space Telescope History Project, a joint enterprise of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, ...
Ars Technica

No, that’s not a cosmic cone of shame—it’s NASA’s newest space telescope

Satellites come in all shapes and sizes, but there aren’t any that look quite like SPHEREx, an infrared observatory NASA launched Tuesday night in search of answers to simmering questions about how ...
Chattanooga Times Free Press

Local History: Observatory telescope once one of South’s largest

(Editor's Note: First in a series) On May 14, 1935, the Chattanooga News headline touted "Observatory In City Is Urged," noting that Chattanooga's first astronomical observatory would be designed by ...