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Astronomers’ DIY Project Reopening Window on the Universe

Posted on May 31, 1999November 15, 2019

A team of astronomers has revealed tantalizing new information about the explosions of massive stars, the workings of galaxies with supermassive black holes at their centers, and clusters of galaxies.

Launch Will Create Radio Telescope Larger than Earth

Posted on February 3, 1997December 11, 2019

The launch of a Japanese satellite will help create the largest astronomical instrument ever built — a radio telescope more than two-and-a-half times the diameter of the Earth.

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