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Powerful Webb Space Telescope Featuring Canadian Instruments Set for Dec. 18 Launch

November 16, 2021
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MONTREAL—In just over a month, the world’s largest, most advanced telescope will be launched into orbit from a spaceport in South America, and among those eagerly watching will be Montreal physics professor Rene Doyon. The James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to blast off Dec. 18 aboard the Ariane 5 rocket from the Guiana Space…

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New Solar Telescope in Hawaii Aims to Open in 3 Months

August 21, 2021
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HONOLULU—The project director of a new solar telescope in Hawaii that will be the most powerful of its kind hopes scientists will be able to start observations at the facility in three months. The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, at the summit of Haleakalā volcano on Maui, was supposed to open last fall. But Thomas…

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Man Takes Up Astronomy in Lockdown; Now Clicks Amazing Photos of Space From His Back Garden

June 22, 2021
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A man who was inspired by his 6-year-old son to buy a telescope during the lockdown is now snapping mesmerizing photos of space from his back garden. Ian Phillips, 45, from Worle, North Somerset, took up astrophotography in October 2021. Ian’s son William asked for a telescope for his birthday after reading his favorite book, “There’s a…

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Astronomers Detect the Most Distant Spiral Galaxy Ever Found

May 29, 2021
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Using the telescope known as the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), a team of researchers may have found the most distant spiral galaxy ever seen, according to a statement. The galaxy, dubbed BRI 1335–0417, is estimated to have formed only 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang, making it the most ancient known galaxy with…

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Amateur Astronomer Sets Up Camera in Backyard, Snaps Stunning Space Photos 1,350 Light Years Away

April 14, 2021
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An amateur astronomer has taken some incredible photos of space 1,350 light years away—from his back garden. Russell Atkin, 52, took up astronomy eight years ago, but has been forced to stargaze closer from home this year. He’s traveled all over the world in a bid to get views unspoiled by light pollution, but his…

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