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The Lyrid meteor shower creates a light show for Earth Day. Here's how to get the best view
To best see the Lyrid meteor shower, Griffith Observatory's director suggests heading to the mountains or desert to get away ...
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Big Bend's skies are getting darker again after years of light pollution
But according to Stephen Hummel, Dark Skies Initiative coordinator for the McDonald Observatory in Fort Davis, that trend has ...
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Incredible photo catches the sun rising behind the world's largest telescope
The massive dome measures 305 feet (93 meters) in diameter, or about the size of a football field and stands 263 feet (80 ...
Largest imaging spectro-polarimeter achieves first light at solar telescope
The U.S. National Science Foundation Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the world's most powerful solar telescope, operated by ...
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Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists say
(M. Kornmesser/ESO via AP) This artist’s illustration provided by the European Southern Observatory shows the possible orbit ...