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A Glimpse Of The Sun Rising Behind The World’s Largest Telescope

In a breathtaking new photograph shared by the European Southern Observatory (ESO), the sun rises behind the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), still under construction in the Chilean Atacama Desert. The photo,

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World's largest solar telescope gains powerful new 'eye' to study the sun's secrets

"The instrument is, so to speak, the heart of the solar telescope, which is now finally beating at its final destination."

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World’s largest solar telescope captures sun’s surface with unmatched clarity

But now, experts are seeing it in a way never before imagined, thanks to the world’s largest solar telescope. The Inouye Solar Telescope is perched atop the Hawaiian volcano Haleakala. Its four-meter primary mirror is delivering breathtakingly detailed views,

See the terrifying face of the sun, captured by a brand-new instrument

The sun might be responsible for light and life on Earth, but it can also be terrifying. The first image from the brand new Visible Tunable Filter (VTF) instrument at the Daniel K. Inouye Solar ...

Solar Secrets in Ultra-HD: Inouye Telescope’s VTF Captures Fiery First Glimpse

The Inouye Solar Telescope just activated its most powerful instrument, VTF—a massive precision tool designed to unveil the ...

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Celebrate Hubble Space Telescope’s 35th Birthday with Stunning Images

In the years since, Hubble has gathered more than 1.6 million observations and 430 terabytes of data. The telescope has ...

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Hubble Space Telescope's 35th anniversary: See NASA's new out-of-this-world images

Thirty-five years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit. It's been sending back galactic data and images ever since.

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