observatory
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The James Webb Space Telescope is the most advanced space observatory ever built for studying the universe.
From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026
It added that they would create an "astronomical observatory, planetarium and visitor centre in the heart of the internationally-recognised Galloway Forest Dark Sky Park".
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
The DRC lost 36 percent of its tree cover between 2004 and 2022, according to the observatory Global Forest Watch.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
While shooting her previous feature in Chile, McAlpine noticed donkeys hanging out around an observatory.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
Three years before The War of the Worlds was published, a Bostonian named Percival Lowell founded a major observatory where the most elaborate claims in support of life on Mars were developed.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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