observatory
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The collapse came during the Langtang region's fourth-hottest summer on record, according to AFP's analysis of data from Europe's Copernicus observatory dating back to 1970.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The Wide Field Instrument will focus on observing the night sky with the clarity of Hubble, but cover a vastly greater area than the 36-year-old observatory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
The fairing is designed to shield the observatory from those stresses.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
The observatory warned people to expect limited parking and congested traffic due to a show scheduled for that night at the Greek Theatre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
A proposed neutrino observatory at the old Homestake Mine in Lead, South Dakota, would cost $500 million to build–this in a mine that is already dug–before you even look at the annual running costs.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Boddington said the pub, which is in a dark sky reserve, is believed to be one of just a handful in England with their own observatories.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
It survives on aging observatories, international cooperation and a scientific community small enough to fit in a lecture hall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The short, dramatic flash it created would have been hard to catch by amateur astronomers even with high-end telescopes, but larger observatories in the Americas are analysing the information.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
An international research team led by Hiroshima University confirmed the galactic accelerator after combining observations from three major observatories operating on Earth and in space.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
He points to the news announcer actor, who breaks in with a second bulletin: The Government Meteorological Bureau has asked observatories to watch for more explosions on Mars.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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