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observatory

[uhb-zur-vuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / əbˈzɜr vəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
NOUN
watchtower
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The neutrino was detected on February 13, 2023, by KM3NeT/ARCA, a massive neutrino observatory located deep off the coast of Sicily.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

Proposals range from coordinating emergency oil releases and tracking jet fuel supplies via a new observatory to boosting clean energy in a bid to curb price volatility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

"Friends and associates recall that he loved the outdoors, driving tractors, and doing repairs and other construction work on his house, where he also kept a small observatory with several telescopes."

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Arctic sea ice reached its lowest level ever recorded, statistically tying last year's record, a leading US climate observatory for this geopolitically significant region said on Thursday.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Or perhaps Mai's family had an apartment with a roof- deck that housed an amateur self-constructed observatory with a shockingly powerful reflecting telescope.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan




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