observatory
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Although the mission's main scientific goals focus on dark energy, dark matter, and planets beyond our solar system, researchers expect the observatory to support a wide range of astronomical discoveries.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
One of the biggest setbacks came in 2022, when the Contras wildfire disrupted power and internet service at the observatory for months.
From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 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
Matthew McMahon, the museum collections officer at the observatory, said the exhibition deliberately focused not on Öpik's scientific achievements, but on his personal story.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
“Up the mountain they have an observatory belonging to the Imperial Muscovite Academy. They’d be able to tell you. I know he went up there more than once.”
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
Vocabulary lists containing observatory
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