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
Roughly 70 minutes after launch, communications shift to NASA's Deep Space Network, which will help guide the observatory toward the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point, or L2, about one million miles from Earth.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
Once fully operational, the observatory is expected to vastly expand scientists’ inventory of planets outside our solar system, increasing it from about 6,300 planets to more than 100,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Technicians will then connect the encapsulated observatory to the rocket.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
He left the astronomers to their fogbound observatory and set off down the track, feeling his way along by following his dæmon, whose eyes were closer to the ground.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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They were also competitive with constraints inferred from astrophysical X-ray observations made by observatories such as Chandra and NuSTAR, although those astrophysical limits depend on certain theoretical assumptions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Both observatories can detect infrared light, giving astronomers the ability to compare and combine their observations.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
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
By using the wealth of skills and expertise gathered at the different volcano observatories, teams of experts work together to keep watch and send warning when a dormant volcano is about to become active.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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