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Professor Woong-bae Zee of the College of Liberal Studies at Sejong University has revealed that a galaxy does not possess ...

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A heritage of dark sky preservation means residents of Flagstaff welcome the season’s longer nights with prolonged views of ...

The Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) in the Chilean Andes is one of the most powerful radio telescope ...

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Sunday marks the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, signaling the start of astronomical winter.

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For most of us who are not astronomers, the image that comes to mind when describing a reflecting telescope is of a huge instrument in its own domed-roof building on a mountain top. But a ...