The Tian Ma Radio Telescope (TMRT) is the largest fully steerable radio telescope in Asia. It has a primary reflector of 65-m in diameter with a shaped Cassegrain configuration and is mainly used for ...

And astronomers have a brand-new, superpowerful eye with which to see the changing cosmos: the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. The Rubin Observatory released its first images last week, and ...

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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, in Chile, saw its first photon a few months ago, a monumental event 25 years in the making. Senior Editor Evan Ackerman’s journey to Chile, to see the observatory and ...

Three new full-dome movies will highlight the July schedule at the University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium.

The camera, now bolted to the end of a giant telescope at the Rubin Observatory, is expected to shoot photos of 20 billion ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is poised to discover billions of new astronomical objects, revolutionizing understanding of ...

Well, for the first time this summer, the heat dome moves into the area bringing us some of the hottest weather. We've had some hot days, but this will be *** consistent hot stretch of weather through ...

Major defense contractors are already seeing the money, even if Trump’s Golden Dome never gets built. The $175 billion missile defense plan might not make it to launch before 2029, but spending has ...

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No telescope has basked in the night sky quite like the enormous new Vera Rubin Observatory. Here's what it could reveal ...