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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 ...
The mass spectrometer telescope (MAST) on SAMPEX (Solar, Anomalous, and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer) is designed to provide high-resolution measurements of the isotopic composition of energetic ...
When we were kids, it was a rite of passage to read the newly arrived Edmund catalog and dream of building our own telescope. One of our friends lived near a University, and they even had a summer … ...
Webb discovered dozens of small, powerful galaxies from 800 million years ago that likely drove cosmic reionization by emitting strong ultraviolet radiation. Astronomers using data from NASA ’s James ...
As the Vera C. Rubin Observatory surveys the night sky, astrophysicists expect to unlock the secrets of dark matter, dark energy and cosmic phenomena that go “bang!” ...
If you have your heart set on a solar backup, though, don’t let me dissuade you. I’m here to walk you through what you need to set up a portable solar backup generator, and how to set it up.
With its 4-meter aperture – the world's largest solar telescope – DKIST was built to probe solar magnetism. Observers hail this discovery as “one of many firsts” for Inouye, underscoring DKIST's ...
Discussing their marriage, the 72-year-old actor said marriage was all about being good at “solving problems” together. Why Pierce Brosnan and wife Keely's 20-year marriage is so beautiful Pierce ...
On this day in Boston Celtics history, the 1998 NBA draft was held in General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and in it, the Celtics took only one player of note. The Celtics ...
For many decades, the McMath-Pierce telescope was the largest solar telescope in the world, standing at 110 feet tall (33 meters), with a 26-foot-diameter (8 m) platform.
For many decades, the McMath-Pierce telescope was the largest solar telescope in the world, standing at 110 feet tall (33 meters), with a 26-foot-diameter (8 m) platform.