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Watch NASA Assemble A Space Telescope Live
1:20AM Mark Wilson | NASA employees take 10 to 15 minutes to decontaminate before entering this clean room. But you can get a look inside from your couch, pre-shower. More »
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Post-Earthquake: Why Chile’s Telescopes Survived
8:09PM Kat Hannaford | Chile was rocked by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake on Saturday, and while hundreds were killed, Discovery.com has cast light on the many telescopes of Chile, built there for the low humidity and high altitudes. More »
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NASA’s New Telescope Snaps A Comet’s 16,000,000km Tail
3:00AM Adam Frucci | Back in December, NASA launched the WISE, an infrared telescope that was designed to map the entire visible universe. And one of its first shots? This epic comet. More »
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A Slightly Better View Of The Orion Nebula
3:15AM Mark Wilson | No doubt, you’ve seen Orion when stargazing. A spot on his belt that’s sometimes mistaken for a star is really the Orion Nebula. Here’s an ever-so-better better view, thanks to the 67-megapixel, infrared-sensitive VISTA telescope. More »
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IMAX Hubble 3D Trailer: Avatar What?
5:40PM Dan Nosowitz
This trailer is unbelievable, you guys. IMAX Hubble 3D is the story of the Hubble repair, and the visuals are stunning beyond any teal fantasy jungle you could imagine. Just watch it. [YouTube]
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This Boeing 747 Flies With A 4.5m Door Wide Open
6:20PM Jesus Diaz | This is Sofia. Like the Italian actress, it will turn heads everywhere it flies. Not because of its cleavage, but because this Boeing 747 has a 4.5m by 4.2m door on it, which opens to reveal a 2.5m telescope. More »
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What We Have Here Is One Big-Ass Telescope
6:00AM Brian Barrett | Not only that: a big-ass telescope that you can attach a camera to. More »
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8:28AM Adam Frucci | Want to see something old? Something really old? Take a gander at this shot, which shows galaxies between 12.9 billion and 13.1 billion years old. For reference, the universe is estimated to be about 13.5 billion to 14 billion years old. More »
Hubble Shows Oldest Galaxies Ever Seen
8:28AM Adam Frucci | Want to see something old? Something really old? Take a gander at this shot, which shows galaxies between 12.9 billion and 13.1 billion years old. For reference, the universe is estimated to be about 13.5 billion to 14 billion years old. More »
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Some Guy Made This Telescope For His Wife
9:20AM Jason Chen | Not to make all of you feel horrible about the gifts you gave your wife, but you see this telescope? Some guy made this by hand for his wife. And no, his name wasn’t Copernicus. More »
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