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An LSU-led team would like to use a high-flying Antarctic balloon-borne infrared telescope to detect the chemical makeup of ...

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Whereas a monocular is designed for casual, occasional views of distant objects – the moon included – a telescope can be used to study planets, nebulae, distant star clusters and galaxies.

Astronomers are turning to NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to learn more about asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 2% chance of ...