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The Rubin Observatory makes a stellar debut — and the discoveries have already begun
Astronomers celebrated the release of the first images from the Rubin Observatory — and registered hundreds of its first ...
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Sharpest-ever solar view shows tiny stripes driving big space storms
A stunning breakthrough in solar physics reveals ultra-fine magnetic structures on the Sun's surface, thanks to the NSF's ...
Small-scale solar explosion reveals big clues about magnetic reconnection
Using the world's largest solar telescope, a team of scientists has captured one of the most detailed views ever of a ...
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Trump's 2026 budget cuts would force the world's most powerful solar telescope to close
Standing in front of a giant projected bar graph, he solemnly explained the possible fate of the world's most powerful eye on ...
Powerful solar telescope unveils ultra-fine magnetic 'curtains' on the sun's surface
The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope captured the sharpest-ever images of the sun’s surface, revealing ultra-fine bright and ...
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A telescope's powerful new tool may offer a better way to predict solar storms
The National Solar Observatory (NSO), which operates the telescope, said that the image was taken during technical testing and that the VTF is not yet even fully operational. But the fact that the ...
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World’s largest solar telescope shows off its full force with new image
At around the size of a small garage, the 5.6 ton instrument occupies two floors at the National Solar Observatory. The VTF was developed and constructed at Germany’s Institute for Solar Physics ...