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Dec 12 2025SCIENCE

China's Big Role in the Global Telescope Network

China is playing a big part in a huge global project called the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). This project is about building the world's largest radio telescopes. The SKA will create a ton of data. It's so much that one organization can't handle it all alone. So, they're teaming up with countries ar

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Jun 19 2025SCIENCE

The Big Eye in the Sky: Chile's Giant Camera

Chile is home to a remarkable piece of technology. The Vera Rubin Observatory is a telescope with a camera as big as a small car. This camera is the largest of its kind on Earth. It is designed to take incredibly detailed pictures of the night sky. The camera's sensors are grouped into 21 rafts,

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