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Powerful plasma ejection recorded on the Sun Tengrinews.kz – Space telescopes operating in orbit have recorded one of the most massive plasma ejections from the Sun in recent years.

09 June 2025 11:32

NASA telescope will burn up in atmosphere, debris may reach Earth Tengrinews.kz - NASA's space telescope is set to burn up in Earth's atmosphere in early November, and some debris may reach our planet, according

04 November 2024 18:27

World's fastest supercomputer entirely made in China China has built the world's fastest supercomputer using locally made microchips without using US technology.

20 June 2016 15:40

Most powerful space telescope ever to launch in 2018 As the Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 25 years in space this week, NASA and its international partners are building an even more powerful tool.

22 April 2015 14:53

Chile hilltop razed for world's largest telescope Construction on the world's largest optical telescope began with a bang, as workers demolished a hilltop in Chile's Atacama desert.

20 June 2014 23:27

When stars explode, it's a messy business When stars explode, it's a messy business. But the massive blasts are also useful, seeding the universe with such key elements as calcium, iron and titanium.

21 February 2014 10:12

Elements come together for next big telescope: NASA All the pieces of the most powerful space telescope ever are ready for assembly at NASA.

05 February 2014 18:23

Kazakhstan astronomers to help build unique telescope Kazakhstan astronomers will take part in the Ultraviolet international project of the World Space Observatory.

08 October 2013 13:14

Japan's new rocket blasts off in laptop-controlled launch Japan's new solid-fuel rocket blasted off Saturday carrying a telescope for remote observation of planets in a launch coordinated from a laptop computer-based command centre.

15 September 2013 12:07

Australia switches on telescope to explore universe origins Australia took a major step towards the ambitious Square Kilometre Array (SKA) astronomy project with the switching on Tuesday of a test telescope to explore the origins of the universe.

10 July 2013 13:25

New technique finetunes quest for life on other worlds European astronomers said on Friday they had devised a technique to detect water in the atmosphere of planets orbiting other stars.

05 July 2013 12:44

World's largest ground-based space array to open in Chile In a super-arid desert at an altitude of 5,000 meters, with almost no humidity or vegetation, the world's largest ground-based astronomy project opens for business Wednesday ready to probe the universe with unprecedented might.

13 March 2013 15:23

Scientists spot birth of giant planet Astronomers using a powerful telescope in southern Chile have captured the first direct image of a protoplanet forming around another star, still embedded in thick gas and dust.

01 March 2013 10:21

Australian observatory survives wildfire Telescopes at a global astronomy research hub appear to have survived a devastating Australian bushfire that destroyed nearby homes and damaged several buildings on the site.

14 January 2013 15:47

Hubble plumbs the universe, yields images of early galaxies The Hubble Space Telescope is giving scientists a look at the oldest galaxies ever seen, dating back some 13.3 billion years -- providing a glimpse into how the cosmos must have looked right after the Big Bang.

14 December 2012 13:15

Giant Chile telescope spots unique spiral structure Astronomers using a powerful Chile-based telescope on Wednesday released a rare image of a spiral shell of cosmic dust and gas surrounding a red giant star.

12 October 2012 10:43

Ancient star retains oddly youthful glow Scientists using a high-powered telescope in Chile have discovered an ancient star that seems oddly impervious to aging.

06 September 2012 17:10

World's largest 'Cherenkov' telecope launched in Namibia The huge "Cherenkov" telescope, the size of two lawn tennis courts and the biggest of its kind, has started to capture cosmic rays from its base in Namibia.

29 July 2012 12:18