Observatories & Space Missions: Observatories
Observatories includes various topics relevant to observatories.
An observatory is a building (or satellite) designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena.
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Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer
THIS IS A PROTOARTICLE, UNDER CONSTRUCTION. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IS ENCOURAGED. Launched in June, 1992, The Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) conducted the first extreme ultraviolet (70-760...
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Notes from the Astronomy Underground- Astropalooza
According to the tagline in Ridley Scott’s 1979 blockbuster Alien, “In space, no one can hear you scream.” It’s true that sound waves, unlike light, need a medium- some kind of...
