observatories
- plural of observatory.
Example Sentences
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After more than 30 years of groundbreaking observations, Hubble remains one of NASA's flagship space observatories.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
The results also highlight JWST's ability to study extremely cold and faint worlds that are beyond the reach of ground-based observatories.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026
Future observatories may be able to test these ideas.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 9, 2026
In 1878, confronting the lowest prices for pig iron since colonial times, American ironmasters wondered if the smokestacks on their idled blast furnaces might serve a higher use as astronomical observatories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
In our history it was some horde of furry little mammals who hid from the dinosaurs, colonized the treetops and later scampered down to domesticate fire, invent writing, construct observatories and launch space vehicles.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
