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Space Telescope

American  

noun

  1. U.S. Aerospace. a 7.9-foot (2.4-meter) optical telescope designed for use in orbit around the earth.


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Measurements from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in 2007 indicated that the asteroid's surface warmed and cooled rapidly as it rotated through sunlight and darkness.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is performing even better than scientists anticipated after engineers completed an extensive series of tests and precision adjustments.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

In the years that followed the Beagle 2 mission, the UK contributed significantly to flagship space projects, including the Rosetta comet chaser and the James Webb Space Telescope.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has completed an important series of tests showing that it can keep its gaze extremely steady during observations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

For a memorial you must look to the sky and the Hubble Space Telescope, launched in 1990 and named in his honor.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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