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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Space Telescope

The University of Warwick team used the Hubble Space Telescope to pinpoint the small, dim stars orbiting in double systems within 65 light years of Earth.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

The James Webb Space Telescope is especially well suited to search for these hypothetical structures because it specializes in infrared observations.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026

At nearly the same time, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope detected several gamma-ray bursts coming from the same region of the sky.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026

But it was his interest in everything from Elvis Presley to the Hubble Space Telescope and his sense of humor that set him apart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 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