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Early simulations show that it would take only 10 hours for the forthcoming ELT to find signs of life near Proxima Centauri.

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The Extremely Large Telescope will revolutionize our view of the cosmos when it sees first light in Chile in 2028. In fact, ...

Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to directly capture images of the planets in the star system HR 8799, which ...

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