Giant Balloon Launches Sun-Studying Telescope
A huge balloon lifted off from northern Sweden early Wednesday morning (June 12), carrying a telescope high into Earth's atmosphere to study the sun's magnetic field. Full story
Snap Your Own Telescope Photos on New iPad App
A new iPad app allows anyone around the world to take telescope photos of celestial objects from the comfort of a couch. Full story
Asteroid Miners' Crowdfunded Space Telescope May Hunt Exoplanets
The world's first crowdfunded space telescope may add planet hunting to its skill set. Full story
Donated Spy Satellite Telescope Would Suit NASA Dark Energy Mission, Report Finds
INDIANAPOLIS — NASA could use a donated spy satellite telescope to carry out a high-priority mission that would hunt for alien planets and mysterious dark energy, a new report found. Full story
Planets Found by Kepler Spacecraft Likely Larger Than Thought
INDIANAPOLIS — A large number of worlds found by NASA's Kepler alien planet-hunting space telescope are probably significantly larger than scientists previously estimated, a new study suggests. Full story
Size of Smallest Possible Star Pinned Down
Astronomers have determined a minimum stellar size, helping clarify the line between true stars and strange "failed stars" called brown dwarfs. Full story
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Teacher let go after ‘creepy’ homework assignment
A substitute teacher in Oklahoma was let go for questionable geometry questions involving serial killer Ted Bundy and ‘Creepy John’s’ telescope. KJRH’s Brandon Richard reports.
Mexico breaks telescope-viewing record
Nearly 3,000 people peered through telescopes across Mexico to break the Guinness World Record for the most telescopes pointed at the same place at the same time. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.
World's largest telescope includes 50 antennas
Chile celebrates the official inauguration of ALMA, the world's largest telescope, that is working in the Atacama Desert with 50 antennas to probe the mysteries of space. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Tiny telescopes restore sight
Implantable "telescopes" are helping macular degeneration patients see again. KARE'S Renee Tessman reports.
Australia's radio telescope 'listens' to cosmos
Questions about the Milky Way may be solved now that 36 dishes of the world's fastest radio telescope are listening to the cosmos from a desert in western Australia. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
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