Two space startups have merged to create the next generation of telescopes
On a clear spring evening in Michigan, the stars aligned — just not in the way Upfront Ventures partner Nick Kim expected. He ...
One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, Edwin Hubble settled astronomy's 'Great Debate'
A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...
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One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, a young Edwin Hubble settled astronomy’s ‘Great Debate’
At the of age 30, he arrived at Mount Wilson Observatory in Southern California just in time ... These glass plates recorded images of the night sky using a light-sensitive emulsion covering their ...
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These 26 hiking trails burned in the Eaton fire
Wilson. Other popular areas, including the Gabrielino Trail and the Mt. Wilson Observatory, were spared. An accounting of the damage of the Eaton fire is still ongoing. Since starting in early ...
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How a wildfire protection success story unfolded on Mount Wilson
a peak high above the San Gabriel Valley that is home to vital communication towers for the Los Angeles vicinity and the historic Mount Wilson Observatory. What happened next is a fire protection ...