Keywords: telescope, ultraviolet, space shuttle
Shuttle Engine Blast
1.01.1996
Arecibo: The Largest Telescope
29.11.1998
1.01.1996
The Space Shuttle Discovery's orbital maneuvering system (OMS) engine firing produced this dramatic flare as it cruised "upside down" in low Earth orbit. Discovery was named for a ship commanded by Captain James Cook RN, the 18th Century English astronomer and navigator.
Arecibo: The Largest Telescope
29.11.1998
The Arecibo radio telescope is currently the largest single-dish telescope in the world. First opening in 1963, this 305 meter (1000 foot) radio telescope resides in a natural valley of Puerto Rico. The Arecibo telescope has been used for many astronomical research projects, including
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