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Orion in visible and infrared light Andromeda Galaxy centre of the Milky Way Galaxy Crab Nebula: infrared image
Visualization of swirling blue and gold gas clouds in space, illustrating how the Webb Telescope can see inside dense regions to study planetary formation.
Illustration of a wavy pink line connecting Earth to a distant galaxy across a dark grid, representing light traveling through space for the Roman Telescope Ultra Deep Field simulation.
Learn about Lord Rosse's Birr Leviathan telescope and its various important discoveries, the most important being the detailed observations of many nebulae at Birr Castle, Ireland
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The orbits of the planets and other elements of the solar system, including asteroids, Kuiper belt, Oort cloud, comet
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Nicolaus Copernicus. Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) Polish astronomer. In 1543 he published, forward proof of a Heliocentric (sun centered) universe. Coloured stipple engraving published London 1802. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri vi.
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Type Description Contributor Date
Article revised and updated. Sep 04, 2026
Media added. Jul 14, 2026
Article revised and updated. Oct 05, 2020
Added photographs of the Andromeda Galaxy and the Crab Nebula and a video of the James Webb Space Telescope. Oct 05, 2020
Invalidated site: Cool Cosmos - The Infrared Universe. Sep 15, 2017
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Science - Infrared Astronomy. Jul 12, 2011
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Science - Infrared Astronomy. Jul 11, 2011
Changed "The Netherlands" to "the Netherlands." Sep 15, 2010
Photo added. Dec 10, 2009
Media added. Feb 09, 2009
Article revised and updated. Sep 18, 2008
Added new Web site: Cool Cosmos - The Infrared Universe. Jun 06, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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