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OTD in Space - September 17: Saturn's 'Death Star' Moon Discovered

On Sept. 17, 1789, the British astronomer William Herschel discovered Saturn's "Death Star" moon, Mimas. Of course, "Star Wars" wasn't a thing at the time, and no one had ever heard of something ...
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Sept. 17, 1789: William Herschel discovers Mimas

With 274 confirmed moons as of March of 2025, Saturn is the solar system planet with the most natural satellites. By 1789, ...
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The William Herschel telescope find the best candidate for a supernova explosion

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Two Telescopes to Measure the Big Bang

There is no shortage of ambition packed into the rocket that lifted off from French Guiana at lunchtime on Thursday. The celestial mission carries two space telescopes that aim to unravel the universe ...
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ESA’s FIRST space telescope to be re-named ‘Herschel Space Observatory

Submillimetre Telescope, FIRST, will be re-named the ‘Herschel Space Observatory’. This was announced this morning by ESA’s Director of Science, Roger Bonnet, during the opening of the FIRST ...