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A Place in SpaceWhere Rochester Has Gone Before
space-based telescopes: spitzer, hubble, webb, herschel News that the James Webb Space Telescope is nearing a launch date—perhaps going into space as early as this fall—creates excitement among those who marvel at the breathtaking images captured by such powerful observatories and those who rely on the instruments to understand at new levels of detail the processes behind the formation of planets and stars. Closer to Earth, the new telescope adds to the galaxy of space-based telescopes, observatories, and satellites that Rochester faculty and alumni have played significant roles in over the past half century. (Photograph: NIH) More . . .

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