observatory

Phonetic

US /əbˈzɜːrvətɔːri/UK /əbˈzɜːvətri/

Translations

NOUNA place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena., A lookout (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area)

Variants

  • observatories: Plural

Examples

  • Since the Voyager 2 flyby, ever-improving terrestrial telescopes, the Hubble spacecraft and the James Webb observatory have brought Neptune into clearer view, allowing scientists to advance their understanding of its skies, meteorology and moons.

    Source:www.smithsonianmag.com

  • But data from the Planck space observatory, which mapped the CMB from 2009 to 2013, showed unexpected variations in the microwave

    Source:www.scientificamerican.com

  • Since the Voyager 2 flyby, ever-improving terrestrial telescopes, the Hubble spacecraft and the James Webb observatory have brought Neptune into clearer view, allowing scientists to advance their understanding of its skies, meteorology and moons.

    Source:www.smithsonianmag.com

  • Since the Voyager 2 flyby, ever-improving terrestrial telescopes, the Hubble spacecraft and the James Webb observatory have brought Neptune into clearer view, allowing scientists to advance their understanding of its skies, meteorology and moons.

    Source:www.smithsonianmag.com

  • For the 25th anniversary of the Chandra X-ray Observatory, NASA produced ghostly time-lapse videos of two centuries-old stellar explosions.

    Source:www.nytimes.com

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