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U.S. National Science Foundation

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Explore #NSFfunded research that is transforming the world. Social media policy: bit.ly/3jo7Ky7

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Jun 30
Movie time.🍿🌌 The NSF-DOE @VRubinObs has begun capturing the cosmos with the launch of the 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time. It will create an ultrahigh-definition time-lapse record of the universe — aka the greatest cosmic movie ever made! brnw.ch/21x3LB4
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U.S. National Science Foundation
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Apr 10, 2019
You're looking at the first ever image of a black hole. It was captured by the #NSFFunded @ehtelescope project. #ehtblackhole #RealBlackHole nsf.gov/news/special_r…
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Jan 29, 2020
See the Sun like never before! @NSF’s Inouye Solar Telescope produces first detailed images of the sun’s surface. bit.ly/2tOX9Db #SolarVision2020 📷: @NatSolarObs/ @AURADC/ NSF
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Jan 29, 2020
Replying to @NSF @NatSolarObs and @AURADC
The NSF's Inouye Solar Telescope provides unprecedented close-ups of the sun’s surface, but ultimately it will measure the sun’s corona – no total solar eclipse required. 😎 More: bit.ly/36FAjLo #SolarVision2020
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May 12, 2022
Our own black hole! Astronomers have just revealed the 1st image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy using the @ehtelescope- a planet-scale array of radio telescopes that emerged from decades of NSF support. bit.ly/38rC85z #ourblackhole
U.S. National Science Foundation
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Dec 1, 2020
The instrument platform of the 305m telescope at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico fell overnight. No injuries were reported. NSF is working with stakeholders to assess the situation. Our top priority is maintaining safety. NSF will release more details when they are confirmed.
U.S. National Science Foundation
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Jan 29, 2020
Replying to @NSF @NatSolarObs and @AURADC
@NSF's Inouye Solar Telescope helps us better understand the sun and its impact on our planet. #SolarVision2020
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Apr 10, 2019
How scientists at the #NSFFunded @ehtelescope captured the first-ever image of a black hole. #EHTBlackHole #RealBlackHole
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Apr 10, 2019
The @ehtelescope team built an Earth-sized telescope by linking radio dishes around the world. In April 2017, all they all swiveled to look at the supermassive black hole at the center of Messier 87, a galaxy in Virgo constellation. #RealBlackHole #EHTBlackHole
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Nov 19, 2020
Following engineering assessments concluding damage to Arecibo Observatory cannot be addressed without endangering the lives and safety of crew and staff, NSF plans to decommission the 305-meter telescope: bit.ly/2IU6ctZ
U.S. National Science Foundation
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Apr 10, 2019
The story of @ehtelescope’s quest to capture the first image of a black hole was covered by @SmithsonianChan’s documentary “Black Hole Hunters” premiering this Friday. #RealBlackHole #EHTBlackHole
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Jan 29, 2023
Three years ago today, @NSF's #DKIST– the world's most powerful solar telescope – released its first amazing images of the boiling surface of the sun. Here's the latest look! DKIST helps us study the sun's impact on Earth. bit.ly/3WKg3T6 📷: @NatSolarObs/AURA/NSF
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U.S. National Science Foundation
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Apr 10, 2019
Replying to @NSF @ehtelescope and @saoastro
To be able to image a black hole #ehtblackhole researchers needed to create a telescope with the same level of detail as seeing an date on a quarter from in L.A. from D.C
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Apr 13, 2021
When black holes collide, space itself moves. For a century, the idea of gravitational waves -- ripples in the fabric of space-- was only theory. Enter NSF's @LIGO, the facility that first observed the existence of gravitational waves. bit.ly/2PYAcs8 #BlackHoleWeek
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