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Hubble Space Telescope
Low Earth Orbit, 1990, Provided evidence for the accelerated expansion of the Universe
Very Large Telescope (VLT)
Cerro Paranal, Chile, 1998, Direct imaging of exoplanets
Keck Observatory
Mauna Kea, Hawaii, USA, 1993, Study of distant galaxies, black holes, and supernovae
Arecibo Observatory
Arecibo, Puerto Rico, 1963, Discovery of the first binary pulsar
James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT)
Mauna Kea, Hawaii, USA, 1987, Study of distant star formation
Spitzer Space Telescope
Low Earth Orbit, 2003, Studied the early universe and cold distant objects
Chandra X-ray Observatory
Low Earth Orbit, 1999, Observation of high-energy regions such as nebulas and quasars
Green Bank Telescope (GBT)
Green Bank, West Virginia, USA, 2000, Detection of complex molecules in space
Large Binocular Telescope (LBT)
Mount Graham, Arizona, USA, 2004, High-resolution imaging and spectroscopy
VLA (Very Large Array)
Plains of San Agustin, New Mexico, USA, 1980, High-resolution radio studies including black holes and cosmic jets
Palomar Observatory
Palomar Mountain, California, USA, 1948, Numerous discoveries including quasars and distant galaxies
Subaru Telescope
Mauna Kea, Hawaii, USA, 1999, Studies on dark matter and the search for distant galaxies
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Kitt Peak, Arizona, USA, 1958, Discovery of comets and minor planets
South African Large Telescope (SALT)
Near Sutherland, South Africa, 2005, Studies of quasars and galaxy structures
ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array)
Chajnantor plateau, Atacama Desert, Chile, 2011, Imaging of planet-forming disks around young stars
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