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George Ellery Hale initiated the establishment of Yerkes Observatory in 1892, securing funding from Charles Yerkes for a facility to house two 40-inch telescope lens blanks. Construction commenced in ...

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The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured an amazing view of the iconic Hubble Ultra Deep Field using its MIRI and NIRCam instruments. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, G. Östlin, P. G.