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View of the Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31, M31).
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The New Space Race
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Nativity Scene, Adoration of the Magi, Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, Montenegro
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Panama Canal infographic
Timeline and Map of the Panama Canal
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  • Erik Gregersen
    Erik Gregersen is a senior editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica, specializing in the physical sciences and technology. Before joining Britannica in 2007, he worked at the University of Chicago Press on the Astrophysical Journal. Prior to that, he worked at McMaster University on the ODIN radio astronomy satellite project. 

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  • Doug Graham

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Space.com - China is opening the world's largest radio telescope up to international scientists. Feb 20, 2022
Add new Web site: Official Site of the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope. Feb 20, 2022
Noted that FAST began making observations in September 2016. Sep 28, 2016
Changed "when completed in September 2016" to "when it begins observations in September 2016." Jul 15, 2016
Changed date of completion from "2016" to "September 2016." Apr 19, 2016
New article added. Sep 29, 2011
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