Sentences with phrase «class astronomical observatories»

The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) is a consortium of 39 US institutions and 6 international affiliates that operates world - class astronomical observatories.

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Giacconi was President of AUI from 1999 to 2004, managing the world - class National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), an astronomical research facility of the National Science Foundation.
Péter Ábrahám, research advisor at Konkoly Observatory and the leader of the Hungarian MATISSE project emphasizes that «the successful Hungarian contribution to MATISSE shows a good example for a synergy between high - tech instrument development and world - class scientific research using the most powerful astronomical instruments.
The European X-ray Observatory Satellite (EXOSAT), originally named HELOS, was an X-ray telescope operational from May 1983 until April 1986 and in that time made 1780 observations in the X-ray band of most classes of astronomical object including active galactic nuclei, stellar coronae, cataclysmic variables, white dwarfs, X-ray binaries, clusters of galaxies, and supernova remnants.
Chinese had from time - to - time world class science, exploration, sailing, astronomical observatories, and manufacturing, but your claim requires substantiation.
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