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Through the Looking Glass

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The History of Astronomy

Emily Levesque is an astrophysicist who writes about the history of astronomy. For millennia, people have been studying the stars with the naked eye. In 1987, Oscar DuHaldes saw another naked eye supernova. Our senses can only take us so far in understanding the world around us. But with the right tools, we can look further and see deeper.

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