Astronomy

The climate crisis might change astronomy forever

by JoAnna Wendel
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The world’s largest telescopes, which show us the deepest, farthest, oldest reaches of our universe, are located in places with little rain and few clouds.

And for decades, these telescopes have been changing our views of the cosmos.

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