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Large Binocular Telescope Observatory

@LBTObs
 Southeastern Arizona
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Joined August 2013
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New LBT result: the discovery of a giant planet and a debris disk around a young M-dwarf star arxiv.org/abs/2609.20748
The JWST Sub-Jupiters Survey: Direct Imaging Discovery of a Giant...

The JWST Sub-Jupiters Survey: Direct Imaging Discovery of a Giant...

We present the discovery of RX J0534.0-0221 b, a giant planet orbiting an M-dwarf star in the $β$ Pictoris moving group. RX J0534 was originally observed with JWST/NIRCam in the F444W and...

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Today is the start of events at the first Southwest Skies Astronomy Festival in Green Valley. Come and meet us there. southwestskies.cfa.harvard.e…
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OCTOBER 21-24, 2027 | GREEN VALLEY, ARIZONA THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL FIRST FESTIVAL! SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

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Southern AZ’s first dark skies festival pulls the universe into focus

Southern AZ’s first dark skies festival pulls the universe into focus

As the sun drops behind the Santa Rita Mountains, the Southern Arizona landscape transforms. The Milky Way spills across one of the darkest skies in the country, and the desert below slowly comes to...

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The Steward Observatory deadline for proposals for optical/IR telescopes has been extended to Mon Oct 5 at 12pm.
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A New Helium Measurement Is Testing the Universe’s First Five Minutes scitechdaily.com/a-new-heliu…
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The Yp Project at the LBT: Researchers pinpoint key early-universe measurement with record precision cse.umn.edu/college/news/res…
Researchers pinpoint key early-universe measurement with record precision

Researchers pinpoint key early-universe measurement with record precision

Data from the Large Binocular Telescope helped to reduce the uncertainty by a factor of threeMINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (09/09/2026) — An international team, including researchers from the University of...

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New LBT results! Using helium, astronomers blow certainty into early Big Bang conditions news.osu.edu/using-helium-as…
Using helium, astronomers blow certainty into early Big Bang conditions

Using helium, astronomers blow certainty into early Big Bang conditions

New observations regarding the composition of distant galaxies reveal insights into the earliest phases of the universe that confirm decades of scientific understanding of the elements and particles...

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Southwest Skies Astronomy & Dark Skies Festival Launches in Southern Arizona visittucson.org/articles/pos…

Southwest Skies Astronomy & Dark Skies Festival Launches in Southern Arizona

New festival to take place October 1-3, 2026, welcoming tourists and locals to experience the wonder and inspiration of pristine darkness across the desert Southwest.

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We'll be at the Southwest Skies Astronomy Festival in Green Valley, AZ on Oct 1-3. Come and meet us! southwestskies.cfa.harvard.e…
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OCTOBER 21-24, 2027 | GREEN VALLEY, ARIZONA THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL FIRST FESTIVAL! SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

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We are hiring an Adaptive Optics Scientist! arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/care…
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Proposals for the use of Steward's optical/IR telescopes during the 2027A semester, including the LBT, are due Thurs Oct 1 at 12pm (MST). For more information please see the Steward Observatory proposal web page at astro.arizona.edu/telescope-…
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There’s A Remote Telescope In Arizona That Sees Farther Into Space Than Nearly Any On Earth (And You Can Tour It) everafterinthewoods.com/ther…
There's A Remote Telescope In Arizona That Sees Farther Into Space Than Nearly Any On Earth (And...

There's A Remote Telescope In Arizona That Sees Farther Into Space Than Nearly Any On Earth (And...

Tour a remote Arizona telescope that sees farther into space than nearly any on Earth, with giant mirrors and mountain views.

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We are hiring an Adaptive Optics Specialist. Join our AO team and enjoy opportunities at the forefront of astronomy research. arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/care…
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Scientists 'disturbed' by three-headed asteroid that would trigger the end of Earth if it hit us

Scientists 'disturbed' by three-headed asteroid that would trigger the end of Earth if it hit us

Scientists have been left 'disturbed' after spotting a three-headed asteroid potentially hurtling towards Earth, and it would trigger the end of everything

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The LBT is hiring an Adaptive Optics Associate! Come join us. arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/care…
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1st three-headed asteroid found in our solar system — and it has a little moon space.com/astronomy/asteroid…
1st three-headed asteroid found in our solar system — and it has a little moon

1st three-headed asteroid found in our solar system — and it has a little moon

"The images reveal a remarkably unusual object."

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This Asteroid Has 3 Lobes and a Secret Moon Scientists Didn’t Expect gizmodo.com/this-asteroid-ha… via @Gizmodo
This Asteroid Has 3 Lobes and a Secret Moon Scientists Didn't Expect

This Asteroid Has 3 Lobes and a Secret Moon Scientists Didn't Expect

Nysa has a strange, three-lobed structure with two prominent valleys wrapped around it.

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Mount Graham scope helps crack mystery of 3-lobed asteroid kvoa.com/news/local/mount-gr… via @KVOA
Mount Graham scope helps crack mystery of 3-lobed asteroid

Mount Graham scope helps crack mystery of 3-lobed asteroid

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - Scientists have discovered that one of the brightest asteroids in our solar system has an unusual three-part structure and its own small moon.

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Three-lobed asteroid is a world unlike any other news.arizona.edu/news/three-…

Three-lobed asteroid is a world unlike any other

New observations of unprecedented detail reveal that one of the most enigmatic asteroids in the solar system has a one-of-a-kind shape and is orbited by a previously unknown moon.

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PRESS RELEASE: ASTEROID (44) NYSA MAY BE THE FIRST-KNOWN THREE-LOBED WORLD lowell.edu/press-release-ast…
PRESS RELEASE: ASTEROID (44) NYSA MAY BE THE FIRST-KNOWN THREE-LOBED WORLD - Lowell Observatory

PRESS RELEASE: ASTEROID (44) NYSA MAY BE THE FIRST-KNOWN THREE-LOBED WORLD - Lowell Observatory

Previously unknown moon orbiting Asteroid (44) Nysa is also detected.

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