Giant leaps in astronomy: the telescopes taking us further

Today, we are taking a journey through the evolution of space telescopes and observatories. They are continuing to drive our understanding of the Universe, and the latest iterations - the Vera Rubin Observatory and the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope - are hoping to go even further. But what are these ambitious eyes on the sky revealing? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Giant leaps in astronomy: the telescopes taking us further is an episode from The Naked Scientists Podcast by Dr Chris Smith.

This episode is 00:31:26 long.

This episode was published on Apr 28, 2026.

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