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The National Research Council of Canada's Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (NRC-HIA) manages Canada's involvement in major astronomical observatories, thereby ensuring Canadian astronomers full access to world-class facilities spanning the entire sky.

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Astronomy from Space

Ken Tapping, November 14,  2007

Last month NASA engineers shut down FUSE, an orbiting telescope that has been producing valuable astronomical information for over eight years. FUSE, which stands for Far Ultraviolet Spectrum Explorer, was a project in which Canada was a participant, and has produced some important astronomical discoveries regarding the youth of the universe and the formation of galaxies.

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Published: 2007-11-15
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