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Learn how telescope time is allocated, who decides, how proposals are ranked, and what happens after approval.

Space telescopes use filters to isolate wavelengths, improve contrast, and turn faint signals into scientific data.

Learn why astronomers apply for telescope time, what proposals must prove, and how scarce observing hours are allocated.

Learn how rockets steer in space using thrusters, reaction wheels, gimbaled engines, and guidance systems to control direction without air.

See how raw telescope signals are calibrated, analyzed, and transformed into peer-reviewed discoveries about the universe.

Learn how the Kepler telescope detected exoplanets using tiny dips in starlight and what made its planet-hunting approach so effective.

Learn how spacecraft control temperature in vacuum, balancing sunlight, shadow, heat from electronics, and extreme space conditions.