Glossary · Science
Space telescope
A telescope placed in orbit, above the blur of the atmosphere, such as Hubble or the James Webb Space Telescope.
Where it comes up
In the game, 1 prompt asks about space telescope. 26 answers count in total; the common ones float, and 18 rare ones sink below the surface.
Some examples
Taken from “Name a space telescope or observatory”, from the top of the iceberg:
- Hubble
- James Webb
- Kepler
- Spitzer
- Chandra
- TESS
- Gaia
- Fermi
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How deep does your knowledge go?
Seven prompts a day, twenty seconds each. Obvious answers float on the tip of the iceberg; rare ones sink all the way to the trench.
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