What are the most common answers to “Name a space telescope or observatory”?

Most people start with Hubble, James Webb and Kepler. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.

How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a space telescope or observatory”?

26 in all: 3 on The Tip, 5 Below the Surface, 6 in The Deep, 11 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.

What is the shortest answer to “Name a space telescope or observatory”?

The shortest accepted answer is “COBE” and the longest is “XMM Newton”.

Science trivia

Name a space telescope or observatory

Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 26 answers to “Name a space telescope or observatory”, and only 3 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.

What everyone says first

Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.

Hubble
James Webb
Kepler

Just below the surface

Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:

Spitzer
Chandra
TESS
Gaia
Fermi

How the answers sink

Level	Accepted answers	Points
The Tip	3	10
Below the Surface	5	25
The Deep	6	50
The Abyss	11	85
Below the Iceberg	1	100

The Deep holds 6 answers starting with E, H, P, S, W and X. The Abyss has 11 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.

By the numbers

26 answers in total, 3 of them longer than one word.
Shortest: “COBE”. Longest: “XMM Newton”.
C, H and I are the most common first letters; together they start 38% of the answers.
2 answers can be typed more than one way: “JWST” counts as James Webb.

Getting below the surface

More answers begin with C than with any other letter (4). Run through it first.
Skip Hubble, James Webb and Kepler; everybody says them.
Count the small ones: tiny bones, minor moons and lesser-known particles are rare answers.

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What the words mean

Space telescope

Quick answers

What are the most common answers to “Name a space telescope or observatory”?: Most people start with Hubble, James Webb and Kepler. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a space telescope or observatory”?: 26 in all: 3 on The Tip, 5 Below the Surface, 6 in The Deep, 11 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
What is the shortest answer to “Name a space telescope or observatory”?: The shortest accepted answer is “COBE” and the longest is “XMM Newton”.

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