5 Systems for looking into space-Telescopes.

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Telescope

A tool that helps us see things in space that are very far away.

<p>A tool that helps us see things in space that are very far away.</p>
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Lens

A special curved glass in a telescope that makes things look bigger.

<p>A special curved glass in a telescope that makes things look bigger.</p>
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Mirror

A shiny surface in a telescope that reflects light to help us see faraway objects.

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Galaxy

A giant group of stars all hanging out together.

<p>A giant group of stars all hanging out together.</p>
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Magnify

To make something look bigger, like a telescope does with stars.

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Stars

Giant balls of burning gas in space that give off light and heat.

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Planets

Large, round objects in space that move around a star.

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Hubble Space Telescope

A famous telescope floating in space that takes amazing pictures of space.

<p>A famous telescope floating in space that takes amazing pictures of space.</p>
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SALT

Southern African Large Telescope; one of the biggest telescopes in the world, located in South Africa.

<p>Southern African Large Telescope; one of the biggest telescopes in the world, located in South Africa.</p>
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SKA

Square Kilometre Array; a special telescope that listens to radio waves from space, being built in South Africa and Australia.

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Radio waves

A type of invisible energy that travels through space, used by the SKA to learn about space.