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SCIENCE EDUCATION: Robotic Telescopes Give Kids a Cosmic Classroom
Daniel Clery
CAMBRIDGE, U.K.--Thanks to the Internet, schoolchildren can view the heavens via professional-caliber remote-controlled observatories. But are they ready for astronomical prime time?