Telescopes, especially powerful ones like the Hubble Space Telescope, are the primary instruments used for observing distant objects in space, including those within our solar system.
Instrument used to observe changes in solar system is :
Asked in OPSC CS Prelims 2016 · OPSC CS Prelims 2019 · Topic: Astronomy and Astrophysics Basics (Space-based Observatories and their Significance)
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