New optical technologies have revolutionized astronomy, from the invention of the telescope 400 years ago to more recent developments of adaptive optics and segmented mirrors. The next disruptive ...

Most Planets Have No Known Date of First Observation . Before we begin, I want you to imagine a clear night sky you've ...

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Making the far near The invention that set the stage for the telescope was the eyeglass, which appeared in the mid-13th century. The first spectacles, designed to correct farsightedness ...

The world's largest telescope is almost as big as your house—and it’s unlocking the universe’s biggest mysteries.

For centuries, telescopes have relied on curved lenses and mirrors to observe the Universe. A team of researchers has recently developed a flat, lightweight lens capable of capturing precise color ...

(if going by patent filings) of the telescope to finally see Neptune's auroras, and it's thanks to NASA's James Webb Space ...

Bitz & Bob send young space enthusiast Lillie off on an adventure to find out all about the invention of the telescope! She’s joined by astronomer Isabelle at the Scottish Dark Sky Observatory ...

In use for a year-and-a-half on the Harvard College Observatory's 60-foot radio telescope ... recognition and encouragement of scientific invention." Tonight's medal recipients will include ...

The telescope is the invention that has allowed the great discovery of the universe itself. Over the millennia, humans built ever more elaborate constructions aligned with the heavens, revealing ...