Chinese researchers have engineered a laser system capable of discerning minute text and details from a distance of 1.36 ...

DePoy, D. L.; Allen, R.; Barkhouser, R.; Boster, E.; Carona, D.; Harding, A.; Hammond, R.; Marshall, J. L.; Orndorff, J.; Papovich, C.; Prochaska, K.; Prochaska, T ...

We describe the conceptual optomechanical design for GMACS, a wide-field, multi-object, moderate-resolution optical spectrograph for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT). GMACS is a candidate ...

The Giant Magellan Telescope offers sharper images, efficient light use, and the ability to find Earth-like planets.

By comparing fluctuations in brightness captured by two telescopes, researchers say their method boosted image resolution ...

You are the protagonist in a thriller. One morning, an unknown caller with a distorted voice says, "To save your city, solve ...

Scientists have produced the finest images of the Sun's corona to date. To make these high-resolution images and movies, the team developed a new 'coronal adaptive optics' system that removes blur ...

Scientists in China say they have developed a laser that can observe tiny text and other fine details at a higher resolution ...

The plains house the aptly named Very Large Array (VLA)—a radio telescope made of 27 different antennas, each of which looks ...

Scientists from the Chinese University of Science and Technology used a laser to read an 8-mm letter on a board mounted on ...

A new device uses quantum optics to filter out starlight in real time — bringing scientists closer to directly observing ...

In the hunt for exoplanets, many seek out habitable worlds. There's comfort in discovering planets that remind us of ...