News was taken on a special tour of the Green Bank Telescope, the largest fullY-steerable radio telescope in the world.

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This expertly curated kit features the most popular 1.25" telescope eyepieces and filters, plus a 2x Barlow lens. The sturdy, foam-lined case has room to grow your collection. 5 SUPERIOR-GRADE ...

The new 100-millimeter (3.9-inch) diameter lens, which has a 200 mm (7.8 in) focal length, is just 2.4 micrometers thick. Optimized for the 400 to 800 nm wavelength range for visible light, this ...

Utah researchers demonstrated the capabilities of their flat lens with test images of the sun and moon. Credit: Menon Lab/University of Utah. For centuries, cameras and telescopes have relied on ...

Menon’s solution is focused on larger-scale lenses used in telescopes and astrophotography, ensuring flat lenses can match the color preservation and light-focusing capabilities of curved ones. By ...

Utah researchers demonstrated the capabilities of their flat lens with test images of the sun and moon. Credit: Menon Lab, University of Utah A team of scientists at the University of Utah has ...

Groundbreaking flat lens enables telescopes to capture color and detect light from distant stars. Credit: LSST / CC BY 4.0 Engineers have created an innovative flat lens that enhances telescopes’ ...

This telescope is super compact, measuring under seven inches long. It can slip into a bag or even a cup holder. It has a lens cap to keep it safe and a compass on top to make sure you don't get lost.

This wouldn't be a typical telescope. It wouldn't even come with a lens. But it would be by far the most powerful telescope we'd ever built. This telescope would use the sun itself. You may like ...