William Optics’ newest machined aluminum refractor captures fine detail for imagers and its size makes it easily portable ...

Just how powerful is the world's most powerful telescope? Let's start with the human eye. The human eye has an angular resolution of about 1 arcminute. That's pretty impressive. Take a circle ...

"The instrument is, so to speak, the heart of the solar telescope, which is now finally beating at its final destination." The world's largest solar telescope has gained a powerful new "eye" that ...

In an elementary school science class, Rav Kaur first learned about stars, planets, and other wonders in the night skies. That introduction to the solar system launched her passion for space ...

The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST), perched atop the Hawaiian mountain of Haleakalā, is the world's largest telescope used for studying the sun and predicting these storms. The team ...

"It's amazing that after 35 years, Hubble still holds a unique capability as a top workhorse for science discoveries and publications." This Thursday (April 24), the Hubble Space Telescope ...

The world's most famous telescope is celebrating in style with new views of Mars, nebulas and a galaxy that reminds us of home. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with ...

Lick Observatory is located on the summit of Mt. Hamilton in the Diablo Range east of San Jose. (Photo by Nick Gonzales/UC Santa Cruz) In an elementary school science class, Rav Kaur first learned ...

During its 35 years of orbiting the Earth, the Hubble Space Telescope has transmitted endless streams of magnificent images, confirmed the existence of "dark matter," and helped track a vagabond ...

Welcome to the Tuesday Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light—a little too much pseudoscience and not enough science. We’ll let other publications ...