Telescopes

Could the ESA’s PLATO Mission Find Earth 2.0?Could the ESA’s PLATO Mission Find Earth 2.0?

Could the ESA’s PLATO Mission Find Earth 2.0?

Currently, 5,788 exoplanets have been confirmed in 4,326 star systems, while thousands more candidates await confirmation. So far, the vast…

2 months ago
A Space Walking Robot Could Build a Giant Telescope in SpaceA Space Walking Robot Could Build a Giant Telescope in Space

A Space Walking Robot Could Build a Giant Telescope in Space

The Hubble Space Telescope was carried to space inside the space shuttle Discovery and then released into low-Earth orbit. The…

4 months ago
NASA is Building Telescopes for the LISA MissionNASA is Building Telescopes for the LISA Mission

NASA is Building Telescopes for the LISA Mission

Some of the most cataclysmic and mysterious events in the cosmos only reveal themselves by their gravitational waves. We've detected…

4 months ago
Groundbreaking New Maps of the Sun’s Coronal Magnetic FieldsGroundbreaking New Maps of the Sun’s Coronal Magnetic Fields

Groundbreaking New Maps of the Sun’s Coronal Magnetic Fields

If you enjoyed this summer's display of aurora borealis, thank the Sun's corona. The corona is the Sun's outer layer…

5 months ago
The Big Fringe Telescope. A 2.2 KILOMETER Telescope on the Cheap. And it Can Make Exoplanet “Movies”.The Big Fringe Telescope. A 2.2 KILOMETER Telescope on the Cheap. And it Can Make Exoplanet “Movies”.

The Big Fringe Telescope. A 2.2 KILOMETER Telescope on the Cheap. And it Can Make Exoplanet “Movies”.

Can a kilometer-scale telescope help conduct more efficient science, and specifically for the field of optical interferometry? This is what…

6 months ago
Advanced Optics Could Help Us Find Earth 2.0Advanced Optics Could Help Us Find Earth 2.0

Advanced Optics Could Help Us Find Earth 2.0

NASA has long been interested in building bigger and better space telescopes. Its Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) has funded…

8 months ago
Astronomy Generates Mountains of Data. That’s Perfect for AIAstronomy Generates Mountains of Data. That’s Perfect for AI

Astronomy Generates Mountains of Data. That’s Perfect for AI

Consumer-grade AI is finding its way into people's daily lives with its ability to generate text and images and automate…

9 months ago
NASA Takes Six Advanced Tech Concepts to Phase IINASA Takes Six Advanced Tech Concepts to Phase II

NASA Takes Six Advanced Tech Concepts to Phase II

It's that time again. NIAC (NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts) has announced six concepts that will receive funding and proceed to…

10 months ago
Ultrablack Coating Could Be Ideal for TelescopesUltrablack Coating Could Be Ideal for Telescopes

Ultrablack Coating Could Be Ideal for Telescopes

If you, like me, have dabbled with telescope making you will know what a fickle friend light can be. On…

12 months ago
The LIFE Telescope Passed its First Test: It Detected Biosignatures on Earth.The LIFE Telescope Passed its First Test: It Detected Biosignatures on Earth.

The LIFE Telescope Passed its First Test: It Detected Biosignatures on Earth.

We know that there are thousands of exoplanets out there, with many millions more waiting to be discovered. But the…

12 months ago